Bible Quote by Adam Hamilton

People need fewer 'ought-to' sermons, and more 'how-to' sermons. The deepest kind of teaching is that which makes a difference in people's day-to-day lives.…

— Rick Warren

In nearly all cases, if the people complain of the length of our sermons it is because we fail to interest them personally in…

— Charles Grandison Finney

I think that there are many things in the New Testament that show us that the godliness of our conversation plays an important evangelistic…

— Mark Dever

“We have talked about the manner and mode of preaching, but contextualization also has much to do with the content. A sermon could be…

— Timothy Keller

“Biblical preaching must address three important questions: (1) What kinds of people in our community do we exclude from sitting with us and hearing…

— Zack Eswine

I believe that to preach or to expound the scripture is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God’s…

— John Stott

The attention of the congregation is a major part of the attention that the pastor gives to his or her utterance. It's very exceptional.…

— Marilynne Robinson

Too often preachers want to deal with people simply at the level of publicly accessible reason. We participate with them in their own epistemology.…

— Mark Dever

“But often the preaching is just motivational speaking, waterless clouds blown by the wind that offer inspiration without information (Jude 12). Sermons aren’t built…

— Grant Retief

“Pastors and Bible teachers go about their work in communal settings, where they listen to as well as deliver sermons, hear as well as…

— Peter J. Leithart

Every sermon must have a solid rest in Scripture, and the pointedness which comes of a clear subject, and the conviction which belongs to…

— Phillips Brooks

Our conduct has a direct influence on how people think about the gospel. The world doesn't judge us by our theology; the world judges…

— Carolyn Mahaney