Preach Constantly
Preaching holiness constantly is essential for living a holy life and for the world's need of it.
Arthur Vess emphasizes the importance of preaching holiness constantly, not as a hobby, but as the great foundation and fountain of all truth. He echoes John Wesley's words to preach holiness in every sermon, stating that preaching holiness is essential to preaching the truth. Vess highlights that everything is either holy or unholy, and by exploring holiness in all its aspects, one can never exhaust its depth. He encourages preachers to repeat key points not for emptiness but for emphasis, drawing a comparison to how lawyers present evidence. Vess underscores the significance of holiness in the Holy Bible and the urgent need for it in the unholy world, urging the use of various tools like illustrations, persuasion, arguments, and inspiration to preach holiness in regeneration, sanctification, and glorification.
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Preach Holiness constantly, not as a hobby, but as the great foundation and fountain of alltruth. John Wesley said, "Preach holiness in every sermon." You cannot preach the truth withoutpreaching holiness. Everything is holy or unholy. If you preach holiness with all its relations andapplications, you can never exhaust it. Do not repeat for emptiness, but for emphasis. A lawyer once said that "if lawyers practiced law like you preachers preach the gospel, we'd never win acase. We find out the main points in our evidence and emphasize them over and over from everyangle.
But you preachers just hit one point one time and another the next time until we areconvinced of nothing." The Holy Bible is full of holiness, and the unholy world is void of it and needs it more than all else.
Use illustrations, persuasion, arguments, instruction, information, andinspiration. Preach it in regeneration, sanctification and glorification.
Sermon Outline
- Preach Holiness Constantly
- The Importance of Preaching Holiness
- Effective Preaching of Holiness
- Use Various Methods (Illustrations, Persuasion, etc.)
- Preach Holiness in Different Aspects (Regeneration, Sanctification, etc.)
Key Quotes
“Preach holiness in every sermon.” — Arthur Vess
“If lawyers practiced law like you preachers preach the gospel, we'd never win a case.” — Arthur Vess
“Everything is holy or unholy.” — Arthur Vess
Application Points
- Preach holiness consistently and with emphasis to make it clear and impactful.
- Use various methods to effectively communicate the importance of holiness.
- Preach holiness in different aspects to cover all its relations and applications.