A Revival of Prayer

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Matt Jury under Andrew Murray

The evangelization of the world depends first of all upon a revival of prayer. Our greatest need — in spite of what we may imagine — is the need for the forgotten secret of prevailing, all-encompassing prayer.

Andrew Murray, The Ministry of Intercessory Prayer, p. 158

Are You in a Bubble?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Matt Jury under Patrick Morley

It is a Devil’s scheme to get men so churched that they don’t know any lost men.

Patrick Morley, Seven Seasons of the Man in the Mirror, p. 345

The Real Missionary Motive

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Matt Jury under J. H. Jowett

The real missionary motive is not to save from hell, but to reveal the Christ; not to save from a peril, but to proclaim and create a glorious companionship.

J. H. Jowett, The Epistles of Peter, p. 77

The Privilege of Evangelism

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Matt Jury under Monroe Parker

It is a great privilege to be a soul winner. It is a privilege that angels covet. I believe the angels would be glad to leave their high estate and come down into this old sin and woe… if they might have the privilege of winning souls.

Monroe Parker (1909 – 1994)

The Missionary Motive

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Matt Jury under John R. W. Stott

The highest of missionary motive is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God), but rather zeal — burning and passionate zeal — for the glory of Jesus Christ.

John R. W. Stott, Romans: Good News for the World, p. 53

The Missionary Motive

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Matt Jury under John R. W. Stott

The highest of missionary motive is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God), but rather zeal — burning and passionate zeal — for the glory of Jesus Christ. . . . Only one imperialism is Christian . . . and that is concern for His Imperial Majesty Jesus Christ, and for the glory of his empire.

John Stott, Romans: God’s Good News for the World, 53.

HT: Desiring God Blog

A Genuine Gospel Faith

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Matt Jury under J. C. Ryle

A genuine gospel faith has nothing selfish about it — it never makes a man think only of his own salvation. It stirs him up, on the contrary, to concern about the souls of others.

J. C. Ryle (1816-1900)

HT: J. C. Ryle Quotes

The Purpose of the Christian Message

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Matt Jury under D. T. Niles

The Christian message . . . is concerned with creating messengers.

D. T. Niles, The Preacher’s Task and the Stone of Stumbling, p. 100

The Moral Duty of Every Believer

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Matt Jury under John Owen

It was Cain, the slayer of his own brother, who denied before God Himself being his brother’s keeper, but that was a saying fit for Satan in the first instance, and for a murderer, and those of the like nature in the next…. All of those who believe that faith in Jesus Christ for salvation is an absolute law and necessity for the human race, springing from our situation as inherited from our first parents, will also believe that the spreading of the Gospel is nothing less than the moral duty of all believers.

John Owen, Biblical Theology, p. 804

A Foolish Backwardness

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Matt Jury under Richard Baxter

Many of us have also a foolish bashfulness, which makes us backward to begin with them, and to speak plainly to them. We are so modest… that we blush to speak for Christ, or to contradict the devil, or to save a soul, while, at the same time, we are less ashamed of shameful works.

Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor, pp. 192-193

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Tag Archives: Missions

A Revival of Prayer

The evangelization of the world depends first of all upon a revival of prayer. Our greatest need — in spite of what we may imagine — is the need for the forgotten secret of prevailing, all-encompassing prayer.

Are You in a Bubble?

It is a Devil’s scheme to get men so churched that they don’t know any lost men.

The Real Missionary Motive

The real missionary motive is not to save from hell, but to reveal the Christ; not to save from a peril, but to proclaim and create a glorious companionship.

The Privilege of Evangelism

It is a great privilege to be a soul winner. It is a privilege that angels covet. I believe the angels would be glad to leave their high estate and come down into this old sin and woe… if they might have the privilege of winning souls.

The Missionary Motive

The Missionary Motive

A Genuine Gospel Faith

A genuine gospel faith has nothing selfish about it — it never makes a man think only of his own salvation. It stirs him up, on the contrary, to concern about the souls of others.

The Purpose of the Christian Message

The Christian message . . . is concerned with creating messengers.

The Moral Duty of Every Believer

A Foolish Backwardness

Many of us have also a foolish bashfulness, which makes us backward to begin with them, and to speak plainly to them. We are so modest… that we blush to speak for Christ, or to contradict the devil, or to save a soul, while, at the same time, we are less ashamed of shameful works.