A beautiful homily, a genuine sermon, must begin with the first proclamation, with the proclamation of salvation. There is nothing more solid, deep and sure than this proclamation.
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.
Rest assured: Before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we need; before God, the righteousness of Christ is all we have.
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is.
If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.
Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.
Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
We have proclaimed to the world our determination 'to die freemen, rather than to live slaves.' We have appealed to Heaven for the justice of our cause, and in Heaven we have placed our trust.
What encouragement the apostle holds out to us. O my friends, that we might leave all our pretensions, and come to the truth in our own hearts.
The Proclamation does not, indeed, mark out exactly the course I should myself prefer. But I am ready to take it just as it is written, and to stand by it with all my heart.
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