Preaching is central, not because we value the intellect to the exclusion of the emotions and the will, but because it is God’s action rather than our own. The God who accomplished our salvation now delivers it to us. So the argument that an emphasis on preaching tilts toward intellectualism is wide of the mark. The real issue is not whether we give priority to a particular human faculty (intellect, will, or emotion) but whether we give to God’s action over ours. In preaching, we are addressed—we are not in charge but are seated to be judged and justified.

Michael Horton, Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church, 218.