Preaching Quotes

373 Preaching quotes by 263 unique authors

The preaching of divines helps to preserve well-inclined men in the course of virtue, but seldom or ever reclaims the vicious. — Jonathan Swift
Preaching for life changes requires far less information and more application. Less explanation and more inspiration. — Andy Stanley
The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them without preaching, are wealth, health and power. — Charles Caleb Colton
[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and… — Martin Luther
I think in particular of our need to speak to the hearts of young people, who, despite their constant exposure to messages contrary to the… — Pope Benedict XVI
I thank you, dear Brothers, for preaching the love of Christ and exhorting your people to tolerance, respect and love of their brothers and sisters… — Pope Benedict XVI
One cannot read the New Testament without acquired admiration for whatever it abuses not to speak of the "wisdom of this world," which an impudent… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit,… — Matthew Henry
No sort of defense is needed for preaching outdoors, but it would take a very strong argument to prove that a man who has never… — William Booth
Only he is fit to preach who cannot avoid preaching, who feels that woe is upon him unless he preach the gospel — Charles Spurgeon
A country that goes out of its way to imprison the innocent has no business preaching democracy to the world. — Paul Craig Roberts
In the last stage of the spiritual master's life, the devotees of the spiritual master should take preaching activities into their own hands. In this… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
While conscious of the challenges you face, I encourage you to follow faithfully in the footsteps of your founders, and to stir into flame the… — Pope Benedict XVI
Evangelization through the Eucharist, in the Eucharist, and from the Eucharist - these are three inseparable aspects of how the Church lives the mystery of… — Pope John Paul II
And in any preaching you do, admonish the people concerning repentance, and that nobody can be saved except he who receives the most holy Body… — Francis of Assisi
The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ. — Dwight L. Moody
Don't forget your own self while preaching to others. — Unknown Author
Theology, by diverting the attention of men from this life to another, and by endeavoring to coerce all men into one religion, constantly preaching that… — Elbert Hubbard
Beware of people preaching simple solutions to complex problems. If the answer was easy someone more intelligent would have thought of it a long time… — Unknown Author
Old-fashioned, Spirit-filled, Christ-honoring, sin-hating, soul-winning, Bible-preaching. It is the hope of the church. It is the hope of the nation. It is the hope of… — Jack Hyles
The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any… — Pope Pius XII
I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money, I give you myself before preaching or law; Will you give… — Walt Whitman
Among provocatives, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. I have even more thoughts during or enduring it than at other times. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Except the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus make a man sick of his opinions, he… — George MacDonald
The greatness of Christianity did not lie in attempted negotiations for compromise with any similar philosophical opinions in the ancient world, but in its inexorable… — Adolf Hitler

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