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    Discover what a 17th-century Puritan preacher believed every sermon must accomplish, drawn from his final farewell message to his beloved congregation.

    Thomas Manton's Timeless Preaching Wisdom

    Meilleure citation de Thomas Manton's Timeless Preaching Wisdom

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    The best preachers are like windows—they're most effective when you look through them, not at them.

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    Question posée

    If Thomas Manton could preach to me about what is most important to tell the congregation from the pulpit no matter what scripture you are preaching from? Give me the most important things he would tell me and why articulate his quotes well and speak as his own voice.

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    Points clés

    1

    Manton's Final Preaching Wisdom

    0:00
    0:10
    0:13
    0:26
    0:33
    0:50
    0:57
    2

    The Preacher's Sacred Responsibility

    1:12
    1:12
    1:28
    0:33
    1:48
    0:57
    2:09
    2:21
    2:34
    2:42
    2:53
    0:33
    3:11
    0:57
    3:32
    3:44
    3

    The Essential Message That Never Changes

    3:55
    4:07
    4:10
    4:23
    0:33
    4:42
    4:44
    4:57
    0:57
    5:14
    2:21
    5:31
    5:35
    5:50
    0:33
    6:08
    6:15
    6:25
    6:29
    6:45
    6:51
    7:04
    4

    Plain Truth for Ordinary Hearts

    7:15
    7:26
    7:37
    7:42
    7:52
    0:57
    8:07
    8:16
    8:26
    8:31
    8:46
    2:21
    9:05
    9:09
    9:21
    0:33
    9:39
    3:44
    10:04
    6:51
    10:21
    10:27
    5

    The Preacher's Inner Life

    10:41
    10:55
    11:01
    11:14
    0:57
    11:27
    11:30
    3:11
    0:33
    11:54
    2:21
    12:08
    0:57
    12:24
    0:33
    12:41
    0:57
    12:58
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    13:13
    0:33
    13:27
    13:32
    13:43
    2:21
    6

    Understanding That Breeds Hatred of Sin

    14:02
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    14:21
    0:57
    14:41
    6:29
    14:56
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    15:15
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    15:57
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    7

    The Race That Demands Patience

    17:35
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    18:22
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    18:38
    18:41
    18:53
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    0:57
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    20:22
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    20:36
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    8

    The Preacher's Ultimate Goal

    21:21
    21:33
    21:47
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    0:33
    22:15
    6:51
    22:31
    2:21
    22:47
    0:57
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    23:06
    23:18
    23:22
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    6:29
    23:51
    23:56
    24:06
    24:11
    24:21
    24:25
    24:35
    0:33
    24:48
    24:55
    9

    Practical Wisdom for Today's Preachers

    25:04
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    0:57
    25:36
    0:33
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    0:33
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    2:21
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    10

    The Heart Behind the Method

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    29:44
    0:33
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    30:09
    30:10
    30:10
    30:20
    0:57
    30:43
    30:54
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    0:33
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    31:22
    31:34
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    32:24
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    33:34

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