Sinclair B. Ferguson

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

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

They've certainly shaped me, and please pray that they'll shape more and more young ministers in our own time, because that's so vital for the health of the church. voice-verified

Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson · Following the Light of the World · 22 Sep 2026 podcast

Welcome again to Things Unseen. voice-verified

This week I thought it might be stimulating for all of us if I reflected on some of the texts in Scripture that have seemed like dots on the blank page of my life, and when I join them up together, I'm helped to see something of the pattern of God's providences in my life. voice-verified

I hope perhaps that you've already started thinking about passages that have shaped your own life. voice-verified

The texts I'm thinking of are great texts, and that's another reason I wanted to share them. voice-verified

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