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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?”

23,296 sermon illustrations through the Charismatic lens

Vivid Retelling

A Letter to Rome: Romans 1:1-17

Apostolic dictation scene of Paul composing Romans 1:1-17

Universal

834 words

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The Seeds That Only Open in Fire

In the longleaf pine forests of the American Southeast, something remarkable happens after a prescribed burn. Park rangers at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida...

Revelation 21:1-4Universal

236 words

Vivid Retelling

Count the Stars: Genesis 15:1-21

Cinematic retelling of God's covenant with Abram under the stars

Universal

724 words

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The Men Who Watched the Horizon on Elephant Island

In April 1916, twenty-two men huddled beneath two overturned lifeboats on Elephant Island, a desolate spit of rock near Antarctica. Their ship, the *Endurance*, had...

Luke 21:25-36Universal

227 words

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The Guard Dog That Never Had to Bite

In rural Tennessee, a sheep farmer named Dale Hutchins kept a Great Pyrenees named Boaz to guard his flock. For three years, coyotes had picked...

James 4:7Universal

256 words

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When Your Father Runs to You

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond entered the 400-meter semifinal as a legitimate medal contender. Then, at the 250-meter mark, a sharp...

Universalcourage

254 words

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The Incubator at 24 Weeks

When Elise Thornton went into labor at just twenty-four weeks, the doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville already had a plan. Before her...

Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10abUniversal

239 words

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God's Little Workshop

George Washington Carver used to rise before dawn at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, walking through the fields with a small collection jar, praying a simple...

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31Universal

212 words

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The Night Marcus Drove Back

When Marcus Webb's seventeen-year-old daughter didn't come home from the Friday night football game, he didn't wait until morning. He called her phone — no...

Luke 15:3-7Universal

252 words

Vivid Retelling

Heaven Torn Open: Matthew 3:13-17

Cinematic retelling of Jesus' baptism and the Father's declaration

Universal

458 words

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The Oak That Grew from Occupied Soil

In 1982, a pastor named Václav Malý stood before a secret congregation in a Prague basement. Czechoslovakia had been under Communist rule for over thirty...

Jeremiah 33:14-16Universal

226 words

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Ripped Open

In January 2019, David Hernandez got the call at eleven p.m. His daughter Sofia, a first-year teacher in Anchorage, had been rushed into emergency surgery....

Mark 1:4-11Universal

211 words

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The Orchard on Burned Ground

In 1988, a wildfire swept through the hills outside Yellowstone, charring over 790,000 acres. Rangers and tourists alike mourned what seemed like irreversible devastation. Blackened...

Hosea 14:4Universal

227 words

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The General Who Walked Through the Gate

On December 11, 1917, British General Edmund Allenby stood at the Jaffa Gate of Jerusalem. After four centuries of Ottoman rule, the city had surrendered....

Psalm 24:7-10Universal

231 words

Vivid Retelling

The City That Reached for Heaven: Genesis 11:1-9

Cinematic retelling of the Tower of Babel

Universal

572 words

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From Slave Ship to Hymnal

In 1748, John Newton was a man no one wanted to be near. A sailor on slave trading ships since his teens, he had become...

Luke 8:26-39Universal

228 words

Movie Analogy

The Letters: Mother Teresa Seeing Christ in the Unwanted - Catholic (Psalm 139:13-16)

As we reflect on the heart of Mother Teresa’s ministry, let us journey back to the bustling streets of Calcutta, where the air is thick with the scent of spices and the cries of the needy mingle with the laughter...

Psalm 139:13-16Universal

316 words

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The Doctor Who Built a Hospital Where the World Saw Nothing Worth Saving

When Dr. Paul Farmer first walked through Cange, Haiti, in the mid-1980s, he found a community where mothers watched their children die from diseases that...

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14Universal

226 words

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The Lanyard in the Deep

In competitive freediving, athletes descend hundreds of feet into the ocean on a single breath — no tanks, no second chances. At the point of...

Isaiah 41:10Universalanxiety

237 words

Movie Analogy

Harriet: The Lord Shepherds to Freedom - Black Church (Psalm 23)

In the film *Harriet*, we witness a remarkable portrayal of Harriet Tubman, who, driven by what she describes as “the voice of God,” embarks on a treacherous journey through dark swamps and dense forests. Picture her, small yet fierce, navigating...

Psalm 23Universal

263 words

Movie Analogy

The Shack: Where Is God When Children Suffer? (Job 38:1-4)

Imagine a quiet, secluded cabin nestled deep in the woods, a place painted with shadows and whispers of a past too painful to bear. This is the Shack—a haunting reminder of the tragedy that tore apart Mack’s world when his...

Job 38:1-4Universaltheodicysuffering

313 words

Movie Analogy

The Help: Christ in Those Society Despises - Black Church (Matthew 25:31-46)

In the heart of Mississippi during the turbulent 1960s, a profound story unfolds in *The Help*, where we see the lives of Black domestic workers—women like Aibileen and Minny—who float in the shadows of grand Southern homes, their labor essential...

Matthew 25:31-46Universal

272 words

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The Kitchen Where God Made His Home

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection spent most of his life washing pots in a Carmelite monastery kitchen in Paris. Born Nicolas Herman around 1614 in...

John 14:23-29Universal

234 words

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The Hidden Radio at Cabanatuan

In the summer of 1944, American prisoners of war at Cabanatuan camp in the Philippines were starving, sick, and dying by the dozens. Japanese guards...

Luke 21:25-36Universal

235 words