June 3 – 1635 = Richard Mather’s family including Richard set sail for New World. Matthew 8:28 “And he said to them “Why are you afraid, O ye of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.”... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 2 -1811 = Baptism of Abdul Musseeh. Acts 16:13 “Then he brought them out and said, â€Sirs what must I do to be saved’?” Abdul Musseeh was a Muslim. He had been a devout Muslim until he witnessed a murder without regret. It troubled his soul,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
June 1 – 1741 = Protestation brought forth against New Side I Corinthians 14:40 “But all things should be done decently and in order” On June 1, 1741, the Presbyterian Church in America suffered its first split. It happened when 11 members of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 31 – 1567 = Guido de Bres dies by execution for preaching the gospel. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 “For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.” Guido de Bres... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 30 – 1746 = Birth of John Henry Livingston who would reunite the Great Awakening Factions in the Dutch Reformed Church. Psalm 133:1 “Behold, how good how pleasant when brothers dwell in unity.” May 30, 1746, John Henry Livingston was born... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 29 – 1630 = Theodore Agrippa D’Aubigne dies Psalm 118:24 “This is the day that the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Theodore Agrippa d’Aubigne died peacefully in his bed in Geneva, May 29, 1630. Theodore was a... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 28 – 1549 = Oxford Disputation begins with Peter Martyr Vermigli Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 27 – 1664 = Increase Mather is installed as pastor of Boston’s Second Church. Jeremiah 7:2 “Stand in the gate of the LORD’s house and proclaim there this word and say, Hear the word of the LORD all you men of Judah who enter these gates to... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 26 – 1574 = Siege of Leyden Isaiah 5:1 “Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.” On May 26, 1574, the Siege of Leyden began. The Spanish were trying to put down... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
May 25 – 1559 = First National Synod of France meets. Ephesians 4:11 “And he gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers.” It was a monumental moment when the First National Synod... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
