“Missions are the chief end of the Church… the chief end of the ministry ought to be to equip the Church for this. Each congregation is meant to be a training class.” ~ Andrew Murray ~ Andrew Murray was a Scottish missionary to South Africa.
“Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’” ~ John 20:21 ~
The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a crackdown on foreign-funded nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) fearing undue influence on public policies by outside activists. The new criteria also calls for foreign-funded consultants working within the government to resign by December 2016 if they have worked for three or more years. Most affected thus…
An estimated 500 African refugees drowned off the coast of Italy when smugglers recently forced too many people into one boat, according to the United Nations. This incident occurred about one year after the worst refugee drowning incident in April 2015, when 800 people died on their journey from Libya to Europe. Reports of the…
“No one, I am convinced, will follow Jesus very long without tribulation. It is His way of demonstrating His presence.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice.” ~ John R. Stott ~ John r.stott was an english christian leader.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most mineral rich nations on earth, capable of great economic gain for its people. But decades of corrupt political leadership and war with neighboring countries currently has displaced an estimated 775,000 Congolese in the North Kivu province, according to the United Nations, leaving the country…
“Measures of personal evangelism by Christians indicate that 86% of all Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims do not know a Christian.” ~ Intl. Bulletin of Missionary Research Jan 2008 ~
Sunni ISIS terrorists recently unleashed terror attacks on Shia neighborhoods and markets in Baghdad, bombing and killing nearly 100 people and injuring more than 160. The attacks began when a car bomber pulled up in a crowded Shiite market, apparently to deliver produce. The driver ran from the vehicle before it exploded. Two other explosions…
“Many do not recognize the fact as they ought, that Satan has got men fast asleep in sin and that it is his great device to keep them so. He does not care what we do if he can do that. We may sing songs about the sweet by and by, preach sermons and say…
Violent spring weather has continued to wreak havoc on the nation’s midsection with a series of recent tornadoes stretching from Oklahoma to Kentucky. Seven tornadoes struck mostly rural Oklahoma communities, killing two people and leaving about five towns with 25-30 damaged homes each. One tornado registered as a powerful EF4, which can have winds up…
“The apostolic decision to leave the Gentiles culturally free paved the way for the local churches to develop customs and standards relevant to their own cultures. Details concerning the correct mode of baptism, the order of service, the style of music, the type of building (or lack thereof) were not spelled out by Jesus or…
“Never concede to doing something so small that it could be accomplished entirely in your lifetime. Be a part of something that began before you were born, and will continue onward toward the fulfillment of all that God has purposed to accomplish.” ~ Ralph Winter ~ Ralph Winter was the founder of the U.S. Centers…
“The primacy of missions is written in large letters across the pages of the whole Bible. All the apostles gave themselves to missions, and only the sword could cut short their path to the uttermost part of the earth.” ~ George W. Peters ~
“In Proverbs we read: ‘He that winneth souls is wise.’ If any man, women, or child by a godly life and example can win one soul to God, his life will not have been a failure. He will have outshone all the mighty men of his day, because he will have set a stream in…
“Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.” ~ Charles Spurgeon ~
“Have Asians rejected Christ? Not really.
“If the Church is ‘in Christ,’ she is involved in mission. Her whole existence then has a missionary character. Her conduct as well as her words will convince the unbelievers and put their ignorance and stupidity to silence.” ~ David Bosch ~ david bosch was a missionary in transkei, a south african country.
“Good spiritual logistics demand that we use every means available to us today to reach a lost world that desperately needs Christ.” ~ Clarence W. Jones ~ Clarence W. Jones was the founder of Heralding Christ Jesus’ Blessings.
“In order to plant the Gospel, we must take risk” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3-4
“The Bible is not the basis of missions; missions is the basis of the Bible.” ~ Ralph Winter ~ Ralph winter was the founder of the u.s. center for world missions.
“Sing praises to the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.” ~ Psalm 9:11 ~
“People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives… and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted.” ~ Nate Saint ~ Nate Saint was…
“Christ’s ministry of reconciliation has now been given to us, as 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 tells us. God has entrusted us with this work, so that we are ambassadors as Christ was, seeking the lost, restoring men and women to God.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Come, Let’s Reach the World ~
“God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like You, Lord Jesus.” ~ Jim Elliot ~ Jim elliot was a missionary in ecuador who was martyered with…
“We Christians are debtors to all men at all times in all places, but we are so smug to the lostness of men. We’ve been ‘living in Laodicea,’ lax, loose, lustful, and lazy. Why is there this criminal indifference to the lostness of men? Our condemnation is that we know how to live better than…
“The only weapon that will ever effectively win the war against disease, hunger, injustice, and poverty in Asia is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.” ~ C.S. Lewis ~
“Satan is delighted for us to be satisfied with having given of our time, contributed significant expense and helping a lot of people without introducing them to the One who can give eternal hope.” ~ Jerry Rankin ~ jerry rankin was the former international mission board president.
“More than 2 billion people are still unreached with the Gospel. The unreached or “hidden peoples” have only one missionary working for every 78,000 people, and there are still 1,240 distinct cultural groups in the world without a single church among them to preach the Gospel.” ~ Barrett and Johnson, World Christian Trends ~
“If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” ~ C.T. Studd ~ C.t studd was a cricket player and missionary to china, india and africa.
“You can’t take it [money] with you but you can send it on ahead” ~ Oswald J. Smith ~ Oswald j. smith was a pastor and missions advocate.
“Jesus apprenticed His disciples as missionaries, rather than providing them with formal training in a classroom setting. As He eventually sent them out to proclaim the Gospel by themselves, we see that they learned from their own successes and failures. They learned to extend the kingdom of God through miracles and anointed proclamation (Mark 9:…
“While women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; while children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains…
“It is one of the great tragedies of church history – the divorce between the church and her mission. Today few churches even know that the divorce occurred, making it even more painful. The separation has persisted so long that it seems normal.” ~ Tom Julien ~
“Lack of world vision in any Christian produces a ‘pea-sized Christianity.’” ~ David Bryant ~
“If the Great Commission is true, our plans are not too big; they are too small.” ~ Pat Morley ~
“God did not shower such great blessing on this nation for the Christians to live in extravagance, in self-indulgence, and in spiritual weakness.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“A congregation that is not deeply and earnestly involved in the worldwide proclamation of the gospel does not understand the nature of salvation.” ~Ted Engstrom ~ ted engstrom was the former head of youth for christ international and world vision international
“I love to live on the brink of eternity.” ~ David Brainerd ~ David was a missionary to the native americans.
“The Christian is not obedient unless he is doing all in his power to send the gospel to the heathen world.” ~ A.B. Simpson ~ A.B. Simpson was the founder of christian missionary alliance.
“If it be the duty of all men to believe the Gospel… then it be the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.” ~ William Carey ~ william carey was a missionary to india who translated the bible into several indian languages.
“If Western Christian leaders will return to New Testament principles for assisting indigenous missionary movements overseas, it is likely we could see world evangelization completed in our generation.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“The worldwide proclamation of the Gospel awaits accomplishment by a generation which shall have the obedience, courage, and determination to attempt the task.” ~ John R. Mott ~ john mott was a leader of the ymca.
“God has huge plans for the world today! He is not content to merely establish a handful of struggling churches among each tongue, tribe and nation. Even now He is preparing and empowering His Church to carry the seeds of revival to the uttermost ends of the earth.” ~ David Smithers ~
“God is reaching the lost not through programs but through individuals whose lives are so committed to Him that He uses them as vessels to anoint a lost world.” ~ K.P. Yohannan, Revolution In World Missions ~
“All of history is moving toward one great goal, the white-hot worship of God and His Son among all the peoples of the earth.” ~ John Piper ~
“Nothing pleases Christ more than for us to share with Him His burden for the world and its people. Nothing so weds us to the heart of Christ as our tears shed as we intercede for lost ones with Him. Then truly we become people after God’s own heart. Then we begin to know what…
“Is it possible to get close to the Master’s heart without getting close to the Master’s mission?” ~ Larry Moyer ~
