Preaching Quotes - Page 13

• Preaching doom and gloom has been beneficial to the political class. They use it to gain more power and control.

  Walter E. Williams

  Doom And Gloom, Class, Political

  Walter E. Williams (2013). “Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism: Controversial Essays”, p.91, Hoover Press

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• We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of season.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Praying, Seasons

  Matthew Henry (1866). “Directions for daily communion with God, in 3 discourses, and The communicant's companion”, p.3

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• The honest ratepayer and his healthy family have no doubt often mocked at the dome-like forehead of the philosopher, and laughed over the strange perspective of the landscape that lies beneath him. If they really knew who he was, they would tremble. For Chuang Tsǔ spent his life in preaching the great creed of Inaction, and in pointing out the uselessness of all things.

  Oscar Wilde

  Lying, Perspective, Healthy

  Oscar Wilde (1969). “The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde”, p.222, University of Chicago Press

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• It may happen that the enemies of Islam may consider it expedient not to take any action against Islam, if Islam leaves them alone in their geographical boundaries to continue the lordship of some men over others and does not extend its message and its declaration of universal freedom within their domain. But Islam cannot agree to this unless they submit to its authority by paying Jizyah, which will be a guarantee that they have opened their doors for the preaching of Islam and will not put any obstacle in its way through the power of the state.

  Sayyid Qutb

  Men, Doors, Guarantees That

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• The audience usually has to be with you, I'm afraid. I always regarded myself as not even preaching to the converted, I was titillating the converted.

  Tom Lehrer

  Audience

  "Stop clapping, this is serious". Sydney Morning Herald interview, www.smh.com.au. March 1, 2003.

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• I dislike the frequent use of the word virtue, instead of righteousness, in the pulpit; in prayer or preaching before a Christian community, it sounds too much like pagan philosophy.

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Christian, Prayer, Philosophy

  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge, John McVickar (1854). “Coleridge's Aids to reflection: with the author's last corrections”, p.6

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• Word and worship belong indissolubly to each other. All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because it is the adoration of His name. Therefore, acceptable worship is impossible without preaching. For preaching is making known the name of the Lord, and worship is praising the name of the Lord made known.

  John Stott

  Intelligent, Names, Impossible

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• What the guys have learned is that whether you're preaching to one or 10,000, it really doesn't matter. That one person you touch may change the nation - could be the Billy Graham of Ethiopia.

  Michael Scott

  Change, Guy, That One Person

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• We realized that there's a great need in many churches to use the power of the media...There are a lot of different ways to preach. You can preach by praising. You can preach by preaching sermons. You can preach by just giving someone food when they're hungry. There are people who will never darken a church door but they will come to see a play.

  Patricia Mauceri

  Media, Play, Doors

  Source: www.beliefnet.com

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• The character of our praying will determine the character of our preaching. Light praying makes light preaching.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Character, Light, Praying

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• It is obvious that Paul did not regard prayer as supplemental, but as fundamental-not something to be added to his work but the very matrix out of which his work was born. He was a man of action because he was a man of prayer. It was probably his prayer even more than his preaching that produced the kind of leaders we meet in his letters.

  J. Oswald Sanders

  Prayer, Men, Leader

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• Preaching Christ's truth always bears fruit. Of course, some people will probably end up wanting to throw that fruit at you.

  Mark Hart

  People, Fruit, Bears

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• The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that we as a nation have to have the debate. I don't know what the answers are. I just know that if the idea is to say talking about it makes you unpatriotic, I've got to call your bluff on that.

  George Clooney

  Thinking, Talking, Ideas

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• It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be quiet. ... 'Madam, take your crying child out of the church as I am preaching.' As if the cries of a child were not a sublime homily.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Attitude, People

  Francis, Pope (2017). “With the Smell of the Sheep: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests, Bishops, and Other Shephards”, p.79, Orbis Books

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• If patriotism is good, then Christianity, which gives peace, is an idle dream, and the sooner this teaching is eradicated, the better. But if Christianity really gives peace, and if we really want peace, then patriotism is a leftover from barbarous times, which must not only not be evoked and taught, as we now do, but which must be eradicated by all means of preaching, persuasion, contempt, and ridicule. If Christianity is the truth, and if we wish to live in peace, then we must not only have no sympathy for the power of our country, but must even rejoice in its weakening and contribute to it.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Dream, Country, Teaching

  "Patriotism or Peace" by Leo Tolstoy, 1896.

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• The frightful engines of ecclesiastical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvinistical good-nature never failed to terrify me exceedingly whenever I thought of preaching.

  John Adams

  Atheism, Malice, Council

  John Adams (1856). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.35

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• But if Christianity really gives peace, and we really want peace, patriotism is a survival from barbarous times, which must not only not be evoked and educated, as we now do, but which must be eradicated by all means, by means of preaching, persuasion, contempt, and ridicule.

  Leo Tolstoy

  Mean, Patriotism, Survival

  "The Spiritual Works of Leo Tolstoy".

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• One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Success, Congratulations

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• The therapeutic concerns of the culture too often set the agenda for evangelical preaching.

  Albert Mohler

  Culture, Agendas, Concern

  R. Albert Mohler, Jr. (2008). “He is Not Silent: Preaching in a Postmodern World”, p.51, Moody Publishers

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• I may be preaching to the choir, but the choir needs a good song.

  Michael Moore

  Song, Needs, May

  USA Today, June 20, 2004.

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• For all of us involved in preaching the gospel, performing music, publishing Christian materials, and all the rest, there is an uncomfortable message here: Jesus is not terribly impressed with religious commercialism

  Jim Cymbala

  Christian, Religious, Jesus

  Jim Cymbala (2010). “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People”, p.74, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• 'Tis hard preaching a stone into tears, or making a rock to tremble.

  Richard Baxter

  Rocks, Tears, Stones

  Richard Baxter (1707). “The Practical Works of the Late Reverend and Pious Mr. Richard Baxter: In Four Volumes ; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author and of this Edition of His Practical Works”, p.731

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• You should be a living practicing example of what you are preaching.

  Frances Hesselbein

  Example, Should

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• The greatest proof that the Bible is inspired is that it has stood so much bad preaching.

  Archibald Thomas Robertson

  Bible, Biblical, Religion

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• The birth of the church was during a prayer meeting, not preaching, not singing, but prayer.

  Jim Cymbala

  Prayer, Singing, Church

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