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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?”

23,405 sermon illustrations through the Charismatic lens

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When the Music Returns

In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood on stage at the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, completely deaf. He could not hear a single note of...

Universalhealing

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Golden Scars

In Japan, there is a centuries-old art form called kintsugi — the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When a...

Universalredemption

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Vivid Retelling

Taken Up Before Their Eyes: Acts 1:1-11

Cinematic retelling of Jesus' ascension

Universal

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The Far, Far Better Thing

In Charles Dickens's *A Tale of Two Cities*, Sydney Carton is a man who has wasted his life. Brilliant but dissolute, he drinks too much,...

Universalsacrifice

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The Music That Came From the Ruins

In the summer of 1741, George Frideric Handel was a broken man. The once-celebrated composer had suffered a stroke that paralyzed his right hand. His...

Universalhope

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The Octopus Mother Who Gave Everything

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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A Heart Strangely Warmed

On the evening of May 24, 1738, a discouraged Anglican clergyman walked reluctantly to a small Moravian meeting on Aldersgate Street in London. John Wesley...

Mark 1:4-11Universal

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Movie Analogy

Left Behind: Israel's Prophetic Future - Dispensational (Jeremiah 29:11)

Imagine for a moment, a sun-drenched afternoon in the vibrant streets of Jerusalem. People bustle about, the aroma of fresh pita wafting through the air, mingling with the scent of spices from nearby markets. In the heart of this ancient...

Jeremiah 29:10-14Universal

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 16:21-28

As the sun dipped low over the hills of Judea, casting a warm golden hue across the dusty streets of Capernaum, the air was thick with the scent of fresh bread and the sound of laughter. The disciples gathered around...

Universal

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: John 20:30-31

Imagine yourself walking through a bustling marketplace in Jerusalem, the air thick with the vibrant aromas of spices and fresh bread. As you navigate the crowded streets, you can hear the laughter of children playing nearby and the distant sounds...

Universal

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The Song He Couldn't Sing

In 1989, Johnny Cash was at his lowest. Dropped by his record label, dismissed by Nashville as a relic, he played small venues to half-empty...

Universalredemption

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When the Maestro Changes the Key

In 1741, George Frideric Handel was broke, paralyzed by debt, and half-convinced his career was over. Then a librettist named Charles Jennens handed him a...

Universalobedience

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From the Depths of Nickajack Cave

In October 1967, Johnny Cash crawled into Nickajack Cave near Chattanooga, Tennessee, with every intention of dying there. Years of amphetamine and barbiturate addiction had...

Universaltransformation

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Movie Analogy

Nomadland: Houseless, Not Homeless (Hebrews 11:13-16)

In the film *Nomadland*, we follow Fern, a woman whose world has been turned upside down by the economic collapse of her hometown. Picture her: a weathered van, a patchwork of memories, her husband’s old jacket draped over the passenger...

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The Painter Who Faced the Wall

In 1508, Michelangelo Buonagiolo stood at the base of the Sistine Chapel and looked up at the vast, empty ceiling above him. He was terrified....

Universalcourage

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When Peace Like a River Ran Through Grief

In 1873, Horatio Spafford put his wife and four daughters on the SS Ville du Havre, bound for England. He planned to follow in a...

Universalcourage

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The Love No Wall Could Contain

In 1917, Frederick Lehman sat down to write a hymn about the boundless love of God. He composed two verses easily enough, but the third...

Universallove

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Movie Analogy

The Pin and the Car

In the final moments of Steven Spielberg's *Schindler's List*, Oskar Schindler stands before the eleven hundred Jewish workers he has saved from the death camps....

Universalsacrifice

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Movie Analogy

Running to Feel His Pleasure

In the 1981 film *Chariots of Fire*, there is a moment that has quietly shaped how an entire generation thinks about calling. Eric Liddell, the...

Universalpurpose

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The Open Door at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

In 1963, photographer Stanley Tretick captured one of the most iconic images in White House history. Two-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr. is crawling through the...

Hebrews 4:16Universal

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The Boat That Moved As One

In the summer of 1936, nine young men from the University of Washington did what no one thought possible. They were loggers' sons, farm boys,...

Universalcommunity

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The Song That Started with a Stammering Testimony

In 1886, Daniel Towner was leading music at a D.L. Moody evangelistic campaign when a young man stood during the testimony time. He was no...

Universalobedience

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The Light That Never Stopped Traveling

In December 2021, NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit nearly a million miles from Earth. When its instruments finally opened, scientists wept...

Universalhope

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When Love Finds Its Voice

In 1984, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick recorded "That's What Friends Are For," a song originally written for a film soundtrack that nobody noticed. It...

Universallove

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