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Key question: “How do we faithfully interpret this text using the wisdom of Scripture, Church tradition, and God-given Reason?”
23,288 sermon illustrations through the Anglican lens
On September 25, 1918: World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how...
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 February 12, 2016: Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054. This historical event can serve as a powerful...
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 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 sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
Marines protecting Henderson Field are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army troops. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.
On March 1, 1476: Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro. 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 January 7, 1979: Third Indochina War: Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. 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 January 26, 1863: American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration...
Did you know? Which Apollo mission was the last one in NASA's Apollo program? Answer: Apollo 17 This fascinating fact about history can be used as a sermon illustration or attention-getter. Historical events like this provide powerful parallels for biblical principles.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On January 16, 1780: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. 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 4, 1944: World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about persevering through trials and tribulations. Consider using it when preaching about perseverance.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On November 18, 1987: King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
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 11, 2010: David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the country's first coalition government since the Second World War. This historical event can serve as a powerful...
On January 18, 1978: The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's heart for justice and righteousness.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On May 22, 1856: Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.