Ultimately, of course, the effectiveness of preaching is the work of the Spirit. The most expertly crafted and powerfully delivered sermon imaginable will accomplish nothing if He does not act to persuade and enable the hearer to respond to the truth. But at the same time, we must also remember that the Spirit does not act in a vacuum. Ordinarily, He uses means, and preaching which employs all the rhetorical devices within the preacher’s ability is one of those means.
— Curtis Thomas, Pastor und Buchautor
Topics: Witness & Mission, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Discipleship
Occasions: For Reflection
Curtis Thomas
Curtis Thomas ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikal-reformierter Pastor und Autor, der über vier Jahrzehnte im pastoralen Dienst stand, insbesondere in Arkansas. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem als Mitverfasser des Buches „The Five Points of Calvinism: Defined, Defended, Documented“, einer systematischen Darlegung der reformierten Heilslehre. Für Bibelleser bietet seine Arbeit eine kompakte, stark an Belegstellen orientierte Zusammenfassung calvinistischer Theologie und reformierter Gemeindepraxis.
All quotes by Curtis Thomas (24)
Mother Teresa
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
What is an evangelist? It is one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.
Adrian Rogers
Carl F.H. Henry
Live what you have grasped of the Gospel, however little it may be.
Brother Roger
Whoever is full of joy preaches without preaching.
Mother Teresa
We Christians are the light of the world. Maybe only 40 watts. But 40 watts light up the room.
Otto Wassermann
Just as a candle is lit from the flame of another, so faith is kindled by faith.
Romano Guardini