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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 Exiles of Herrnhut

In 1722, a ragged band of Moravian refugees stumbled onto the estate of Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf in Saxony. They had been driven from their...

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19Universal

237 words

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Coded for a Journey You've Never Taken

Every autumn, tens of millions of monarch butterflies lift off from meadows across North America and travel up to 3,000 miles to a cluster of...

Universalpurpose

235 words

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The Source Behind Every Green Thing

Every leaf on earth is a tiny solar panel. The oak outside your kitchen window, the grass beneath your feet, the basil on your windowsill...

Colossians 1:15-17Universal

224 words

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The North Star and the Conductor Who Never Looked Down

Harriet Tubman led nineteen missions through the Underground Railroad, guiding more than three hundred men, women, and children from the plantations of Maryland to freedom...

Psalm 121Universal

242 words

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Eighteen Years of Defeat

In May 1789, a young William Wilberforce rose in the House of Commons and delivered a three-hour speech against the British slave trade. His evidence...

Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40Universal

228 words

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National Power Without Character Brings No Joy

Consider a wealthy man of vigorous health who dwells in a handsome house and adds yearly to his estates, yet his soul is corrupt.

Isaiah 9:3Universalmoral character versus material successnational righteousness

Joseph S. Exell

201 words

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The Philosopher Who Admired the Preacher but Missed the Point

In the autumn of 1739, Benjamin Franklin walked through the streets of Philadelphia to hear George Whitefield preach. Franklin was arguably the most brilliant mind...

1 Corinthians 2:1-16Universal

243 words

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The Parking Lot Clinic

Every Sunday morning, the congregation of Grace Fellowship in Baton Rouge sang three hymns, bowed for a long pastoral prayer, and drove home past the...

Isaiah 58:1-12Universal

255 words

Vivid Retelling

I Am Joseph: Genesis 45:1-15

Cinematic retelling of Joseph revealing his identity to his brothers

Universal

781 words

Historical

The Cry of the Poor and Divine Retribution

Poverty strikes those whose circumstances lie beyond their control—infirmity, disease, social oppression, misfortune—often accompanied by virtue and piety.

Proverbs 20:13Universaldivine retributionsocial responsibility

Joseph S. Exell

216 words

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Written in Permanent Ink

In 1974, Swedish biochemist Tomas Lindahl made an unsettling discovery: human DNA is chemically unstable. Every cell in your body experiences tens of thousands of...

Universalrestoration

242 words

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The Dawn Chorus

Every spring morning in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, something extraordinary happens in the hour before sunrise. Ornithologists call it the dawn chorus —...

Psalm 100Universal

257 words

Historical

The Restless Energy of Error and the Steadiness of Truth

Observe the paradox: error displays surprising zeal, while truth often appears passive.

Proverbs 4:16Universalthe nature of falsehood versus truthaccountability before God

Joseph S. Exell

212 words

Historical

Craftiness Versus Honesty: The Root and the Net

The wicked man must become hypocritical in proportion to his sin, for sin demands cunning concealment.

Proverbs 11:12Universalintegrity versus deceptioninternal strength versus external schemes

Joseph S. Exell

197 words

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The Hoary Head: Glory Through Righteousness in Age

Every season of life carries distinct duties and temptations.

Proverbs 16:31Universalaging with integrityvirtue in decline

Joseph S. Exell

217 words

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The Assyrian's Boast: Riches Gathered Like Abandoned Eggs

Isaiah 10:14 records the Assyrian conqueror's arrogant declaration: "My hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people." This metaphor exposes the depth of human depravity when power corrupts the soul. The imagery is deliberately contemptuous. A child...

Isaiah 10:14Universaldivine judgment of pridethe corruption of power

Joseph S. Exell

208 words

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The President Who Kept Pardoning His Own Assassin

In 1865, a Confederate sympathizer named Michael O'Laughlen was convicted of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. But years earlier, Lincoln had already demonstrated the very...

Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38Universal

237 words

Movie Analogy

The Pursuit of Happyness: Faith Through the Valley (Psalm 23:4)

In the film *The Pursuit of Happyness*, we are drawn into the heart-wrenching journey of Chris Gardner, a father who finds himself in the depths of despair, sleeping in a subway bathroom with his young son, Christopher. The cold tiles...

Psalm 23:4Universalperseverancevalley

292 words

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What the Robin Knows

Each spring, the European robin migrates hundreds of miles across Europe guided by something it cannot explain. Scientists long assumed birds navigated by landmarks or...

Universaltrust

274 words

Historical

The Moment of Spiritual Knowledge: From Doubt to Banner-Raising

Pages blur meaninglessly until midway through, when suddenly one beam of light breaks through.

Psalms 20:6Universalspiritual maturationpublic witness

Joseph S. Exell

188 words

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The Ruins of Warsaw and the Promise of Rebuilding

In January 1945, when Soviet forces entered Warsaw, they found a city that was 85% destroyed. The Nazi regime had systematically demolished it block by...

Isaiah 65:17-25Universal

252 words

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The Perilous Pride of Tomorrow: Four Rules for Uncertain Days

The seeds of alteration are everywhere sown, yet by strange deception, each man believes himself exempt from this universal law.

Proverbs 26:1Universaldivine providencehuman uncertainty

Joseph S. Exell

223 words

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Wired for Freedom

For most of the twentieth century, neuroscientists believed the adult brain was fixed — hardwired by early childhood, incapable of real change. If trauma carved...

Universalfreedom

243 words

Historical

Water Diverted: Jerusalem's Siege and Forgotten Providence

They diverted streams and springs outside the walls, redirected water away from besiegers, and constructed a moat between the city's inner and outer fortifications—filling it with water from the old pool.

Isaiah 20:11Universalforgetfulness of Godprovidence in daily life

Joseph S. Exell

212 words