A. Historical Background - 1. War of the Roses (1455-1487) --- a. House of York --- b. House of Tudor - 2. William Tyndale (1494-1536) B. Henry VIII - 1. sinful life (1491-1547) - 2. six wives --- a. Catherine of Aragon (m.1509-1533) ----- i. child, Mary (1516-1558) ----- ii. marriage annulled, citing Lev 20:21 --- b. Anne Boleyn (m.1533-1536) ----- i. child, Elizabeth (1533-1603) ----- ii. marriage annulled; Boleyn executed for adultery & incest --- c. Jane Seymour (m.1536-1537) ----- i. child, Edward (1537-1553) ----- ii. died of infection 12 days after childbirth --- d. Anne of Cleves (m.1540-1540) ----- i. marriage annulled without consummation --- e. Catherine Howard (m.1540-1542) ----- i. marriage annulled; executed for adultery --- f. Catherine Parr (m.1543-1547) ----- i. dowager queen until marriage to Thomas Seymour ----- ii. died of "childbirth" fever shortly after giving birth to Mary Seymour C. Historical Impact - 1. Edward VI (r.1547-1553) - 2. Mary I (r.1553-1558) - 3. Elizabeth I (r.1558-1603)
II. CHALLENGED BY HISTORY'S DISTINCT LESSONS
A. Perspectives for their Times - 1. Church of England, essential founding, 1533 --- a. Elizabeth I firmly establishing monarch as head of church, 1560 - 2. Conviction for Further Reform, 1562 (Puritans) --- a. English Presbyterians (Richard Baxter) --- b. English Congregationalists (John Owen) --- c. English Baptists (John Bunyan) B. Perspectives for Our Times - 1. we serve a sovereign God, Rev 19:16 --- a. trust in Christ --- b. hope in Christ --- c. rejoice in Christ
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
