Quote by Edgar Guest

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.

— Edgar Guest

“I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way. I'd rather…

— Rotimi Ogunjobi

“A sermon, well delivered, is more uncommon even than prayers well read. A sermon, good in itself, is no rare thing. It is more…

— Jane Austen

“If preachers would speak only to men's fancies or understandings, and not meddle too smartly with their hearts, and lives, and carnal interests, the…

— George Virtue

“A good sermon is one side of a passionate conversation. It has to be heard in that way. There are three parties to it,…

— Marilynne Robinson

“A sermon should be like a woman’s dress. Long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep your attention.”

— J. Golden Kimball

“No truth calls louder for pastoral holiness than the link between a preacher’s character and a sermon’s reception. If”

— Bryan Chapell

A sermon is a valuable thing now and so impressive when you do hear a good one - and there is a lot of…

— Marilynne Robinson

“A preacher ought to be good-looking. For, if we are properly to understand his worthy sentiments, we must keep our eyes on him while…

— Richard H.P. Mason

“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, ‘What a lovely sermon!’ but ‘I will do something.’” — Billy…

— Ken Hensley

“Why not conceive every sermon as narrative—whether or not a parable or other story is involved?”

— Eugene L. Lowry

“You get into a conversation with a preacher, he’s got to preach.”

— Jo Maeder