Sermon Quotes

187 quotes by 154 authors

None may wholly escape the good of Nature, however imperfectly exposed to her blessings. The minister will not preach a perfectly flat and sedimentary sermon… — John Muir
Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without being interested in the subject, one could… — Benjamin Franklin
I still believe that many Americans have a deep longing for that glorious moment when a sermon is more Biblical than American. — Criss Jami
Consider this: there is not a single word in [the Sermon on the Mount] about what to believe, only words about what to do. It… — Robin Meyers
The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no Atheists in foxholes. I asked Jack what he thought… — Kurt Vonnegut
I remember the first sermon I ever preached. I had four sermons. I preached them, all four in ten minutes. And that was the beginning,… — Billy Graham
A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure… — Pope Francis
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. — Oliver Goldsmith
In my neighborhood, everyone had an opinion on the local cantor. You didn't go to a synagogue to listen to the rabbi's sermon. You went… — Alan Dershowitz
The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon. — William Feather
I went to a Presbyterian college, you know, I was in... all the way, and so I remember doing my first sermon when I was… — Woody Harrelson
Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told… — Max Lucado
I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it. — Joel Osteen
And I don't have to listen to a sermon to know what to think or feel about them. It's almost as if I absorbed completely… — Anna Quindlen
Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information. — Gus Van Sant
I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching… — Harry S. Truman
No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon. — Mark Twain
The flowery style is not unsuitable to public speeches or addresses, which amount only to compliment. The lighter beauties are in their place when there… — Voltaire
In the real world, I see conservatives volunteering at adoption agencies, at churches, at bake sales and the local American Legion Post while the only… — Allen West

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