Quotes on Missions & Evangelism

"Some speak of their fear of offending those who do not want to hear when the real problem is not our fear of offending others, it is our fear of others offending us."--Clarence Sexton, Won by One, pp. 12-13.

 

"All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on God being with them."--Hudson Taylor, great missionary to China.

 

Amen, nunatak!

“A soul-winner can do nothing without God. He must cast himself on the Invisible, or be a laugh-stock, to the Devil, who regards with utter disdain all who think to subdue human nature with mere words and arguments.”—Charles Spurgeon

 

No problem. I was wondering when someone would get to that! :laugh:

Of course it's such a great and true quote, we could put it on here a couple more times, too.:thumbs:

 

"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then nothing is too hard for me to do for Him."--C. T. Studd, missionary to India, China and Africa.

Studd was broken in health back home in England after years on the mission field when he heard a missionary from Africa say, "Cannibals want missionaries." That sent him to his third mission field, even with his poor health.

 

“I would sooner bring one sinner to Christ than unpick all the mysteries of the Divine Word, for salvation is the one thing we are to live for.”—Spurgeon

 

"The light that shines the farthest shines the brightest at home."--Oswald Smith

 

"My witness is above, that your Heaven would be two heavens to me, and the salvation of you as two salvations to me."--Samuel Rutherford to his flock.

 

"I long for the conversion of souls more sensibly than for anything besides. Methinks I could not only labor, but die for it with pleasure."--Philip Doddridge.

 

"In my preaching I could not be satisfied unless some fruits did appear for my work."--John Bunyan

 

"How long your deputation lasts depends on how many problems you have in your life." Unknown missionary

 

Concerning missionary deputation by faith missionaries--"There may be some places you won't get paid out of, but there is no church where you won't get prayed out of.--Missionary Mel Rutter

Brother Rutter was unique! What a good man he was. We were in a missionary conference with him shortly after we were married, and he learned that Patty was a Yankee though I was from Tennessee. He suggested we should have said "Sho' nuff" instead of "I do!" Brother J. B. Williams of Baptist Mid-Mission suggested we should have said, "Ah does."

 

Haven't seen that one yet. But I love "Shangai Noon" where Jacky Chan is kung fu dude turned cowboy Chon Wang! :laugh:

 

“Live from hand to mouth; God’s hand, your mouth.”—unknown missionary talking about deputation

 

"Most of our frustrations are because we don't believe that we can't do it."--Jim Duffecy, Open Air Campaigners missionary.

 

"Missions is the work of the heart of God. A Missions church is a happy church"--a national pastor from Brazil.

 

"The best pictures are developed in the darkest rooms, and the best Christians come through the darkest valley."--Ray Batema.