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God's work is not man working for God; it is God's own work, though often wrought through man's hands.
There are grave difficulties on every hand, and more are looming ahead. Therefore, we must go forward.
Some wish to live within the sound of a chapel bell, I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of Hell.
I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I went through, so I could but gain souls to Christ
There has never been a successful social movement for any minority without the support of the majority.
Praying without faith is like trying to cut with a blunt knife - much labor expended to little purpose.
God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between!
God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness.
Ps 119:89-91: The settled Word in Heaven makes for a solid foundation on earth and a safe path for today.
Be on guard, my soul, of complicating your environment so that you have neither time nor room for growth!
I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain.
I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
It is the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.
It is not so much the greatness of our troubles, as the littleness of our spirit, which makes us complain.
Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.
I went up to a man and said 'Jesus loves you' but I realised that it didn't mean anything unless I did it.
Feast of Stephen, Deacon, First Martyr, the man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all.
The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life.'
I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.
Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.
The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God.
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
[God] wants you to have something far better than riches and gold, and that is helpless dependence upon Him.
If we want to be known in heaven and feared in hell we must be willing to lose our reputation here on earth.
Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.
I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.
It is my desire to show my attachment to the cause of Him who died for me by devoting my life to His service.
Would that God would make hell so real to us that we cannot rest; Heaven so real that we must have men there.
Unwillingness to accept God's 'way of escape' from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within.
Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love.
Expect great things from God, receive great things from God. Expect little from God, receive little from God.
Surely it is worthwhile to lay ourselves out with all our might in promoting the cause and kingdom of Christ.
Funds are low again, hallelujah! That means God trusts us and is willing to leave His reputation in our hands.
I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.
All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reackoned on God being with them.
Unless you intend your wife to be a true missionary, not merely a wife, home-maker, and friend, do not join us.
I have had to make a cross of two logs, and lie down on it, to show the Indians what it means to crucify a man.
One of the first, and most important of those duties which are incumbent upon us, is fervent and united prayer.
I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it.
Cease your insults to God, quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses. Enlist!
I thought it reasonable that I should seek the work where the work was the most abundant and the workers fewest.
When a critical mass of people have the Bible and apply what it teaches in their lives, a nation is transformed.
Education has been given us from above for the purpose of bringing to the benighted the knowledge of the Saviour.
Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people.
The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become.
Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation - and for me the most important part is listening to God's replies.
We have heard of many people who trusted God too little, but have you ever heard of anyone who trusted Him too much?
The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.
I am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world; yet, when Christ calls me home, I shall go with gladness.
Embrace every opportunity of exercising kind feelings and doing good to others, especially to the household of faith.