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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?”

23,104 sermon illustrations through the Charismatic lens

Sermon Illustration

The Song Born in a Coal Mining Town

Bill Withers grew up in Slab Fork, West Virginia, a small coal mining community where families had almost nothing. His father died when Bill was...

Universallove

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Movie Analogy

No One Gets Left Behind

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment on the slopes of Mount Doom that captures something profoundly...

Universalcommunity

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Sermon Illustration

Sitting a Little Closer Each Day

In Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's *The Little Prince*, a lonely fox teaches the young prince what it means to form a real bond — what the...

Universalpatience

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The Bone That Heals Stronger Than Before

Orthopedic surgeons have long observed something remarkable about broken bones. When a fracture heals, the body floods the break site with specialized cells called osteoblasts,...

Universalforgiveness

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 14:34-36

As the fishing boats skimmed across the shimmering waters of the Sea of Galilee, a palpable excitement filled the air. Word had spread like wildfire through the towns and villages surrounding Gennesaret. The men of that place, with their sun-kissed...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

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The Bend in the Branch

In the orchards outside Yakima, Washington, growers practice something called "training" young apple trees. During the first two years, while the wood is still green...

Proverbs 22:6Universalparenting

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Vivid Retelling

The Most Dangerous Letter: Paul's Appeal for Onesimus

An apostolic dictation showing Paul composing his letter to Philemon on behalf of the runaway slave Onesimus. Explores the masterful rhetoric Paul employs—setting aside authority for appeal, calling a slave his "son" and "heart," creating webs of obligation that make only one response possible. The letter works within Roman legal structures while planting revolutionary seeds.

Universal

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The Songwriter Who Wouldn't Count His Royalties

Rich Mullins wrote *Awesome God* in 1988, and within a few years it became one of the most recognized worship songs in American churches. The...

Universalhumility

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The Key He Carried All Along

In John Bunyan's *The Pilgrim's Progress*, Christian and his companion Hopeful wander off the path and are captured by Giant Despair, who locks them in...

Universalhope

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The Lighthouse Keeper's Logbook

In 2014, volunteers restoring the St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida discovered something remarkable behind a crumbling wall — a leather-bound logbook dating back to 1874....

Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29Universal

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The Gardener Who Would Not Give Up

For seventeen years, Monica of Thagaste refused to stop digging around the roots of her wayward son. Augustine — brilliant, restless, entangled in hedonism and...

Luke 13:1-9Universal

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The Fox Who Taught Us to Sit Closer

In Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's *The Little Prince*, a lonely fox asks the prince to tame him — to make him more than just another fox...

Universalpatience

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Movie Analogy

The Weight Someone Else Carried

In *The Return of the King*, the final film of Peter Jackson's *Lord of the Rings* trilogy, there is a moment that silences theaters every...

Universalgrace

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Sermon Illustration

The Mending You Never See

Every single day, the DNA inside each of your cells sustains somewhere between ten thousand and one hundred thousand points of damage. Radiation, toxins, even...

Universalrestoration

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 10:1-32

As we stand at the threshold of Genesis 10, let us not merely skim over the names and genealogies. Instead, imagine the scene as three rugged men emerge from the ark, sunlight glistening on the damp wood, their faces etched...

Universal

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The Lunch Table No One Wanted

In 2019, a middle school in Jacksonville, Florida made national news — not for test scores or athletics, but for a cafeteria. A group of...

John 13:34-35Universal

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Science Illustration: Truth-Seeking and Integrity in Research

A few years ago, I had the privilege of attending a science fair where young minds presented their innovative projects. One particular exhibit caught my attention: a group of high school students had built a miniature ecosystem in a clear,...

Matthew 6:25-34Universal

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The Slow Speech of the Ents

In J.R.R. Tolkien's *The Two Towers*, the hobbits Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, the ancient guardian of Fangorn Forest. The Ents — towering, tree-like shepherds...

Universalpatience

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 114

Imagine the scene: a vast, sun-baked landscape at the edge of Egypt, where cries of freedom echo against the mountains. Israel has just emerged from centuries of bondage, led by Moses, the reluctant prophet who dared to confront Pharaoh with...

Universal

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One Millimeter at a Time

In the 1950s, a Soviet orthopedic surgeon named Gavriil Ilizarov made a remarkable discovery in Siberia: shattered bones could be regrown. His device — a...

Universalpatience

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Restored from the Cloud

Every smartphone eventually slows down. Apps crash without warning. The battery drains in hours. Storage fills with files you don't remember downloading. The device that...

Universaltransformation

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The At-Bat That Forgiveness Made Possible

On June 17, 2015, Chris Singleton was a freshman outfielder at Charleston Southern University with big league dreams ahead of him. That evening, a gunman...

Universalforgiveness

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Movie Analogy

Romero: Prophetic Work as Kingdom Work - Liberation (Colossians 3:23-24)

In the heart of El Salvador, amidst the vibrant colors of humble homes and the warmth of community gatherings, Archbishop Oscar Romero emerged as a beacon of hope during turbulent times. Picture him—dressed in a simple cassock, his brow furrowed...

Colossians 3:23-24Universal

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The Greatest Player No One Talked About

For nineteen seasons, Tim Duncan played power forward for the San Antonio Spurs. In that time, he won five NBA championships, two league MVP awards,...

Universalhumility

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