John Mott
John Mott
John Raleigh Mottwas a long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Associationand the World Student Christian Federation. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for his work in establishing and strengthening international Protestant Christian student organizations that worked to promote peace. He shared the prize with Emily Balch. From 1895 until 1920 Mott was the General Secretary of the WSCF. Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948, that body elected him as a...
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It is easy to magnify human personality and agencies. Prayer recognizes that God is the source of life and light and energy.
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Every other consideration and plan and emphasis is secondary to that of wielding the forces of prayer.
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The missionary church is a praying church. The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer. Are thousands of missionaries and tens of thousands of native workers needed? Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He send forth laborers into His harvest.
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In order to have real prayer and action to change things, we must have conviction as to the need of prayer and action. In order to have conviction as to the need of prayer and action, we must have knowledge.
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Let methods be changed, therefore, if necessary, that prayer may be given its true place. Let there be days set apart for intercession; let the original purpose of the monthly concert of prayer for missions be given a larger place; let missionary prayer cycles be used by families and by individual Christians.
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From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer before the Spirit of God will work with mighty converting power.
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The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.
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Prayer alone will overcome the gigantic difficulties which confront the workers in every field.
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We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.
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Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.
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If added power attends the united prayer of two or three, what mighty triumphs there will be when hundreds of thousands of consistent members of the Church are with one accord day by day making intercession for the extension of Christ's Kingdom.
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The Church has not yet touched the fringe of the possibilities of intercessory prayer. Her largest victories will be witnessed when individual Christians everywhere come to recognize their priesthood unto God and day by day give themselves unto prayer.
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The men that will change the colleges and seminaries here represented are the men that will spend the most time alone with God... It takes time for the fires to burn. It takes time for God to draw near and for us to know that He is there. It takes time to assimilate His truth.
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I've seen open fields turn into massive housing tracts, ... And when I was in school, there were only two gangs.