Inspirational Quotes on Preaching

“Our preaching often lacks the punctuation of the exclamation point of praise. Unlike the Scriptures, our sermons are so centered on men that they neglect to bless God.”

“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not What a lovely sermon, but, I will do something!”

“Preach the gospel everyday; if necessary, use words.”

“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”

“I would have every minister of the Gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and with the exuberant affection of a mother.”

“There was one thing I was never going to do--no way: preach at a crusade!”

“If preachers decide to preach about hope, let them preach out of what they themselves hope for.”

“Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.”

“Nothing is more needed among preachers today than that we should have the courage to shake ourselves free from the thousand and one trivialities in which we are asked to waste our time and strength, and resolutely return to the apostolic ideal which made necessary the office of the pastorate. (We must resolve that) we will continue steadfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the Word.”

“The three essentials for great preaching are: truth, clarity, and passion.”

“If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.”

“I believe I never was more acceptable to my Master than when I was standing to teach those hearers in the open fieldsI now preach to ten times more people than I would if I had been confined to the churches.”

“The reason why congregations have been so dead is because they have dead men preaching to them. How can dead men beget living children?”

“It is a poor sermon that gives no offense; that neither makes the hearer displeased with himself nor with the preacher.”

“Mere heathen morality, and not Jesus Christ, is preached in most of our churches.”

“O my brethren, my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden, but powerful presence of Christ, whilst I am preaching to you.”

“Other men may preach the gospel better than I, but no man can preach a better gospel.”

“I wonder what would happen if the preacher stopped in his sermon next Sunday morning and said, "Have you paid your debts this week?" "In what sort of a temper did you come down to breakfast this morning?”

“Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.”

“A sermon is not like a Chinese firecracker to be fired off for the noise it makes. It is a hunter's gun, and at every discharge he should look to see his game fall.”