God's word is mainly about the majesty of God and the glory of God. That is the main issue in ministry. And even though the glory and majesty of God in his Word can be known in the still, small voice of whispered counsel by the bedside of a dying saint, there is something in it that cries out for expository exultation. This is why preaching will never die. And radical, pervasive God-centeredness will always create a hunger for preaching in God's people. If God is "I AM WHO I AM"-the great, absolute, sovereign, mysterious, all-glorious God of Majesty that Calvin saw in scripture-there will always be preaching, because the more this God is central, the more we will feel that he must not just be analyzed and explained but acclaimed and heralded and magnified with expository exultation.
John Piper, John Calvin and His Passion for The Majesty of God pg. 50
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