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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?”
24,437 sermon illustrations through the Reformed/Presbyterian lens
12/24 (1800): The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
1/1 (1960): Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.
1/20 (1523): Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
1/1 (1942): The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
8/6 (1825): The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
3/15 (1919): The American Legion is founded.
12/24 (1868): The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.
12/24 (1939): World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.
6/19 (1960): Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600.
1/1 (1958): The European Economic Community is established.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
1/1 (153): For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.
10/12 (1792): The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
7/4 (2005): The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
2/14 (1947): The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
3/17 (1337): Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England.
1/15 (1876): The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
12/25 (1809): Dr. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, removing a 22-pound tumor.
5/8 (1899): The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
11/9 (1945): Soo Bahk Do and Moo Duk Kwan martial arts are founded in Korea.