God s word is carried on the fresh wind of the Spirit as the preacher is preaching. The twelve disciples were preachers preaching. Church history has been and is being made around the world every day by preachers preaching. Great preachers have the ability to bring profound and high truths to the bottom shelf without compromising the greatness of the truth. Billy Graham has been the most successful evangelist of this generation by delivering messages that can be understood even by children.
Great preachers know when to land.
We often circle the airport many times before we come in for a landing. We might have noticed that it is a lot easier for us to know when the other person should have landed, than it is for us to know when to bring our own sermon down the runway. Great preachers practice what they preach . Communicators may get away with private sins, but not great preachers. They not only practice what they preach, they can also preach what they practice.