Sinclair B. Ferguson

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Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson · Servants for Jesus' Sake · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

God's word was exposed and made plain, and as a result people's hearts were exposed, and God dealt with them. voice-verified

And that's certainly what we need in the preaching of the word. voice-verified

But third, Paul says that he doesn't preach himself but voice-verified

But then he adds, But we preach Jesus Christ as Lord with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. voice-verified

Doesn't that strike you as odd? voice-verified

Surely when you've said we preach Christ, not ourselves, you don't then finish the sentence by adding yourself. voice-verified

But I think you'll see what Paul is after here. voice-verified

He's saying that when he preaches Jesus Christ as Lord, voice-verified

He does that as a bond slave. voice-verified

Yes, as a bond slave of the Lord Jesus. voice-verified

but also as a bond slave of his hearers, in this case the Corinthians. voice-verified

He's on his knees, as it were, before them. voice-verified

He's serving them, not lording it over them. voice-verified

as he wrote to the Thessalonians. voice-verified

Paul not only presents the gospel, but he offers himself to them as their servant, as he preaches the gospel. voice-verified

You know, I suspect that's a good reason to keep using the word minister, and not only the word pastor. voice-verified

because minister is Latin for servant. voice-verified

Daulos, the Greek word that's used by Paul in Second Corinthians four verse five, also means bond servant. voice-verified

And I think you can tell, can't you, when God's word is being preached in that kind of spirit? voice-verified

So you can see some of the reasons why these verses in Second Corinthians four six have power to shape any minister. voice-verified

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