---
title: 'The Illustrative Element in Preaching'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Ormsbee Murray'
date: 1890-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 6'
- 'Luke 15'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/murray-1890-the-illustrative-element-in-preaching
---

# The Illustrative Element in Preaching

Examines the illustrative element in preaching—its power to fix truth, engage varied audiences (children, middle class), and common abuses like hackneyed, belittling, or coarse illustrations.

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