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Day of Pentecost (Year A) — Sermon Illustrations | IllustrateTheWord

Home/Lectionary/Easter/Day of Pentecost

EasterYear A

Day of Pentecost

Sunday, May 31, 2026

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First Reading

Acts 2:1-31

395 illustrations

LensLines™ — One Text. Seventeen Voices.

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UniversalClassic

shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.

Arminian/WesleyanPastoral

whispers hope: prevenient grace is already at work, drawing you toward life—today, not someday.

PentecostalEdgy

If Acts 2:1-31 never disrupts comfort, it may be tradition pretending to be fire—today, not someday.

Character Profile

Biblical Profile: Herod Agrippa II

Herod Agrippa II Herod Agrippa II, son of Herod Agrippa I, succeeded his father as king and ruled in Palestine AD 50–100, eventually controlling approximately the same area as his great-grandfather, Herod the Great. Agrippa II was in control of...

Acts 25:13-26:32

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First Man: Whom Shall I Send? (Isaiah 6:8)

In First Man, Neil Armstrong volunteers for the impossible: walking on the moon. The mission kills friends, strains his marriage, asks everything. When asked why, Armstrong can barely articulate it. Some missions choose us. Whom shall I send? God asks in Isaiah's vision.

Isaiah 6:8Universalcallingsacrifice

Acts 2 — Traditional (pastoral)

Acts 2: In the Church’s witness, it meets us gently—calls us to repent, believe, and walk in holy obedience.

Acts 2TraditionalHoly SpiritPentecost

Acts 2 — Baptist (pastoral)

Acts 2: In soul liberty before God, it meets us gently—calls for personal faith that bears public fruit.

Acts 2BaptistHoly SpiritPentecost

Acts 2 — Lutheran (pastoral)

Acts 2: As Law and Gospel, it meets us gently—exposes our need and comforts us with Christ’s gift.

Acts 2LutheranHoly SpiritPentecost

Acts 2 — Liberation Theology (classic)

Acts 2: From the underside of history, it names oppression as sin and calls the Church to liberating praxis.

Acts 2Liberation TheologyHoly SpiritPentecost

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 — Lutheran (classic)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 Timothy 2:1-7 shows that freedom is received by faith, not achieved by effort—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 22-32LutheranPentecostResurrection

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 — Universal (pastoral)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 2:23-32 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 22-32UniversalPentecostResurrection

Acts 2 — Charismatic (classic)

Acts 2: In Spirit-led life, it stirs hunger for God’s presence and empowered ministry.

Acts 2CharismaticHoly SpiritPentecost

Acts 2:1-31 — Arminian/Wesleyan (edgy)

Acts 2:1-31 refuses cheap assurance; genuine faith bears fruit in holiness—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31Arminian/WesleyanPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 — Charismatic (pastoral)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 29:1, 4-7 encourages hungry hearts: ask, receive, and keep seeking God’s presence—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 22-32CharismaticPentecostResurrection

Acts 2:1-31 — Arminian/Wesleyan (classic)

Acts 2:1-31 joins personal faith with practical holiness that touches neighbor and society—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31Arminian/WesleyanPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:1-31 — Anabaptist (edgy)

Acts 2:1-31 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31AnabaptistPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:1-31 — Reformed (classic)

In Acts 2:1-31, God’s covenant faithfulness outlasts human failure and calls forth obedience—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31ReformedPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 — Pentecostal (edgy)

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Luke 12:32-40 never disrupts comfort, it may be tradition pretending to be fire—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 36-41PentecostalPentecostPeter's Sermon

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 — Charismatic (edgy)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 1:1-6 confronts hype—manifestations without love are spiritual noise—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 22-32CharismaticPentecostResurrection

On the Mountain God Provides: Dark Night Testimony (Pentecostal)

Pentecostal lens on dark night testimony: God breaking self-reliance, desperate crying out, emptying before filling with Spirit, breaking as beginning not end.

Genesis 22:14Universal

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 — Christocentric (classic)

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 66:1-12 points beyond itself to the person and work of Jesus—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 36-41ChristocentricPentecostPeter's Sermon

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 — Pentecostal (classic)

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, the Spirit turns ordinary people into bold messengers of Jesus—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 36-41PentecostalPentecostPeter's Sermon

Acts 2:1-31 — Anglican (pastoral)

In Acts 2:1-31, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31AnglicanPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 — Universal (edgy)

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.

Acts 2:14a, 22-32UniversalPentecostResurrection

Acts 2:1-31 — Anabaptist (pastoral)

Acts 2:1-31 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31AnabaptistPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:1-31 — Eastern Orthodox (edgy)

Acts 2:1-31 refuses shallow life; holiness is deep healing—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31Eastern OrthodoxPentecostHoly Spirit

Acts 2:1-31 — Roman Catholic (pastoral)

Acts 2:1-31 comforts us: the Church’s remedies are for the wounded, not the perfect—today, not someday.

Acts 2:1-31Roman CatholicPentecostHoly Spirit

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