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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 the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership, hope.
(17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar). This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.
John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, faith.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
Comrades, leave me here a little, while as yet 't is early morn: Leave me here, and when you want me, sound upon the bugle-horn.
On May 3, 1815: Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On June 28, 1989: On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On May 8, 1846: Mexican-American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war. 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 God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about 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 August 18, 1938: The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting New York, United States, with Ontario, Canada, over the Saint Lawrence River, is dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State come into existence. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, peace.
On May 16, 1777: Continental Army officer Lachlan McIntosh fatally wounds Button Gwinnett, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, in a duel in Savannah, Georgia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation.
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.
Teaching on Confession and Self-Examination from Amma Theodora / Amma Sarah: The Desert Mothers on Humility and Honesty
On August 5, 1944: World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On November 7, 1936: Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On January 29, 1944: World War II: Approximately 38 people are killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) is attacked by Soviet partisan units.
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.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom.
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 May 15, 1919: The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider...
On June 17, 1665: Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation.
On July 25, 1898: Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...