Reverence in Preaching

Pastor Martin opens up the corporate implications of Christ's prophetic office, focusing on the first of two great dangers: undervaluing the ministry of the Word. Building on Ephesians 4 he argues that the pastor-teachers Christ gives to His church are nothing less than the appointed instruments through whom Christ Himself, as great Prophet, continues to speak to His people. To despise or trivialize the preaching of those whom He sends is to reject Christ Himself, while to recognize them as His gifts is to encounter the living Christ in the proclamation of His Word.