Because the Fire Falls On Something

“Thus it is clearly the preacher’s duty to persuade men concerning the truth of Christianity. Moreover, the fact that the preacher is to undertake this sacred and solemn task in absolute dependence upon the Spirit of God does not mean that he is entitled to sit loose to those means which God himself has ordained with regard to the preaching of the Word of God” (Carrick, The Imperative of Preaching, p. 3).