Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Today in History - January 1

1808 - The United States bans the importation of slaves (Source)

America wasn't built on slavery, it was built on freedom | Ben Shapiro LIVE at Boston University




Dr. Peter Hammond: William Wilberforce & The War Against Slavery Today




1971 - Cigarette advertisements are banned on American Television (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Harmful Effects of Vaping, by Jim Schneider of Crosstalk America
Saving America With Smoking Hot Evangelicals and Hockey Moms, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Broken and Smoking, by Pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) [Text: Isaiah 42:3]

1983 - The ARPANET officially changes to using the internet Protocol, creating the Internet (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Developing a Successful Internet Business - Innovative Family Economies, by Pastor Kevin Swanson
You, Your Family, and the Internet, by Pastor Kevin Boling
Cultivating Internet Responsibility, by Rev. Maaren Kuivenhoven 

Dealing With Lust by Pastor Robert McCurley


The text Pastor McCurley's sermon is Matthew 5:27-30 (Audio):

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."


1995 - Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

Nile Gardiner: Boris Johnson Has Been Given a Mandate to Govern As a Conservative




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The text for Rev. Hughes' sermon is Revelation 13:4 (Audio):

"And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?"
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Here is a short excerpt from Rev. Hugh's sermon:

When a nation like Britain finds itself making a momentous decision like Brexit it would do well, and she would be very wise, to consult Holy Scripture. Has God said anything about these developments? Is there any counsel in God's Word that would give guidance regarding the great perplexity that the nation now finds herself in?"





How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)