I was raised around men of God who believed that the Word was never meant to be spoken without the power of the Spirit. Their messages were followed by prayer, and their pulpits were altars where the sick were healed and the oppressed were set free. They didn’t simply finish sermons—they expected God to move. One man of God told me once, “If you’re going to preach for an hour you need to minister for an hour. The people might forget your sermon but they’ll never forget the touch they received from God.”
Serving those ministries shaped me deeply. I came to believe that when the Word of God is proclaimed, God intends to confirm it. As the Gospel of Mark records, “The Lord worked with them and confirmed the word with signs following” (Mark 16:20).
That conviction remains in me today. When I preach, I want to create an atmosphere where people can encounter God. Not a mood, but a climate of faith—one that welcomes the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. We must never forget: God confirms the message preached. You get what you preach. If you preach salvation, expect salvation. If you preach healing, expect healing. If you magnify the greatness of God, He will fill the room with His glory. As T.L. Osborn once said, “We don’t preach to get God to move; we preach because He has already moved in Christ—and when we proclaim it, His power manifests.”
The Voice That Shakes
Throughout Scripture, the power of God’s voice is compared to lightning and thunder. On Mount Sinai, the people trembled as “there were thunderings and lightnings” when God spoke to Moses (Exodus 19:16). Psalm 29 declares, “The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars... the voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.” Revelation 4:5 describes the throne of heaven surrounded by “lightnings, thunderings, and voices.”
These passages remind us that when God speaks, creation responds. His voice disrupts darkness and commands attention. Preaching under the anointing is a partnership with that same divine voice. The preacher becomes an instrument through which the thunder of God is released.
Evangelist Alex Parkinson
Excerpt from Fire in The Fields.
Chapter 11: Lightning and Thunder
I was raised around men of God who believed that the Word was never meant to be spoken without the power of the Spirit. Their messages were followed by prayer, and their pulpits were altars where the sick were healed and the oppressed were set free. They didn’t simply finish sermons—they expected God to move. One man of God told me once, “If you’re going to preach for an hour you need to minister for an hour. The people might forget your sermon but they’ll never forget the touch they received from God.”
Serving those ministries shaped me deeply. I came to believe that when the Word of God is proclaimed, God intends to confirm it. As the Gospel of Mark records, “The Lord worked with them and confirmed the word with signs following” (Mark 16:20).
That conviction remains in me today. When I preach, I want to create an atmosphere where people can encounter God. Not a mood, but a climate of faith—one that welcomes the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
We must never forget: God confirms the message preached. You get what you preach. If you preach salvation, expect salvation. If you preach healing, expect healing. If you magnify the greatness of God, He will fill the room with His glory. As T.L. Osborn once said, “We don’t preach to get God to move; we preach because He has already moved in Christ—and when we proclaim it, His power manifests.”
The Voice That Shakes
Throughout Scripture, the power of God’s voice is compared to lightning and thunder. On Mount Sinai, the people trembled as “there were thunderings and lightnings” when God spoke to Moses (Exodus 19:16). Psalm 29 declares, “The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars... the voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.” Revelation 4:5 describes the throne of heaven surrounded by “lightnings, thunderings, and voices.”
These passages remind us that when God speaks, creation responds. His voice disrupts darkness and commands attention. Preaching under the anointing is a partnership with that same divine voice. The preacher becomes an instrument through which the thunder of God is released.
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