One of the largest free collections of sermon illustrations, organized by topic, scripture, and theological tradition.

Stay updated

New illustrations, features & occasional discounts

Browse

By Topic
By Scripture
By Tradition
By Emotion
By Source Type
Sermon Slides

Resources

Sample Illustrations
About
Premium
Contact Us
SermonWise AI
PewSearch
ChurchWiseAI

Support

Contact Us
+1 (888) 603-0316
support@churchwiseai.com
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Refund Policy

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?”

23,900 sermon illustrations through the Pentecostal lens

Sermon Illustration

The Listening Booth at Abbey Road

In 1962, a fifteen-year-old named George Martin sat in the control room at Abbey Road Studios, learning to engineer sound. His mentor, Oscar Preuss, taught...

1 Samuel 3:1-10Universal

254 words

PreviousPage 781 of 996Next

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 12:9-14

As the sun began its descent, casting a golden hue across the bustling streets of Capernaum, Jesus made His way to the synagogue, the air thick with anticipation. This wasn’t just another Sabbath gathering; today, a profound confrontation awaited. The...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

346 words

Vivid Retelling

The Unknown God: Acts 17:16-34

Cinematic retelling of Paul preaching at the Areopagus

Universal

924 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Genesis 12:1-9

Imagine Abram, a weathered man of seventy-five, standing under the vast sky, his heart heavy with the weight of leaving everything he’s ever known. The air carries the familiar scents of his father’s workshop, the sweet aroma of figs ripening...

Universal

331 words

Movie Analogy

The Tunnel That Led to Freedom

In *The Shawshank Redemption*, Andy Dufresne spends nineteen years wrongfully imprisoned, and for most of those years, he quietly chips away at the wall of...

Universalfreedom

242 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 14:1-12

Picture a lavish banquet hall, adorned with shimmering lights and fragrant, roasted meats. The laughter of guests fills the air, their goblets raised high in celebration. It’s Herod’s birthday, a night meant for revelry, yet beneath the surface, a dark...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

290 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 15:32-39

As the sun dipped low in the sky, casting a golden glow over the rugged landscape, Jesus looked out at the multitude gathered before Him. Imagine the scene: four thousand weary souls, faces etched with hunger and hope, had journeyed...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

315 words

Sermon Illustration

Bonhoeffer and the Church That Split in Two

In May 1934, a young German pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer helped draft the Barmen Declaration, a document that drew a sharp line through the heart...

Luke 12:49-56Universal

241 words

Sermon Illustration

The Name That Changed Everything

George Washington Carver never knew his parents. Born into slavery in Diamond, Missouri, around 1864, he was stolen as an infant by Confederate raiders and...

1 John 3:1-3Universal

238 words

Sermon Illustration

The Surgeon Who Put Down the Scalpel

In 2003, Dr. Elena Vasquez stood in an operating room at Johns Hopkins, her hands trembling over a seven-year-old boy whose tumor had wrapped itself...

2 Chronicles 20:12Universal

254 words

Sermon Illustration

The Telegram That Saved the Condemned

On a bitter January morning in 1830, George Wilson sat in a Philadelphia jail cell awaiting execution for robbery and endangering a mail carrier's life....

1 Peter 3:18-22Universal

240 words

Sermon Illustration

The Volunteer Who Spoke for Child Number 4617

In the family courthouse of Jefferson County, Alabama, a retired schoolteacher named Dorothy Vance sits on a wooden bench every Tuesday morning. She is a...

Isaiah 42:1-9Universal

253 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 33

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 33

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

277 words

Sermon Illustration

The Trophy Room He Emptied

In 2012, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Kalanithi was 36 years old and standing at the summit of everything he had worked for. Stanford residency. Published...

Philippians 3:4b-14Universal

234 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 17:22-27

Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 17:22-27

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

156 words

Sermon Illustration

The Hand That Quiets the Storm

In 2006, neuroscientist Dr. James Coan at the University of Virginia placed married women inside an fMRI brain scanner and warned them they were about...

Universallove

234 words

Movie Analogy

The Weight That Was Cut Away

In the 1986 film *The Mission*, slave trader Rodrigo Mendoza kills his own brother in a duel of jealousy. Consumed by guilt, he seals himself...

Universalrestoration

220 words

Sermon Illustration

The Bones That Need the Weight

In 1892, German surgeon Julius Wolff published a discovery that changed how we understand the human body. He found that bones are not static structures...

Universalcourage

256 words

Sermon Illustration

The Uninvited Rescue Fleet

When Hurricane Harvey stalled over Houston in August 2017, Marcus and Elena Ruiz climbed to their second floor on Tidwell Road and waited. They had...

Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10Universal

260 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 111

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 111

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

196 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Luke 20:20-26

In the bustling heart of Jerusalem, the sun cast shimmering reflections off the polished surfaces of coins as vendors shouted over the din of the market. Amidst this vibrant chaos, a group of religious leaders huddled together, eyes narrowed and...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

318 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 4:18-22

As the soft blush of dawn unfurled over the Sea of Galilee, a gentle breeze carried the salty scent of the water, mingling with the earthy aroma of freshly caught fish. Simon and Andrew stood knee-deep in the shallows, their...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

326 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Luke 23:1-5

As the sun sank behind the ancient stones of Jerusalem, casting long shadows over the streets, a restless crowd began to gather. Whispers of unrest filled the air, the tension palpable as the assembly surged forward, pushing Jesus through the...

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

326 words

Sermon Illustration

Warsaw Rising from the Rubble

In January 1945, when Soviet forces entered Warsaw, they found a graveyard. The Nazis had systematically demolished the city block by block after the 1944...

Ezekiel 37:1-14Universal

248 words