“Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.”
Harry Emerson Fosdick
“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.”
St. Francis of Assisi
“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
“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”
Confucius
