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Home›Traditions›Charismatic

Charismatic Illustrations

The present-day operation of all spiritual gifts and the experiential dimension of the Holy Spirit.

Key question: “How is the Holy Spirit actively manifesting His power and gifts in the church today?”

23,093 sermon illustrations through the Charismatic lens

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The Cellar Beneath the Farmhouse

When the tornado sirens screamed across Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, Mark Anderson grabbed his two daughters and ran for the cellar beneath his...

Nahum 1:7Universal

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The Coach Who Started with Socks

John Wooden won ten NCAA basketball championships at UCLA — seven of them in a row. No coach in history has matched that record. Yet...

Universalhumility

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The Final Flight of Roberto Clemente

On New Year's Eve, 1972, Roberto Clemente boarded an overloaded DC-7 cargo plane in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was not heading to a celebration....

Universalsacrifice

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When Beethoven Conducted What He Could Not Hear

On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood before the orchestra at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna to premiere his Ninth Symphony. He was...

Psalm 98Universal

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The Save You Never Earned

If you have ever worked in Google Docs, you have noticed something remarkable: there is no save button. The moment you begin typing, the system...

Universalgrace

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Historical

A Voice Borrowed from the Voiceless

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass stood before nearly six hundred people in Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, invited by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery...

Proverbs 31:8-9Universaljusticetruth

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The Man Who Wouldn't Run

In the summer of 1924, Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as Scotland's fastest sprinter, heavily favored in the 100 meters. Then he learned...

Universalidentity

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The Song That Took Eighty Verses to Find

Leonard Cohen spent nearly five years writing *Hallelujah*. By his own account, he filled notebook after notebook, drafting roughly eighty verses before he found the...

Universalpatience

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The Face Beneath the Filters

When Apple introduced Face ID in 2017, the technology worked by projecting more than thirty thousand invisible infrared dots onto your face, creating a precise...

Universalidentity

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The Race He Never Won

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal. He had trained for years, endured twenty-two surgeries, and poured...

Universalfaith

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The Finish Line He Couldn't See

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal with everything he had trained for within reach. He had...

Universaltrust

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Movie Analogy

Crawling Through the Storm

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, there is a scene that has stayed with millions of viewers for over three decades. Andy Dufresne, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly...

Universalperseverance

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A Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam

On February 14, 1990, at the request of astronomer Carl Sagan, NASA commanded the Voyager 1 spacecraft to turn its camera back toward home. From...

Universalhumility

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The Music That Stayed

On April 15, 1912, as the RMS Titanic broke apart in the freezing North Atlantic, eight musicians led by violinist Wallace Hartley made a decision...

Universalsacrifice

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The Burden That Rolled Away

In John Bunyan's *The Pilgrim's Progress*, a man named Christian has carried a terrible burden on his back from the moment he first became aware...

Universalfreedom

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The Race He Never Trained For

In the summer of 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite in the 100-meter dash. But when he learned...

Universaltrust

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The Big Fundamental

Tim Duncan won five NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs across nineteen seasons. He earned two league MVP awards, three Finals MVP trophies, and...

Universalhumility

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Contemporary

Every Match as an Offering

On November 19, 1969, Pelé stepped to the penalty spot at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Over 65,000 fans held their breath. The striker...

Colossians 3:23Universalexcellencegifting

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Seven Minutes of Terror

On February 18, 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover began its descent to the surface of Mars. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory called the landing sequence...

Universalfaith

258 words

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The Perfect Ten Who Walked to Freedom

In 1976, fourteen-year-old Nadia Comaneci stood on the balance beam in Montreal and did something no gymnast had ever done. She scored a perfect 10....

Universalfreedom

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When Love Makes You Real

In Margery Williams' beloved children's classic *The Velveteen Rabbit*, a stuffed toy asks the old Skin Horse what it means to become Real. The Skin...

Universalidentity

237 words

Contemporary

Grief That Learned to Fly

On the night of June 12, 1963, Myrlie Evers heard the crack of a rifle outside her home in Jackson, Mississippi. She rushed out and...

Isaiah 40:31Universalperseverancelegacy

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The Courtroom No One Expected Him to Enter

In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, there is a moment that stops you cold. Jean Valjean has rebuilt his life. He is Mayor Madeleine now —...

Universalcourage

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The Forest That Loves Its Young

In 1997, forest ecologist Suzanne Simard made a discovery that changed how we understand the natural world. Beneath the forest floor, she found that trees...

Universallove

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