Preaching Quote #5 – John Newton
“My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken one.”
– John Newton
“My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken one.”
– John Newton
The following is a guest post by Matt Maiberger. He is a youth ministry veteran of over 16 years in small, medium, and mega churches. For more from Matt, head over to Youth Speaker’s Coach. Many youth pastors and speakers are careful to study and prepare their content well. Some even take the time to…
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Great quote, thanks for sharing.