“Preaching has fallen on evil days because the sermon is regarded as just another form of human speech, rather than a special genre. The preacher is just another Christian without any special authority; the pulpit (whether within the church or on those frontiers where the church addresses the world) is just another platform or lectern—sometimes (even worse) it is a private stage. And when preachers believe this way, they lack the courage to speak with authority and to bless.”

James Daane, in Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 3

“We need men with warm hearts, wet eyes, clear heads, and tongues aflame.”

Adrian Rogers, in the Foreword to Anointed Expository Preaching