https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org no en-us ℗ & © 2026 The Gospel Coalition | Nebraska Messages from The Gospel Coalition | Nebraska The Gospel Coalition | Nebraska TGC Nebraska Media TGC Nebraska Media Mike Reinmiller mikereinmiller@gmail.com The Gospel and Western Culture: Revisiting the Missiology of Lesslie Newbigin https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2026-01-22/the-gospel-and-western-culture-revisiting-the-missiology-of-lesslie-newbigin Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks offers a powerful vision for a “missionary encounter” with modern Western culture. In this TGC Nebraska sermon/conversation, Bob explores Newbigin’s critique of the Enlightenment, his diagnosis of Western secularism, and what faithful gospel ministry looks like today. Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks offers a powerful vision for a “missionary encounter” with modern Western culture. In this TGC Nebraska sermon/conversation, Bob explores Newbigin’s critique of the Enlightenment, his diagnosis of Western secularism, and what faithful gospel ministry looks like today. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2026-01-22/22/the-gospel-and-western-culture-revisiting-the-missiology-of-lesslie-newbigin Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:30:00 -0600 Prayer as a Way of Life https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2025-04-10/prayer-as-a-way-of-life https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2025-04-10/21/prayer-as-a-way-of-life Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:30:00 -0500 Sabbath https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2024-09-26/sabbath https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2024-09-26/20/sabbath Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:30:00 -0500 The Care of Souls https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2021-05-07/the-care-of-souls https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2021-05-07/18/the-care-of-souls Fri, 7 May 2021 11:30:00 -0500 The Heart of Christ https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2021-02-05/the-heart-of-christ https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2021-02-05/17/the-heart-of-christ Fri, 5 Feb 2021 11:30:00 -0600 The Pastor As Counselor https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2020-09-11/the-pastor-as-counselor https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2020-09-11/16/the-pastor-as-counselor Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:30:00 -0500 The Greatness of the Great Commission https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2020-02-28/the-greatness-of-the-great-commission https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2020-02-28/15/the-greatness-of-the-great-commission Fri, 28 Feb 2020 11:30:00 -0600 Public Theology & Our Cultural Moment https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2019-05-03/public-theology-our-cultural-moment This audio is from a talk Senator Ben Sasse gave at the Spring TGC Omaha event on May 3, 2019. This audio is from a talk Senator Ben Sasse gave at the Spring TGC Omaha event on May 3, 2019. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2019-05-03/14/public-theology-our-cultural-moment Fri, 3 May 2019 11:30:00 -0500 Pastoring Students & Families from a Gospel-Centered Perspective https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2019-02-01/pastoring-students-families-from-a-gospel-centered-perspective https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2019-02-01/13/pastoring-students-families-from-a-gospel-centered-perspective Fri, 1 Feb 2019 11:30:00 -0600 Preaching to a Secular Age https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-11-02/preaching-to-a-secular-age Let’s face it: the greatest preachers - Luther, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Edwards, et al - preached in an entirely different world. Their hearers were biblically literate; their cities embraced a basic biblical morality; their cultures still bore the craters of Christendom. There are many things we can learn from them about preaching - but speaking effectively to secular people is not one of them. For that, we must look around for preachers in our own day who are doing it well. John Starke is a man who IS doing it well. He preaches weekly at Apostles Church in the heart of New York City. And last year he wrote an essay called “Preaching to the Secular Age” that contains some of the most crucial insights I’ve ever come across about preaching in a post-Christian culture. Here in the Midwest, we preachers can sometimes “get away with” sloppy contextualization. The Heartland is still a fairly religious and conservative place. Perhaps you don’t feel the urgency of preaching to skeptics and disenchanted moderns. But you should. Our world is rapidly secularizing. If your church doesn't learn to speak to the malaise of modernity, you’ll see less and less evangelistic fruit. Yes, God is sovereign in salvation. But we still expect missionaries to learn the local dialect. We must do so as well. Let’s face it: the greatest preachers - Luther, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Edwards, et al - preached in an entirely different world. Their hearers were biblically literate; their cities embraced a basic biblical morality; their cultures still bore the craters of Christendom. There are many things we can learn from them about preaching - but speaking effectively to secular people is not one of them. For that, we must look around for preachers in our own day who are doing it well. John Starke is a man who IS doing it well. He preaches weekly at Apostles Church in the heart of New York City. And last year he wrote an essay called “Preaching to the Secular Age” that contains some of the most crucial insights I’ve ever come across about preaching in a post-Christian culture. Here in the Midwest, we preachers can sometimes “get away with” sloppy contextualization. The Heartland is still a fairly religious and conservative place. Perhaps you don’t feel the urgency of preaching to skeptics and disenchanted moderns. But you should. Our world is rapidly secularizing. If your church doesn't learn to speak to the malaise of modernity, you’ll see less and less evangelistic fruit. Yes, God is sovereign in salvation. But we still expect missionaries to learn the local dialect. We must do so as well. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-11-02/12/preaching-to-a-secular-age Fri, 2 Nov 2018 11:30:00 -0500 Shepherding & Conflict https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-09-07/shepherding-conflict https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-09-07/11/shepherding-conflict Fri, 7 Sep 2018 11:30:00 -0500 Mez McConnell - Session #2 https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-04-06/mez-mcconnell-session-2 https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-04-06/10/mez-mcconnell-session-2 Fri, 6 Apr 2018 11:30:00 -0500 Mez McConnell - Session #1 https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-04-06/mez-mcconnell-session-1 https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-04-06/9/mez-mcconnell-session-1 Fri, 6 Apr 2018 11:30:00 -0500 The Pastor as Theologian https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-02-02/the-pastor-as-theologian https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2018-02-02/8/the-pastor-as-theologian Fri, 2 Feb 2018 11:30:00 -0600 Counter-formation and Cultural Liturgies: Why Worship is the Heart of Discipleship https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2017-05-05/counter-formation-and-cultural-liturgies:-why-worship-is-the-heart-of-discipleship Counter-formation and Cultural Liturgies: Why Worship is the Heart of Discipleship Counter-formation and Cultural Liturgies: Why Worship is the Heart of Discipleship https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2017-05-05/7/counter-formation-and-cultural-liturgies:-why-worship-is-the-heart-of-discipleship Fri, 5 May 2017 11:30:00 -0500 A Theology of Gender (and Why it Matters) https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2017-02-03/a-theology-of-gender-and-why-it-matters https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2017-02-03/6/a-theology-of-gender-and-why-it-matters Fri, 3 Feb 2017 11:30:00 -0600 How to Avoid Burnout https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2016-09-09/how-to-avoid-burnout During this Quarterly gathering, Pastor Stu Kerns focused on creating healthy personal rhythms in order to avoid burnout. During this Quarterly gathering, Pastor Stu Kerns focused on creating healthy personal rhythms in order to avoid burnout. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2016-09-09/5/how-to-avoid-burnout Fri, 9 Sep 2016 11:30:00 -0500 Why Be A Complementarian? https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-11-20/why-be-a-complementarian Erik Raymond teaches five arguments for complementarianism. Erik Raymond teaches five arguments for complementarianism. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-11-20/4/why-be-a-complementarian Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:30:00 -0600 How to Lead by the Grace of the Gospel https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-05-15/how-to-lead-by-the-grace-of-the-gospel https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-05-15/2/how-to-lead-by-the-grace-of-the-gospel Fri, 15 May 2015 11:30:00 -0500 Preaching the Old Testament https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-04-23/preaching-the-old-testament Bob Thune and Erik Raymond introduce TGC Omaha. Kyle McClellan teaches on Preaching the Old Testament from Joshua 1:1-18. Bob Thune and Erik Raymond introduce TGC Omaha. Kyle McClellan teaches on Preaching the Old Testament from Joshua 1:1-18. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2015-04-23/1/preaching-the-old-testament Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:30:00 -0500 Missional Church Planting + Q&A https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2014-05-14/missional-church-planting-qa Steve Timmis tells the story of how God called him into the work of church planting and teaches on the dynamics of missional community. Steve Timmis tells the story of how God called him into the work of church planting and teaches on the dynamics of missional community. https://nebraska.thegospelcoalition.org/media/sermon/2014-05-14/3/missional-church-planting-qa Wed, 14 May 2014 11:30:00 -0500