No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon. Mark Twain
Never preach a sermon without a text from the Bible, a text containing the theme which you can elaborate. The text is the best proof in support of your argument. A sermon without a text is an argument without a proof. Isaac Mayer Wise
A verse may finde him,who a sermon flies And turns delight into a sacrifice. George Herbert
Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon. Robert Burns
No church without a sermon. Czech Proverb
The sound of a church bell at times has more effect than a sermon. American Proverb