| Many sermons die in the sanctuary because preachers try to say too many things and give too much extraneous information. |
| All through his sermons Topsell tries to portray Naomi and Ruth as symbols of ideal womanhood who are guilty of no moral or religious offense. |
| The second part of the article focuses on the sermons from the point of view of sins, the central theme of quadragesimal sermons. |
| Church buildings and worship were austere and simple, and the service mainly consisted of lengthy sermons. |
| The first is that all the readings of texts and the sermons have been provided by biblical specialists, attempting to read theologically. |
| In any event, our difficult scriptural texts must be not passed on uncritically in sermons and religious education. |
