Quote of the Day
“God’s plan in these last days is revival in His worldwide church and through the revived church the reaping of a final great harvest of souls.” ~ Norman Grubb ~ Norman grubb was a missionary to the congos.
“God’s plan in these last days is revival in His worldwide church and through the revived church the reaping of a final great harvest of souls.” ~ Norman Grubb ~ Norman grubb was a missionary to the congos.
“The worst crime of the desert is knowing where the water is and not telling.” ~ Anonymous ~
“The secret of following God’s will usually is wrapped up in rejecting the good for God’s best.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“85% of all annual scripture distribution benefits Christians (World C) and 0.4% benefits the unevangelized World A.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“Not every believer has the missionary gift, but every Christian is called to some kind of involvement in missions. We are called to advance the gospel in some way and to participate in the fulfilling of God’s purposes in our generation.” ~ David Shibley ~ david shibley is the founder of global advance.
“God is calling Christians in the West to recognize that He is building His Church as a caring, sharing and saving outreach to dying souls. The West must share with the East, knowing that Jesus said, ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it…
“The true goal of Christian unity is world evangelization.” ~ David Shibley ~ david shibley was the founder of global advance.
“The missionary enterprise is no human conception or undertaking, no modern scheme or invention… It did not originate in the brain or heart of any man, not even William Carey, or the Apostle Paul. Its source was in the heart of God Himself. And Jesus Christ, God’s great Missionary to a lost world, was the…
“It’s time to stop thinking about us. It’s time to shed the fads, buzzwords, trends and failed practices. It’s time to lay down our ambitions and give ourselves to being effective in reaching the lost world.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World ~
“We have all eternity to tell of the victories won for Christ, but we have only a few hours before sunset to win them.” ~ Amy Carmichael ~ amy carmichael was a missionary to india who rescued children off the streets.
“Christians in the West must abandon the totally unscriptural idea that they should support only white missionaries from America.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“Evangelism is the spontaneous overflow of a glad and free heart in Jesus Christ.” ~ Robert Munger ~
“Give me the love that leads the way, The faith that nothing can dismay, The hope no disappointments tire, The passion that will burn like fire. Let me not sink to be a clod; Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God.” ~ Amy Carmichael ~ Amy carmichael was a missionary in india who provided an…
Having the love of God in our hearts is the only way we can make a dramatic difference in our world for His kingdom. When His love flows through us, we will reach out to the unreached with the Gospel. ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World ~
Less than 5% of total missionary activity is focused on those who have never once had a chance to hear about the Good News of the Gospel. ~ Barrett and Johnshon, World Christian Trends ~
“The core of the unreached people of our world live in a rectangular shaped window. Often called the Resistance Belt, the window extends from West Africa to East Asia, from 10 degrees north to 40 degrees north of the equator. This specific region, which has increasingly become known as The 10/40 Window, encompasses the majority…
“The witness of simple believers relying on the power of God is at the heart of all successful missionary work. As you witness these miracles and hear stories from indigenous missionaries around the world, you cannot help but be struck by how similar their accounts are to the stories in the Gospels and the book…
“There is no gospel without mission, and there is no mission without the gospel.” ~ Alex Deasley~
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.’” ~ Matthew 16:24-25 ~
“I wasn’t God’s first choice for what I’ve done for China… I don’t know who it was… It must have been a man – a wonderful man… a well-educated man. I don’t know what happened. Perhaps he died. Perhaps he wasn’t willing… and God looked down… and saw Gladys Aylward… And God said – ‘Well,…
“Is social reform, compassionate concern or evangelism to be the driving purpose of missions? Tens of millions of Christians in the United States and Europe cannot reply correctly to this question. Fundraising promotions have merged the three into one, and the average Christian can no longer separate the Gospel of Christ from the various social…
“Missions: the Word of God from the heart of God to the heart of man through a consecrated, dedicated, and pure vessel.” ~ Nick Frost ~
“Oh, that I had a thousand lives, and a thousand bodies! All of them should be devoted to no other employment but to preach Christ to these degraded, despised, yet beloved mortals.” ~ Robert Moffat ~ Robert moffat was a scottish missionary to south africa and the father-in-law of dr.david livingstone.
“If you found a cure for cancer, wouldn’t it be inconceivable to hide it from the rest of mankind? How much more inconceivable to keep silent the cure from the eternal wages of death?” ~ Dave Davidson ~
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” ~ Psalm 46:10 ~
“Despite Christ’s command to evangelize, 67% of all humans from AD 30 to the present day have never even heard his name.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“We can make it possible for millions of brown and yellow feet to move out with the liberating Gospel of Jesus. Thousands of national missionaries will go to the lost if Christians in the West will help.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“I am willing to go anywhere, at anytime, to do anything for Jesus.” ~ Luther Wishard ~ Luther Wishard was the first full-time staff of the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and a mission mobilizer who inspired students to go overseas as missionaries.
“When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, ‘You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.’ To that, Calvert replied, ‘We died before we came here.’” ~ David Augsburger,…
“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And…
“Satan has presented us with an alluring array of substitutes for the Great Commission. We need to wait humbly upon God for discernment about the validity of the mission causes that get His tithes and offerings.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions
“I would sooner pluck one single brand from the burning than explain all mysteries.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~
I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages – villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world. ~ Robert Moffat ~ Robert Moffat was a scottish missionary to south africa and father-in-law of Dr. david livingstone.
“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’” ~ Luke 10:2 ~
“The cutting edge of biblical, New Testament missions is proclamation, conversion and disciple making that leads to the establishment of local churches. Any time this basic task is confused with political or social action, missions lose their integrity and power.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World ~
“I will place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of Christ. If anything will advance the interests of that kingdom, it shall be given away or kept only as by giving or keeping of it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I…
“This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth!” ~ Keith Green ~
“I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him. I ended up by asking Him to do his work through me.” ~ Hudson Taylor ~ Hudson Taylor was a missionary to china and founded China inland missions.
“91% of all Christian outreach/evangelism does not target unevangelized countries, but countries that are already 95% evangelized.” ~ Barret and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“Time is short. The world is at the brink of eternity. Right now we have the greatest opportunity to rise up and take the victory of the cross to the last corners of this earth. The Lord Jesus is graciously calling a remnant to the joys of simple obedience. For those who respond, I believe…
“As we have a high old time this Christmas may we who know Christ hear the cry of the damned as they hurtle headlong into the Christless night without ever a chance. May we be moved with compassion as our Lord was. May we shed tears of repentance for these we have failed to bring…
“Only 2.4% of all foreign missonaries go to the unevangelized world.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“The missionary life and ministry of Hudson Taylor were marked by four imprssive achievements: 1. he did the work of a missionary as defined by the Lord Jesus; 2. he proclaimed the New Testament missionary message; 3. he paved the way for authentic, indigenous churches; 4. he developed and possessed an inner life that reflected…
“When God changes the heart and spirit, the physical changes also. If you want to meet the needs of the poor in this world, there is no better place to start than by preaching the Gospel. It has done more to lift up the downtrodden, the hungry and the needy than all the social programs…
“The Holy Spirit, when we give Him the freedom to work, prompts spontaneous growth and expansion.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution in World Missions ~
“By rediscovering the correct emphasis on New Testament priorities rather than becoming preoccupied with institutions and social services, the church [in China] has actually grown faster and stronger than it did under foreign missionary control.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come Let’s Reach the World ~
“Great Commission Christians don’t care who gets the glory or who is on the front lines. Instead, they are willing to be goers or senders as the Lord leads. If our hearts are in the right place, we will want to be involved in the battle wherever the Commander-in-Chief puts us. We know from Acts…
“The apostles learned “Missionary Principles and Practices 101” at the feet of Jesus, the master missionary. There is no better place, therefore, to begin forming a New Testament missionary definition than by studying the life of our Lord Jesus Himself. The Lord, who founded the Church and gave us our missionary marching orders, was, in…
“In Luke 19:10, Jesus clearly stated His primary mission: “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Jesus knew that the main problem of mankind is sin, and that’s why His primary mission was to die on the cross to deliver us from it” ~ K.P. Yohannan,…
“Thus, for the Western church today, priority number one must no longer be going but rather must be sending. Priority number two, then, should be going as servants to train and assist our brothers and sisters in finishing this final task.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World ~