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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?”

23,329 sermon illustrations through the Charismatic lens

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The Mother Who Refused to Eat

In 2007, researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovered a deep-sea octopus clinging to a rocky ledge nearly a mile beneath the Pacific....

Universalsacrifice

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When a Broken Man Heard Heaven

In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a ruined man. The composer who had once captivated the courts of Europe was fifty-six, his...

Universalfaith

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The Song He Wrote for the Man Who Killed His Son

In 1987, a drunk driver struck and killed Frank Worthington's twenty-three-year-old son on a rain-slicked highway outside Nashville. For months, Frank — a gospel songwriter...

Universalforgiveness

247 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 35:21-29

The evening sun cast long shadows over the tents of Jacob’s camp, a once-thriving household now steeped in tension. The air was thick with unspoken words, and the murmurs of daily life felt more like echoes of a shattered past....

Universal

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A Masterpiece From the Ruins

By 1741, George Frideric Handel was a broken man. The composer who had once dazzled London was now drowning in debt, abandoned by audiences who...

Universalrestoration

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When Healing Comes Through Tears

In 2006, Laura Story's husband Martin underwent surgery for a brain tumor. The operation saved his life, but it left him with severe memory loss...

Universalhealing

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When the Foundation Is Enough

In September 1710, the congregation of Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, gathered not inside their new building but around it. The walls stood only...

Ezra 3:11Universal

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The Race That Wasn't Finished Alone

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal. He had trained for years, fought through multiple surgeries, and...

Universalperseverance

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When the Sea Had Taken Everything

In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood at the railing of a ship crossing the Atlantic and stared down at the cold waters of the ocean....

Universaltrust

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 1:24-31

As dawn breaks over a vast, uncharted landscape, the earth trembles in anticipation of creation. Picture the sun casting its golden rays, illuminating the rolling hills where cattle begin to materialize. Their warm, breath puffs into the crisp morning air,...

Universal

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Vivid Retelling

This Is My Body: Mark 14:12-26

Cinematic retelling of the Last Supper

Universal

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Blaise Pascal's Night of Fire

On the evening of November 23, 1654, the French mathematician Blaise Pascal sat alone in his Paris rooms. He was thirty-one years old, brilliant beyond...

1 Samuel 3:1-10Universal

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Vivid Retelling

Do You Still Not Understand?: Mark 8:11-21

Cinematic retelling of Jesus warning about yeast and the disciples' confusion

Universal

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 46:28-34

Imagine the sun dipping low over the horizon, casting a warm golden hue across the lush fields of Goshen. The air is thick with anticipation, heavy with the scent of ripened grain. In the distance, a plume of dust billows...

Universal

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The Upper Room's Ten Days - Pentecostal (Isaiah 40:31)

After Jesus ascended, He told the disciples to WAIT in Jerusalem for the Spirit. They waited 10 days—praying, worshipping, expecting. Then Pentecost exploded. The waiting wasn't passive; it was pregnant with expectation. "Those who wait on the LORD shall renew...

Isaiah 40:31Universal

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Luther's 'Best Thing That Happened' - Lutheran (Romans 8:28)

When Luther was condemned and hunted, his friends staged a "kidnapping" to hide him in Wartburg Castle. Luther called it "the best thing that happened" to him.

Romans 8:28Universal

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 8:5-13

In the bustling streets of Capernaum, a Roman centurion named Marcus, clad in his gleaming armor that caught the midday sun, strode through the marketplace. The air was thick with the smell of spiced fish and the lively chatter of...

Universal

284 words

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The Last Song on a Sinking Ship

On the night of April 15, 1912, as the RMS Titanic listed into the freezing Atlantic, eight musicians gathered on the slanting deck. Led by...

Universalsacrifice

232 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Mark 12:35-37

The sun hung low over the temple courts, casting long shadows across the dusty stones where people gathered. The air was thick with anticipation, a mix of scents—sandalwood, sweat, and the faint aroma of offerings. Jesus, standing at the heart...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

306 words

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When Peace Like a River Ran Through Ruin

In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood at the railing of a ship crossing the Atlantic and stared down at the cold water below. The captain...

Universalgrace

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When the Body Chooses to Heal

In 2002, biochemist Dr. Charles Serhan at Harvard Medical School discovered a remarkable family of molecules he named "resolvins." Here is what they do: when...

Universalforgiveness

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The Girl Who Heard a Voice in the Garden

On February 7, 1837, a sixteen-year-old named Florence Nightingale sat in the garden of her family's estate in Embley Park, Hampshire, and heard what she...

Luke 1:26-38Universal

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The Waiting Room Inside the Chrysalis

Inside a monarch chrysalis, something astonishing happens — and it looks nothing like progress. The caterpillar's body dissolves. Muscles, organs, nearly everything breaks down into...

Universalpatience

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 5:38-42

Imagine the dusty streets of first-century Judea, where the sun beats down mercilessly on the backs of weary peasants. Picture a man named Eli, a simple fisherman, who toils day in and day out just to feed his family. One...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

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