Sermon illustrations: Holy Spirit

What Churches Need

“What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more novel...

He Thought of His Mother

In his book Anecdotes and Illustrations R. A Torrey relates the following incident: During our...

Charles Spurgeon on the Need for God’s Power

“Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without the wind, branches without...

Listening to the Holy Spirit

In the world of technology there is a new development called Hyper Sonic Sound (HSS). The inventor...

Rely on the Holy Spirit

Dr. Paul Brand was speaking to a medical college in India on Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine...

Don’t Tune out the Holy Spirit

A park ranger at Yellowstone National Park was leading a group of hikers to a fire lookout. The...

The Holy Spirit’s Work in Our Lives

The story is told about a little boy who was flying a kite. It was a windy day, and the kite kept...

Be Fully Surrendered to God

When D.L. Moody was just starting in the ministry, he heard a preacher make this statement, “the...

Secret for Victory

Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, “How can I get the air out of...

The Power Must Be Used

A young missionary, Herbert Jackson, was given a car to help him in his work. The car was a major...

Listening for the Holy Spirit

“Before refrigerators, people used icehouses to preserve their food. Icehouses had thick walls, no...

The Walk of the Christian

A father and son arrived in a small western town looking for an uncle whom they had never seen....

Sin Hinders the Work of the Holy Spirit

During a tour of a large manufacturing plant, a visitor noticed a man using a fiery torch of high...

He Felt God Tugging on His Heart

A twelve-year-old boy was saved at a revival. Later, his friends questioned him about it. One said...

God's Promises Are Facts

When G. Campbell Morgan was a young man he visited two elderly ladies each week to read the Bible...

Being Filled With the Spirit

A walk in the Spirit will of necessity be a walk in accordance with the Word the Spirit has...

The Believer's Power

I have a glove here in my hand. The glove cannot do anything by itself, but when my hand is in it,...

Some Christians Are Like...

Some Christians are like: 1. Wheelbarrows–must be pushed2. Canoes–need paddling3. Kites–must be...