Missionary Quotes - Page 13

• None so empty of grace as he that thinks he is full.

  Thomas Watson

  Thinking, Grace, Christianity

  Thomas Watson, Hamilton Smith (2009). “Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson”, p.91, Scripture Truth

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• Give according to your income lest God make your income according to your giving.

  Peter Marshall

  Giving, Income, Tithing

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• All I can say in my solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every one - American, English, Turk - who will help to heal this open sore of the world.

  David Livingstone

  Blessing, Heaven, Solitude

  David Livingstone (1940). “Some letters from Livingstone: 1840-1872”

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• There is no mortal man that is so much interested in the success of an elder when he is preaching the gospel as the Lord that sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord's children

  Lorenzo Snow

  Children, Men, Preaching The Gospel

  Lorenzo Snow (1984). “The Teachings of Lorenzo Snow: Fifth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• Life is too short and hell is too hot to just play church.

  Larry Osborne

  Life Is Too Short, Play, Church

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• I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.

  Ion Keith-Falconer

  Christian, Prayer, Light

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• In the month of October, the universal Church highlights her missionary vocation. Guided by the Holy Spirit she knows she is called to pursue the work of Jesus himself, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom of God which is "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit"

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Jesus, Joy, Church

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• How do you know if you are living to far above (or below) those among whom you are ministering? Ask yourself this question: Is this (car, house, lifestyle) helping me or hindering me in winning and discipling people for Jesus?

  Loren Cunningham

  Jesus, Winning, People

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• The Son of God had missionary supporters

  Loren Cunningham

  Son, Supporter

  Loren Cunningham (1991). “Daring to Live on the Edge: The Adventure of Faith and Finances”, p.131, YWAM Publishing

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• A missionary who is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord must be led by that Spirit to choose the proper approach to be effective. We must not forget that the Lord Himself provided the Book of Mormon as His chief witness. The Book of Mormon is still our most powerful missionary tool. Let us use it.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Powerful, Book, Tools

  Ezra Taft Benson (1988). “The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson”, Bookcraft Pubs

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• The most effective missionsries always act out of love

  Dallin H. Oaks

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• Anywhere, provided it be forward-- farther still farther into the night.

  David Livingstone

  Night, Stills

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• I have seen miracles in my time, my brothers and sisters. The greatest miracle of all, I believe, is the transformation that comes into the life of a man or a woman who accepts the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and tries to live it in his or her life.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Jesus, Brother, Believe

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• When the Spirit is present, people are not offended when you share your feelings about the gospel.

  M. Russell Ballard

  People, Feelings, Spirit

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• Missionary service is not only a test of faith but a real test of character.

  ElRay L. Christiansen

  Real, Character, Tests

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• There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life. That joy is increased when those efforts help someone understand the teachings of the Savior and that person decides to obey them, is converted, and joins His Church.

  Richard G. Scott

  Teaching, Things In Life, Effort

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• With the increase of missionary work throughout the world, there must be a comparable increase in the effort to make every convert feel at home in his or her ward or branch. . . . I invite every member to reach out in friendship and love for those who come into the Church as converts.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Home, Effort, Love And Friendship

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• Only one life, a few brief years,
  Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears;
  Each with its clays I must fulfill.
  living for self or in His will;
  Only one life, 'twill soon be past,
  Only what s done for Christ will last.

  Charles Studd

  Past, Self, Years

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• We will never have more affection or passion for God than we understand He has for us. We will never be more committed to God than our understanding of His commitment to us.

  Mike Bickle

  Passion, Commitment, Understanding

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• Missions: The Word of God from the heart of God to the heart of man through a consecrated, dedicated, and pure vessel.

  Nick Frost

  Heart, Men, Missions

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• An authentically eucharistic Church is a missionary Church... Truly, nothing is more beautiful than to know Christ and to make him known to others.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Beautiful, Church, Christ

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• Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not. He may be a blot radiating his dark influence outward to the very circumference of society, or he may be a blessing spreading benediction over the length and breadth of the world. But a blank he cannot be: there are no moral blanks; there are no neutral characters.

  Thomas Chalmers

  Character, Dark, Blessing

  "Voices of the dead". Book by John Cumming, p.8: The Speaking Dead, 1854.

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• There is a missionary spirit—a spirit which urges us to live outside ourselves and to be concerned for the welfare of others.

  Carlos E. Asay

  Spirit, Welfare, Concerned

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• The technologist was the final guise of the white missionary, industrialization the last gospel of a dying race and living standards a substitute for a purpose in living.

  Max Frisch

  Technology, Race, White

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• You can't deny that religion has done some good. It organizes lots of anti-poverty programs and soup kitchens and missionary work. But I would say that, first of all, all those things can be accomplished without religion. You can be ethical, somebody who does the right thing without feeling that he has to in order to get his ass saved in the next life.

  Bill Maher

  Soup Kitchens, Order, Feelings

  Source: www.avclub.com

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