“Jesus loved God more than His own life, and He was willing to die in order to save lost humanity. ‘God so loved … that he gave his only begotten Son’ (John 3:16). The disciples caught this same sacrificial zeal. They had been with Jesus. They absorbed His passion for souls and went out to…
“What God will do is always more than what He has given us to do. He has given us a clear and simple thing to finish: to see that Christ is worshipped and followed in every people. This is the essential missionary task. This task we must do with utmost focus and passion until it…
“The concern for world evangelization is not something tacked on to a man’s personal Christianity, which he may take or leave as he chooses; it is rooted indefeasibly in the character of the God who has come to us in Christ Jesus. Thus it can never be the province of a few enthusiasts, a sideline…
Missions is more than a matter of obeying a command, it is the result of an encounter with Christ. To meet Christ, means to become caught up in a mission to the world. ~ David Bosh ~ David bosh was a missiologist and theologian.
“The purpose of your life as a believer must be to obey Jesus when He said, ‘Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel.’” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell.” ~ C.T. Studd ~ C.t studd was an english cricket player and a missionary to china, india and africa.
“Missions is not a recruitment project for God’s labor force. It is a liberation project from the heavy burdens and hard yokes of other gods.” ~ John Piper ~
“I spent twenty years of my life trying to recruit people out of local churches and into missions structures so that they could be involved in fulfilling God’s global mission. Now I have another idea. Let’s take God’s global mission and put it right in the middle of the local church!” ~ George Miley ~
“Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’” ~ 1 Corinthians 16:31 ~
“We must understand that when it comes to nations in which Western missionaries are no longer able to do church planting as past eras allowed, the priority must then be to support efforts of indigenous mission works through financial aid and intercessory prayer.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet.” ~ Anonymous ~
“Jesus will judge us not only for what we did, but also for what we could have done and didn’t.” ~ George Otis ~
“Missions is not the ‘ministry of choice’ for a few hyperactive Christians in the church. Missions is the purpose of the church.” ~ Anonymous ~
“Nothing is more indicative of the moral decline of the West than Christians who have lost the passion of Christ for a lost and dying world.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions ~
“Oh, that I might be a flaming fire in the service of the Lord. Here I am, Lord, send me; send me to the ends of the earth… send me from all that is called earthly comfort; send me even to death itself if it be but in Thy service and to promote Thy Kingdom.”…
“God’s part is to put forth power; our part is to put forth faith.” ~ Andrew Bonar ~
“Given the reality of the mission field today, it would be foolish for us to require all missionaries to leave their home cultures. The best current examples are in China, India and the former Soviet Union. There, millions still have not received the Gospel in villages that are within the cultural reach of existing congregations….
“As our blessed Lord has required us to pray that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven, it becomes us not only to express our desires of that event by words, but to use every lawful method to spread the knowledge of His name. In order to do this, it is…
“In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every day, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Every year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity.” ~ Sheikh Ahmad al Qataani, a leading Saudi cleric, on a television interview (Dec 2001) ~
“Nail the colours to the mast! That is the right thing to do, and, therefore, that is what we must do, and do it now. What colours? The colours of Christ, the work He has given us to do – the evangelization of all the unevangelized.” ~ C.T. Studd ~ C.T. Studd was a missionary in…
“You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go not only to those that need you, but to those that need you most. It is not your business to preach so many times, and to take care of this or that society; but to save…
If all of your concern is about your own life, your job, your clothes, your children’s good clothes, healthy bodies, a good education, a good job and marriage, then your concerns are no different from someone who is lost in Bhutan, Myanmar, or India. ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions ~
“Know God… and make Him known!” ~ Loren Cunningham ~ Loren Cunningham is the co-founder of youth with a mission.
“When the world sees millions of ‘retired’ Christians pouring out the last drops of their lives with joy for the sake of the unreached peoples and with a view toward heaven, then the supremacy of God will shine. He does not shine as brightly in the posh, leisure-soaked luxury condos on the outer rings of…
“Jesus was moved with compassion concerning the miseries of men. He saw them as lost, hungry, sick and bewildered. And just as His Father’s heart had been moved in love to send Christ into the world to redeem them, so our Lord’s own heart was moved in compassion toward them.” ~ G. Christian Weiss ~…
“Worldwide Christian churches devote more than 85% of their resources on our own development. That is, only 15% of this arsenal of personnel, finance, prayer, and tools goes to bless unreached people groups.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“A spiritual battle fought with spiritual weapons will produce eternal victories.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end!” ~ David Brainerd ~ David Brainerd was a missionary to the Native Americans.
“We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom ~ corrie…
“Don’t aim to plant churches. Aim to plant a church that will plant many other churches.” ~ George Patterson ~ george patterson was a missionary in tibet.
“Essentially, the church has many responsibilities but only one mission, and that is the evangelization and discipling of all nations.” ~ Daniel Bacon ~ Daniel Bacon is a former U.S. Director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship.
“For the mission that has its eyes fixed on spreading the Gospel and planting churches, there are many ways to continue impacting the Two-Thirds World. But for the mission that still has its focus on keeping Western personnel assigned overseas, there is little future.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World
“Of the world’s 6,829 unreached people groups, 5,887 are in 10/40 Window countries. That means 86% of all unreached people groups are in the 10/40 Window.” ~ Joshua Project ~
“There are individuals ripe to receive the Lord in the most resistant and hostile situations. We must take the Gospel to them.” ~ Virgil Amos ~ virgil amos was a missionary to europe, southeast asia, and western asia.
“I will say to the north, “Give them up!” and to the south, “Do not hold them back.” Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth – everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” ~ Isaiah 43:6-7 ~…
“The situation in world missions is depressing only when you think of it in terms of 19th-century Western colonialism. But, praise God, the indigenous missionary movement is growing, ready today to complete the task.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions
“The man… looking at him with a smile that only half concealed his contempt, inquired, “Now Mr. Morrison do you really expect that you will make an impression on the idolatry of the Chinese Empire?” ‘No sir,’ said Morrison, ‘but I expect that God will.’” ~Robert Morrison~ Robert Morrison was a missionary in china. He…
“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t.” ~ John Piper ~
“The Body of Christ in Asia is looking to Christians in other lands to link hands with them in this time of harvest and to support the work with the material blessings that God has showered upon them.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions ~
“We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first.” ~ Oswald J. Smith ~ Oswald J. Smith was a canadian pastor who became a missionary recruiter.
“I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.” ~ Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf ~ Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf was the founder…
“God always chooses the foolish things of this world to confound the wise. He shows His might only on the behalf of those who trust in Him. Humility is the place where all Christian service begins.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions ~
“In our lifetime, wouldn’t it be sad if we spent more time washing dishes or swatting flies or mowing the yard or watching television than praying for world missions?” ~ Dave Davidson ~
“Last year alone, about 120 million people were presented the gospel for the first time.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“Top 10 countries for persecution of Christians: 1. North Korea 2. Iran 3. Saudi Arabia 4. Somalia 5. Maldives 6. Afghanistan 7. Yemen 8. Mauritania 9. Laos 10.Uzbekistan” ~ Open Doors World Watch List 2010 ~
“Could a mariner sit idle if he heard the drowning cry? Could a doctor sit in comfort and just let his patients die? Could a fireman sit idle, let men burn and give no hand? Can you sit at ease in Zion with the world around you damned?” ~ Leonard Ravenhill ~ Leonard Ravenhill was…
“Not, how much of my money will I give to God, but how much of God’s money will I keep for myself.” ~ John Wesley ~ John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist Church and missionary to Georgia.
“Right now there is another group of people, 250 million strong, for whom the door of opportunity is wide open. Slaves in their own nation of India for 3,000 years, Dalits (“Untouchables”) have been segregated, oppressed and denied basic human rights such as health care, education and access to safe drinking water – all because…
“An introverted church, pre-occupied with its own survival, has virtually forfeited the right to be a church, for it is denying a major part of its own being. As a planet which ceases to be in orbit is no longer a planet, so a church which ceases to be in mission is no longer a…
“Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.” ~ William Carey ~ William Carey is known as the father of modern missions. He was a missionary to india and translated the bible into several languages.
