Great Commission Quotes

1. "A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of the external situation. Such were Moses and David and the Old Testament prophets. I think there was hardly a great leader from Paul to the present day but that was drafted by the Holy Spirit for the task, and commissioned by the Lord of the Church to fill a position he had little heart for. I believe it might be accepted as a fairly reliable rule of thumb that the man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing, and altogether as ready to follow as to lead, when the Spirit makes it clear that a wiser and more gifted man than himself has appeared."
Author: A.W. Tozer

2. "Evangelism cant be our focus! We must not stop sharing the good news, but here's the deal, here's the wonderful thing, it gets done along the way as you do discipleship. Great commission is just about going to disciple the nations and you know what happens... as you disciple them evangelism takes place, because it's done in the context of discipleship.Here's the issue: We have to reframe evangelism within the context of discipleship"
Author: Alan Hirsch

3. "Of course it's dangerous. But it's a lot more dangerous for all of us if we don't do it. Even in a conquering army there are casualties. Safety is not the issue when we look at the Great Commission. The purpose of the church cannot be to survive, or even to thrive, but to serve."
Author: Brother Andrew

4. "The work of the church is not survival. She exists to fulfill the Great Commission."
Author: Brother Andrew

5. "These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered with; respecting them we give to you no commission whatsoever."
Author: Caleb Cushing

6. "Whatever we do, we must not treat the Great Commission like it's the Great Suggestion."
Author: Charles R. Swindoll

7. "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. (Address to Congress on Resigning Commission Dec 23, 1783)"
Author: George Washington

8. "He draws a line under his conclusions. Says, 'Gregory, what should I do about the great worm?' 'Send a commission against it, sir,' the boy says. 'It must be put down.' He gives his son a long look. 'You do know it's Arthur Cobbler's tales?' Gregory gives him a long look back. 'Yes, I do know.' He sounds regretful. 'But it makes people so happy when I believe them."
Author: Hilary Mantel

9. "The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed."
Author: James Hudson Taylor

10. "It is only a matter of time till the reality of the rest of the world comes home. And all the while we are called by Christ to go to them, love them, sacrifice for them, bring the gospel to them. The Great Commission is not child's play. It is costly. Very costly."
Author: John Piper

11. "Christians must share their faith in obedience to the Great Commission, because we are only seeing the fruit of sin this side of death."
Author: Ray Comfort

12. "The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job."
Author: Richard MacDonald

13. "God uses one whom others would have passed over without a second glance. The history of obedience to the Great Commission is full of such examples. Behind this reality is a truth that God will use any who will submit to and obey His purpose for mission in their generation."
Author: Ross Paterson

14. "When our passion for the Great Commission, becomes our search for the Great Politician, we know we're lost."
Author: Wes Moore

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