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Reading scripture through liberation, equality, and advocacy for the marginalized.
Key question: “How does this text speak to issues of justice, equality, and the liberation of the oppressed?”
21220 illustrations found
On May 15, 1911: More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On October 14, 1943: World War II: Prisoners at Sobibor extermination camp covertly assassinate most of the on-duty SS officers and then stage a mass breakout. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On March 18, 1994: Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
On October 29, 1942: The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
Teaching on Prayer from Desert Fathers: The Jesus Prayer and Ceaseless Prayer
On May 23, 1568: Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
On April 25, 2007: Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...
On October 17, 1941: World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
Grant break the Siege of Chattanooga by routing Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg at Missionary Ridge in Tennessee. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On September 5, 1943: World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua-Lae campaign. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how...
On February 3, 1830: The London Protocol of 1830 establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...
Home they brought her warrior dead: She nor swooned, nor uttered cry: All her maidens, watching, said, ‘She must weep or she will die.’ Then...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership, peace, discovery.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On December 1, 1941: World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
On January 5, 1991: Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it when preaching about peace.
On January 17, 1649: The Second Ormonde Peace creates an alliance between the Irish Royalists and Confederates during the War of the Three Kingdoms. The coalition was then decisively defeated during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
On July 21, 1242: Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about...