Quotes about Evangelism
A minister is simply a sent one. You might only be sent across the street, but it does not matter. To God, whether it is to one or the masses, it is the same—it is love incarnate.
— Heidi Baker
I dare not stay home while Quichuas perish. What if the well-filled church in the homeland needs stirring? They have the Scriptures, Moses, and the prophets, and a whole lot more. Their condemnation is written on their bank books and in the dust on their Bible covers.
— Jim Elliot
It is not that the Church hasn't been trained in evangelism; it is not a lack of instruction or information. The fact is, if you don't love people through the eyes of Christ, the world will never be changed.
— Reinhard Bonnke
When we share Christ, the Truth behind our transformation, we are offering people an opportunity to be transformed.
— David Jeremiah
Evangelizing includes the endeavor to elicit a response to the truth taught.
— JI Packer
Missions is not about sending missionaries, and missions is not about doing missions. Missions is about the communication of truth to men.
— Paul Washer
I want to take my life and the time I have on this earth to try to tell others about Jesus, that Jesus Christ is God's son who took our sins to the Cross and shed His blood for our sins.
— Franklin Graham
The one and only Gospel waits to be proclaimed by everyone together, in love and reciprocal esteem.
— Pope Benedict XVI
While it's a prerequisite to live a salty Christian life — to be highly potent and in relationship with others — that alone is not enough. God forbid that we stop there, because people end up in hell on that plan. It's imperative that we also put the message into clear language our friends can understand and act upon.
— Bill Hybels
A church which bottlenecks its specialists to do its witnessing is living in violation of both [Jesus Christ] and the consistent pattern of the early Christians. Evangelism was the task of the whole church, not just the 'name characters' "
— Bill Hybels
The longer a person attends church, the fewer evangelistic discussions they engage in with family members and friends. Fewer presentations of the life-changing plan of salvation are given, and fewer invitations to events that attractively present the message of Christ are offered, mostly because Christ-followers have fewer friends outside the faith to whom to offer them.
— Bill Hybels
If you're attempting to do the work of evangelism and your life is stuffed with believers, you'll find yourself out of work pretty quickly. What's the point of saving the "already saved"?
— Bill Hybels