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The immediate, experiential work of the Holy Spirit and the expectation of spiritual gifts.
Key question: “How does this text reveal the present-day work and power of the Holy Spirit?”
25,762 sermon illustrations through the Pentecostal lens
Matthew 11:2-11 12:49-56 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 98 16:1-13 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 30 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 19:1-10 shows the gospel pattern—God initiates grace, then forms a people who obey in love.
Luke 6:39-49 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Luke 18:1-8 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
Psalm 8 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Micah 6:1-8 14:1, 7-14 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 doesn’t flatter us; it exposes our excuses and calls them unbelief—today, not someday.
Psalm 139: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Corinthians 15:19-26 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 is a mirror—if it offends, it’s doing honest work—today, not someday.
1 Kings 18: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
If Romans 8:14-17 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Colossians 3: In context, it calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
1 Corinthians 13: In context, it meets us gently—calls us to live the text’s core truth with integrity.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 66:1-12 is a steady hand on the shoulder: God is near, and you are not alone in obedience.
Psalm 40:1-11 1:2-10 invites weary hearts: receive God’s promise, then take the next faithful step—today, not someday.
If Jeremiah 17:5-10 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
John 7:37-39 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 irritates you, it may be because God is touching the idol you protect.
Luke 6:17-26 anchors us in God’s character: He speaks, acts, and calls us to faithful response.