God can work saving faith through mere teaching, indeed through the bare words of Scripture on the page, but ordinarily he ignites a burning heart with a burning preacher. - 56

The goal for biblical preaching is to build a bridge between head and heart so that the knowledge and affection do daily commerce in the marketplace of the soul, each one commending the other to us for our growth in grace. - 47

One cannot grasp Christ without receiving all his benefits. Those who are justified are united to Christ and become fruit-bearing branches. - 208