Loading...
Loading...
God's absolute sovereignty, covenant theology, and Westminster Confessional standards.
Key question: “How does this text display God's sovereign grace and purpose, and ultimately bring glory to His name?”
24,403 sermon illustrations through the Reformed/Presbyterian lens
9/2 (1945): Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyễn dynasty.
12/24 (1818): The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
11/22 (1307): Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
12/25 (1815): The Handel and Haydn Society, oldest continually performing arts organization in the United States, gives its first performance.
9/11 (1780): American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
1/15 (1973): Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
The anniversary was officially celebrated in Texas and other states as Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States.
7/4 (1998): Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
11/1 (1800): John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
10/12 (2005): The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.