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Key question: “How does this text call us toward holiness and compassion?”
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On January 30, 1942: World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POW
On January 29, 1983: Singapore cable car crash: Panamanian-registered oil rig, Eniwetok, strikes the cables of the Singapore Cable Car system linking the mainland and Sentosa Island, causing two cabin
On January 30, 1648: Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illu
On January 30, 1862: American Civil War: The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and h
On January 30, 1287: King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of
On January 30, 1667: The Truce of Andrusovo is signed, ending the Russian-Polish War of 1654-1667 This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the eve
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 30, 1858: The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra. This historical event can se
On January 31, 1915: World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon i
On February 1, 1713: The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized. This historical event can s
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 June 5, 1873: Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On July 28, 1656: Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Consider using it
On August 21, 1944: World War II: Canadian and Polish units capture the strategically important town of Falaise, Calvados, France. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration ab
On May 8, 589: Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about th
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 se
On October 7, 1403: Venetian-Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illust
On June 8, 1961: Marriage of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent to Katharine Worsley at York Minster. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events
On October 7, 1477: Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustra
On August 17, 1918: Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider us
On May 7, 1864: American Civil War: The Army of the Potomac, under General Ulysses S. Grant, breaks off from the Battle of the Wilderness and moves southwards. This historical event can serve as a po
On May 5, 1609: Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. This historical event can serve as
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
On July 22, 1209: Massacre at Béziers: The first major military action of the Albigensian Crusade. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human dis