Quotes by George Verwer

George Verwer (1938–2023) — Missionar, Autor, Gründer von Operation Mobilisation (OM) · evangelikal · USA

George Verwer (1938–2023) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Missionar und Autor sowie Gründer des weltweit tätigen Missionswerks Operation Mobilisation (OM). Er wurde bekannt durch den Einsatz von Missionsschiffen zur internationalen Literaturverbreitung, einen radikal schlichten Lebensstil und die theologische Betonung, dass Gottes Gnade inmitten menschlicher Unzulänglichkeiten wirkt. Bibellesern begegnet er als Mahner zu weltweitem missionarischem Engagement, der für einen offenen Umgang mit eigenen Schwächen und gegen konfessionelle Engstirnigkeit eintrat.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Witness & Mission, Prayer & Silence, Temptation & Struggle, Growth & Character, Faith & Trust, Church & Congregation, Discipleship, Humility & Pride

Quotes by George Verwer

Given our sinful nature, victory over sin does not show itself in the absence of sin, but in how we deal with sin.
George Verwer

Compared to what Jesus can give us, all drugs are just placebos.
George Verwer

I believe in prayer and I practice it. I trust that God hears prayers. But unanswered or seemingly unanswered prayers are the altar on which God shapes men and women according to his will.
George Verwer

Satan is not afraid of study without prayer, work without prayer, or religion without prayer, but he trembles when we pray.
George Verwer

A life filled with the Holy Spirit is not the finish line, but the starting point.
George Verwer

We need a more balanced, more gracious way of treating one another and other churches, so that we don't get in the way of what the Holy Spirit intends to do in the world.
George Verwer

Praise and evangelism should be the spontaneous expression of a life lived in fellowship with God.
George Verwer

My top priority is not world evangelization, but the glory of God.
George Verwer

Suffering has a mysterious dimension that we will never fully grasp.
George Verwer

There is only one church of Christ and all true believers are part of this church.
George Verwer

I set myself high goals, because I believe in a great and mighty God.
George Verwer

At 17 I began to preach, and now, 20,000 sermons later, I still feel God's call to preach and teach.
George Verwer

Being a missionary is one of the most fulfilling and most challenging callings you can have.
George Verwer

The message we preach must be woven into every fiber of our daily life.
George Verwer

Twenty-five percent of the world has not yet heard the gospel, and what we do in prayer, through God's sovereignty and grace, determines whether they will hear it or not.
George Verwer

I never wanted to spend money, because I wanted to save every cent for the gospel.
George Verwer

The fact that there are so many lukewarm Christians is probably the greatest global crisis in the church of Jesus.
George Verwer

One goal, my wish, my longing was to bring the gospel into closed countries.
George Verwer

No one achieves anything without God.
George Verwer

We urgently need more prayer meetings.
George Verwer

Sources: wikipedia.org, evangelicalfocus.com, desiringgod.org, thepathoftruth.com

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