Mission is both the announcement and the demonstration of the reign of God through Christ. — Michael Frost
The Christian is not obedient unless he is doing all in his power to send the Gospel to the heathen world. — A. B. Simpson
The Great Commission is the Great Adventure of Christianity. — Ron Luce
Seek each day to do or say something to further Christianity among the heathen. — Jonathan Goforth
Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life. — Karl Barth
Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter. — Charles Spurgeon
Christ's mission is to release the divine into our conscious knowing. He awakens the impulse in humanity to rise above his lower nature and be aware of his higher nature that dwells within. — Flower A. Newhouse
God intends that everyone who has embraced the gospel become a part of the great enterprise of spreading the gospel. — Jerry Bridges
Short Christian Mission Quotes
The minute you walk outside of your church on Sunday you're in mission territory. — Robert Barron
The seeking of the kingdom of God is the chief business of the Christian life — Jonathan Edwards
Tell the students to give up their small ambitions and come eastward to preach the gospel of Christ. — Francis Xavier
Airplanes were invented for missionaries to complete the Great Commission. — Loren Cunningham
The single most loving act we can do is share the good news of Jesus Christ, that God saves sinners. — Matt Chandler
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. — Hudson Taylor
Missionary life is simply a chance to die. — Amy Carmichael
One Way: Jesus! One Job: Evangelism! — T.L. Osborn
Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick
It is the whole business of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world. — Charles Spurgeon
Christian Mission Image Quotes
All the resources of the Godhead are at our disposal! — Jonathan Goforth
The mission of your life should be to leave a better world behind than what you inherited.
God's part is to put forth power; our part is to put forth faith. — Andrew Bonar
Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you
Christian Missionary Quotes
If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice? — David Livingstone
Most Christians would like to send their recruits to Bible college for five years. I would like to send them to hell for five minutes. That would do more than anything else to prepare them for a lifetime of compassionate ministry. — William Booth
One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time. — John Piper
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished If you're alive it isn't.
And 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
Here am I, send me; send me to the ends of the earth; send me to the rough, the savage lost of the wilderness; send me from all that is called comfort on earth; send me even to death itself, if it be but in your service, and to promote your kingdom — David Brainerd
Do not think me mad. It is not to make money that I believe a Christian should live. The noblest thing a man can do is, just humbly to receive, and then go amongst others and give. — David Livingstone
I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.
The Holy Spirit is a healing spirit. When the Holy Spirit is present, anything is possible. — Reinhard Bonnke
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. — Frances Xavier Cabrini
This generation of Christians is responsible for this generation of souls on the earth! — Keith Green
To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map. — William Carey
The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others. — Neal A. Maxwell
God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply. — Hudson Taylor
The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. — Benjamin Rush
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations — Oswald Chambers
I don't know how your theology works, but if Jesus has a choice between stained glass windows and feeding starving kids in Haiti, I have a feeling he'd choose the starving kids in Haiti. — Tony Campolo
I am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world; yet, when Christ calls me home, I shall go with gladness. — Adoniram Judson
Sometimes I feel... that my cross is heavy beyond endurance... My heart seems worn out and bruised beyond repair, and in my deep loneliness I often wish to be gone, but God knows best, and I want to do every ounce of work He wants me to do. — Charles Studd
I realized that my life was to be one of simple, childlike faith, and that my part was to trust, not to do. I was to trust in Him and He would work in me to do His good pleasure. From that time my life was different. — Charles Studd
How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound Him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves. — Charles Studd
Missionary Service Quotes
I am a missionary, heart and soul. God had an only Son, and He was a missionary and a physician. I am a poor, poor imitation of Him, or wish to be. In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die! — David Livingstone
Prayer is the greatest power God has put into our hands for service - praying is harder than doing, at least I find it so, but the dynamic lies that way to advance the Kingdom. — Mary Slessor
True leadership is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. — J. Oswald Sanders
Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. — Roland Allen
It is my desire to show my attachment to the cause of Him who died for me by devoting my life to His service. — David Livingstone
In this service I hope to live; in it I wish to die! — David Livingstone
If you are sure that He is calling and you can be sure that He will also remove the barriers that would preclude your service, in His perfect timing. Rest in that. — David Sills
Be certain that you easily clear the minimum standards for service as a missionary and that you are continually raising the bar. — L. Tom Perry
Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character. — ElRay L. Christiansen
Dedicated missionary service returns a dividend of eternal joy which extends throughout mortality and into eternity. — Thomas S. Monson
Christian Service Quotes
Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily. — Saint Francis de Sales
If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high. — LeCrae
We are too busy to pray, and so we are too busy to have power. We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results. — R. A. Torrey
The Christian should never worry about tomorrow or give sparingly because of a possible future need. Only the present moment is ours to serve the Lord, and tomorrow may never come...Life is worth as much as it is spent for the Lord's service. — George Muller
Royalty is my identity. Servanthood is my assignment. Intimacy with God is my life source. — Bill Johnson
The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless. — Billy Graham
Remember: In the end, you're not living to impress your friends or your relatives or your coworkers. All of life is for Jesus. — Chris Tomlin
Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship. — Eugene H. Peterson
The Sunday morning service shows how popular your church is. The evening services show how popular your pastor is. Your private prayer time shows you how popular God is! — Leonard Ravenhill
If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far. No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go — A. A. Allen
We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God. — John Stott
We talk of the second coming, half the world has never heard of the first. — Oswald J. Smith
Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is the prayer that soars upward most easily to God's listening ears. — R. A. Torrey
Prayer is not trying to twist God’s arm to make Him do something. Prayer is receiving by faith what He has already done! — Andrew Wommack
There is more grace in God's heart than there is sin in your past. — Erwin W. Lutzer
At the end of the day, the biggest obstacle to evangelism is Christians who don’t share the gospel. — Albert Mohler
The people of God are not merely to mark time, waiting for God to step in and set right all that is wrong. Rather, they are to model the new heaven and new earth, and by so doing awaken longings for what God will someday bring to pass. — Philip Yancey
Most Christians pray to be blessed. Few pray to be broken. — Leonard Ravenhill
Don’t question in the dark what God showed you in the light. — V. Raymond Edman
Christian Work Quotes
In those early centuries of Christianity,
Christianity did not go into the world apologizing. It went to slay the powers
of darkness and undo the works of the devil, and it lived in holy triumph. — John G. Lake
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart. — Paul the Apostle
It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways for others to follow Him; all do not go by the same path. It is for each of us to learn the path by which He requires us to follow Him, and to follow Him in that path. — Katharine Drexel
Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you. — Corrie Ten Boom
The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” and “Thou shalt not lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment. — George Carlin
Prayer is the most important activity a born-again Christian can perform. It should head your list of priorities, for certainly the world around us desperately needs prayer. Prayer will open the door for God to do a glorious work in these last days. Prayer will stem the tide of evil. — Chuck Smith
Spending time with God is the key to our strength and success in all areas of life. Be sure that you never try to work God into your schedule, but always work your schedule around Him. — Joyce Meyer
The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. — Pope Gregory I
You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you — Andy Stanley
A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things. — John of the Cross
Missionary Life Quotes
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. — David Livingstone
Infinite riches are all around you if you will open your mental eyes and behold the treasure house of infinity within you. There is a gold mine within you from which you can extract everything you need to live life gloriously, joyously, and abundantly. — Joseph Murphy
The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet. — David Livingstone
Any church that is not seriously involved in helping fulfill the Great Commission has forfeited its biblical right to exist. — Oswald J. Smith
I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ — David Brainerd
When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God and I must learn before I leave England to move men through God by prayer alone. — Hudson Taylor
The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life.' — Adoniram Judson
The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time. — Carl F. H. Henry
A missional theology...appl ies to the whole of life of every believer. Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God, and every disciple is to carry the mission of God into every sphere of life. We are all missionaries sent into a non-Christian culture. — Alan Hirsch
An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell? No, said the priest, not if you did not know. Then why, asked the Inuit earnestly, did you tell me? — Annie Dillard
Christian Ministry Quotes
I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from The Savior of the world is communicated to us through this Book. — Abraham Lincoln
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him. — Hudson Taylor
I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me. — Hudson Taylor
I also pray for favor and His anointing on my life and ministry that I might have spiritual blessing when I minister to people. They're my principal prayers; I don't have a prayer list that I go down. — Pat Robertson
The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it — Dwight L. Moody
Answering a student's question, 'Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?' thus, '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. — Charles Spurgeon
The Christian ministry is difficult, and we must not be lazy or trite. However, we often place burdens upon ourselves and make demands upon ourselves that are not according to the will of God. The more I know God and understand His perfect work on my behalf, the more I am able to rest. — Paul Washer
As far as spiritual influences in Christian music, I would say Crystal Lewis - a lot of her songs especially. The ministry she has through her songs has really hit me. — Stacie Orrico
Preaching that costs nothing accomplishes nothing. — John Henry Jowett
I believe that if I should preach to you the atonement of our Lord Jesus, and nothing else, twice every Sabbath day, my ministry would not be unprofitable. — Charles Spurgeon
Religion Christian Quotes
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people. — Martin Luther
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile. — Billy Sunday
You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. — Rick Warren
If Jesus had preached the same message that ministers preach today, He would never have been crucified. — Leonard Ravenhill
My heart has become capable of every form: It is a pasture for gazelles And a monastery for Christian monks, And the pilgrim's Ka'ba, And the tablets of the Torah, And the book of the Koran. I follow the religion of Love: Whatever way love's camel takes, That is my religion, my faith. — Ibn Arabi
Enter into the promises of God. It is your inheritance. You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him. — Smith Wigglesworth
Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times. — Smith Wigglesworth
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions. — John Wesley
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. — C. S. Lewis
Speaking in tongues is not enough.If we turn men from unchristian religions to christianity we must produce miracles which convince men that Christ lives and He is real today. — T.L. Osborn
Christian Community Quotes
The exclusion of the weak and insignificant, the seemingly useless people, from a Christian community may actually mean the exclusion of Christ; in the poor brother Christ is knocking at the door. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful - Christian community is the final apologetic. — Francis Schaeffer
An unchurched christian is a grotesque anomaly. The New Testament knows nothing of such a person. For the church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought. It is not an accident of history. On the contrary, the church is God's new community. — John Stott
You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it. — Leonard Ravenhill
I go to Chinese Christian community. Jesus looks Chinese.
I go to Japanese Christian community. Jesus looks Japanese.
I go to Brazilian Christian community. Jesus looks Brazilian.
How come in America Jesus looks white? — Dick Gregory
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence. — Saint Augustine
Christian ethics is not primarily an individualistic, one-on-one-with-God brand of personal holiness; rather it has to do with living the life of the Spirit in Christian community and in the world. — Gordon Fee
The only way you can serve God is by serving other people. — Rick Warren
I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture; we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that it gets metabolized into acts of love, cups of cold water, missions into all the world, healing and evangelism and justice in Jesus' name, hands raised in adoration of the Father, feet washed in company with the Son. — Eugene H. Peterson
The saddest thing one meets is a nominal Christian. — Amy Carmichael
As long as I see anything to be done for God, life is worth having; but O how vain and unworthy it is to live for any lower end! — David Brainerd
I feel now, that Arabia could easily be evangelized within the next thirty years if it were not for the wicked selfishness of Christians. — Samuel Marinus Zwemer
If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. — Charles Studd
The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner. — William Cameron Townsend
The Indian is making an amazing discovery, namely that Christianity and Jesus are not the same - that they may have Jesus without the system that has been built up around Him in the West. — E. Stanley Jones
Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not clearly tell you so. For it was Jesus - our Jesus himself - who said: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you'. Love demands effort and a personal commitment to the will of God. It means discipline and sacrifice, but it also means joy and human fulfilment. — Pope John Paul II
No one has the right to hear the gospel twice, while there remains someone who has not heard it once. — Oswald J. Smith
I love to live on the brink of eternity. — David Brainerd
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't. — John Piper
Sympathy is no substitute for action. — David Livingstone
If the Great Commission is true, our plans are not too big; they are too small. — Pat Morley
Because we believe that somewhere in the nest of paradigms contained in the phrase "missional church" lies nothing less that the future viability of Western Christianity. — Alan Hirsch
Your life is not your own: it belongs to God. To "be yourself" is to be and do what God wants you to be and do, knowing that God created you for a mission and knows you and your mission better than you do. — Leonard Sweet
Nothing so clears the vision and lifts up the life, as a decision to move forward in what you know to be entirely the will of the Lord. — John Gibson Paton
Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell. — Charles Studd
We who have Christ's eternal life need to throw away our own lives. — George Verwer
Radical Christianity is not going on a missions trip or a big conference. Radical Christianity is staying steady for decades. — Mike Bickle
Some are trapped in boxes of pea-sized Christianity, full of myths about missions that rob them of incentive to care about the unreached — David Bryant
I pray that no missionary will ever be as lonely as I have been. — Lottie Moon
The will of God - nothing less, nothing more, nothing else. — F. E. Marsh
He must increase, but I must decrease. — John the Baptist
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