good advice on this, that, or the other topic that the pastor deems to be relevant to the life of the congregation. But the evangelical tradition recognizes that at its best, preaching is not good advice but the gospel—the congregation being drawn into the grand narrative of the work of God, Creator and Redeemer, and in this encounter with the Word, one and all come to see their own lives with and informed by this narrative. Thus, ideally, each text is preached through the lens of the gospel and