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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?”
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Teaching on Fasting from Unknown: The Didache on Fasting
On April 29, 1864: Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On August 20, 1940: World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
On July 5, 1943: World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God...
On February 11, 1938: BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot". This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On May 30, 1416: The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's mercy reflected in human acts of compassion. Consider using it when preaching about mercy, forgiveness.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. 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 December 24, 1943: World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider...
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 April 24, 1967: Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
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.
With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley. 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.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership.
On May 30, 1834: Minister of Justice Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the Catholic religious orders in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer".
Queen Guinevere had fled the court, and sat There in the holy house at Almesbury Weeping, none with her save a little maid, A novice: one low light betwixt them burned Blurred by the creeping mist, for all abroad, Beneath...
On May 7, 1895: In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of...
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 August 12, 1765: Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world.
On February 7, 2013: The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995.
On February 2, 1901: Funeral of Queen Victoria. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.