Pentecostal Sermon Illustrations, Free Preaching Ideas for Pentecostal Sermons

Tobymac On Faithfulness

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 24, 2022

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TobyMac wrote these words upon the tragic death of his 21 year old son; “My wife and I would want the world to knows this … We don’t follow God because we have some sort of under the table deal with Him, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-27

Tags: Faith, Grace, Worship, Salvation, Grief (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Faith

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 20, 2022

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“In the last resort faith is an act of will, inspired by love. Our love may be chilled and our will eroded by the spectacle of the shortcomings, folly, and even sins of the Church and its ministers, but I do not think that one who ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1, John 20:27

Tags: Faith, Doubt, Belief, Salvation

Denomination: Pentecostal

Kidnapped

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Aug 8, 2022

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It was December 5 - and I was turning 50 years old. My wife and I went out for dinner with some close friends. During dinner I was informed that we were staying at a hotel by the airport tonight because we had to catch a flight in the morning. Surprise! Happy birthday! Fred, we are taking you on ...read more

Scripture: John 14:1, John 14:1-17, Philippians 4:6-7

Tags: Peace, Birthday

Denomination: Pentecostal

Freedom

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 28, 2022

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The Lord, whom he had spent years fleeing but could not escape, had finally freed him by taking him captive. Dr. Victor Shepherd; Writing on the conversion of ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 2:20, Philippians 1:21, Galatians 5:1, Acts 20:24

Tags: Freedom, Gospel, Discipleship

Denomination: Pentecostal

Martin Luther And The Gospel

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 20, 2022

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Martin Luther: 1483-1546 In 2017 – the 400th anniversary of the Reformation, I had the privilege to visit Wittenberg, Germany, birthplace of the Reformation. I walked the cobblestone streets, and even toured Luther’s home. The prodigious Martin Luther appeared headed for the legal profession but ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:17, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Galatians 1:1-9

Tags: Faith, Salvation, Gospel, The Cross, Reformation, Justification By Faith (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Preaching, Power And Persecution

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 20, 2022

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John Hus: 1369-1415 John Hus of Prague was burned at the stake at age 46. His crime was an uncompromising preaching of the gospel and calling for church reform in pre-reformation Europe. His Sunday pulpit was the Bethlehem Chapel adjacent to the University of Prague. Czech nobles had built the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:1-4, Romans 1:16-17, Galatians 1:1-10

Tags: Persecution, Gospel, Power, Preaching, Renewal, Culture (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Getting The Gospel Right!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 18, 2022

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Martin Niemoeller was a German Pastor during the Nazi era and was imprisoned multiple times for his opposition to Hitler. Niemoeller understood that Hitler was distorting the gospel to serve his political agenda. In April 1945 American forces liberated northern Italy where Niemoeller had been ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:9, Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Faith, Salvation, Gospel

Denomination: Pentecostal

Identity

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 13, 2022

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An engineer had this note taped inside his desk drawer at his office: "This is not my life. This is my job. Christ is my life." (Upon his tragic death in ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21, Galatians 2:20

Tags: Faith, Career, Salvation, Discipleship, Work, Legacy, Identity (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Two Minutes

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 12, 2022

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Two Minutes to Eternity Marshall Shelley tells the story of his son's short life - just two minutes.The baby boy was born with a "chromosomal abnormality" called Trisomy 13. After the delivery, the doctor passed the baby to his mom. He was a healthy pink; Then he began to turn ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:27, Psalm 90:10-12, John 14:1-3

Tags: Death, Eternity, Heaven, Birth, Grief (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Grief

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on May 17, 2022

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On Death and Loss… He was 50 years old. The cancer was aggressive and relentless. The pain was unmanageable and agonizing. In two months he was gone. I didn't have the opportunity to say good-bye and if I did, what would I say? Could I get the words out? Our last communication, me in Port ...read more

Scripture: John 11:25, Psalm 90:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:1-7

Tags: Death, Grief, Sickness

Denomination: Pentecostal

When It Was Dark

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Apr 15, 2022

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When It Was Dark I’m not quite sure how to say this. We have always said in the church that our faith was based upon facts. It was a faith built upon evidence that led us to the facts. My friends, something has come to light just this past week that is out now in the professional journals and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Tags: Easter, Resurrection

Denomination: Pentecostal

Make Room For The Tide!

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Mar 12, 2022

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"Years ago, a wealthy businessman from London chartered a bus to carry a busload of urban children to the coast. There, the children spent a wonderful day at the ocean. Many of the children had never left the city. Most had never seen the ocean. For one blissful day, they ran unfettered over ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18

Tags: Make Room, Spirit Filled, Ocean, Full, Tide (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bring A Bigger Basket!

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Mar 12, 2022

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"A missionary in Africa had a farm some miles from the mission station. The season had been very favorable, and he had a large crop of corn on the mission farm. When the crop was ready to harvest, he made a public appeal to the Africans, asking them to help him carry his corn from the farm to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:38

Tags: Harvest, Giving, Basket, Receiving

Denomination: Pentecostal

Super Bowl Mvp

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 14, 2022

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When receiver Cooper Krupp was named MVP of the 2021 NFL Super Bowl fans may think an athlete would soak up the attention, inflate their ego and define their identity according to their on field accomplishments. But Kupp actually minimized the place of football and elevated the kingdom of God. He ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:25, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Tags: Gospel, Discipleship, Reward, Witness, Eternity (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Honesty

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 7, 2022

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Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception. Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself. Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:16, Ephesians 4:15, Matthew 5:33-37

Tags: Deception, Truth, Integrity, Misinformation

Denomination: Pentecostal

Help!

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 3, 2022

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God, if you get me out of this mess I promise you'll never ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13, Ephesians 3:14-21

Tags: Answers To Prayer, Faith, God, Salvation, Prayer, Miracles (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Naming Our Children

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 2, 2022

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At some point we stopped worrying about whether we were sinful or whether it was possible to be righteous and instead sought to avoid being unhealthy and to be healthy... we stopped naming our children “Charity” or “Grace” and began ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:1-4

Tags: Gospel, Identity, The Cross, Names, Children, Sin, Family, Salvation (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Hospitality

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jan 17, 2022

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"Hospitality in its purest form is love of a stranger." (Z Cobb during ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 13:2

Tags: Hospitality, Kindness, Love

Denomination: Pentecostal

Honor Thy Father & Mother

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jan 15, 2022

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The reader may ask me why I did not try to escape what was in store for me after Hitler had occupied Austria. Let me answer the question by recalling the following story. Shortly before the United States entered WWII, I received an invitation to come to the American consulate in Vienna to pick up ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-2, Exodus 20:12, Matthew 15:4

Tags: Honor, Family, Obedience, Courage, 10 Commandments (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

Marriage Insight

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Nov 15, 2021

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Destructive to marriage is the self fulfillment ethic that assumes marriage and the family are primarily institutions of personal fulfillment, necessary for us to become whole or happy. The assumption is that there is someone just right for us to marry and that if we look closely enough we will ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33

Tags: Relationships, Love, Marriage

Denomination: Pentecostal

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