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God's absolute sovereignty, covenant theology, and Westminster Confessional standards.
Key question: “How does this text display God's sovereign grace and purpose, and ultimately bring glory to His name?”
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This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On January 8, 1946: Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submitted to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel...
On September 15, 1963: Baptist Church bombing: Four children are killed in the bombing of an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the enduring nature of faith through history.
On October 6, 105 BC: Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider...
On November 23, 1914: Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On December 7, 1837: The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God...
Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the enduring nature of faith through history. Consider using it when preaching about faith.
As some vast Tropic tree, itself a wood, That crests its Head with clouds, beneath the flood Feeds its deep roots, and with the bulging...
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the pursuit of peace in a broken world. Consider using it when preaching about peace.
On March 5, 1616: Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On October 6, 2018: The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's heart for justice and righteousness. Consider...
Teaching on Simplicity from Francis of Assisi: Francis of Assisi: Lady Poverty
On June 18, 1803: Haitian Revolution: The Royal Navy led by Rear-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth commence the blockade of Saint-Domingue against French forces. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On September 22, 1359: An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On October 7, 1777: American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual surrender.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom.
On December 10, 1941: World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's heart for justice and righteousness. Consider using it when preaching about justice, discovery.