“Just as the true fruit of an apple tree is not an apple, but another tree; the true fruit of a small group is not a new Christian, but another group; the true fruit of a church is not a new group, but a new church; the true fruit of a leader is not a follower, but a new leader; the true fruit of an evangelist is not a convert, but new evangelists. Whenever this principle is understood and applied, the results are dramatic.”
― Spiritual Warfare and Missions
― Spiritual Warfare and Missions
“Christian life is not a life divided between times for action and times for contemplation. No. Real social action is a way of contemplation, and real contemplation is the core of social action.”
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“Humility is honestly assessing ourselves in light of God’s holiness and our sinfulness.”
― Humility: True Greatness
― Humility: True Greatness
“Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God. If we are bored with life there is something wrong with our concept of God and His involvement in our daily lives. Even the most dull and tedious days of our lives are ordained by God and ought to be used by us to glorify Him.”
― Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
― Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts
“Mission is not ours; mission is God's. Certainly, the mission of God is the prior reality out of which flows any mission that we get involved in. Or, as has been nicely put, it is not so much the case that God has a mission for his church in the world but that God has a church for his mission in the world. Mission was not made for the church; the church was made for mission-God's mission.14”
― The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
― The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative
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