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Pentecostal Illustrations

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

Crawling Through the Dark to Freedom

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, there is a scene that makes audiences hold their breath every time. Andy Dufresne, wrongfully imprisoned for nearly twenty years, has...

Universalperseverance

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The Cells That Refuse to Quit

Every single day, the DNA inside each of your cells sustains between ten thousand and one hundred thousand molecular lesions — damage from sunlight, oxidation,...

Universalperseverance

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The Git Revert That Grace Makes Possible

Every software developer knows the sinking feeling. You have been building something for hours, maybe days, and then one bad line of code breaks everything....

Universalredemption

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The Music That Came from the Ruins

In 1741, George Frideric Handel was a broken man. Once the toast of London, he was now buried in debt, partially paralyzed from a stroke,...

When the Law Becomes Grace

In the opening act of the 2012 film *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean — a convict hardened by nineteen years of imprisonment for stealing bread —...

Universalforgiveness

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The Sound That Cancels the Storm

In 1989, Bose released the first commercially available noise-canceling headphones — the Aviation Headset, designed for pilots overwhelmed by the roar of the cockpit. The...

Universalhealing

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The Song He Wrote in the Dark

In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood before an orchestra in Vienna for the premiere of his Ninth Symphony. He could not hear a single note....

Through the Sewage Pipe to Freedom

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

Universalperseverance

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The Opponents Who Carried Her Home

In April 2008, Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky stepped to the plate in a conference softball game and did something she had never done in...

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When the Shadow Fell Over Carbondale

On August 21, 2017, thousands gathered in Carbondale, Illinois — the point of greatest eclipse duration in the continental United States. For two minutes and...

Isaiah 6:1-8Universal

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The Open Door at 3 A.M.

When Margaret Chen's husband collapsed in the parking lot of a Kroger in Chattanooga, she didn't know a single person within five hundred miles. They...

Hebrews 4:16Universal

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The Slave Trader Who Cried Out in the Storm

On March 10, 1748, a violent storm battered the slave ship *Greyhound* in the North Atlantic. John Newton, a twenty-two-year-old sailor hardened by years of...

1 Peter 3:18-22Universal

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The Piano Teacher Who Never Stopped Believing

In 1987, Margaret Ellison taught piano lessons from her living room in Tupelo, Mississippi. One of her students, a twelve-year-old boy named DeShawn, had hands...

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17Universal

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The Bread Baker's Apprentice

In 1987, a twenty-two-year-old named Marco arrived in San Francisco from a small village outside Naples, carrying little more than his grandmother's sourdough starter wrapped...

Psalm 25:1-10Universal

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The Storm That Taught John Newton to Say No

John Newton had spent years commanding slave ships across the Atlantic, trafficking human beings for profit. By 1748, he had hardened himself against every pang...

Titus 2:11-12Universal

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The Night a Mountain Melted and Europe Stood Still

On April 14, 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland erupted with such force that it sent a column of ash nine kilometers into the...

Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9Universal

The Tree of Life: Suffering Transformed Into Glory - Orthodox (Isaiah 53)

In Terrence Malick's poignant film *The Tree of Life*, we find ourselves immersed in a vivid tapestry where the cosmos dances with familial pain and the promise of renewal. Picture the sprawling Texas landscape, bathed in golden sunlight and shadowed...

Isaiah 53Universal

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Nature Illustration: Light and Darkness

As the sun began to set over the tranquil lake, its golden rays danced upon the water’s surface, creating a mesmerizing spectacle that drew me closer. I stood captivated, watching as the vibrant colors of the sky transitioned from rich...

Matthew 6:25-34Universal

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The Bridge That Holds Even When You Forget It's There

In 2005, a young couple named David and Maria closed on their first home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Three years later, the Cedar River surged...

Genesis 9:8-17Universal

Facing the Giants: Personal Courage From Personal Encounter - Baptist (Joshua 1:9)

In the heart of his locker room, Coach Grant Taylor stood alone, the faint scent of sweat and polished wood surrounding him. The sounds of clattering lockers and echoing footsteps faded into silence as he wrestled with his fears. Just...

Joshua 1:9Universal

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Nature Illustration: Shepherding, Flocks, and Care

On a crisp autumn morning, I visited a local farm where a shepherd was tending to his flock. The sun began to rise, casting a warm golden hue over the field, and the sheep grazed peacefully, unaware of the beauty...

Colossians 1:15-20Universal

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The Vintner's Careful Knife

Every February in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, vintners walk their dormant pinot noir vines with pruning shears in hand. To an outsider, the work...

Titus 2:11-12Universal

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The Sign She Never Asked For

When Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, Linda Nguyen refused to leave her home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Her neighbors begged her....

Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10Universal

The Shawshank Redemption: Walking Through the Valley - Traditional (Psalm 23)

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, we meet Andy Dufresne, a man wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit. Picture him, for a moment, standing in the bleak, gray confines of Shawshank Penitentiary, surrounded by the cold, unforgiving walls that echo...

Psalm 23Universal