“It is better for most of us to fish with the rod than with the net. To angle for single souls rather than to try and enclose a multitude at once. Preaching to a congregation has its own place and value; but private and personal talk honestly and wisely done will effect more than the most eloquent preaching” (attributed to Alexander Maclaren, a widely known preacher).
Baker Books , 1500 Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, by Michael P. Green