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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 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 November 19, 1994: In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers. This histori
On November 20, 1974: The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System. This historic
On November 21, 1910: Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). This hi
On November 20, 1946: Indonesian National Revolution: 96 Indonesian including I Gusti Ngurah Rai were killed during the Battle of Margarana with Dutch forces. This historical event can serve as a pow
On December 31, 1831: Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's mercy reflected in human acts of compassion. Consider usi
On November 21, 1894: Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants. This historica
On November 21, 1964: Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the e
On November 21, 1927: Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes. This historical event can ser
On November 20, 1989: Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million. This historical event can serve
On September 30, 1939: World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly
On November 23, 1863: American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga begins: Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter-attack Confederate troops.
On November 21, 1861: American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly
On November 21, 1916: Mines from SM U-73 sink HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the First World War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and
On November 21, 1944: World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongō and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait. This historical event can serve as a power
On November 22, 498: After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. This historical event can serve as a
On November 21, 1967: Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing." This
On November 22, 1940: World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa. This historical event can serve as a powerful
On November 22, 1967: UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab-Israeli peace settlement. This historical event can
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