A special thanks to Wikipedia.org for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com
585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.[1]Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Solar Eclipse, by Pastor Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
The text for this sermon is Isaiah 45:7: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
Recommended lectures on Science and the upcoming solar eclipse:
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 1, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 2, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 3, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 4, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 5, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 6, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 7, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 8, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 9, by George Matzko
- Science and the Solar Eclipse, Part 10, by George Matzko
1533 – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
Recommended sermons and podcasts: Archbishops Cranmer and Williams: The Faithful Martyr and the Comic Vicar! by Dr. Ian Brown
1644 – English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.
I think it was Oliver Cromwell who said: "You need not hope in order to undertake, and you need not succeed in order to persevere." The following sermons and podcasts are on Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War:
- Oliver Cromwell: Saint, Soldier, Statesmen, by Dr. Alan Cairns (Text: Hebrews 8)
- Oliver Cromwell, by Dr. Peter Hammond
- Oliver Cromwell and His Russet-Coated Heroes, by Bill Potter
- The Life and Labors of Oliver Cromwell, by Rev. Colin Mercer
- Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England, by Rev. Ian Goligher (Text: 1 Samuel 18:12)
1754 – French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter
