Only once did God choose a completely sinless preacher.

No man's prayer is acceptable with God whose life is not well pleasing before God.

And then, what is grace? Grace is love. But grace is not love simply, and purely, and alone. Grace and love are, in their innermost essence, one and the same thing.

You do not really care for God's mercy or His comfort either, so long as you live in any sin. And it is well that you do not; for you can have neither. Your peace will be like a river, when you put away your sin; but not one word of true peace, not one drop of true comfort, can you have till then.

If you would move me with your preaching, or with your praying, or with your singing, first be moved yourself.

Prayer is a rising up and a drawing near to God in mind and in heart, and in spirit.

Prayer worth calling prayer, prayer that God will call true prayer and will treat as true prayer, takes for more time by the clock than one man in a thousand thinks.