The article explains that true surrender means leaving all our cares and worries at the feet of God and entrusting everything to his Fatherly care and plan. Prayerful surrender is a miracle of grace and a gift from above, because God reopens the communication with us through his Word and Spirit and teaches us to pray. Believers may appeal to God’s promises with shameless persistence, confess their need, and expect everything from the Lord while conforming to his fatherly will.

True preaching, for Hermann Friedrich Kohlbrugge, must come from the heart — not simply as doctrine spelled out, but as the living Word of God addressing conscience and life. He believed the Word’s power is “unto salvation,” so sermons should comfort mourners, revive faith, and bring sinners into deeper communion with Christ. Preaching should not be a cold intellectual exercise, but a heart-directed proclamation that brings the burdened soul to rest in God’s promises and grace.

This article considers the work of the office-bearers in the equipping of the church, with special focus on the calling and task of the minister. It reflects on the tools to be used by the office-bearers, who exactly does the equipping, and how it happens.