26 quotes found
“The spiritual life of any congregation and its growth in grace will never exceed the high-water mark set by its pulpit.”
“Then said a teacher , speak to us of teaching . And he said :The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple among his followers gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness...”
“Theology without proclamation is empty, proclamation without theology is blind.”
“Whenever a day comes when I can stand and preach God's Word without an agony of anxiety lest the people will not accept Christ; whenever a day comes when I can see men and women coming down the ais...”
“Preach the word be instant in season out of season reprove rebuke exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.”
“The minister's brain is often die "poor-box" of the church.”
“The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades but the best of all professions.”
“Do as we say and not as we do.”
“Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit and not give the bread of life.”
“I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend with the generous energy of a father and with the exuberant affection of a mother.”
“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying not What a lovely sermon but I will do something!”
“But in his duty prompt at every call He watch'd and wept he pray'd and felt for all.”
“Sir a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well: but you are surprised to find it done at all.”
“Some plague the people with too long sermons for the faculty of listening is a tender thing and soon becomes weary and satiated.”
“I have taught you my dear flock for above thirty years how to live and I will show you in a very short time how to die.”
“Sermons in stones and good in every thing.”
