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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

Sermon Illustration

One Voice at Herrnhut

In 1727, Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf faced an impossible situation on his estate in Saxony. He had offered refuge to persecuted Christians from across Europe...

Romans 15:4-13Universal

239 words

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Contemporary

A Grain of Wheat in Memphis

On the evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stepped onto the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He had...

John 12:24Universalsacrificehope

247 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 20:1-18

Imagine the sun setting over the arid hills of Gerar, casting long shadows across the shifting sands. Abraham, weary from years of wandering, arrives in this foreign land, clutching the hand of his beloved wife, Sarah. She is no longer...

Universal

351 words

Vivid Retelling

The Marriage of Truth and Love: A Meditation on 2 John

A theological meditation on 2 John exploring the inseparability of truth and love. Examines how the Elder holds together doctrinal clarity (warning against those who deny Christ coming in flesh) with deep affection for the community. Truth is not opposed to love but is the path love walks.

Universal

1250 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 6:1-8

Picture a world that once thrived in harmony, where the air was filled with laughter and the earth was rich with vibrant life. But now, as twilight descends, darkness wraps around the globe like a heavy shroud. Imagine the streets...

Universal

287 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 119:1-8 (Aleph)

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 119:1-8

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

165 words

Sermon Illustration

The Stone Two Sculptors Refused

In 1464, the Cathedral of Florence commissioned a towering block of Carrara marble to be carved into a figure of David. The sculptor Agostino di...

Universalpurpose

247 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 38:1-30

In the dusty twilight of ancient Canaan, Judah, son of Jacob, found himself standing at a fork in the road of his life. Leaving his brothers behind, he ventured into the tangled web of Canaanite culture and took a wife,...

Universal

369 words

Vivid Retelling

I Am He: John 18:1-11

Cinematic retelling of Jesus arrest in Gethsemane

Universal

492 words

Sermon Illustration

The Ring They Gave the Man They Blamed

On October 14, 2003, Steve Bartman reached for a foul ball during Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field. The Chicago...

Universalforgiveness

245 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 131

In a quiet moment in a sun-drenched nursery, I watched a mother hold her weaned child, a precious little one named Samuel. With the soft glow of afternoon light spilling through the window, I could see the gentle rise and...

Universal

316 words

Contemporary

The Last Sermon at Mason Temple

On the evening of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a crowd at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He had come to...

Philippians 1:21Universalsacrificehope

239 words

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When the Wreck Finds a Song

In 2002, Johnny Cash was seventy years old, his hands trembling, his body failing. Decades of amphetamine addiction, broken relationships, and self-destruction lay behind him....

Universalredemption

230 words

Sermon Illustration

The Password You Never See

Every time you log into your bank account, something remarkable happens behind the scenes. Your password never actually travels across the internet. Instead, a system...

Universaltrust

234 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 4

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 4

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

188 words

Sermon Illustration

Guts Enough Not to Fight Back

In August 1945, Branch Rickey sat across from Jackie Robinson and laid out an impossible assignment. Rickey wanted Robinson to break baseball's color barrier with...

Universalobedience

230 words

Sermon Illustration

The Longest 200 Meters

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

Universaltrust

218 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 9:1-17

As the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in brilliant hues of orange and gold, the air was thick with the scent of fresh earth, still saturated from the recent rains. Noah stood at the edge of a...

Universal

311 words

Sermon Illustration

The Runner Who Felt God's Pleasure

In the 1924 Paris Olympics, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell faced a decision that baffled the sporting world. His best event, the 100 meters, was scheduled...

Universalpurpose

241 words

Sermon Illustration

Running Free in the Right Lane

On July 11, 1924, Eric Liddell stood at the starting line of the 400 meters in Paris — a race he was never supposed to...

Universalfreedom

251 words

Sermon Illustration

When the Body Learns to Move Again

Orthopedic surgeons have a name for it: adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder. It begins quietly, often after an injury the patient thought had...

Universalfreedom

248 words

Sermon Illustration

Singing in the Dark

In 2010, thirty-three Chilean miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground in the San José copper mine near Copiapó. For seventeen days, the world didn't even...

Acts 16:16-34Universal

244 words

Sermon Illustration

The Race That Changed the Finish Line

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal carrying the weight of four years of preparation. He had...

Universalperseverance

235 words

Sermon Illustration

Dancing on the Rubble

On May 22, 2011, a mile-wide tornado carved through Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and leveling entire neighborhoods in minutes. Among the wreckage stood what...

Habakkuk 3:17-19Universal

236 words