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Entire sanctification, social holiness, prevenient grace.
Key question: “How does this text call us toward holiness and compassion?”
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On August 28, 1957: U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later.
On August 28, 1916: World War I: Germany declares war on Romania. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using i
On December 6, 1648: Pride's Purge removes royalist sympathizers from Parliament so that the High Court of Justice could put the King on trial. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon il
On January 19, 1945: World War II: Soviet forces liberate the Łódź Ghetto. Of more than 200,000 inhabitants in 1940, fewer than 900 had survived the Nazi occupation. This historical event can serve a
On January 9, 681: Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. This historical event can serve as a p
On January 9, 1127: Jin-Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and
On July 28, 1364: Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works thr
On January 9, 1787: The nationally known image of the Black Nazarene in the Philippines was transferred from what is now Rizal Park to its present shrine in the minor basilica of Quiapo Church. This i
On January 9, 1792: Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-92. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the
On January 8, 2010: Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attack a bus carrying the Togo national football team on its way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
On January 8, 1972: Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the ind
On January 9, 1760: Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of h
On January 8, 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impa
On January 9, 1799: British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces an income tax of two shillings to the pound to raise funds for Great Britain's war effort in the Napoleonic Wars. This h
On July 22, 1456: Ottoman wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade: John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire. This historical event can serve as a powerful ser
On January 9, 1917: World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through th
On January 9, 1839: The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human di
On January 9, 1878: Umberto I becomes King of Italy. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about le
On January 9, 1861: Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abou
On January 9, 1806: Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson receives a state funeral and is interred in St Paul's Cathedral. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works
On January 9, 1822: The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process. This historical
On January 9, 1861: American Civil War: "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works throu
On January 11, 1863: American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about h
On July 21, 1954: First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's cre