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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

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Maximilian Kolbe and the Body Freely Given

In the summer of 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz. The SS guards selected ten men from Block 14 to die by starvation as punishment....

1 Corinthians 6:12-20Universal

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When a Broken Composer Heard Heaven Singing

In the autumn of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a ruined man. His operas had failed. Creditors circled. A stroke had partially paralyzed him. At...

Universalredemption

238 words

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When I Run, I Feel His Pleasure

In 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite in the 100 meters. But when he learned the heats were...

Universalpurpose

231 words

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The Voyager Golden Record

In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 into space carrying a golden phonograph record. Carl Sagan and his team curated 115 images, greetings in 55 languages,...

Universalpurpose

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 38:1-30

In the dusty twilight of ancient Canaan, Judah, son of Jacob, found himself standing at a fork in the road of his life. Leaving his brothers behind, he ventured into the tangled web of Canaanite culture and took a wife,...

Universal

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You Were Meant to Be Here

In the fall of 1979, Herb Brooks held tryouts for the US Olympic hockey team. Sixty-eight of the nation's best college players showed up. Brooks...

Universalpurpose

223 words

Movie Analogy

Andrei Rublev: Christ as the Truth We Contemplate - Orthodox (John 14:1-6)

Imagine stepping into a dimly lit chapel, the air heavy with a palpable sense of reverence. Your eyes adjust to the soft flickering of candles, illuminating the intricate details of Andrei Rublev's Trinity icon. Each figure is alive with expression,...

John 14:1-6Universal

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The Bells That Broke the Silence

On August 25, 1944, the great bell Emmanuel — thirteen tons of bronze hanging in the south tower of Notre-Dame — had been silent through...

Isaiah 52:7-10Universal

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The Longest Wait in Baseball

For eighty-six years, Boston Red Sox fans carried a weight that no other fan base in baseball understood. The "Curse of the Bambino" had become...

Universalhope

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The Handshake That Changed Everything

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field as the first Black man to play Major League Baseball. The abuse was relentless —...

Universalforgiveness

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The Hardest Promise Jackie Robinson Ever Kept

In August 1945, Branch Rickey sat across from Jackie Robinson in the Dodgers' office in Brooklyn and made an extraordinary demand. Rickey wasn't just looking...

Universalobedience

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The River That Jumped Its Banks

In the spring of 1927, the Mississippi River swelled beyond anything the Army Corps of Engineers had planned for. For decades, they had built levees...

Joel 2:28-29Universal

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The Scaffolding Around St. Paul's

When Sir Christopher Wren began rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London in 1666, the old cathedral had been one of the...

Haggai 1:15b-2:9Universal

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 25:19-26

Picture the quiet intensity of a desert home, where the air is thick with dust and the weight of longing permeates every corner. Isaac, a man of deep faith and fervent prayer, kneels on the cool earth, lifting his voice...

Universal

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The Cells That Refuse to Let You Stay Broken

Every second of every day, your body is performing an act of quiet redemption. Scientists estimate that the human body repairs roughly 70,000 DNA lesions...

Universalredemption

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The Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras

On the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has thrown its beam across the Atlantic since 1870. Sailors caught in the treacherous...

James 1:17Universal

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The Heartbeat That Finds Its Rhythm

In 1960s laboratory experiments at Johns Hopkins, researchers made a remarkable discovery about heart cells. When individual cardiomyocytes — the muscle cells that make your...

Universallove

235 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 6:1-8

Picture a world that once thrived in harmony, where the air was filled with laughter and the earth was rich with vibrant life. But now, as twilight descends, darkness wraps around the globe like a heavy shroud. Imagine the streets...

Universal

287 words

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The Backup No One Knew Existed

In 1998, Pixar nearly lost *Toy Story 2* — the entire film. An engineer accidentally triggered a command that began deleting the movie's files from...

Universalrestoration

238 words

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The Race He Didn't Have to Win

In the 1924 Paris Olympics, Eric Liddell faced a decision that confused the watching world. The Scottish sprinter was favored to medal in the 100...

Universalfreedom

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Four Years in the Dark

In 2007, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute spotted a deep-sea octopus clinging to a rocky ledge, 4,600 feet beneath the Pacific. Over...

Universalsacrifice

225 words

Movie Analogy

Schindler's List: Whoever Saves One Life (James 2:14-17)

In the midst of the horrors of World War II, a man named Oskar Schindler stood at a crossroads, his identity woven with threads of self-interest, ambition, and the allure of power. He was a war profiteer, a member of...

James 2:14-17Universalfaithworks

326 words

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The Man God Made Fast

In 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite in the 100 meters. Then he learned the heats were scheduled...

Universalidentity

222 words

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The Old Slave Trader Who Taught a Young Man to Listen

In December 1785, twenty-five-year-old William Wilberforce knocked on the door of an aging clergyman in London, unsure why he had come. He had been a...

1 Samuel 3:1-10Universal

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