Diligent Quote by John Owen

The pastor who cares about the spiritual growth of his people must make God and His Word the centerpiece of his ministry.

— Steven J. Law

Preaching the Word is the primary task of the Church, the primary task of the leaders of the Church, the people who are set…

— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

As a pastor our main ministry is exhortation.

— Johnny Hunt

The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin.

— Martin Luther

It is a maxim of ours to work in the service of the people, with the good pleasure of the pastors, and never to…

— Vincent de Paul

Ministry to an individual is as mighty an act of God as is ministry to the masses.

— Beth Moore

“Just preaching "you are blessed" to a congregation is like giving them a big fertile land. They need the seeds to plant on it;…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“This also leads Bonhoeffer to assert that the efficacy of preaching occurs only because it pleases God, who in the ministry of word and…

— David Schnasa Jacobsen

You know, the one thing that expository preaching does that is apart from the congregation is it sanctifies the pastor.

— John MacArthur

That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may eagerly assume…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Preaching means to awaken the real inclination to serve God.

— Radhanath Swami

Preachers are stewards whom the Lord has ‘set over his household servants to provide them with food at the proper time.’ After all the…

— Robert Farrar Capon