Begets Quote by George Whitefield

The reason why congregations have been so dead is because they have dead men preaching to them. How can dead men beget living children?

— George Whitefield

Congregations are lifeless because dead men preach to them.

— George Whitefield

For I am verily persuaded the generality of preachers talk of an unknown and unfelt Christ; and the reason why congregations have been so…

— Gilbert Tennent

There are preachers of death: and the earth is full of those to whom desistance from life must be preached.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Someone asked me, 'Do you pray for the dead?' I said, 'No, I preach to them! I think every pew in every church is…

— Leonard Ravenhill

It's just that the churches have been sleeping for a long time. A lot of people argue that the churches are even dead. I…

— Cornel West

A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may appear very…

— Vance Havner

“the primary responsibility of any pastor or preacher who desires revival in a Church is to see that all the members are led to…

— Anonymous

The tragedy is that we have too many dead men in the pulpits giving out too many dead sermons to too many dead people.

— Leonard Ravenhill

“In addition, a disturbing number of congregations make it clear that they don’t really want people whose lives are a mess (especially after they’ve…

— Christopher L. Heuertz

Searching for our kindred dead isn't just a hobby. It is a fundamental responsibility for all members of the Church. We believe that life…

— James E. Faust

There are multitudes in our congregations who are just waiting while they ought to be acting. They must work, if they would have God…

— Ichabod Spencer