Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Today in History - November 20

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

1789 – New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

English Bill of Rights Compared US and Texas Founding Documents, by Jeff Young [Text: 1 Kings 12:7 & 8: "And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:"]

1945 – Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

The Nuremberg Code of 1947 and Human Experimentation, by Duanne Linn [Text: Revelation 13:17]
Why Ignore Nuremberg Code? by Dr. Fred DeRuvo [Text: Revelation 13:17: "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."]

1969 – Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 111971.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: 

Ligonier Ministries: Rise of Liberalism: Christianity in America with Stephen Nichols

  Ligonier Ministries: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing - Theological Liberalism: The Classic Collection with R.C. Sproul  Here are some quotes fr...