Sermon illustrations: Missions

A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner

A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though...

Putting Sacrifices in Perspective

David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer who spent thirty-three years in the heart...

Evangelizing Cannibals

In the 1840s, John Geddie left the pastorate of a church in Canada to take his wife and two small...

We Died Before We Came Here

When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain...

Being a Missionary

The one major and compelling reason why missionaries must continue to be sent is because it is God’...

I Do Not See Those With Two Legs Going

George Stott, a one-legged school teacher from Scotland, volunteered for missionary service in...

Their Death Validated Their Message

At the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of missionaries in Zaire, Christians gathered to...

Follow God’s Call

When Adoniram Judson graduated from college and seminary he received a call from a fashionable...

David Livingstone’s Prayer

David Livingstone was a pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died...

The Giving of Robert Arthington

Robert Arthington lived in a single room, cooked his own meals, and shared his friendship with...

The Power Must Be Used

A young missionary, Herbert Jackson, was given a car to help him in his work. The car was a major...

Faith for Converts

Faith honors God and God honors faith. For 10 years Robert and Mary Moffat labored faithfully in...

The Job Was Too Small

Many years ago a young man went to China as a missionary with an income of $2,500 annually. A...

Grasping a Shadow

Henry Martyn, a Cambridge University student, was honored at only 20 years of age for his...

Be Willing to Make a Road

David Livingstone, pioneer missionary to Africa, received a letter saying, “Have you found a good...

Quotes on Missions

“Do not think that any work God gives you to do in the world is on too small a scale for you to do...

What Do You Want to Be?

Ariana came with her missionary parents to visit family in the United States. During their...

The Privilege of Soulwinning

After witnessing to a band of people that had murdered some foreigners, David Livingstone wrote:...

The Promises of God

When Adoniram Judson was lying in a jail in Burma with thirty-two pounds of chains on his ankles...

Don't Let a Storm Stop You

One stormy night, Hudson Taylor was scheduled to speak in Birmingham, England, at the Severn Street...

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