“Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction and therefore no conversion. I am thinking not only of the ministry of reproof and rebuke but also of the message of inspiration, of encouragement, of comfort. People go out of church at noon with the depths unstirred, the heart untouched, the conscience unpricked.” PeopleThinkingHeartDoeInspirationChristianChurchToo MuchComfortMessagesConscienceSkinsEarsEncouragementDepthConvictionChristian InspirationalConversionMinistryPreachingNoonRebukeReproof Author:Vance Havner
“The most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and most urgent need in the Church it is obviously the greatest need of the world also.” WorldNeedsTodayChristianChurchPreachingUrgentChristian ChurchChurch Today Author:Martyn
“Every Christian is chosen-chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His omnipresence, through the preaching and fulfillment of His commandments, and through a readiness to confess one's faith in Him. In those circles where such a confession is made, it is a loud sermon for all to hear.” MadeChristianLordAwarenessHumilityDeedsCirclesChosenMade ItLoudFulfillmentConfessionPreachingCommandmentsRemembranceSermonsReadiness Author:Theophan the Recluse
“To lift Him up, to preach His name, and to invite souls to love Him and to follow Him is the highest, heavenliest privilege of human life.” LoveLifeHumansSoulGodChristianNamesHighestPrivilegeFollowingChristian InspirationalLiftsHuman LifeMeaning Of LifeHeavenlyInvitesPreachingInviting Author:W. A. Criswell
“Christians have oppressed Jews, Moslems, Buddhists, Pagans, and each other throughout their centuries of power, preaching religious intolerance as the word of Jehovah whenever they had the military, political, or economic power to make it stick - and then piously preaching brotherhood, peace, and toleration when they didn't.” ChristianPoliticalReligiousEconomicCenturyMilitarySticksJewBuddhistBrotherhoodIntolerancePreachingOppressedPaganJehovahTolerationReligious IntoleranceEconomic Power Author:Isaac Bonewits
“In pulpit eloquence, the grand difficulty lies here--to give the subject all the dignity it so fully deserves, without attaching any importance to ourselves. The Christian messenger cannot think too highly of his prince, nor too humbly of himself.” ThinkingGivingChristianLyingSubjectsDeserveDignityImportanceDifficultyPreachingEloquenceMessengersPulpit Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think