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Sovereignty of God, covenant theology, systematic doctrine.
Key question: “How does this reveal God's sovereignty and covenant faithfulness?”
16483 illustrations found
On July 29, 1858: United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it whe
On January 13, 1847: The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world
On October 28, 1344: The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Latin Christians in response to Aydınid piracy during the Smyrniote crusades. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustr
On January 13, 1951: First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it
On January 13, 1958: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom an
On January 14, 1236: King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it
On July 31, 1917: World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through t
On July 31, 1865: The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly lead
On January 14, 1939: Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preac
On September 25, 1918: World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby. This historical event can serve as a
On January 14, 2024: Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership
On September 30, 1736: The Lebanese Council of 1736 begins, a major turning point in the reform of the Maronite Church. In the following three days, the assembled Maronite and Latin clergy presided by
On October 1, 959: Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Co
On October 1, 366: Pope Damasus I is consecrated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching
On November 10, 1702: English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about
On July 29, 1987: Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues. This historical event can serve as a powerful serm
On November 29, 1872: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider
On November 29, 1947: French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation an
On November 29, 1963: "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abo
On July 30, 1419: First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about Go
On September 26, 1777: American Revolutionary War: British troops capture and begin the occupation of Philadelphia, which had been serving as the American capital city, during the Philadelphia campaig
On November 30, 978: Franco-German war of 978-980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God w
On January 16, 1556: Philip II becomes King of Spain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about l
On June 5, 2001: Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, m