The elements which determine the make of any particular sermon are three; the preacher, the material, and the audience; just as the character of any battle is determined by three elements; the gun (including the gunner), the ammunition, and the fortress against which the attack is made.

It is good for us to think that no grace or blessing is truly ours till we are aware that God has blessed some one else with it through us.

How silently, how silently The wonderous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heaven. No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him still, The dear Christ enters in.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

When you discover you've been leading only half a life, the other half is going to haunt you until you develop it.

Every sermon must have a solid rest in Scripture, and the pointedness which comes of a clear subject, and the conviction which belongs to well-thought argument, and the warmth that proceeds from earnest appeal.

Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.