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Luther’s Home in Wittenberg

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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer. I’m actually in Wittenberg, Germany. Several of us are traveling, seeing important sites of the Reformation and other events of German history. This is an exciting place to be. I’m actually in the courtyard where Martin Luther and his wife, Katie, would often come. Behind me there is a door, and you can actually see what Read more...
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Brandenburg Gate

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  Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and we’re here in Berlin, Germany. You probably recognize that I’m standing very close to the Brandenburg Gate, one of the most famous sites here in this great city. You also might remember that it was on the other side of this wall that President Reagan gave his speech in which he said, “Mr. Gorbachev, Read more...
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Shiloh – Tabernacle

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Wikipedia: Shiloh (/ˈʃaɪloʊ/; Hebrew: שִׁלֹה, שִׁלוֹ ,שִׁילֹה, שִׁילוֹ, romanized: Šīlō) was an ancient city and sanctuary in ancient Israel located in the West Bank, Palestine. According to the Hebrew Bible, Shiloh was one of the main centers of Israelite worship during the pre-monarchic period, before the First Temple in Jerusalem was built. After the Israelite conquest of Canaan, the Tabernacle was moved to Shiloh, and remained there during the period of the biblical judges. Wayne Stiles: For three Read more...
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Beer Hall Putsch

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  Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and I’m sitting in a very important spot here in Munich, Germany. This is where Hitler’s movement began. Behind me is where his troops marched and were confronted by police; as a result, sixteen of them died. Ten years later, Hitler honored them and built special temples for them. I’m sitting on what is known Read more...
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Farwell Hall – YMCA – Billy Sunday 1st Sermon

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February 17, 1889, Billy Sunday preached his first message at Farwell Hall. Chicago Tribune featured it on the front page: Image Credit: Feb 18, 1889, Page 1 – Chicago Tribune at Newspapers.com. www.newspapers.com/image/349864826/?match=1. “STRIKING OUT” SATAN. BILLY SUNDAY, THE NOTED BALL TOSSER, TURNS EVANGELIST. The Famous Centre-Fielder Addresses a Large Crowd at Farwell Hall — He Didn’t Even Allow the Read more...
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St. Augustine’s Monastery

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Hi, I’m Pastor Lutzer, and we are in the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt, Germany. This is where Martin Luther performed his vows to become a monk. Here’s where he lived for a number of years. This is where he sought salvation, and we are actually at the place where he would have taken his vows to be a monk. When Read more...
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Samuel Medley, Byrom Street Baptist Church

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Way of Life: Samuel Medley (1738-1799) was a Baptist pastor and author of 230 hymns. In his wayward youth, he was seriously wounded in the British navy at the Battle of Lagos. The surgeon told him that amputation was the only thing that would save his life and that a decision would have to be made the next day. Though Medley Read more...
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Jezreel / Naboth’s Vineyard / Tel Yizreel

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Biblical Archaeology Society: According to 1 Kings 21:1-2, Naboth’s vineyard was located next to King Ahab’s heikal. A heikal is a large, important building, possibly of a military or religious nature. Unfortunately in this context, and in this context only, heikal is always translated into English in the Hebrew Bible as “palace.” In all other instances the word armon is used to denote a palace. We know that Read more...
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Stockwell Orphanage

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Wikipedia: Spurgeons was founded in 1867 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon.[3] as Stockwell Orphanage – due to its location. The inspiration for starting an orphanage came from a visit with George Muller.[4][5][6] and then spurred on by a donation of £20,000 by Anne Hillyard.[7][8][9] However, it wasn’t this £20,000 that was used to fund the beginning of the orphanage. Spurgeon records in the 1876 publicationThe Metropolitan Tabernacle. Read more...
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Crystal Palace – Spurgeon 1857

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Wikipedia: In 1868, the world’s first aeronautical exhibition was held in the Crystal Palace. In 1871, the world’s first cat show, organised by Harrison Weir, was held there. Other shows, such as dog shows, pigeon shows, honey shows and flower shows, as well as the first national motor show were also held at the Palace.[44] The match which later has been dubbed the world’s first bandy match was Read more...
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Spurgeon Home 1857

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A Pilgrims Coffer: In 1857, Charles and Susannah left New Kent Road and moved down to 99 Nightingale Lane, in the Clapham area, West of Brixton. The house they moved into afforded for much more room than they previously had in Newington, while also offering the rural feel and slower pace they desired. Autobiography Image Credit: vtOqTcjoJj. “AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DIARY, LETTERS, Read more...
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Royal Surrey Gardens / Music Hall

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A Sunday School is still operated by Metropolitan Tabernacle in the neighborhood. Wikipedia: The famous Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon held religious services at the Music Hall in weekends because the New Park Street Chapel could not contain his audiences. The first service was held on the evening of Sunday 19 October 1856, with an audience of 10,000 inside and as many outside unable to enter. Read more...
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Passmore & Alabaster

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A Pilgrim’s Coffer: Joseph Passmore was the grandson of Mary Rippon, sister of Rev. John Rippon—who opened and presided over the congregation at New Park Street Chapel several decades before C.H. Spurgeon arrived. Shortly after Spurgeon’s arrival, he and Passmore struck up a friendship and, in January of 1855, Passmore & Alabaster began printing every original sermon and direct work Read more...
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Spurgeon Home 1856 – 217 New Kent Road

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Weekly Examiner • Page 7 Saturday, October 25, 1856 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England HEALTH OF THE REV. MR. SPURGEON. Mr. Spurgeon, we are informed, is not at his residence in the Kent-road; but has removed out of town. He labours, we apprehend, not so much from excitement, as from the reaction consequent on the events of the terrible evening. His Read more...
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Exeter Hall, Spurgeon 1855

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The Daily Telegraph Tue, Jul 03, 1855 ·Page 1 Image Credit: Jul 02, 1855, Page 1 – the Daily Telegraph at Newspapers.com. www.newspapers.com/image/823895455. A Pilgrim’s Coffer: The New Park Street Chapel only had room for about 1,200 people, and by 1855—only a year into his pastorate—Spurgeon began hold services at Exeter Hall, on the North side of The Strand, near Read more...
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New Park Street Chapel

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A Pilgrim’s Coffer At the age of 20, Charles Spurgeon came to New Park Street Chapel from his first pastorate at a small Baptist church in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. This congregation had continuously met since 1650, beginning in the Tower Bridge area and continuing in the proximity until they built the church at New Park Street in 1833—at the rear of Read more...
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Pool of Siloam

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Associates for Biblical Research: Currently, two archaeological treasures are being unearthed in Jerusalem. One is the Pool of Siloam at the southern end of the City of David, and the other is the excavation and restoration of the Pilgrimage Road connecting the Pool of Siloam with the Temple Mount. There are a number of references to pools in both the Read more...
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Billy Sunday 1935: Died at William J Thompson’s home

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On November 6th, 1935, Billy Sunday died at the home of his wife (Nell)’s brother William J Thompson Jr. Read more...
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Jericho

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  Ride the https://jericho-cablecar.com/ Deuteronomy 34:3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. Joshua 6 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 2 And the Lord said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, Read more...
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En Gedi

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1 Samuel 23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. 1 Samuel 24 [1] And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. [2] Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and Read more...

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