Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Today in History - January 15

588 - BC Nebuchadnezzar  II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem during Zedekiah's reign. The siege lasts until 586 BC  (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

The Destruction of Babylon I 587 BC, by Dr. Neal Hageman [Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12]
Jeremiah, Fall of Jerusalem, Lamentation, by Galyn Weimers [Text: Jeremiah 52; Lamentations]

1535 - King Henry VIII declares himself head of the church (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

While Henry VIII Reigned, by Rev. Malcolm Wattsg
Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III
Henry VIII, Persecutor, Edward VI, Reformer, by Joe Morecraft, III
The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

Recommended video:

Belshazzar, by Johnny Cash (1932-2003)

1815 - War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decafur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates  (Source) 



Recommended sermons and podcasts:


The War of 1812  - Commemorating 200 Years, by Pastor Kevin Swanson (2012)


1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated (Source)

Recommended sermons and podcasts:


How I Found Christ?

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