“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
St. Francis of Assisi
“The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, 'What a lovely sermon!' but 'I will do something.'”
Billy Graham
“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”
“Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.”
Rebecca West
“A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.”
Martin Luther
“The Christian religion, then, is not an affair of preaching, or prating, or ranting, but of taking care of the bodies as well as the souls of people; not an affair of belief and of faith and of professions, but an affair of doing good, and especially to those who are in want; not an affair of fire and brimstone, but an affair of bacon and read, beer and a bed.”
William Cobbett
“He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”
Confucius
