Selection 1
“Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.”
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Chapter I
Bounds is addressing the character and prayer life of those who minister. Read the surrounding chapter alongside its strong rhetorical claims.
Selection 2
“Preaching is not the performance of an hour. It is the outflow of a life.”
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Chapter I
Two consecutive sentences. Bounds connects public ministry with the life and character of the minister.
Selection 3
“Prayer makes the man; prayer makes the preacher; prayer makes the pastor.”
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Chapter I
The paragraph concerns private communion with God and the preparation of the person who preaches.
Selection 4
“The preaching man is to be the praying man. Prayer is the preacher's mightiest weapon.”
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Chapter I
Bounds calls those entrusted with preaching to make prayer part of their own lives.
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