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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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Living Like Rescued Men

On August 5, 2010, thirty-three miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground in the San José copper mine in Chile's Atacama Desert. For seventeen days, no...

Colossians 3:1-4Universal

238 words

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Maximilian Kolbe and the Body Freely Given

In the summer of 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz. The SS guards selected ten men from Block 14 to die by starvation as punishment....

1 Corinthians 6:12-20Universal

251 words

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Running When God Says Wait

In the spring of 1924, Eric Liddell received news that would have crushed most Olympic hopefuls. The 100-meter heats at the Paris Games were scheduled...

Universalobedience

244 words

Contemporary

Running the Race with Purpose

On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe walked onto Centre Court at Wimbledon to face Jimmy Connors, the defending champion and overwhelming favorite. Connors was younger,...

1 Corinthians 9:24Universaldignitybreaking barriers

229 words

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Nobody Finishes Alone

During the 2016 Rio Olympics, American runner Abbey D'Agostino and New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin were competing in the 5,000-meter heats when their legs tangled and...

Universalcommunity

227 words

Vivid Retelling

The Open Hand and the Closed Heart: Love Tested

An experiential vignette showing the practical outworking of 1 John 3:11-4:6 through the story of Marcus learning to love Demetrius in deed not just word. Explores the connection between open hands and confident hearts, then the test for discerning spirits: confession of Jesus Christ come in flesh.

Universal

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The Cross in the Ruins

On the morning of November 15, 1940, Provost Richard Howard walked through the smoldering shell of Coventry Cathedral. German incendiary bombs had gutted the medieval...

Genesis 3:9-15, 20Universal

229 words

Movie Analogy

Selma: Power Made Perfect in Movement Weakness - Progressive (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

In the heart of Selma, Alabama, during the spring of 1965, a diverse crowd gathered at the base of the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The air was thick with anticipation and tension; the cries for justice echoed in the hearts of...

2 Corinthians 12:9-10Universal

278 words

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The Earthquake That Came at Dinner

On February 6, 2023, families across southern Turkey sat down to ordinary Monday evening meals. In Gaziantep, a mother named Fatma was warming lentil soup....

Matthew 24:36-44Universal

233 words

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The Code That Didn't Flinch

In July 1969, as the Apollo 11 lunar module descended toward the Sea of Tranquility, warning alarms began firing in the cockpit. Program alarm 1202....

Universalcourage

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The Flight That Shouldn't Be Possible

In 2007, scientists from the United States Geological Survey fitted a Bar-tailed Godwit with a satellite transmitter and watched in astonishment. The bird, tagged simply...

Universaltrust

250 words

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Maximilian Kolbe's Bunk Number 18

In the starvation bunker of Auschwitz, Block 11, a Franciscan priest named Maximilian Kolbe spent his final days doing something the guards had never witnessed....

Matthew 5:1-12aUniversal

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The Flight That Should Be Impossible

In 2007, scientists at the USGS Alaska Science Center attached a satellite tag to a bar-tailed godwit they called E7. What she did next stunned...

Universaltrust

222 words

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The Finish Line His Father Wouldn't Let Him Miss

In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal carrying the weight of years — injuries, surgeries, and a...

Universalhope

222 words

Historical

A Quiet Word in a Roaring Stadium

On August 4, 1936, Jesse Owens stood on the edge of elimination in Berlin. The American sprinter had fouled on his first two qualifying attempts...

Galatians 3:28Universalsportsmanshipfriendship

260 words

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Eric Liddell's Last Race

Eric Liddell became famous for refusing to run on Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympics, then winning gold in the 400 meters. The world celebrated...

Colossians 3:1-4Universal

236 words

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When the Father Leaves the Stands

On August 3, 1992, British sprinter Derek Redmond lined up for the 400-meter semifinal at the Barcelona Olympics. He was running the race of his...

Universalhealing

228 words

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When the Father Runs

Derek Redmond had trained for this moment his entire life. On August 3, 1992, in the semifinals of the 400-meter race at the Barcelona Olympics,...

Universaltrust

223 words

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The Paper Sewn Into Pascal's Coat

On the night of November 23, 1654, Blaise Pascal — one of the most brilliant mathematicians in France — sat alone in his room in...

Isaiah 6:1-8Universal

236 words

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When the Singing Came Back to Joplin

On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado carved a mile-wide path through Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and leveling entire neighborhoods in minutes. St. Mary's...

Psalm 126Universal

219 words

Contemporary

The Diploma That Fear Could Not Prevent

On May 27, 1958, Ernest Green walked across the stage at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and became the first Black student to...

2 Timothy 1:7Universalcourageperseverance

260 words

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The Man God Made Fast

In 1924, Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell arrived at the Paris Olympics as the favorite in the 100 meters. Then he learned the heats were scheduled...

Universalidentity

222 words

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The Brain That Obedience Reshapes

In 2000, neuroscientist Eleanor Maguire at University College London made a remarkable discovery. She scanned the brains of London taxi drivers — people who spend...

Universalobedience

227 words

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The Home Run She Couldn't Finish

On April 26, 2008, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University hit the first home run of her college softball career — a three-run shot over...

Universalgrace

236 words