Sermons

When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.
- James Earl Jones

Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral.
- John Burroughs, 1837 - 1921

The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon," but "I will do something!"
- Francis de Sales, 1567 - 1622

The deeds you do today may be the only sermon some people will hear today.
- Francis of Assisi, 1182 - 1226

The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church ... is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her.
- Dwight L. Moody, 1837 - 1899

Few sinners are saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.
- Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910