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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

Sermon Illustration

The Hidden Universe

In 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny patch of sky near the Big Dipper — a spot that appeared completely empty...

Universalfaith

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Sermon Illustration

The Night John Paton's House Was Surrounded

In 1862, missionary John Paton huddled with his wife inside their small mission house on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides. Outside, hostile...

Psalm 34:2-9Universal

240 words

Sermon Illustration

The Song That Survived the Asylum Wall

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

243 words

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The Deepest Look at Nothing

In 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that many of his colleagues called foolish. As director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he pointed...

Universaltrust

248 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 7:15-20

Imagine this scene: it’s a sun-drenched afternoon in a quiet village, where children laugh and play, and livestock graze lazily in the meadows. In this pastoral landscape, there’s a small flock of sheep, their woolly coats glistening in the warm...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

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The Song That Named Her

When Fanny Crosby was six weeks old, a doctor's error left her permanently blind. The world would have written her story in a single word:...

Universalidentity

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Sermon Illustration

Following the Thread You Cannot See

In George MacDonald's beloved 1872 fairy tale *The Princess and the Goblin*, young Princess Irene receives a gift from her mysterious great-great-grandmother — a thread...

Universalfaith

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The Orchestra That Refused to Rush

In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood before the Vienna premiere of his Ninth Symphony, arms waving, conducting with fierce intensity. But Beethoven was almost entirely...

Universalobedience

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Sermon Illustration

Clarence Jordan's Sermon in the Soil

In 1942, Clarence Jordan — a Greek scholar with a doctorate in New Testament — did something his colleagues found baffling. He left a promising...

Matthew 5:1-12aUniversal

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Vivid Retelling

The Glory Descends: Exodus 40:34-38

Cinematic retelling of God's glory filling the tabernacle

Universal

424 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 41:46-49

Imagine the sun rising over the fertile valleys of Egypt, casting golden light on the vast fields stretching to the horizon. Joseph, now thirty years old and adorned in his regal garments, stands atop a hill overlooking the land. He...

Universal

306 words

Sermon Illustration

The Two Things John Newton Never Forgot

By the time John Newton reached his eighties, his body was failing him. The former slave trader turned Anglican clergyman was nearly blind. His memory,...

Universalgrace

227 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 21:8-21

In the arid wilderness, the sun blazed mercilessly overhead as Abraham, with a heart heavy as lead, prepared to send Hagar and young Ishmael away. It was a day that began with celebration—the joy of Isaac's weaning filled the air,...

Universal

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Contemporary

Written Before We Could Read

On February 28, 1953, Francis Crick walked into the Eagle pub near Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory and announced to the lunch crowd that he and...

Job 38:4Universalwondercreation

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 132

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 132

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

307 words

Sermon Illustration

Dissolved and Remade

In 1899, Dutch biologist Pieter de Vries made a discovery that still startles scientists. He found that inside the chrysalis, a caterpillar does not simply...

Universaltransformation

240 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 149

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 149

Universal

191 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 22:15-22

As the sun began to dip below the horizon, casting a warm golden hue over Jerusalem, a tense atmosphere hung in the air. The bustling market square, usually filled with the sounds of lively barter and laughter, felt charged with...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

358 words

Sermon Illustration

The Two Trees on Maple Street

In 2019, the city of Detroit planted two identical red maple saplings on either side of Woodward Avenue as part of an urban regreening project....

Jeremiah 17:5-10Universal

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Sermon Illustration

The Strength of Mended Bones

In 1892, German surgeon Julius Wolff published a discovery that still shapes orthopedic medicine today. He found that when a bone breaks and heals, the...

Universalrestoration

245 words

Sermon Illustration

What Hides in the Emptiness

In December 1995, astronomer Robert Williams made a decision that many of his colleagues considered foolish. He pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny...

Universalfaith

235 words

Contemporary

Ten Days Staring at Nothing

In December 1995, Robert Williams, director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, made a decision his colleagues called reckless. He pointed the Hubble...

Psalm 19:1Universalwondercreation

242 words

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The Theologian Who Chose to Go Back

In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer sat in a New York apartment with every reason to stay. Friends had arranged a teaching position at Union Theological...

Luke 13:31-35Universal

209 words

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The Music He Could Not Hear

In May of 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood before an orchestra in Vienna to conduct the premiere of his Ninth Symphony. He was almost entirely...

Universalhope

238 words