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Interpreting the Bible through the framework of God's mission to restore His kingdom and bless all nations.
Key question: “How does this passage reveal God's mission to redeem and restore all of creation?”
25,693 sermon illustrations through the Missional-Theological lens
On May 3, 1942: World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
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 how God works through the events of history. Consider using it when preaching about history.
On November 19, 1816: Warsaw University is established. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about showing Christ-like compassion to others. Consider using it when preaching about compassion.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the enduring nature of faith through history. Consider using it when preaching about faith, leadership.
On May 5, 1494: On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery.
This gathering sparked a mass uprising against slavery, marking the beginning of the Haitian Revolution. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about persevering through trials and tribulations. Consider using it when preaching about perseverance, leadership, human-rights.
On May 24, 1999: The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. This historical event can serve as a powerful...
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 11, 1673: Second Battle of Khotyn in Ukraine: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Jan Sobieski defeat the Ottoman army. In this battle, rockets made by Kazimierz Siemienowicz are successfully used.
On July 3, 1940: World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
On July 16, 1948: The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. This historical event can serve as a...
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 22, 1945: World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany, is heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.
On July 4, 1954: Food rationing in Great Britain ends, with the lifting of restrictions on sale and purchase of meat, 14 years after it began early in World War II, and nearly a decade after the war's end.
On November 1, 1914: World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth.
On September 13, 1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
On January 15, 1870: Thomas Nast publishes a political cartoon symbolizing the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion") for Harper's Weekly. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On January 28, 1918: Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history.
On March 4, 1152: Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of Germany. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preaching about leadership.
On April 9, 1865: American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon...
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.