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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 Man Who Could Not Keep Silent

William Tyndale could read the Bible in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. But that wasn't enough. While serving as a tutor in a Gloucestershire manor in...

Psalm 40:7-11Universal

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Chariots of Fire: Ordered Stillness in the Daily Office - Anglican (Psalm 46:10)

In the iconic film *Chariots of Fire*, we are introduced to Eric Liddell, a man whose life sprinted between the realms of faith and athletics. His story is not just about the glory of winning races; it’s about the foundation...

Psalm 46:10Universal

320 words

Historical

Divine Reversal: The Righteous Delivered, The Wicked Condemned

Yet the relation of the righteous and the wicked to trouble differs strikingly.

Proverbs 11:8Universaldivine providenceretributive justice

Joseph S. Exell

225 words

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The Warehouse in Albuquerque

In 1975, a thirteen-year-old named Bill Gates convinced his high school to let him test software for a local company. Nobody paid much attention. But...

Micah 5:2Universal

236 words

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Abraham Lincoln's Tears for a Broken Nation

In the spring of 1865, Abraham Lincoln visited the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, just days after its fall. Witnesses described a man who looked...

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1Universal

238 words

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The Architect's Blueprint Nobody Believed

In 1857, Frederick Law Olmsted stood before New York's city commissioners with plans to transform 843 acres of swampland, pig farms, and squatter shanties into...

Habakkuk 1:5Universal

244 words

Movie Analogy

Witness: Community Work as Community Worship - Anabaptist (Colossians 3:23-24)

Imagine a crisp autumn afternoon in rural Pennsylvania, the air tinged with the sweet scent of freshly cut hay. A diverse group of neighbors has gathered in a sprawling meadow, a patchwork of vibrant colors and laughter surrounding them. They...

Colossians 3:23-24Universal

329 words

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The Tears and Joy of Pyongyang, 1907

In January 1907, fifteen hundred Korean Christians packed into the Central Presbyterian Church in Pyongyang for a week of Bible study. The city had suffered...

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10Universal

239 words

Historical

Deception in the Path: Why Right-Seeming Ways Lead to Death

Elohim has endowed mankind with powers of variation and complexity unmatched in creation, yet this very richness becomes our peril.

Proverbs 13:12Universalmoral deceptionhidden consequences

Joseph S. Exell

221 words

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The Surgeon Who Traded the Scalpel for a Mop

In 2015, Dr. Hawa Abdi — one of Somalia's first female surgeons and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee — ran a sprawling camp outside Mogadishu...

Philippians 2:6-11Universal

220 words

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The Bishop Who Gathered the Scattered

In 1940, as Nazi forces swept across France, millions of refugees fled south in desperate chaos. Villages emptied. Families separated. The vulnerable — especially Jewish...

Jeremiah 23:1-6Universal

222 words

Historical

Silver Dross and Burning Lips: The Hypocrisy of a Wicked Heart

This scientific curiosity illuminates the proverb's moral force: corruption can masquerade as brilliance.

Proverbs 26:23Universalhypocrisy and deceptionthe corruption of the human heart

Joseph S. Exell

195 words

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Churchill's Return to the Man Britain Had Discarded

In 1940, Britain stood alone. France had fallen, the Luftwaffe darkened English skies, and the nation that had mocked and sidelined Winston Churchill for a...

Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38Universal

228 words

Historical

Broken Teeth and Dislocated Joints: The Pain of Unfaithfulness

Solomon's image cuts sharply: when we bite down on what we believed was solid, we suffer.

Proverbs 25:19Universalunfaithfulness and its consequencesthe testing of character through adversity

Joseph S. Exell

187 words

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Anne Sullivan's Knowing Hands

When Anne Sullivan arrived at the Keller home in Tuscumbia, Alabama, in March 1887, she met a seven-year-old girl trapped behind walls of silence and...

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18Universal

223 words

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Nature Illustration: Naming Creatures and Responsible Dominion

Imagine a young boy, perhaps seven years old, wandering through a lush forest near his home. Sunlight filters through the canopy, casting playful shadows on the ground as he stumbles upon a small, quivering creature—a baby bird that has fallen...

Colossians 1:15-20Universal

242 words

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Nature Illustration: Creation Groaning and Hope

On a brisk autumn morning, I found myself wandering through a quiet forest, the leaves whispering secrets in hues of gold and crimson. Each rustling branch and gently swaying tree seemed to echo a longing, a yearning for something deeper....

John 1:1-5Universal

248 words

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Science Illustration: Order and Design in Creation

Years ago, I visited a local planetarium, where I was mesmerized by a stunning display of our universe. As the lights dimmed, the vast expanse of stars unfolded before my eyes. I found myself enveloped in the beauty of the...

Colossians 1:15-20Universal

242 words

Historical

Hezekiah's Pride: Displaying Treasures Instead of Character

"And Hezekiah was glad of them." Yet this gladness masked a catastrophic error in judgment.

Isaiah 39:2Universalpride and its consequencesmisplaced priorities

Joseph S. Exell

204 words

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The Blind Woman Who Sang Her Way Through the Gates

When Fanny Crosby was only six weeks old, a doctor's mistake left her permanently blind. She never once saw a sunrise, a flower, or the...

Psalm 100Universal

234 words

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Seventy-Five Thousand Witnesses

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stood on the marble steps of the Lincoln Memorial and opened her mouth to sing. The Daughters of...

Psalm 98Universal

212 words

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When the Coal Miners Knelt

In the autumn of 1904, a twenty-six-year-old Welsh coal miner named Evan Roberts stood before a small congregation in Loughor and made a simple plea:...

2 Chronicles 7:14Universal

231 words

Historical

Stones That Speak

In the winter of 1811, twelve-year-old Mary Anning knelt on the rain-slicked cliffs of Lyme Regis, Dorset, carefully chipping limestone away from an enormous skeleton...

Job 12:7-10Universalperseverancediscovery

251 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 6:9-22

Picture Noah, a man of six hundred years, standing in a sun-drenched clearing, the wild sounds of nature around him—birds chirping, leaves rustling, the distant laughter of neighbors. God has just spoken, and the weight of that command hangs heavy...

Universal

356 words