““This also leads Bonhoeffer to assert that the efficacy of preaching occurs only because it pleases God, who in the ministry of word and sacrament bestows the Spirit and allows it to grow and bear fruit. Preaching should be seen as a duty, a calling, and as a ministry of the word, the power of the word that is the Spirit who moves hearts when human words do not. In addition, preaching is an office; its purpose is to give the Spirit, active in the word, to establish the church.””
