Oswald Chambers Quotes

Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples.

Evangelism is when the Gospel, which is good news, is preached or presented to all people.

Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted.

I started really believing and understanding what it meant to be a follower of Jesus when I was probably in high school sometime. From there, just trying to draw on my faith since then.

It takes a lot of money to do what we do. We have brought over 122 million people to the Lord Jesus Christ.

You are not supposed to convert anybody, that's God's job. But at the same time, you can be His disciple and live for Him and when people ask you why are you living for Him, you can show them why and profess your faith.

I'm out to take the Bible, create disciples who make disciples, disciple cycles.

The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical.

Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.

Mother was a great force in her area of evangelism.

My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist, a religious teacher. He and my mother traveled for thirty-five years to different parts of Igboland, spreading the gospel.

Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.

I will devote the rest of my life to God’s plan and help to make the rest of the world English.

There have been some who were so preoccupied with spreading Christianity that they never gave a thought to Christ.

Missionaries serve to make life better for God's children.

Things I've done in the past always make me cringe a bit. When I think back to being a Christian. Proselytising to people, that makes me cringe.

We are winning millions to Christ, one soul at a time. Every single, solitary soul is precious.

I think there is a tremendous need for evangelization.

I'd rather be able to pray than to be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.

...if I do not introduce people to Jesus, then I don't believe Jesus is an important person. It doesn't matter what I say.

But these dear boys and girls--there is, something to be made out of them. If now they yield themselves to Christ they may have a long, happy, and holy day before them in which they may serve God with all then hearts. Who knows what glory God may have of them? Heathen lands may call them blessed. Whole nations may be enlightened by them. O brethren and sisters, let us estimate children at their true valuation, and we shall not keep them back, but we shall be eager to lead them to Jesus at once.

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

I can't make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.

The Elders would go forth, and each must stand for himself...to go in all meekness, in sobriety, and preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified; not to contend with others on account of their faith, or systems of religion, but pursue a steady course. This I delivered by way of commandment; and all who observe it not, will pull down persecution upon their heads, while those who do, shall always be filled with the Holy Ghost; this I pronounced as a prophecy, and sealed with hosanna and amen.

Jesus did not come to be right. He came to make disciples.