Great Spurgeon Quote on preaching

[spurly]

We might preach until our tongue rotted, 'til we exhausted our lungs and die - but never a sould would be converted unless the Holy Spirit uses the Word to convert that soul.  So it si blessed to eat into the very heart of the Bible until, at last, you come to talk in scriptural language adn your spirit is flavoured with the words of the Lord so that your blood is Bibline and the very essence of the Bible flows from you.

Do you know anymore good quotes about preaching?

[spurly]

Here's another one by Robert McCheyne:

Do not forget the culture of the inner man - I mean of the heart.  How diligently the calvary officer keeps his sabre clean and sharp; every stain he rubs off with the greatest care.  Remember you are God's sword, His instrument - i trust a chosen vessel unto Him to bear His name.  In great measure, according to the purity and perfections of the instrument, will be the success.  It is not great talent God blesses so much as great likeness to Jesus.  A holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God.

[James Rondon]

Here's another one by Spurgeon:

We hear complaints that the minister speaks too harshly and talks too much of judgment. Saved sinners never make that complaint.

[James Rondon]

And another:

Faithful preachers are among God's best gifts. Cherish them, and be obedient to their admonitions. I have known persons become offended when a minister is "too personal;

[parson6]

I don't know who wrote/spoke this one, but I like it and keep it in my day-timer as a constant reminder:

          A sermon is not a piece of art - it is a piece of bread.

[spurly]

Thomas a Kempis said something like:

"Preach the gospel always.  If necessary, use words."

[James Rondon]

I like that one. It would be a little better, however, if the "if necessary" was "when necessary".