“He used to say, one way or the other I would regret the life that I led. He used to say 'The Spirit of the Lord is on me because I have been anointed to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind to release the oppressed.'”— Charles Murray, Luke Cage, Mike Colter, imdb.com
“The preacher's work is to throw sinners down in utter helplessness, that they may be compelled to look up to Him who alone can help them.”— Charles Spurgeon, amazon.com
“Few are altogether deaf to the preaching of pine trees. Their sermons on the mountains go to our hearts; and if people in general could be got into the woods, even for once, to hear the trees speak for themselves, all difficulties in the way of forest preservation would vanish.”— John Muir, en.wikiquote.org
“Trim your sails to suit men and you will trim your effectiveness for Christ. Sweeten your sermons with the soothing talk of men and you will give your congregation spiritual diabetes. Preach on popular ideas and your folks will try the way of the world and bring its dregs to your door.”— Arthur H. Stainback, ministrymagazine.org
“Preaching is not talking to people about the Bible; it is talking to people about themselves from the Bible.”— Andy Stanley, amazon.com