I’d like to ponder what Nazi Germany might mean for how we preach and influence both church and society in our tumultuous times.

You want to be the most prepared preacher possible, but you must preach with a profound sense of your dependence on God.

TWR broadcasts more than 12 hours of programming a week in the Hausa language from its 150,000-watt Oasis Transmitter.

In just 2 moths, police raided 4 worship services and issued 7 fines for leading and participating in “illegal missionary activity”.

Let’s talk about a couple of unplanned moments that tend to show up quite often in the sermon preparation.

Let’s think about two defining moments in sermon preparation that tie into the transition between passage study and message formation.

Every little detail of your preparation will build the character of the message, but the defining moments will fundamentally change the outcome of your process. 

The risen Jesus is both impressively powerful, and intimately present in the church today.  We need not despair at what we see around us. 

TWR MOTION is working with a team of believers in Thailand to create a 20-episode series of animated Bible stories for a Buddhist audience.

Homiletics lies at the heart of church ministry.  The privilege of the preacher is  soul care, both evangelistically and in edification.

The Gospel is not a self-starting life-change program, it is good news that involves us introducing listeners to God in Christ.  

Jesus calls us to live a radically new life as His followers. We are called to be with Him, enjoy time together, learn from Him, and be transformed from inside to out. 

This Easter let’s celebrate all that the Resurrection of Jesus means for us, not only in our anticipation of the future, but also in our experience in the present.

Not all topical sermons are created equal. What is the difference? Whether or not it is expository topical.

We are invited to identify with the perfect One hanging on that cross, for in that act He was most wondrously identifying with us.

The reason that we should take Jesus’ demand so seriously is because His mission cost Him everything.

We need to be careful not to let our egos creep in and turn an opportunity to serve others into a self-patting exercise.

The preparation of a sermon will be a privilege, an opportunity for God to mark your life profoundly.

For many of the Hazara people, radio and the internet are their only access to the good news.

It is not the preacher’s job to “make the text relevant”, but to underline, to emphasize how it is relevant to the particular listeners before us.

We should look at the text and learn what it says and means and consider how it is stirring us to love God and live for God in this world.

Are we setting a good example of observing the passage closely, interpreting accurately, and applying appropriately?

Is your Bible old and static, or dynamic and relationally connecting?

Though it is strictly forbidden to evangelize in Somalia, barriers to the gospel are being torn down little by little.

It does not mean much to acknowledge that Satan is real and active if we then immediately deny that he could be at work in almost every layer of human authority and influence.