Christianity Quote by Leonard Ravenhill

Charles Finney, the great 19th-century revivalist and evangelical, would have had a hard time preaching a revival in America today. Finney's brand of evangelical…

— Anthea Butler

There was a time when ministers spoke forthrightly and named things. We don't name anything anymore. Finney had a sermon on How to Preach…

— Vance Havner

“His sermon had been preached 24/7 on the floor of The Local for more than three and a half decades.”

— Jan Karon

“What is the most important thing you do in preparing to preach each Sunday?” I think we were all surprised by the answer, at…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“The Shepherdsons done the same. It was pretty ornery preaching—all about brotherly love, and such-like tiresomeness; but everybody said it was a good sermon,…

— Mark Twain

“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

“shining example of perseverance is renowned pastor John Wesley. Let’s take a peek into his diary . . .   Sunday, A.M. May 5…

— Joyce Meyer

Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table may become…

— Louisa May Alcott

I feel like it's better to see a sermon lived than it is to hear one preached.

— Niecy Nash

Preaching is theology coming through a man who is on fire.

— Martyn

The preaching is part of the reason I don't go to church. Plus, I don't know, it was never part of my tradition.

— Frederick Buechner

“Every congregation has four preachers, and they take turns preaching. The sermons are quite lengthy.”

— Ora-Jay Eash