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“Even while Christ is the text, self may be the spirit and substance of our sermon, as if we are lifting up the cross of Christ, to hang our own glory upon it.”—pg.327

“Christian experience is the influence of doctrinal truth upon the affections. Except therefore we exhibit the principles of the truths of God, we cannot excite those exercises which connect the heart with him. That preaching, however, which is merely descriptive of Christian feelings, irrespective of their connection with scriptural doctrine, is unsubstantial and defective; whereas an intelligent statement…

“It is attended with many advantages to bring into view ancient heresies, for often what modern innovators consider a new discovery, and wish to pass off as a scheme suited to remove difficulties, is found upon examination to be nothing else than some ancient heresy clothed in a new dress.”— Archibald Alexander pg.270

"If their sermons were bare of ornaments as skeletons, they were compacted together with the joints and bands of doctrine, precepts and promises. Though very dry to the cursory inspection of the caviller and the trifles, yet, like the dead bones of Elisha, they gave life even to the dead." - Richard Webster (44).

"If their sermons were bare of ornaments as skeletons, they were compacted together with the joints and bands of doctrine, precepts and promises. Though very dry to the cursory inspection of the caviller and the trifles, yet, like the dead bones of Elisha, they gave life even to the dead." - Richard Webster (44).

“If their sermons were bare of ornaments as skeletons, they were compacted together with the joints and bands of doctrine, precepts and promises. Though very dry to the cursory inspection of the caviller and the trifles, yet, like the dead bones of Elisha, they gave life even to the dead.” — Richard Webster (44).

“The form of the text beautify matches the content of the text. In verses 1-3 the shepherd is ahead of us, leading us; in verses 4 he is with us, escorting us through the wilderness and then hosting us in his presence (v. 5); and now in verse 6 he is behind us sending his goodness and love to catch us up from behind.” —pg. 126

“Like almost nothing else your gratitude for Jesus will be the measure of where you are with him. —pg.119

“If we should study the Bible more as ministers than as Christians— more to find matter for the instruction of our people, than food for the nourishment of our own souls; we neglect to place ourselves at the feet of our Divine Teacher; our communion with him is cut off; and we become mere formalists in our sacred profession.”—pg.163

“The fellowship between the persons of the Trinity is a fellowship we are drawn into where the love bestowed on us is a love that already existed without us.” —pg.86