He had been preaching for 25 years by that point.
That must be taken into account, if we want to preach by example.
He was the one who had been preaching to an invisible congregation in the house by the sea.
In 1869 he was licensed to preach by the Baptist church.
He was also licensed to preach by the Methodist church.
In London he was also much sought after to preach at various places, by special invitation.
It was time to come out into the open, to preach his new school of thought unfettered by anyone else's rules.
He's gathered a following and he preaches to them by the hour in some of the far galleries.
I would have them live as others and do men's work in the world, preaching by their lives rather than their words.
Father and sons preached by turns in the family.