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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 Bones That Mend Stronger

In 1892, German anatomist Julius Wolff published a law that still guides orthopedic medicine today. Wolff's Law states that bone adapts to the stress placed...

Universalhealing

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The Telegram That Could Not Name Him

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

Universalidentity

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The Cells That Chose to Become the Stalk

Princeton biologist John Tyler Bonner spent decades studying a tiny organism called Dictyostelium discoideum — a social amoeba that reveals something profound about sacrifice. When...

Universalsacrifice

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Historical

Beyond Every Measurement

In 1929, astronomer Edwin Hubble sat in the observer's chair of the 100-inch Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, perched above Pasadena, California. For years...

Job 38:4-7Universalwondercreation

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The Hymn Written Over the Waves

In November 1873, Horatio Spafford stood at the railing of a ship crossing the Atlantic and stared down at cold, dark water. Somewhere beneath those...

Universalhealing

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The Right to Be Forgotten

In 2014, the European Court of Justice handed down a landmark ruling now known as "the right to be forgotten." A Spanish citizen named Mario...

Universalforgiveness

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The Conductor's First Downbeat

On September 7, 2024, Gustavo Dudamel stepped onto the podium at the New York Philharmonic for his inaugural concert as music director. Before him sat...

Genesis 1:1-2:4aUniversal

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The Stars That Were Always There

In 1995, astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a tiny patch of sky near the constellation Ursa Major — a patch so small you...

Universalhope

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The Brain That Refuses to Stay the Same

In 2000, neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire at University College London made a remarkable discovery. She scanned the brains of London taxi drivers — professionals who spend...

Universalfreedom

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Vivid Retelling

A King Who Did Not Know Joseph: Exodus 1:8-22

Cinematic retelling of Israelite oppression in Egypt

Universal

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Movie Analogy

Encanto: We Do Not Talk About Bruno (Ezekiel 37:11-12)

In the vibrant hills of Colombia, where the colors of life seem to dance in rhythm with the wind, the Madrigal family resides in a magical home that reflects their gifts. Yet, amidst this wonder, a shadow looms — the...

Ezekiel 37:11-12Universalprophecysilence

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The Silver Candlesticks That Renamed a Man

In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean stumbles out of prison after nineteen years, branded by a yellow passport that marks him as a convict....

Universalidentity

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The Young Man Who Could Only Say Yes

In 1887, at a D.L. Moody revival meeting, the music director Daniel Towner watched as person after person stood to share polished testimonies of faith....

Universalobedience

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The Divine Right to Be Forgotten

In 2014, the European Court of Justice handed down a landmark ruling that changed the internet forever. A Spanish man named Mario Costeja González had...

Universalforgiveness

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Mark 3:13-19

Imagine the sun rising over the rugged hills of Galilee, casting a golden hue on the rocky paths that wind through ancient olive groves. Picture Jesus, his robes gently swaying in the morning breeze, climbing toward a secluded mountaintop. Each...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

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The Unrepeatable Pattern

In 1993, mathematician John Daugman at Cambridge University confirmed something remarkable about the human iris. Each one contains over two hundred unique features — ridges,...

Universalidentity

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When the Mountain Reveals What Was Always There

In 2010, art restorer Dianne Dwyer Modestini spent months carefully removing centuries of dark varnish and crude overpainting from a small panel attributed to Leonardo...

Luke 9:28b-36Universal

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Bonhoeffer's Return Ticket

In June 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood on a New York City sidewalk with a one-way ticket back to Germany in his pocket. Friends at Union...

Deuteronomy 30:15-20Universal

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Sermon Illustration

The Bones That Need the Weight

In 1892, German surgeon Julius Wolff published a discovery that changed how we understand the human body. He found that bones are not static structures...

Universalcourage

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The Hymn Born in the Dark

In 1882, Civilla Martin asked her friend Mrs. Doolittle how she maintained such steadfast joy despite being bedridden for over twenty years. Mrs. Doolittle smiled...

Universalfaith

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The Cell That Refused to Listen

In 2002, Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, and John Sulston received the Nobel Prize in Physiology for a discovery about something we rarely celebrate: death....

Universalobedience

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: John 3:31-36

Imagine a small, bustling café in the heart of a vibrant city, where the aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingles with the chatter of patrons sharing their lives. Among them sits a wise old man named Thomas, his weathered hands...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

290 words

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The Boy Preacher of London

Charles Haddon Spurgeon was nineteen years old when the deacons of New Park Street Chapel in London invited him to become their pastor in 1854....

Jeremiah 1:4-10Universal

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Movie Analogy

The Long Walk Through the Rain

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, there is a moment that still takes my breath away. Andy Dufresne has spent nearly twenty years chipping through a concrete...

Universalobedience

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