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Biblical simplicity, contemporary relevance, practical application.
Key question: “What is the plain meaning and practical application of this text?”
16579 illustrations found
On August 3, 1959: Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On March 22, 1946: The United Kingdom grants full independence to Transjordan. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider usi
On January 24, 1918: The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style). This historical event can serve as a powerful se
On January 24, 1987: About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about G
On January 25, 750: In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On January 25, 1479: The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman-Venetian War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a b
On January 25, 1573: Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
On January 25, 1858: The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional. Thi
On January 25, 1915: Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On January 25, 1941: Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. This historical event can s
On January 25, 1946: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God work
On January 25, 1979: Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust
On January 25, 1969: Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles. This historical event can serve
On January 25, 1998: A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermo
On January 25, 2015: A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamo
On January 26, 1564: The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godl
On January 26, 1856: First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all-day battle with settlers. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon
On January 26, 1863: American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. This hi
On January 26, 1863: American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker. This
On January 26, 1942: World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation
On January 26, 2009: Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina. This historic
On January 26, 2015: Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of K
On September 12, 1942: World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops. T
On October 30, 1270: The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia. This histori