Quotes about Message

There is no use in walking anywhere to preach if your walking isn't your preaching.

Gospel is just the truth of the word of God. Anybody can sing it, anybody; anybody can perform it.

Preaching is truth through personality.

The backbone of the preaching of Christ is a conviction of the truth of Christ.

There is only one excuse for a speaker's asking the attention of his audience: he must have either truth or entertainment for them.

Truth can arrive within the story and ride latent - a bit incognito - within a story, and people are more prone to receive it.

I do think that a minister who can preach a sermon without addressing sinners does not know how to preach.

While it's a prerequisite to live a salty Christian life — to be highly potent and in relationship with others — that alone is not enough. God forbid that we stop there, because people end up in hell on that plan. It's imperative that we also put the message into clear language our friends can understand and act upon.

Think of yourself as a vessel. A cup. Don't try to guess what the Master will pour into you before he pours. Only pray it is the Master who pours. Then be willing to accept whatever message he wishes to fill you with. It's his to fill, Sherry. You only receive.

You may have an older audience in front of you holding the Bible and a younger audience holding an iPhone. You don't want to lose either audience.

The goal is always the same. I want to change people's lives and bring them closer to the Lord in a new way. I want to confront them with an issue.

The main message of Gothic architecture is: "God is transcendent and unreachable—so be awed at His majesty." But such a message defies the message of the gospel, which says that God is very accessible—so much so that He has taken up residence inside of His people.