preach to

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preach to someone

to give a moral discourse to someone. Please don't preach to me. I know that I did wrong. When you preach to us like that, we don't pay any attention to you.

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So, feeling silly that I cannot convince people to wait, I find myself wondering how my Advent preaching would sound if 1 consciously preach to people who don't need convincing. Preaching helps: First Sunday of Advent-Fourth Sunday after the ... by Satterlee, Craig A. / Currents in Theology and Mission He said they should not be meant to preach to students or to persuade them to embrace one religion or the other, but to make them aware of what others believe, what rites they carry out and what code of conduct guides their lives. Cardinal's call by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Mr Samson said: "We're not wishing to preach to people or tell them whether they should smoke or not, but we do have strong views about this on both ethical and health grounds. Ban on smoking breaks up 'club' PENSIONERS' BREAKFAST GET-TOGETHER IS ... by Diver, Krysia / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			power up power with powers powers that be pox on practice Practice makes perfect practice on practice what preach Practice what you preach practise what preach praise praise to the skies prance around prattle about pray pray for pray over pray to pray to the porcelain god prayer preach preach about preach against preach at preach to preach to the choir preach to the converted precedence over precious few precipitate into preclude from predicate on predispose to preface preface by preface with prefer prefer against prefer to prefix to prejudice against prelude to premium prepare prepare for prepare the ground prepare the ground for prepare the way prescribe for presence			Pre-wire Pre-wire Pre-Workout Pre-Zinjanthropus pre... Pre/Post Deployment Health Assessment Pre/Postwork Check List pre/pro pre/pro pre\box pre_defined_curve_font Prešeren, France Prešov Prežihov Voranc pre·cep·tor·ship pre·cep·tor·ship PRE1 PRE2 PREA PREAA Preaccusation Preace preach preach preach preach preach about preach against preach at Preach the Word Ministries preach to preach to the choir preach to the converted preached preached preached preached to the converted preached to the converted preacher preacher Preacher bird Preacher Gone to Texas Preacher in Blue Jeans preacher man Preacher's kid Preachers Preachers Preachers, Order of Preachers, Order of Preachership preaches preaches preaches preaches to the converted preaches to the converted preachier preachiest preachification preachified preachifies preachify

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