Release Notes // May 2025

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May 2, 2025
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5/16/25

GOJ HARRISBURG PA -- 10,000 booklets being mailed now!

Another month. Another city. Another mailing of the TRUTH to 10,000 homes in the Harrisburg area. Send the light! People need the Lord! Push back against the darkness.

Learn what city is next and help:
https://sermonaudio.com/news/goj

5/14/25

A real honor to welcome a delegation of FPC ministers from N. Ireland to The Vault on the campus of BJU during their week of prayer in Greenville SC.

5/12/25

It gives me great comfort to learn that many people have been praying that SA and LTBS could find a way to work together. Although still in exploration phase, the idea is to build a full-size sister Vault site in the space shown at the LTBS CENTER in N. Ireland.

Contrary to what some might assume, the thought of such a thing is a daunting one and causes not a little hesitation because of the sheer amount of work needed to make it a reality.

But we trust that, God helping us, we will be able to keep taking steps of faith forward until we see this gospel of the kingdom preached in all the world, in every nation, in every language (Matt 24:14).

5/12/25

Enjoyed meeting the pastor and tech lead of Ballee Baptist Church in N. Ireland. They have a beautiful AV setup and some of the prettiest album art graphics. You should check them out. We appreciate their patience with us as we’ve been tackling some tricky webcasting issues.

5/11/25

I had the privilege of finally visiting the grave of my former pastor Alan Cairns in N. Ireland. Due to COVID, very few were permitted to attend his funeral. So, for me, this was my final way of honoring his memory.

SermonAudio's First Preacher:
https://sermonaudio.com/news/alan-cairns-tribute

5/8/25

Leaving Scotland tomorrow. Very much enjoyed spending time with my host and better understanding the great burden he has for the spiritual welfare of his beloved country.

Scotland is a land blessed with an unusually rich spiritual heritage. She is in need of a new awakening.

5/7/25

10,000 HOMES in the Washington DC area about to receive a beautiful copy of the GOSPEL OF JOHN! They are being mailed out now!

Pray for Gospel success please.

Help us with the next city:
http://sermonaudio.com/news/goj

5/6/25

We've developed a powerful new way to filter through our vast library of sermons, helping you quickly narrow down to exactly what you're looking for. The new interface lets you easily apply multiple filters—and it’s smart enough to automatically hide options that don’t apply to your current search.

For example, you can now find a sermon that was preached within a specific denomination, includes video, and focuses on the book of Daniel. Or, if you're looking for something to listen to during your commute, you can easily filter for a sermon by category "devotional" that's just 20–30 minutes long.

IT TRULY IS A SUPER FILTER!

Read all about it:
https://www.sermonaudio.com/news/sermon-filter

5/5/25

On location at John Knox's historical home on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. Just exploring something pretty wonderful perhaps.

5/4/25

Second 10G fiber being installed...

Expanding the Vault HQ infrastructure at Bob Jones University.

5/3/25 @ 8pm ET

As of 8pm ET it appears that we are able to post to FB again from our own internal tests. Let us know if you see otherwise. However, it would appear there was a "purge" of some sort as all prior SA links seem to have disappeared.

We do not have any answers as to what happened but even if this is an innocent technical error, it should be a sober reminder that it doesn't take a lot to take content down instantly.

5/3/25 @ 1pm ET

FACEBOOK ALERT 🚨

We are aware of the current issue affecting SermonAudio with Facebook. We have reached out to Facebook for clarification and support but have not yet received a response. We sincerely apologize for the disruption and are actively monitoring the situation.

The exact errors reported are: "Your content couldn't be shared, because this link goes against our Community Standards" and "Your message couldn't be sent because it includes content that other people on Facebook have reported as abusive."

It goes without saying that even if this is an innocent technical error, this underscores the necessity of using private infrastructure to safeguard biblical preaching for posterity. Please not only keep us in your prayers, but if you are a faithful ministry, we hope you will consider broadcasting with us where your sermons will be safely stored and made available through our private Vault infrastructure.

Learn about The Vault:
www.sermonaudio.com/vault

5/2/25

The other day, we finally and officially removed the original SermonAudio app from the App Store. It's the end of an era.

Fifteen years ago, we launched the original SermonAudio app—v1.0 hit the App Store on July 7, 2010, and what a journey it’s been! Since then, the app has gone through several iterations, with the last version (v3.1) released in March of 2025.

Legacy Impact in Numbers:

  • 4.4 million impressions
  • 648,000 App Store listing views
  • 425,000 total downloads
  • 21 million sessions

Over the years, our audience has shown incredible support, giving us 4.5 stars across 1,262 reviews and downloading the app almost half-a-million times. We're humbled by this legacy.

Read about it here!

5/1/25

Gospel of John to Greenville fundraising step is now complete and we're bundling the graphics to send to the PRINTERS. We are grateful to the following broadcasters for their support:

To recap, here we are to-date with our desire to mail the Gospel of John to "12 Cities in 12 Months" for 2025:

  • JAN - 10,000 homes → New York City: DONE
  • FEB - 10,000 homes → Phoenix: DONE
  • MAR - 10,000 homes → Kingsport: DONE
  • APR - 10,000 homes → Washington DC: MAILING
  • MAY - 10,000 homes → Harrisburg: PRINTING
  • JUN - 10,000 homes → Greenville: PRINTING
  • JUL - 10,000 homes → Orlando: FUNDRAISING

Read more about this campaign and participate!
https://www.sermonaudio.com/news/goj

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