The role of celebration has traditionally played an important role in African-American preaching. Frank A. Thomas defines celebration as “the culmination of sermonic design, where a moment is created in which the memory of a redemptive past and/or the belief of a liberated future transforms immediately experienced events.”1 Celebration is a moment emotional. when the Holy Spirit takes center stage to effect a change based on the established cognitive logic presented in the good news message of the Gospel in the Bible. The celebration should arise from or lead to life transformation through an encounter with the Holy Spirit leading to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. The goal of preaching is to bring about transformation of life. This is not simply a brain process achieved through the presentation of facts, but requires an emotional and spiritual encounter with the Holy Spirit. This process is best achieved through an appeal to the senses that helps believers experience the Bible. As Thomas states, “If we want people to experience the good news, rather than just intellectualize it, then we must construct sermons that help people see, taste, hear, touch, and feel the gospel.”2 The Greatest Motivation for Transformation of life occurs through personal identification with the Gospel and the presented need of Jesus Christ. This occurs through the engagement of the senses so that individuals become emotionally involved in the story of God presented in the Bible, leading them, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to find their place in the ever-unfolding story of God at work in the world. worldThe book's focus on preaching that leads to the celebration of the good news of the Gospel profoundly impacts each preacher's approach to sharing the Gospel. The desire to invite people into the gospel story and walk away celebrating the good news that Jesus Christ has come so that all may know His grace and have a restored relationship with God should be at the heart of every sermon. However, too often preachers are sidelined with other agendas that diminish the good news. Thomas' homiletics presented in chapter five are also very helpful in creating a process by which sermons can be formed that lead to celebration. Thomas “The Preaching Worksheet”4 is particularly useful in helping preachers gather their thoughts before beginning the writing process and in ensuring that the sermon will be balanced in its presentation of the problem of sin and the promise of grace leading to an answer to desire and