Five Principles for Attaining Simplicity
England is sadly deficient. I know that I began preaching alone in the New Forest, and nobody ever told me what was right or wrong in the pulpit. The result was that the first year of my preaching was a series of experiments. We get no help in these matters at Oxford and Cambridge. The utter lack of any proper training for the pulpit is one great blot and defect in the system of the Church of England.
4. Depend upon Prayer, the Holy Spirit, and Holy Living
4. Above all, let us never forget that all the simplicity in the world is useless without prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and the grant of God's blessing, and a life corresponding in some measure to what we preach. Be it ours to have an earnest desire for the souls of men, while we seek for simplicity in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, and let us never forget to accompany our sermons by holy living and fervent prayer!
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Need for Simplicity Four Prefatory Remarks
1. Simplicity Is Essential for Usefulness 2. Simplicity Is Difficult to Attain 3. Simplicity Is Not Childishness 4. Simplicity Is Not Coarseness or Vulgarity Five Principles for Attaining Simplicity
1. Understand Your Subject Clearly