Clergymen Quote by Martin Luther Download Open image “The defects of a preacher are soon spied.” — Martin Luther ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clergymen Defects Preacher
Preachers err by trying to talk people into belief; better they reveal the radiance of their own discovery. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
The world looks at preachers out of church to know what they mean in it. — Richard Cecil Copy Share Image
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon!" but "I will do something." — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. His problem is how… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
A preacher must have some intelligence to charm the people by his florid style, by his exhilarating system of morality, by the repetition of… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Perhaps preachers today need to think about the assumptions that are common in their congregation - the plausibilities and comforting assurances - which may… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
“Preachers who pride themselves on never giving a public invitation to be saved, never calling for a response of any kind, reveal not greater… — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
When it comes to sermon writing, generally there are two problems. Some preachers love the research stage but hate the writing, and they start… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“If preachers would speak only to men's fancies or understandings, and not meddle too smartly with their hearts, and lives, and carnal interests, the… — George Virtue Copy Share Image
“Good preachers...are effective teachers, good thinkers, with rhetorical skills, a good voice, a good memory, and the ability to recognize when to stop. They… — Robert Kolb Copy Share Image
Preacher's kids are often the ones that are least informed by the work that their parents are doing because it has something to do… — Khalil Gibran Muhammad Copy Share Image
“A preacher ought to be good-looking. For, if we are properly to understand his worthy sentiments, we must keep our eyes on him while… — Richard H.P. Mason Copy Share Image
“It was easy for you to say these things, since you either knew you were not writing to Luther, but for the general public,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If you could understand a single grain of wheat you would die of wonder. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
He who believes in God is not careful for the morrow, but labors joyfully and with a great heart. "For He giveth His beloved,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“God made man out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful. — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Our office...subjects us to great burdens and labors, dangers and temptations, with little reward or gratitude from the world. But Christ himself will be… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Our faith in Christ does not free us from works but from false opinions concerning works, that is, from the foolish presumption that justification… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The works of the righteous would be mortal sins if they would not be feared as mortal sins by the righteous themselves out of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Romans 3:28” — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
“All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, — all except… — Virchand Gandhi Copy Share Image
I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Anyone who makes a decision at our meetings is seen later and referred to a local clergyman, Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
One person I do feel a little sorry for, though, is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important clergyman in Britain and he's only… — Pat Condell Copy Share Image
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
There was reference made to a book written in Greek by a former Rabbi who had been converted to Christianity. There was reference to… — Julius Streicher Copy Share Image
I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I liked the thought of being a country clergyman. Accordingly I read with care Pearson on the Creed and a few other books on… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
