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Faith for blessing, positive confession, abundant life.
Key question: “How does this promise God's blessing and abundance?”
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On November 16, 1965: Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. This historical event
On November 15, 1899: Second Boer War: Battle of Chieveley, a British armored train is ambushed and partially derailed. British lose the battle, with 80 soldiers captured, along with war correspondent
On November 17, 1558: Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about god
On November 14, 1990: After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder-Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland. This historical ev
On November 16, 1944: The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On November 16, 1920: Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On November 17, 887: Emperor Charles the Fat is deposed by the Frankish magnates in an assembly at Frankfurt, leading his nephew, Arnulf of Carinthia, to declare himself king of the East Frankish King
On November 16, 1990: Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals
On November 16, 1988: The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. This historical event can serve as a
On November 17, 1950: United Nations Security Council Resolution 89 relating to the Palestine Question is adopted. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God work
On November 17, 1989: Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist go
On November 17, 1183: Genpei War: The Battle of Mizushima takes place off the Japanese coast, where Minamoto no Yoshinaka's invasion force is intercepted and defeated by the Taira clan. This historic
On November 18, 1095: The Council of Clermont begins: called by Pope Urban II, it led to the First Crusade to the Holy Land. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about Go
On November 18, 1803: The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Wester
On November 18, 1943: World War II: Battle of Berlin: Four hundred and forty Royal Air Force planes bomb Berlin causing only light damage and killing 131. The RAF loses nine aircraft and 53 air crew.
On November 17, 1511: Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On November 18, 1903: The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone. This historical event can serve as
On November 18, 1909: Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya. This historical event can serve
On November 18, 1918: Latvia declares its independence from Russia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when
On November 17, 1969: Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both
On November 18, 401: The Visigoths, led by king Alaric I, cross the Alps and invade northern Italy. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its im
On November 18, 1302: Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam, claiming spiritual supremacy for the papacy. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how G
On November 18, 1916: World War I: First Battle of the Somme: In France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. This historical event c
On March 31, 1939: Events preceding World War II in Europe: Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledges British military support to the Second Polish Republic in the event of an invasion by Nazi German