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Chapter 1 | “Preaching is not some burden we must shoulder while God sits back in heaven. Human preachers are not the hired hands of a lazy or exclusive CEO. God is the first and primary preacher, the one whose very identity is to make known his life-giving Word. When we preach that Word, we are taking no initiative, but sharing in the life of God: we preach because he first preached to us.”
— Mar 03, 2026 08:04PM
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Chapter 3 | “Preachers themselves are not the light but are there to bear up the light. Therein lies a humbling but relieving comfort for preachers who are all too aware of their weaknesses and shortcomings. Though they are feeble in themselves, the Word they wield is a glorious, illuminating light, shining with the majesty of its Author.”
— Mar 05, 2026 08:03PM
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Chapter Three: “An Encounter with God.” “The preacher depends on Scripture in its supreme authority, whereas Scripture never depends upon the preacher. The Word heard from the pulpit is authoritative only insofar as it is a faithful proclamation of the Word of God. However, insofar as it is faithful, the people hear the very word of God.”
— Mar 04, 2026 08:00PM
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Sinclair Ferguson on #Preaching | “Every preacher who stands in a tradition of the prophets to John the Baptist and the apostles to Paul of Tarsus must begin with his finger somewhere on the text of Scripture. But then that finger must be raised up along with the voice of its owner to say, ‘[Behold!] Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ (John 1:29).”
— Mar 02, 2026 08:03PM
