Today in History - March 23

A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1540 – Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[1]

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. The English New Testament and the Court of Rome, by Matthew McMahon
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3. While Henry VIII Reigned, by Rev. Malcolm Watts
4. Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III
5. Henry VIII, Persecutor, Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III
6. The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

1775 – American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!" – at St. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. Man Jailed for Son's Truancy - What Would Patrick Henry Think? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
2. The Forgotten Christian Founder: Patrick Henry, by Bill Potter

1909 – Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

1. A Gift From God or Notes From Theodore Roosevelt, by Creighton L. Lovelace [Text: Romans 6:23; Micah 6:8]
2. Teddy Roosevelt, Helen Keller Pro-Eugenics - Caught Up in the Zeitgeist, by Pastor Kevin Swanson

I heard the following story recently: President Theodore Roosevelt had been on a hunting trip in Africa and he was returning home to America on board a large ship. On that same ship a missionary was also returning to America. This missionary had labored in Africa for several decades. When they reached the shore there were thousands of people there to welcome Theodore Roosevelt. But no one came to meet the missionary. And the missionary got discouraged. But then he felt the Holy Spirit speaking to him and saying, "You're not home yet!"