Actors speak of things imaginary as if they were real, while you preachers too often speak of things real as if they were imaginary.
– Thomas Betterton –
Ministry
Preaching Dullness – PT Forsyth
The cure for dullness in the pulpit is not brilliance but reality.
– PT Forsyth –
Talking About Mighty Deeds – AW Tozer
Where there have been mighty deeds, there need be no multitude of words to tell of them. Many words are required only where the deeds have been too feeble to speak for themselves.
– AW Tozer –
No Substitute for Action – David Livingstone
Sympathy is no substitute for action.
– David Livingstone –
Don’t Lose Jesus – Vance Havner
It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God’s name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
– Vance Havner –
The Mission of the Church – Oswald J. Smith
The mission of the church is missions.
– Oswald J. Smith –
God’s Commission on Your Life – David Livingstone
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 –
If You’re Called to Missions – Jordan Groom
If God calls you to be a missionary, don’t stoop to be a king.
– Jordan Groom –
God, Go With Me – David Livingstone
God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours.”
– David Livingstone –