Loading...
Loading...
Liberation, exodus, and prophetic justice rooted in the African American church tradition.
Key question: “How does this text speak to the experiences of suffering, hope, and liberation within the Black community?”
25,923 sermon illustrations through the Black Church Tradition lens
On September 5, 1661: Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV's Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On September 6, 2022: Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its Kharkiv counteroffensive, surprising Russian forces and retaking over 3,000 square kilometers of land, recapturing the entire Kharkiv Oblast west of the Oskil River, within the next week.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership, peace, discovery.
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 March 5, 1979: Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters. This historical event can serve as...
On July 16, 1251: Celebrated by the Carmelite Order-but doubted by modern historians-as the day when Saint Simon Stock had a vision of the Virgin Mary. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On December 17, 2003: Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes, and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others.
On September 2, 31 BC: Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration...
On May 20, 1217: The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration...
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.
On January 28, 1393: King Charles VI of France was nearly killed when several other dancers' costumes caught fire during a masquerade ball in Paris. 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 God's creation and human discovery. Consider using it when preaching about discovery.
On June 29, 1888: George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how...
gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China. 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 the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, leadership.
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.
On October 18, 1166: Michael the Syrian, one of the most important Syriac historians, is consecrated as Syriac Orthodox Patriarch at the Mor Bar Sauma Monastery. 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 August 31, 1795: War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. 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 how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.