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Home›Traditions›Pentecostal

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?”

23,656 sermon illustrations through the Pentecostal lens

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The Rescue Diver's One Instruction

In 2004, a cave diver named Dave Shaw descended into Bushman's Hole in South Africa — the deepest freshwater cave on Earth. At 886 feet...

Romans 10:9Universal

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The Storm Cellar on Route 9

Margaret Hensley was hanging laundry on the line behind her farmhouse outside Joplin, Missouri, when the sky turned the color of a bruise. It was...

Psalm 91:1-2Universal

252 words

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Science Illustration: Order and Design in Creation

A few years ago, I had the privilege of visiting a planetarium, and as I stepped inside, I was struck by the vastness of the universe projected above me. Stars twinkled like diamonds scattered across velvet, and constellations told stories...

Romans 1:20Universal

245 words

Contemporary

A Coach's Final Play

On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano shuffled to the podium at Madison Square Garden. The man who had sprinted across the court ten years earlier,...

Romans 5:3-5Universalhopeperseverance

239 words

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Science Illustration: Physics and the Stability of the Universe

Imagine standing beneath a vast night sky, where the stars flicker like whispers of ancient promises. Each twinkling light, a sun in its own right, speaks of a universe finely tuned for life. Romans 1:20 reminds us, “For since the...

Romans 1:20Universal

246 words

Contemporary

A New Song at the Lincoln Memorial

On August 28, 1963, a quarter million people stood shoulder to shoulder along the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., their faces turned toward the Lincoln...

Psalm 40:3Universalworshipinspiration

239 words

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The Night Shift at Station 7

Captain Maria Santos has worked the fire station on Ridge Road in Asheville, North Carolina, for twenty-two years. She once told a reporter something that...

Psalm 121Universal

236 words

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Nature Illustration: Humanity as Image-Bearers in Creation

On a clear autumn afternoon, I found myself wandering through a local park, captivated by the vibrant canvas of leaves painted in scarlet and gold. As I admired the trees, I stumbled upon a small clearing where a child was...

Colossians 1:15-20Universal

254 words

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The Thank-You Note That Arrived Too Late

In 2019, a retired teacher named Margaret Chen in Portland, Oregon, received a handwritten letter from a former student she barely remembered. The man, now...

Psalm 138Universal

233 words

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The Roll Call at Ellis Island

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the Great Hall on Ellis Island. They arrived speaking Yiddish, Italian, Greek, Mandarin, Polish,...

Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14Universal

255 words

Contemporary

Rising on Wings

On September 4, 1993, Jim Abbott stood on the mound at Yankee Stadium and did what only a handful of pitchers in baseball history have...

Isaiah 40:31Universalperseveranceovercoming limitations

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The Cellist in the Ruins

On May 27, 1992, a mortar shell struck a bread line in Sarajevo, killing twenty-two people who had simply been waiting for food. The city...

Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9Universal

237 words

Contemporary

When the Prophet's Words Echoed from the Lincoln Memorial

On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., under a late-summer sky. They had marched for jobs...

Amos 5:24Universalhopejustice

245 words

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Read by You Alone

When you send a message through Signal, the app encrypts it end-to-end — meaning only the person you're writing to can unlock and read it....

Universallove

233 words

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The Shawshank Redemption: Working All Things Together - Traditional (Romans 8:28)

In the heart of Shawshank Prison, where gray walls towered like looming giants and despair seeped into every crack, Andy Dufresne endured years of wrongful imprisonment. The oppressive weight of isolation pressed down on him, yet he cultivated hope amidst...

Romans 8:28Universal

263 words

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The Seeds That Need Fire

In 1988, nearly 800,000 acres of Yellowstone National Park burned in a series of devastating wildfires. Rangers feared the park might never recover. But ecologist...

Universalredemption

235 words

Movie Analogy

Selma: Scripture as Liberation Text - Progressive (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

In the heart of Selma, Alabama, in the sweltering heat of a March day in 1965, a group of courageous souls gathered, their hearts aflame with a resolve that the world had yet to fully recognize. They were not merely...

2 Timothy 3:16-17Universal

360 words

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The Finish Line at Barcelona

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semi-final at the Barcelona Olympics. He had trained for years, overcome multiple...

Universalperseverance

212 words

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Nature Illustration: Naming Creatures and Responsible Dominion

Underneath the vast, open sky, a young boy named Samuel spent his summer afternoons at his grandfather’s farm. One day, as he wandered through the fields, he stumbled upon a group of baby rabbits nestled in the tall grass. Their...

Romans 1:20Universal

249 words

Contemporary

Landing on One Foot

The Georgia Dome roared with 32,000 voices on July 23, 1996, as eighteen-year-old Kerri Strug stood at the end of the vault runway in Atlanta....

Philippians 4:13Universalcouragesacrifice

253 words

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Night Shift on the Seventh Floor

Sarah Chen worked the overnight shift in the ICU at Memorial Hospital in Houston during the spring of 2020. Every evening she suited up in...

Psalm 34:2-9Universal

247 words

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When the Sky Went Dark Over Dallas

On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans stopped everything to stare at the sky. In Dallas, Texas, traffic ground to a halt. Office workers spilled...

Psalm 97Universal

234 words

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The Prestige: The Price of Obsession (Mark 8:36)

In the gripping tale of *The Prestige*, we enter the shadowy world of 19th-century magicians, where rivalry is as intoxicating as it is destructive. At the heart of this story are Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, two men whose hunger...

Mark 8:36Universalobsessionrivalry

301 words

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The Smallest Patch of Sky

In December 1995, astronomers at NASA made a bold decision: they pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at one of the emptiest-looking patches of night sky...

Universalhumility

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