Plot Quote by Eugene L. Lowry

“A sermonic idea is a homiletical bind; a sermon is a narrative plot!”

— Eugene L. Lowry

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

— Eugene L. Lowry

“the primary purpose of sermon introductions is to produce imbalance for the sake of engagement.”

— Eugene L. Lowry

“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together…

— George Burns

“And so I shall prefer to speak of the continuity or the movement of a sermon, rather than of its outline.”

— Eugene L. Lowry

“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

“I noted a second time appreciation for the author’s making room for intuition in the sermon process. Most of us give lip service to…

— Eugene L. Lowry

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

— Edgar Guest

“I came to believe that my job was not to receive and critique a sermon but to dig into it, to seize its power,…

— Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

“It is this fulfillment motif that is so critical to interpreting not only the Sermon on the Mount but the larger role of Jesus…

— Rubel Shelly

“Sometimes a sermon idea seemed to emerge on its own, possessed of its own power, and required a developmental process more akin to pruning…

— Eugene L. Lowry

“So it is that much homiletical advice tends to function in reverse—that is, it works reasonably well in evaluating a sermon already formed, but…

— Eugene L. Lowry