serves as the very substance of our sermon exposition. This entrusted word is very specific in its content and purpose. Therefore, our goal should be to tether our words as closely as we can to God’s word and not presume to speak for God apart from his word. Arguments 2–4 focused on the specific content in the stewardship phase of preaching as seen in Scripture. Now we turn to the interplay between what is revealed and the person to whom it is revealed. Two defining factors are at work here: (1)