Now available online is the complete October/November/December 2017 issue of Influence magazine.

The cover article commemorates the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Frank D. Macchia, a professor of theology at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, explains why Martin Luther’s contribution is of enduring significance to Pentecostals today.

Can sermon preparation be both strategic and Spirit-led? Scott Wilson, senior pastor of The Oaks Fellowship (Assemblies of God) in Red Oak, Texas, considers this question and offers insight on planning messages that leave room for the prophetic.

In “Dangerous Assumptions: The Errors in Our Understanding of Discipleship,” Lori O’Dea argues that the chief obstacle to our discipleship efforts is not a lack of effort but a preponderance of assumptions. O’Dea is lead pastor of New Life Assembly of God in Grand Ledge, Michigan.

This issue’s Multipliers section features four leaders from diverse communities who are leveraging their gifts for God’s kingdom, including Alex Bryant, executive pastor of New Life Church in Oak Grove, Missouri; Rudy Paniagua, director of Hispanic church planting for the SoCal Network (AG); Nate Ruch, lead pastor of Emmanuel Christian Center (AG) in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota; and Jennifer Gale, vice president of student life at the University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

You’ll find all this and more in the current issue. What better way to celebrate the arrival of fall than to curl up with a mug of hot apple cider and inspiring, thought-provoking reading from Influence magazine? While you’re at it, follow us on Facebook to get fresh content every week.