Missions Box

“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.  

“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.  

“After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice:…

“He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.” ~ Jim Elliot ~ Jim Elliot was a missionary in ecuador. He along with four other missionaries were martyred while trying to reach the aucas.  

“I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.”  ~ John Keith Falconer ~ John Keith Falconer was an english evangelist.

“Measures of personal evangelism by Christians indicate that 86% of all Buddhists, Hindu, and Muslims do not know a Christian.” ~Intl. Bulletin of Missionary Research Jan 2008 ~  

“The Gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.” ~ Carl F.H. Henry ~ Carl F.H Henry was a preacher who was a professor of theology at Eastern Baptist university.

“People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa… It is emphatically no sacrifice. Say rather it is a privilege.” ~  Dr. David Livingstone ~ Dr. David livingstone was a medical missionary who explored the interior of africa. he worked to bring the gospel to the natives….

“You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving.” ~ Amy Carmichael ~ Amy Carmichael was a missionary to india who opened up an orphanage for children on the streets or abused.  

“Why doesn’t your God speak my language?” ~ Guatemalan Indian to Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators ~  

“Today Christians spend more money on dog food then missions.” ~Leonard Ravenhill~ Leonard Ravenhill was an English Revival pastor. Many of his converts devoted themselves to evangelism and mission work.  

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ~ John 3:16 ~  

“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace.” ~ Acts 20:24

“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

“Preach abroad. It is the cooping yourselves up in rooms that has dampened the work of God, which never was and never will be carried out to any purpose without going into the highways and hedges and compelling men and women to come in.” ~ Johnathan Edwards ~ Johnathan Edwards was a revival preacher during…

“God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.” ~ Hudson Taylor  

“Even on the low ground of common sense I seemed to be called to be a missionary. Is the kingdom a harvest field? Then I thought it reasonable that I should seek to work where the work was most abundant and the workers fewest.” ~ William Carey ~ William Carrey is known as the Father…

“People who don’t believe in missions have not read the New Testament. Right from the beginning Jesus said the field is the world. The early church took Him at His word and went East, West, North and South.” ~ J. Howard Edington ~

“We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.” ~ John R. Stott

“Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work.” ~ A. B. Simpson  

“Despite Christ’s command to evangelize, 66% of all humans from AD 30 to the present day have never even heard of His name.” ~ Intl. Bulletin of Missionary Research Jan 2008

“We do not adequately confess Christ as the God of all men if we seek to be his witnesses only among our neighbors. We must seek at the same time to confess him to the ends of the earth.” ~ Lesslie Newbigin ~ lesslie newbigin was a missionary in india.  

“For me, passion means whatever a person is willing to suffer for… ‘Apostolic passion,’ therefore, is a deliberate, intentional choice to live for the worship of Jesus in the nations. It has to do with being committed to the point of death to spreading His glory. It’s the quality of those who are on fire…

More than 70% of all Christians now live in countries where they are experiencing persecution. ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~

“There is no better way to measure the self-centeredness in the Church than the lip service that we give to the heart of God concerning those who are living in total darkness.” ~ Dr. James L. West ~  

“Research indicates the Bahamas receives 1 short-term missionary yearly for every 15 residents.” ~ Washington Post, “Churches Retool Mission Trips”

“Of the 16,536 people groups by country, 6,829 are still considered unreached.” ~ Joshua Project ~

“Where there is no mission, there is no Church, and where there is neither Church nor mission, there is no faith. …Mission, Gospel preaching, is the spreading out of the fire which Christ has thrown upon the earth. He who does not propagate this fire shows that he is not burning. He who burns propagates…

Charles Spurgeon ~ “Someone asked, will the heathen who have never heard the gospel be saved? It is more a question with me whether we – who have the gospel and fail to give it to those who have not – can be saved.”    

“What are we here for, to have a good time with Christians or to save sinners?” ~ Malla Moe

“Sympathy is no substitute for action.” ~ Dr. David Livingstone ~ Dr. David Livingstone was a medical missionary who explored the interior of Africa and devoted his life to reaching the people with the Gospel.

“God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshipers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and, for the sake of His name,…