Prevailing prayer is that which secures an answer. Saying prayers is not offering prevailing prayer. The prevalence of prayer does not depend so much on quantity as on quality.

The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.

Sin is the most expensive thing in the universe. Nothing else can cost so much.

It is the great business of every Christian to save souls. People complain that they do not know how to take hold of this matter. Why, the reason is plain enough; they have never studied it. They have never taken the proper pains to qualify themselves for the work. If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.

There can be no revival when Mr. Amen and Mr. Wet-Eyes are not found in the audience.

He that winneth souls is wise (Proverbs 11:30) - Those are the best educated ministers, who win the most souls.

It is a mournful fact that most men, and indeed all men of worldly character, have so much regard to public opinion that they dare not act according to the dictates of their consciences when acting thus would incur the popular frown.