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Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't.
Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak. Churches that are not centred on the exaltation of the majesty and beauty of God will scarcely kindle a fervent desire to declare his glory among the nations (Ps 96:3)Let the Nations Be Glad (36)
Missionary work is church work. It is not a
steady stream of glamorous and exciting events, but a slow and steady perseverance in preaching, teaching, evangelizing, and shepherding.HC Issue 62
The chief end of missions is not the salvation of men but the glory of God.
Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.
Instead of asking how we can reach the unreached, we ought to be asking, "How can the unreached be reached?"Beyond Ourselves
If there be any one point in which the Christian church ought to keep its fervor at a white heat, it is concerning missions. If there be anything about which we cannot tolerate lukewarmness, it is in the matter of sending the gospel to a dying world.
Without justification salvation is not of grace, but of works.
Less than one penny of every dollar of Christian giving to all causes goes toward pioneer church planting among the least-reached people groups.Beyond Ourselves
Remember, Jesus never lies. As surely as he is God, he will finish the mission.FinishTheMission
The New Testament does not present a come-see religion, but a go-tell religion.Let the Nations Be Glad (29)
If [God] has work for me to do, I cannot die.
I feel that it is good to commit my Soul, my Body, and my all into the Hands of God, Then the World appears little, the Promises great; and God an allsufficient Portion.
When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die, unless upheld by God. Well, I have God, and His Word is true. Though the superstitions of the heathen were a thousand times stronger than they are, and the example of the Europeans a thousand times worse; though I were deserted by all and persecuted by all, yet my faith, fixed on the sure Word, would rise above all obstructions and overcome every trial. God's cause will triumph.
I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.
You have been speaking about William Carey. When I am gone, say nothing about William Carey-speak only about Willam Carey's Saviour.
We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.
I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.
This substitute for the Great Commission is a deception cooked up by the god of this world. Satan's half-truths often cause guilt and even compassion. Yet this lie has caused millions to believe that meeting physical needs is somehow equated with preaching the Gospel of Christ. Regrettably, many missions today are doing just about everything to help the human race except preaching and making disciples
Missionary service is based on intimate resting in God. Only as we rely on God to do the work is the task accomplished-for it is not our work, but His!Come lets reach the World (93)
Ministries of compassion are temporal remedies at best. The Church is not here to make this present world better, because this present world is condemned. And Jesus never commissioned His Church to clean up this world. He commissioned His Church to snatch men's hearts out of this world and set them on a path to another world-an eternal, spiritual world.Because Jesus Did
The Great Commission, repeated five times in the Gospels and Acts, stresses preaching and teaching as the main activities of the first missionaries. Obviously, social action and compassionate ministries should not deviate us from the priority of preaching the Gospel and calling sinners to repentance.Come, Lets reach the world (73)
The Great Commission is not a mandate for political liberation. Disciple making is not charity, although it may involve charity part of the time. So, although we as individuals and local churches must speak out and be involved in the work of reconciliation and compassion, that doesn't mean we should call it 'missions'.Come, Lets Reach the World
'Not called!' did you say? 'Not heard the call,' I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father’s house and bid their brothers and sisters and servants and masters not to come there. Then look Christ in the face -- whose mercy you have professed to obey -- and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world.
Biblical missions is incarnational. It is about sending people to people. When God desired to reach out to humanity, He did not write the gospel in the sky or send archangels to carry it to every corner of the globe. He robed Himself in flesh and became a man. Now He sends us in similar fashion: flesh and blood to flesh and blood.Heart Cry Magazine Issue 70
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