Acceptability of Preaching
"It is not our business to make the message acceptable, but to make it
available. We are not to see that they like it, but that they get it."
Dr. Vance Havner ... read more
Advice to Young Preachers
"Do not make cronies of any of your flock for your buddy may turn out to
be your biggest problem. Do not talk your views, preach them. Dr. Jowett
expressed himself from the pulpit but had little to say in general
conversation. Do not accept gifts that ... read more
Applying Preaching
There are many people who do not mind a man preaching against sin unless
he begins to name them. Naming them is actually applying the truth to our
lives-but some want to call it meddling. Knowing myself as well as I do,
if a preacher does not get on so ... read more
Availability for Preaching
A man who listened once to D.L Moody was very critical of his grammar and
reprimanded him for it. Moody's response was:" I wish my grammar were
better. I wish I had a better education, but I am using all the grammar I
have for the glory of God. Are y ... read more
Clarity In Preaching
"A preacher ought to so preach, that when the sermon is ended, the
congregation shall disperse saying, "The preacher said this." Martin
Luther ... read more
Conditional Preaching
The following came out in a minister's sermon as it was addressed to a
fashionable congregation: "Brethren, unless you repent, in a measure, and
be converted, as it were, you will, I regret to say, be damned to some
extent." God save us from that ki ... read more
Content of Preaching
"Make Jesus your theme! I have seen preachers espouse causes and champion
movements, and when the cause died and the movement collapsed, the
preacher vanished too. But, the man who glories in Christ never grows
stale." The Vance Havner Quote Book
... read more
Conviction In Preaching
David Hume, the agnostic, was reproached by some of his friends because
on his inconsistency in going to church each Sunday to hear the orthodox
Scottish minister John Brown. Defending himself, he replied, "Well, I
don't believe all that he says, but ... read more
Crowds in Preaching
A young preacher once asked John Wesley," How can I get crowds to attend
my church services?" Wesley replied," Get on fire and people will come
out to see you burn."
Knight's Master Book of Illustrations ... read more
Decision in Preaching
Pastor L.G. Broughton tells how he was invited to preach in one of the
leading churches of a large city. He went into the pulpit with a special
sense of God's presence. When he finished his evangelistic sermon, the
Holy Spirit impressed upon him that ... read more
Definitions of Preaching
"Preaching is the communication of truth by man to men. The truest truth
communicated in any other way than through the personality of brother man
to man is not preached truth."
--Dr. Phillip Brooks--
Spurgeon said "It is the truth of God med ... read more
Depth In Preaching
"Depth is not manifested in using complicated terms but through evidence
of a personal walk with and knowledge of God." -Dr. Tom Walker- ... read more
Discouragement In Preaching
A very discouraged and overworked pastor went every day to a railroad
track to watch an express train streak by. An observe asked, "Pastor, why
do you come here every day to see the Dixie Flyer go by?" His response
was:"Well, I do like to see someth ... read more
Dry Preaching
A man who spoke little English gave this description of a sermon he had
heard: he said "Big wind. Much lightening. Loud thunder. No rain!"
-Selected- ... read more
Effect of Preaching
"What once almost made us leap in the aisle, now almost puts us to sleep
in the pew."
Unknown-- ... read more
Excitement In Preaching
"A preacher once put his hand down on a wasp in the pulpit and let out a
yell that could be heard all over the churchyard. One listener in the
congregation nudged his companion and said, "I am going to like this
preacher!" -- Unknown-- ... read more
Experience Before Preaching
"Any preacher who preaches beyond that which he has experienced is
incapable of preaching with conviction." -Billy Graham- ... read more
Favor In Preaching
"If the audience is entirely in favor of the preacher, then let him
beware. He may fall into all sorts of aimlessnesses and carelessnesses."
-Dr. G. Campbell Morgan- ... read more
Fearlessness In Preaching
Years ago in my first church, there was a very elderly, godly man with
which I talked very often. At one time we were going through a very
trying time in the church because my preaching was a bit too rough for
some of the members. The old gentleman gav ... read more
Fervency In Preaching
"I preach as never sure to preach again, as a dying man to dying men."
-Richard Baxter- ... read more
Grammar In Preaching
A man had an illiterate pastor. When someone questioned him about it, the
man said, "Well, I'd rather hear a preacher say, "I seen," who saw
something, than to hear one say "I saw," who ain't saw nothin'." My
Favorite Illustrations--Hobbs ... read more
HELPMEET IN PREACHING--THE UNSUNG HERO
There is one person in your church,who knows your preacher's life.
She's wept and smiled and prayed with him, and that's your preacher's
wife!
She knows one prophet's weakest point, and knows his greatest power.She's
heard him speak in trumpet t ... read more
Hints For Preaching
For young preachers
1. Endeavor to preach without notes
2. Avoid repetition
3. Be natural( be yourself)
4. Make a clearly defined outline
5. Wisely choose your illustrations
6. Carefully prepare your introduction that you might capture the
audience ... read more
Necessities for Preaching
Three elements always found. 1-Truth 2-Clarity 3- Passion Dr. G. Campbell
Morgan ... read more
Need of Preaching
Nineteen out of every twenty who receive the Lord Jesus as Saviour do so
before they reach the age of 25. Dr. Wilbur Chapman tested a meeting
where 4,500 were present and found the following results:
400 was saved before 10 years of age
600 were saved ... read more
Objective of Preaching
In the pulpit of the Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga,
Teneessee are the words "Sir, we would see Jesus." Dr. Lee Roberson
placed those there years ago to make clear who his ministry was all
about-that being the Lord Jesus Christ. It would ... read more
Opportunities For Preaching
"I've never done any politicking to get to preach anywhere. You don't
need to know key men to get along. You need to know the "Keeper of the
Keys." --Dr. Vance Havner-- ... read more
Passion In Preaching
There was a great English actor in years gone by whose name was Macready.
A famous preacher once said to him: "I wish you would explain something
to me. Man said,"Well, what is it? I don't know that I can explain
anything to a preacher." Preacher a ... read more
PASTOR AND HIS WORK
OUR PASTOR NEVER STOPS
Occasionally someone will say,"Our pastor never stops to visit in our
home." If the pastor never stops at your home, you probably should thank
God. It means death has not struck, that no serious illnesses have laid
you low, th ... read more
Patience In Preaching
"We do not always see the immediate results that we would like to see in
our preaching endeavors. If we could only be like the farmer who plants a
seed and would wait patiently to see the crop come up, we would be saved
from many a sense of frustratio ... read more
Perseverance in Preaching
Many faithful pastors have known intense hatred from some people in the
church where they have pastored, who feel threatened by an uncompromising
witness. In the book The Pastor In Profile, Adolph Bedsole wrote about
troublemakers in the church who "t ... read more
Purpose of Preaching
Someone told G. Campbell Morgan that the preacher must catch the spirit
of the age. Immediately the great preacher responded by saying: "God
forgive that preacher who does that. The preacher's business is to
correct the spirit of the age not to catch ... read more
Qualifications For Preaching
Martin Luther gave these ten qualifications for the preacher:
1. He should be able to preach plainly and in order.
2. He should have a good head.
3. He should have good power of speech.
4. He should have a good voice.
5. He should have good memory.
... read more
Quality In Preaching
"Preaching has become tasteless with nothing to chew on, like boneless
chicken stewed in cream. Half of what is said cancels the other half and
ends with nothing. The most popular shelf in the homiletic market is the
baby food department. Strong meat ... read more
Quality of Preaching
A minister suddenly called away and unable to officiate at the Christmas
services in his own church, entrusted his new assistant with the duty.
When he returned home, he asked his wife what she thought of the young
man's sermon. "The poorest I have e ... read more
Quotes on Preaching
"We need more candid preaching and less can-died preaching." -Herschel
Ford-
"Soft soap in the pulpit will not cleanse the sinners in the pew."
-Unknown-
"Preaching is not telling what we have done but what God has done." -Dr.
Tom Walker-
"I ... read more
Resistance To Preaching
"God pity the preacher who has grown cross-eyed watching certain faces in
his congregation to observe whether the message is acceptable or not.
"The fear of man bringeth a snare"(Prov. 29:25). The chilly countenances
of resentful listners who must n ... read more
Response To Preaching
"Preaching the truth either makes people sad, mad, or glad. Too many
people leave church on Sunday neither sad, mad, or glad; they go out as
they came in. Better to out mad than just go out!" -Dr. Vance Havner- ... read more
Spoiled Preaching
The person who refuses to hear the Bible on money stops his ears to God's
voice. Money occupies a great place in our lives. There is nothing wrong
with this if we will listen to what God has to say on the subject. In a
message on the subject of money, ... read more
Straight Preaching
"People do not like to be called to holiness and righteousness, and will
not flock to the prophet who calls to a straight and narrow way. It cost
to do that kind of preaching."
--Dr. Vance Havner-- ... read more
Structure In Preaching
A preacher once stood as he preached on the text where God said to
Adam-"Where art thou?" The preacher said,"I am going to make three
divisions of this text. First, every man has to be somewhere. Secondly,
some men is where they ought not to be. Thi ... read more
Studying For Preaching
" Spurgeon fixed upon a text, and then, for many years gave it to his
secretary, who was a minister, in his great library, saying "There is my
text." Then that minister went through Spurgeon's library, which he had
indexed for him, and brought ever ... read more
Success in Preaching
Years ago I heard Dr. W.A. Criswell, who is the former Pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Dallas, preach at a national convention meeting.
In his sermon on "The Secret of A Preacher's Power, he listed three
characteristics of a great preacher; fir ... read more
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