What a noble gift it is, the power of playing upon the souls and wills of men, and rousing them to lofty purposes and holy deeds.
– Henry Drummond –
Preaching
Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? – Charles Spurgeon
My brethren, do you believe in the Holy Ghost?… Have we such a reliance upon the Holy Ghost? Do we believe that, at this moment, He can clothe us with power, even as He did the apostles at Pentecost? Do we believe that, under our preaching, by His energy a thousand might be born in a day?
– Charles Spurgeon –
Importance of Repentance – Curtis Hutson
There is no doubt that all men from Adam on have had to repent in order to have a right relationship with God. The importance of repentance is demonstrated by the fact that men of every biblical age preached it.
– Curtis Hutson –
The basis for truth – Charles Spurgeon
The church does not determine what the Bible teaches. The Bible determines what the church must teach.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Pulpit Trembling – John Knox
I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
– John Knox –
Don’t Hide the Cross – Dwight L. Moody
A man who covers up the cross though he may be an intellectual man, and draw large crowds will have no ilk there, and his church will be but a gilded sepulcher.
– Dwight L. Moody –
What do you preach? – Charles Finney
Ministers often preach about the Gospel instead of preaching the Gospel. They often preach about sinners instead of preaching to them.
– Charles Finney –
Preparing Messages or Preparing Ourselves? – Vance Havner
The devil doesn’t mind how many sermons we preach or prepare if it will keep us from preparing ourselves.
– Vance Havner –
Power of God – Eric Ludy
The power of God … as Christians, we are saved by it, we walk in it, and we demonstrate it as the convincing proof of our message.
– Eric Ludy –