Preaching of the Word
The talk about God is the focus of the Christian proclamation. We declare what God says and we are thus witnesses to His majesty. We are all fallen, lost and depraved so we are blinded from the things of God. This is the truth of our state of affairs. We so easily forget about God and tend to say strange things that have nothing to do with Him at all. What we do say is a result of the grace of God in spite of our rebellion and sin. This is not just the state of the world but also includes the state of the church who share in the general state of affairs of the human race at large. However, the hope of the gospel which God has given…