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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 King Who Knelt

In the final moments of *The Return of the King*, Aragorn stands at his coronation in Minas Tirith. He has just been crowned King of...

Universalhumility

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The Father Who Sang in the NICU

When Marcus and Elena Torres brought their twin daughters home from Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Marcus couldn't stop humming. For forty-seven days in the...

Zephaniah 3:17Universal

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The King Who Knelt

In Peter Jackson's *The Return of the King*, there is a moment that still brings audiences to tears. Aragorn, son of Arathorn, has finally claimed...

Universalhumility

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The List That Cost Everything

In Steven Spielberg's *Schindler's List*, there is a moment that never fails to break an audience. Oskar Schindler — a man who began the war...

Universalsacrifice

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 108

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 108

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

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The Long-Expected King

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment that rewards every viewer who journeyed through three films of...

Universalpatience

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The Worn Groove in the Kitchen Floor

In a small house on Maple Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan, there is a spot in front of the kitchen sink where the linoleum has...

Proverbs 22:6Universalparenting

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Priming the Pump

In rural Appalachia, old homesteads still have cast-iron hand pumps standing over deep wells. Anyone who has used one knows the frustrating secret: you cannot...

Malachi 3:10Universal

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Light Bearers in the Deep

Marine biologist Dr. Edith Widder spent years studying one of Earth's most inhospitable places — the deep ocean, where sunlight never reaches and pressure would...

Universalcourage

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The Gardener Who Waited for Rain

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, we remember Andy Dufresne's patience, but there is another movie that captures patience with even quieter power. In *Babette's Feast*, a...

Universalpatience

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The Return of the King Who Almost Gave Up

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment that still catches me every time I watch it. Samwise...

Universalpatience

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The Ring Bearer's Burden

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment on the slopes of Mount Doom that has moved audiences...

Universallove

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The Bones That Break Stronger

In 1892, German anatomist Julius Wolff published a discovery that still shapes modern medicine. Known as Wolff's Law, his research demonstrated that human bone, when...

Universalhealing

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The Mending You Never See

Every single day, the DNA inside each of your cells sustains somewhere between ten thousand and one hundred thousand points of damage. Radiation, toxins, even...

Universalrestoration

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The Fellowship That Carried the Ring

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*, there is a moment that every church should recognize. Frodo Baggins, small and overwhelmed,...

Universalcommunity

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When Silver Speaks Louder Than Justice

In the film *Les Misérables*, there is a scene that stops the heart. Jean Valjean, a convict hardened by nineteen years in prison, is caught...

Universallove

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The Restore Button

Every iPhone user knows that sinking feeling — the screen freezes, apps crash, and nothing works the way it should. Years of accumulated digital clutter...

Universalrestoration

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Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 2:4-7

Imagine a sun-drenched afternoon in a quiet valley, the kind of place where the earth has been waiting for a gardener. The ground is parched, a dusty canvas stretched taut beneath a wide blue sky, with each crack whispering stories...

Universal

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The Fox Who Taught Us to Sit Closer

In Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's *The Little Prince*, a lonely fox asks the prince to tame him — to make him more than just another fox...

Universalpatience

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The Enzyme That Forgives

Deep inside every cell in your body, an enzyme called DNA polymerase is copying your genetic code right now. It works at astonishing speed —...

Universalgrace

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No Man Is a Failure Who Has Friends

In Frank Capra's *It's a Wonderful Life*, George Bailey reaches his lowest point on Christmas Eve. Facing financial ruin and a warrant for his arrest,...

Universalcommunity

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The Man Who Gave Himself Away

In Victor Hugo's *Les Misérables*, Jean Valjean has built a new life. The former convict has become Monsieur Madeleine — a respected mayor, a factory...

Universalcourage

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I Can't Carry It, But I Can Carry You

In the final chapters of J.R.R. Tolkien's *The Return of the King*, Frodo collapses on the slopes of Mount Doom. The Ring has become unbearable,...

Universalperseverance

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The Wizard of Oz: There Is No Place Like Home (Psalm 90:1)

Imagine Dorothy Gale, a young girl with dreams as vibrant as the Kansas sunflowers swaying in the breeze. One fateful day, a cyclone rips through her small hometown, whisking her away to the fantastical land of Oz. There, she meets...

Psalm 90:1Universalhomejourney

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