The gospel always brings life to the receiver and death to the giver. If the gospel brought death to Jesus Christ why would we think that in preaching the gospel it would be any less for us?
– Jackie Pullinger –
Death
Afraid of only one thing – Missionary Girl
I am afraid of only one thing—that I should become a grain of wheat not willing to die.
– Young Missionary Girl –
(as told by Corrie ten Boom)
Thinking of the Next World – CS Lewis
If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this [one].
– CS Lewis –
The Seven Trumpets of Revelation – Charles Spurgeon
A man says to me, “Can you explain the seven trumpets of the Revelation?” No, but I can blow one in your ear, and warn you to escape from the wrath to come.
– Charles Spurgeon –
A Good Character is the Best Tombstone – Charles Spurgeon
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
– Charles Spurgeon –
A Good Character is the Best Tombstone – Charles Spurgeon
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Cross the Barriers – Alistair Begg
Jesus said to the apostles: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” This truth helps us to realize that it is our responsibility to cross the barriers of class, to cross the barriers of creed, to cross the barriers of culture, irrespective of the cost involved.
– Alistair Begg –
The Heartbeat of Prayer – Al Whittinghill
Without the heartbeat of prayer, the body of Christ will resemble a corpse. The church is dying on her feet because she is not living on her knees.
– Al Whittinghill –
Blood of the Martyrs is the Seed of the Church – Tertullian
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
– Tertullian –
(160-225 AD)