“I don't think I have ever created an entire fiction piece or followed a historical piece and made that into a sermon.” Quote by Max Lucado
“I do think there is great strength, though, in starting a sermon with a story, then returning to that story at the end. That puts book ends to a sermon. It is a real simple technique that communicates to the audience that there is a sense of closure, that they have a package here, or we began and we closed with this. I think that's just a nice technique.” ThinkingBookRealEndsStoriesSimpleAudienceNiceStartingCommunicateTechniqueSermonsPackagesClosure Author:Max Lucado
“All of my books began as sermons, so really the heart of the message is still the same.” HeartStillsBookMessagesSermons Author:Max Lucado
“It works well for me to go ahead and prepare the sermon with a chapter in mind. What that does is to force me to be very thrifty in my language, tighten up my words and not ramble so much. It puts some fiber in the sermon.” MindWellsDoeLanguageForceChaptersSermonsFiberThrifty Author:Max Lucado
“I know what I'll be preaching in the spring, what I'll be preaching in the summer, and what I'll be preaching next fall.” KnowsFallNextSummerSpringPreaching Author:Max Lucado
“I think that the Holy Spirit works through the pastors of the church. It helps me avoid the trap of writing to the reading market. It helps me stay a pastor first, because they have no agenda; they are not thinking: "This would this be a good book someday." They're thinking: "How this will help Bob and Suzy who are going through a tough marriage? What series can encourage them?" And so I really bow to their preference.” ThinkingWritingFirstsBookHelpingPastSpiritReadingChurchHolyToughSeriesHoly SpiritHelp MeSomedayAgendasBobBowsTrapsPastorPreferenceGood Book Author:Max Lucado
“No psychological grid works, because if you try to place every personality in one particular grid then you'd need about 4 billion grids because we are all so unique.” IfsNeedsTryingParticularPersonalityUniqueBillionsPsychologicalGrids Author:Max Lucado
“1 out of 3 Americans says, "I hate my job." 80-plus percent say, "I'm ill-equipped and unenthused about my work."” JobsHatePercentI HateIllPlus Author:Max Lucado