Preaching Quotes

“Learning to preach is difficult because preaching is difficult.”
― Fred B. Craddock, Preaching

“Building anticipation into one's preaching simply calls for one basic understanding of the task of the pulpit: the goal is not to get something said but to get something heard.”
― Fred Craddock, Preaching 34579

“...it can be shattering if what is often heard is finally heard.”
― Fred Craddock, Preaching 34579

“Whoever has looked upon the crucified Jesus and said "Son of God," has believed not just because of but also in spite of. The believer has chosen, has taken a risk, has yes in a world of nos. The believer has leaned forward, heard the whisper, and trusted it to be the voice of God.”
― Fred Craddock, Preaching 34579

“Passion makes one persuasive.”
― Fred B. Craddock, Preaching

“No one can increase the volume in the pulpit to such a level as to muffle the echo of lost convictions.”
― Fred B. Craddock, Preaching

“Preaching is the concerted engagement of one’s faculties of body, mind, and spirit.”
― Fred B. Craddock, Preaching

“The first is that learning to preach is difficult, and the difficulty is not greatly relieved by having a skilled instructor or by the discovery that one seems to be naturally a “good talker.”
― Fred B. Craddock, Preaching