Titus 1:3, “In his own time he has revealed his word in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Savior.

Preaching is never a casual act. It is not to be taken lightly. It is not entertainment, performance, or even merely education. The preacher is not just disseminating information. Preaching is participation in the divine act of revelation. In that regard, it is an encounter with the living God. When Paul says that God “has revealed his word in the preaching,” he declares that the living God still speaks through it. The pulpit is not the platform for a man to speak his mind; it is God’s instrument to reveal His will. The preacher stands, not to offer his opinions, but to herald the truth that has “one and for all been entrusted to the saints” (Jude, 3)

Through preaching, the veil is lifted and God discloses His will, His righteousness, and His salvation. But more profoundly, He discloses Himself. The Word preached is not simply about God; it is from God, and through it, he makes Himself known. In other words, through preaching, He reveals Himself to His people. Thus, every faithful sermon is an event of revelation in which God is both the subject and the object of our faith.

So Paul rightly tells Titus that this ministry is a sacred trust. It has been “entrusted by the command of God our Savior.” As such, preaching is not a volunteer activity; it is a divine commission given to those whom He calls to preach. God entrusts His truth to frail vessels so that, through them, His people may hear His voice. As such, the preacher is a steward of the Word, not its owner; he is a herald of divine truth, not its author. Therefore, faithfulness, not novelty, is the measure of the task for every man who takes the pulpit.

Further, when the Word is faithfully proclaimed, the congregation is not a passive audience. Hearing is itself a spiritual act. To listen rightly is to approach the throne of grace with both reverence and expectation, believing that the Lord himself speaks through the Word. Just as the preacher must prepare his heart to proclaim God’s Word, the hearer must prepare his heart to receive it.

This is necessary because God is both the subject and object of revelation. That revelation comes into sharp focus in Christ. He is both the content and culmination of all God has revealed. From Genesis to Revelation, every word points to Him. Paul’s phrase, “in his own time he has revealed his word,” reaches its fullness in the incarnation, when the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:1-4, 14). Jesus Christ is the Word of God made flesh to dwell among His people.

Thus, every sermon should lead God’s people to Christ—His person, His work, His grace, and His glory. Therefore, when preaching is faithfully done, it does more than inform minds; it transforms hearts. It draws the hearer to walk hand in hand with Christ, to know him more deeply, and to live in the light of his revealed truth.

Preaching, then, is a sacred act. In that moment, God reaches from heaven and speaks to the heart of his people. The eternal breaks into time. And through the foolishness of preaching, God reveals Himself, saves and sanctifies sinners, and sends His people into the world to make the gospel known.