It was as if he were about to give a sermon.

Not only that, she has given a sermon at her church on the subject.

Because of his old age, he only gave very short sermons saying, "My children love one another."

Then, suddenly, we are being told what things mean - we're even given a sermon.

Only weeks before she had seen a relatively young man giving sermons.

He made it sound as though she had given his sermon to the messenger boy.

After seeing the play, one clergy member gave a sermon on the subject the next week.

He gave me a long sermon only a few days ago on that very subject.

I gave a short sermon on trust and mutual respect.

The good reverend is dragged out every so often to give a sermon.