Quotes by Walter Mauerhofer

Walter Mauerhofer (b. 1944) — Evangelist, Buchautor und Pioniermissionar · evangelikal / Brüderbewegung · Schweiz / Österreich

Walter Mauerhofer (* 1944) ist ein Schweizer Evangelist und Buchautor, der seit den 1970er-Jahren als Pioniermissionar und Gemeindegründer vor allem in Österreich wirkte. Der von der Brüderbewegung geprägte gelernte Gärtner verband Fachvorträge über Gartenbau mit biblischer Verkündigung und veröffentlichte praxisorientierte Leitfäden zur Glaubensvermittlung. Für Bibelleser veranschaulichen seine Texte, wie biblische Gleichnisse und persönliche Beharrlichkeit in der praktischen Gemeindearbeit umgesetzt werden können.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Witness & Mission, Service & Love of Neighbour, Relationships & Family, Meaning & Identity, Discipleship, Faith & Trust, Love, Growth & Character

Quotes by Walter Mauerhofer

God has never left me in the lurch.
Walter Mauerhofer

Hospitality is one of the most effective ways to express appreciation to our fellow human beings.
Walter Mauerhofer

What matters is not how expensive or elaborate something is, but rather whether it is done in love.
Walter Mauerhofer

Whoever has not learned to proclaim the gospel to children in a way they can understand will also have trouble with adults.
Walter Mauerhofer

Through lived-out hospitality, Christians can accomplish more for mission than they can imagine.
Walter Mauerhofer

Every farewell is hard. A piece of one's own heart always remains behind.
Walter Mauerhofer

We have nothing to pass on but the best.
Walter Mauerhofer

God's ways are wonderful — even where we don't understand everything right away.
Walter Mauerhofer

Again and again we got to experience how singing could soften even the hardest hearts.
Walter Mauerhofer

If we cannot excite our children for the Lord and his congregation, the world with its fascinating programs will excite our children for its own goals.
Walter Mauerhofer

The task of proclaiming the gospel to a humanity far from Christ is immeasurably great. We could never do justice to this calling if we did not know that the Lord, as the one who works and blesses, would give the necessary equipping.
Walter Mauerhofer

Every single life has its own particular worth.
Walter Mauerhofer

We all have a task to fulfill in our lives that no one else can take on.
Walter Mauerhofer

Convinced Christians should be far more inventive in doing good, always keeping in view the goal of winning people for the Lord Jesus.
Walter Mauerhofer

The secret of a fruitful life and service for the Lord lies in letting ourselves be freed from everything that would make us sluggish in serving Jesus.
Walter Mauerhofer

It is important that the Bible be read and taught continually, so that we can better recognize and experience the Lord's will for our personal lives.
Walter Mauerhofer

Let us not forget that our life is too short to waste it on trivialities!
Walter Mauerhofer

To serve the Lord with all my heart was my greatest wish.
Walter Mauerhofer

To be allowed to spend from early morning to evening with the Bible is precious.
Walter Mauerhofer

It is part of the congregation's task to step into the public sphere in order to win people for Jesus.
Walter Mauerhofer

Christians should be diligent and work gladly.
Walter Mauerhofer

It is too little if we pray two or three times for evangelism. We must do more. Our task is to go out into the streets and to the front doors. People must be confronted with the good news of Jesus.
Walter Mauerhofer

It is not the outward acts of baptism, confirmation, or communion that reconcile a person with God. Reconciliation lies solely in repentance and conversion to Jesus Christ.
Walter Mauerhofer

It is the duty of a born-again Christian to be a fisher of men.
Walter Mauerhofer

For believing parents, it should be the very first priority to excite their children for everything that serves the advancement of the gospel.
Walter Mauerhofer

Jesus Christ is not looking for men and women who want to give him their free evenings, their weekends, or the years of their retirement. He is looking for those who want to give him first place in their lives, whose hearts beat for his cause, for his love and grace toward humanity.
Walter Mauerhofer

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Sources: fest-und-treu.de, wikipedia.org, weltanschauungsfragen.at

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