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Key question: “How does this promise God's blessing and abundance?”
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On November 18, 1901: Britain and the United States sign the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama
On November 18, 1993: In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On November 18, 1812: Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave". This histo
On November 18, 1991: Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the
On November 18, 1987: King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On November 20, 1789: New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's heart for justice and righteo
On November 18, 1940: World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece. This historical ev
On November 19, 1808: Finnish War: The Convention of Olkijoki in Raahe ends hostilities in Finland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the e
On November 19, 1863: American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This histori
On November 19, 1942: Mutesa II is crowned the 35th and last Kabaka (king) of Buganda, prior to the restoration of the kingdom in 1993. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustrati
On November 19, 1941: World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German
On November 19, 1944: World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort. This historica
On November 20, 1917: World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back. This historical event can serve as a powerf
On November 19, 1942: World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in th
On November 19, 1885: Serbo-Bulgarian War: Bulgarian victory in the Battle of Slivnitsa solidifies the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. This historical event can
On November 20, 1776: American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey. This historical event can se
On November 20, 1943: World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and m
On November 19, 1912: First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abo
On November 19, 1996: A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration
On November 20, 1845: Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the eve
On November 20, 1994: The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.) This historical event can s
On November 20, 1959: The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's heart for justice and
On November 18, 1947: The Ballantyne's Department Store fire in Christchurch, New Zealand, kills 41; it is the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand. This historical event can serve as a
On April 4, 1660: Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of Great Britain promises, among other things, a general pardon to all royalists and opponents of the monarchy for crimes committed during the