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So they say PREACHERS ON PREACHING
As the cross is preached, God removes the blinkers that make the cross appear stupid and weak. Then, in the clear light of day, it is revealed to be a divine sign of astonishing power and wisdom. Mark Meynell
God is working in the lives of the broken-hearted, and preaching is one vital way of sharing God’ s love, grace and compassion. Tim Dixon
If preachers truly seek to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, who alone has the words of life, I suggest that we must both pray and plan for preaching which elicits a response to the prompting of the Spirit. Calvin Samuel
The Lord is not looking for perfect communicators, but for men and women who are fired up with the good news and are prepared to have a go at sharing it. Michael Green
God has given to woman a graceful form and attitude, winning manners, persuasive speech, and, above all, a finely-toned emotional nature, all of which appear to us eminent qualifications for public speaking. We admit that want of mental culture, the trammels of custom, the force of prejudice, and one-sided interpretations of Scripture, have hitherto almost excluded her from this sphere. Catherine Booth
Effective preaching overcomes distance. Fred Craddock
Life as one of Jesus’ followers is the fertile ground of [ sermon ] preparation with all the joys and tears of circumstances, the challenges of faith, trust, belief, doubt and confusions. Sarah Lowe
Preaching is about us, all of us, all the time. Since, unlike Jesus, we shall never be without sin, we have an ongoing and constant need to be cleansed, to have our perspective renewed or straightened out. An unprocessed heart produces confused preaching. John Peters
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