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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?”

25,762 sermon illustrations through the Pentecostal lens

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The Catheter and the Courageous Heart

In 1929, a young German surgeon named Werner Forssmann did something his colleagues considered suicidal. Convinced that a thin tube could safely reach the human...

Universalcourage

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The Surgery No One Wants but Everyone Needs

Surgeons have a word for one of the most painful steps in wound care: debridement. When a wound becomes infected or fills with dead tissue,...

Universalforgiveness

238 words

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The Healing Power of Being Held Together

In 1978, Dr. Edgar Rey Sanabria faced a crisis at the Instituto Materno Infantil in Bogotá, Colombia. His neonatal unit lacked enough incubators for premature...

Universalcommunity

223 words

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The Weight She Laid Down

In July 2021, Simone Biles was the most decorated gymnast in history, carrying the expectations of an entire nation into the Tokyo Olympics. Then she...

Universalfreedom

258 words

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The Bacteria He Swallowed on Faith

In 1984, Dr. Barry Marshall was running out of options. He and his colleague Dr. Robin Warren had discovered that a spiral-shaped bacterium called Helicobacter...

Universalcourage

230 words

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Written But Not Finished

In 2005, Spanish geneticist Mario Fraga and his research team published a landmark study on identical twins. They discovered something remarkable: twins who shared the...

Universalidentity

229 words

Historical

The Upright Man: A Glowing Spark in Darkness

The Hebrew word for "upright" means a person *good throughout, though not thoroughly*—one who genuinely pursues holiness, not one who merely personates religion.

Psalms 18:25UniversalGod's reciprocal faithfulnessauthentic righteousness versus hypocrisy

Charles H. Spurgeon

218 words

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A Voice in Forty Thousand

An Emperor penguin colony on the Antarctic ice shelf can number over forty thousand birds. They look virtually identical — same height, same tuxedo markings,...

Luke 15:3-7Universal

251 words

Contemporary

When Conscience Outweighed the Law

On March 2, 1955, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus after classes at Booker T. Washington High School. When the driver ordered...

Acts 5:29Universalcourageyouth

243 words

Historical

Bishop Griswold's Meekness: The Strength of Receiving Reproof

From the foolish child who refuses parental authority to the foolish man who resists rebuke, pride precedes the fall.

Proverbs 13:18Universalthe value of correctionpride versus meekness

Joseph S. Exell

213 words

Historical

Flattery Reveals What Authority Ought to Be

Yet Maclaren perceives a profound paradox: both the flatterer and the oppressed knew in their hearts what those honeyed words *ought* to have described.

Acts 24:2-3Universalauthority and its proper usethe contrast between person and office

Alexander Maclaren

239 words

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The Heartbeat Next to Yours

In 1978, at a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Edgar Rey Sanabria faced a crisis. His neonatal unit lacked enough incubators for the premature babies...

Universallove

232 words

Historical

God's Word Demands Total Obedience Without Compromise

God's Word carries three uncompromising claims upon us.

Psalms 119:168UniversalGod's sovereigntycomplete surrender

Charles H. Spurgeon

191 words

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The Queen Who Kept Pardoning

On the morning of February 1, 1587, Queen Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots. But what history often forgets is...

Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38Universal

237 words

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Using brainstorming skill to explore angles first.

Let me think through several fresh technology angles for forgiveness before writing: **Possible angles:** 1. **Git revert/reset** — version control letting you undo mistakes cleanly,...

Universalforgiveness

424 words

Historical

Christian Courage: The Cost of Righteousness

When your interest, your feelings, your wants, nay, even your future independence are on one side, and the plain dictates of duty and religion on the other, then it is that you must "be very courageous" and not turn aside...

Judges 19:6Universalmoral integrity under pressurecost of discipleship

Joseph S. Exell

241 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 47:27-31

The sun dipped low over the dusty streets of ancient Egypt, casting long shadows that danced in the fading light. Inside a modest chamber, the air was thick with the scent of myrrh and the weight of unspoken goodbyes. Jacob,...

Universal

330 words

Historical

The Prophet Who Would Not Let Them Celebrate in Peace

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass stood before nearly six hundred people in Corinthian Hall, Rochester, New York, invited by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society...

Isaiah 58:6Universaljusticetruth

243 words

Movie Analogy

The Long Walk to Freedom

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, there is a moment that rarely gets the attention it deserves. Red, played by Morgan Freeman, has finally been released from...

Universalobedience

241 words

Historical

The Dual Strength That Makes Young Men Glorious

Exell's Victorian exposition distinguishes between two essential dimensions of this strength, each indispensable to true manhood.

Proverbs 20:29Universalphysical and moral strengthyouth and responsibility

Joseph S. Exell

201 words

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The Universe Beneath Your Feet

In 2020, a team of researchers at the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks published findings that stunned the scientific community. Beneath a single...

Universalhumility

231 words

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When the Boat Swings

In rowing, there is a phenomenon called "swing." It happens when all eight rowers are pulling in such perfect unison that the boat seems to...

Universalcommunity

247 words

Historical

The Earth Bears Witness: Associations Reveal Character

The prophet reveals a profound truth: the created order itself stands as evidence against human transgression.

Isaiah 25:21Universalmoral accountabilitycreation as witness

Joseph S. Exell

208 words

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The Church That Refused to Stay Buried

In 1966, Mao Zedong's Red Guards swept through China with a singular mission: destroy every trace of Christianity. They shuttered churches, burned Bibles by the...

Ezekiel 37:1-14Universal

250 words

Pentecostal Illustrations

The Catheter and the Courageous Heart

The Surgery No One Wants but Everyone Needs

The Healing Power of Being Held Together

The Weight She Laid Down

The Bacteria He Swallowed on Faith

Written But Not Finished

The Upright Man: A Glowing Spark in Darkness

A Voice in Forty Thousand

When Conscience Outweighed the Law

Bishop Griswold's Meekness: The Strength of Receiving Reproof

Flattery Reveals What Authority Ought to Be

The Heartbeat Next to Yours

God's Word Demands Total Obedience Without Compromise

The Queen Who Kept Pardoning

**Using brainstorming skill to explore angles first.**

Christian Courage: The Cost of Righteousness

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 47:27-31

The Prophet Who Would Not Let Them Celebrate in Peace

The Long Walk to Freedom

The Dual Strength That Makes Young Men Glorious

The Universe Beneath Your Feet

When the Boat Swings

The Earth Bears Witness: Associations Reveal Character

The Church That Refused to Stay Buried

Using brainstorming skill to explore angles first.