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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?”

23,975 sermon illustrations through the Pentecostal lens

Sermon Illustration

The Bend in the Wood

In the hill country outside Asheville, North Carolina, a furniture maker named Harold Rigsby spent forty-three years bending white oak into Windsor chairs. His workshop...

Proverbs 22:6Universalparenting

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Sermon Illustration

The Gold in Our Scars

In Japan, there is an ancient art form called *kintsugi* — the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When a...

Universalhealing

237 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Mark 14:66-72

Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 14:66-72

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

185 words

Sermon Illustration

The Lion's Song in the Darkness

In C.S. Lewis's *The Magician's Nephew*, there is a moment that has quietly shaped how generations of readers understand courage. The children Digory and Polly...

Universalcourage

240 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Luke 4:14-30

Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 4:14-30

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

233 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Luke 5:33-39

Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 5:33-39

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

189 words

Sermon Illustration

The Wall That Rose in Millbrook

In 2019, a tornado carved a quarter-mile scar through Millbrook, Alabama, peeling roofs off homes and snapping a century-old oak across the entrance of Millbrook...

Nehemiah 4:6Universal

221 words

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The Hymn That Cost Her Everything

In February 1874, Frances Ridley Havergal arrived at a friend's home for a short visit. She was already an accomplished musician and poet, but that...

Universalobedience

238 words

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The Forest That Heals Itself

In 1999, scientists studying Yellowstone National Park made a remarkable discovery. Four years after wolves were reintroduced to the park, the entire ecosystem had begun...

Universalhealing

220 words

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The Password You Were Given

Every iPhone ships with a unique identifier burned into its hardware at the factory — Apple calls it a UDID. You cannot change it. You...

Universalidentity

242 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 27:11-26

Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 27:11-26

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

187 words

Sermon Illustration

The Luthier on Elm Street

In a cluttered workshop on Elm Street in Portland, Oregon, a luthier named Marco Benedetti spends his days with instruments other repair shops would refuse....

Isaiah 42:1-9Universal

223 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 49

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 49

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

268 words

Sermon Illustration

The Preacher Who Chose His Cell

For twelve years, John Bunyan sat in Bedford Jail. His crime was preaching without a license. The authorities offered him freedom repeatedly — all he...

1 Peter 3:18-22Universal

232 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: John 13:1-17

Vivid sensory description for preaching John 13:1-17

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

267 words

Sermon Illustration

The Choir Director Who Heard Every Voice

When Roberto Muñoz retired after forty-one years directing the community choir in San Marcos, Texas, the members threw him a banquet. During the speeches, someone...

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18Universal

245 words

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The Heartbeat Against Her Chest

In neonatal intensive care units across the country, nurses practice what they call "kangaroo care." When a premature infant — sometimes weighing barely two pounds...

Hebrews 13:5-6Universal

229 words

Sermon Illustration

The Surgeon Who Rebuilds What Was Broken

In orthopedic surgery, there is a remarkable procedure called autologous chondrocyte implantation. A surgeon harvests a small sample of healthy cartilage cells from a patient's...

Universalrestoration

230 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Psalm 98

Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 98

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

205 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Luke 7:18-35

Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 7:18-35

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

204 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Matthew 24:15-35

Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 24:15-35

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

173 words

Movie Analogy

Carrying What You Cannot Carry Alone

In *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, there is a moment that has moved audiences to tears since the film first...

Universalperseverance

241 words

Show Don't Tell

Show Don't Tell: Mark 8:27-33

Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 8:27-33

Universalhomileticspreaching technique

adults

171 words

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The Little Church on Vine Street

In 2019, a tornado carved through Joplin, Missouri, and left First Community Church as nothing but a concrete slab and a splintered cross. When the...

Haggai 1:15b-2:9Universal

264 words