A
good sermon is an engineering operation by which a chasm is bridged so that the
spiritual goods on one side-the 'unsearchable riches of Christ' - are actually
transported into personal lives upon the other. - Harry Emerson Fosdick
A
man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his
own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the food
which he provides for others will scarce make it savory unto them; yea, he
knows not but the food he hath provided may be poison, unless he have really
tasted of it himself. If the word do not dwell with power in us, it will not
pass with power from us. - John Owen
Ministers
must give an account of the success of their ministry. They must do it now at
the throne of grace. If they see of the travail of their soul , they must go to
God with their thanks; if they labour in vain , they must go to God with their
complaints. They will do it hereafter at the judgment seat of Christ: they shall
be produced as witnesses against those who persist and perish in their unbelief,
to prove that they were fairly invited; and for those who accepted the call,
Behold, I and the children thou hast given me . - Matthew Henry
The
ministerial work must be carried on purely for God and the salvation of souls,
not for any private ends of our own...Hard studies, much knowledge, and
excellent preaching, if the ends be not right is but more glorious hypocritical
sinning. - Richard Baxter
What
you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord
God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred
and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on
account of the word and faith from which the obedience and the work flow. -
Martin Luther
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What
a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.' - Billy Graham
A
good sermon is an engineering operation by which a chasm is bridged so that the
spiritual goods on one side-the 'unsearchable riches of Christ' - are actually
transported into personal lives upon the other. - Harry Emerson Fosdick
A
man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his
own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the food
which he provides for others will scarce make it savory unto them; yea, he
knows not but the food he hath provided may be poison, unless he have really
tasted of it himself. If the word do not dwell with power in us, it will not
pass with power from us. - John Owen
Ministers
must give an account of the success of their ministry. They must do it now at
the throne of grace. If they see of the travail of their soul , they must go to
God with their thanks; if they labour in vain , they must go to God with their
complaints. They will do it hereafter at the judgment seat of Christ: they shall
be produced as witnesses against those who persist and perish in their unbelief,
to prove that they were fairly invited; and for those who accepted the call,
Behold, I and the children thou hast given me . - Matthew Henry
The
ministerial work must be carried on purely for God and the salvation of souls,
not for any private ends of our own...Hard studies, much knowledge, and
excellent preaching, if the ends be not right is but more glorious hypocritical
sinning. - Richard Baxter
What
you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord
God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred
and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on
account of the word and faith from which the obedience and the work flow. -
Martin Luther
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What
a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.' - Billy Graham