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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 December 12, 1963: Kenya declares independence from Great Britain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it whe
On December 12, 1988: The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom. This h
On December 13, 1545: The Council of Trent begins as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about renewal and reformation in the
On December 13, 1643: English Civil War: The Battle of Alton takes place in Hampshire. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of hist
On December 13, 1864: American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: The Second Battle of Fort McAllister ends with the fort being seized by Union forces under General William B. Hazen, threatening t
On December 13, 1939: The Battle of the River Plate is fought off the coast of Uruguay; the first naval battle of World War II. The Kriegsmarine's Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral
On September 11, 1941: Charles Lindbergh makes his Des Moines speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of conspiring for war with Germany. This historical event can serve as a power
On December 13, 2007: The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Trea
On December 14, 1836: The Toledo War unofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admitting Michigan as a U.S. state. This historical event can serve as a pow
On December 14, 1863: American Civil War: The Confederate victory under General James Longstreet at the Battle of Bean's Station in East Tennessee ends the Knoxville Campaign, but achieves very little
On December 14, 1918: Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne. This historical event can serve as a powerf
On December 14, 1939: Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works t
On December 14, 1964: American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to
On December 14, 1986: Qasba Aligarh massacre: Over 400 Muhajirs killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on Pashtun heroin processing and distribution center in Sohrab Goth by the secur
On December 14, 1992: War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses
On December 14, 1998: Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36. This historical event ca
On December 15, 687: Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theodore. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through th
On December 15, 1546: The town of Ekenäs (Finnish: Tammisaari) is founded by King Gustav Vasa of Sweden. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and i
On August 1, 1800: The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This historical event ca
On January 19, 1942: World War II: The Japanese conquest of Burma begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider
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 August 1, 1914: World War I: The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of histo
On January 19, 2024: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's probe landed on the moon, making Japan the 5th country to land a spacecraft on the moon. This historical event can serve as a powerful se
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