Christianity Quote by Gary Patton

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

“Because the nature of all our God talk is inherently metaphoric and rhetorical, preaching will be a form of poetic rhetorical theology276 structured with…

— David Schnasa Jacobsen

The church must constantly promote dialogue.

— Claudio Hummes

“Such preaching puts people in immediate contact with the power of the Word. E”

— Bryan Chapell

“Preaching’ is common, oral, gospel proclamation by the entire church. It is not, and never was, pulpit oratory. In the New Testament, the word…

— Daniel Sheard

“The preached Word is an event that creates hearers; through preaching, the Word comes alive in hearers’ lives. When this happens, the Word can…

— Mark Galli

Personally, I think that my father's ministry does have some effect on one. I perhaps thought I wasn't listening that well, but I could…

— David C. Driskell

We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. BUt the worst thing of all is religious proselytism, which paralyses:…

— Pope Francis

“The clergy are, practically, the most irresponsible of all talkers. [ "Evangelical Teaching: Dr. Cumming," The Westminster Review, 1885. ]”

— George Eliot

The work of preaching is the highest and greatest and most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called.

— Martyn

We need the word proclaimed so that we hear the gospel clearly, but then it's also very natural to have people talk about the…

— Mark Dever

“Preaching with his whole heart, Whitefield was fully engaged in all that he said. That is why on one occasion he told his listeners,…

— Steven J. Lawson