The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
Interpretation
The Great Commission is an imperative directive that requires adherence and action rather than mere contemplation.
Hudson Taylor's quote emphasizes the significance of the Great Commission as a non-negotiable directive for followers to actively engage in spreading their faith. Rather than viewing it as a choice, it is articulated as a command that calls for immediate and obedient action, highlighting the importance of fulfilling one's responsibilities in leadership and spiritual missions.
In practice
A pastor using this quote during a sermon to inspire the congregation to partake in missionary work.
We are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth. We tell people the world is vain; let our lives manifest that it is so. We tell them that our home is above and that all these things are transitory. Does our dwelling look like it? O to live consistent lives!
If in the sight of God you cannot say you are sure that you have a special call to stay at home, why are you disobeying the Saviour's plain command to go?
Brother, if you would enter that Province, you must go forward on your knees.
Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God's omnipotency.
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The prayer power has never been tried to its full capacity...if we want to see mighty wonders of divine power and grace wrought in the place of weakness, failure and disappointment, let us answer God's standing challenge, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not."
Trust happens when leaders are transparent.
I always tell people, good coaches are a dime a dozen. Good coaches that are good people, good husbands, good fathers, that love their players and are passionate about doing things in a way that I believe is important, that pool gets real small.
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.
We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.
You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of managing money, managing things. They often forget that people deserve to be led.
I don't think a system or a government should fear critical opinions or views. Only by heeding those critical views would it be possible for us to further improve our work and make further progress.
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