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title: "24 Mission God Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Mission God quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Mission God sayings and thoughts."
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> [The church was made for mission-God's mission](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-h-wright/the-church-was-made-for-mission-god-s-mission/)

[Christopher J. H. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-h-wright/)

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> [We’re on a mission from God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-re-on-a-mission-from-god/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Harry Dresden. I'm on a mission from God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/harry-dresden-i-m-on-a-mission-from-god/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [“the mission is not ours but God's.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesslie-newbigin/the-mission-is-not-ours-but-god-s/)

[Lesslie Newbigin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesslie-newbigin/)

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> [We are on a mission for God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-belushi/we-are-on-a-mission-for-god/)

[John Belushi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-belushi/)

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> [Sometimes I can tell the greatness of my mission with God by the resistance I am met with by the Devil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/sometimes-i-can-tell-the-greatness-of-my-mission-with-god-by-the/)

[Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/)

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> [It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/it-s-not-so-much-that-the-church-has-a-mission-it-s-that-the-mission/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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> [Every man has a mission from God to help his fellow beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/every-man-has-a-mission-from-god-to-help-his-fellow-beings/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

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> [Our missionary activities are only authentic insofar as they reflect participation in the mission of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bosch/our-missionary-activities-are-only-authentic-insofar-as-they-reflect/)

[David Bosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bosch/)

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> [“It tells us that God gave the Bible a mission: God speaks to us so we will be the kind of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/it-tells-us-that-god-gave-the-bible-a-mission-god-speaks-to-us-so-we/)

[Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/)

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> [“A woman’s mission centered on home and family — vital spheres of ministry to be sure, but only a slice of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-custis-james/a-woman-s-mission-centered-on-home-and-family-vital-spheres-of/)

[Carolyn Custis James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-custis-james/)

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> [“for those of us who embrace the cause of Christ, the cost to participate in the mission of God is nothing less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-raphael-mcmanus/for-those-of-us-who-embrace-the-cause-of-christ-the-cost-to/)

[Erwin Raphael McManus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-raphael-mcmanus/)

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> [It is not so much the case that God has a mission for his church in the world, as that God has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-h-wright/it-is-not-so-much-the-case-that-god-has-a-mission-for-his-church-in/)

[Christopher J. H. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-h-wright/)

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> [It's not about the church meeting your needs; it's about joining the mission of God's people to meet the world's needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-d-mclaren/it-s-not-about-the-church-meeting-your-needs-it-s-about-joining-the/)

[Brian D. McLaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-d-mclaren/)

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> [“Great groups believe they are on a mission from God. Beyond mere financial success, they genuinely believe they will make the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-kelley/great-groups-believe-they-are-on-a-mission-from-god-beyond-mere/)

[Tom Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-kelley/)

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> [I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan .' And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-m-driven-with-a-mission-from-god-god-would-tell-me-george-go-and/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [To think and to live missionally means seeing all life as a way to be engaged with the mission of God in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-mcneal/to-think-and-to-live-missionally-means-seeing-all-life-as-a-way-to-be/)

[Reggie McNeal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-mcneal/)

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> [“Mission is not ours; mission is God's. Certainly, the mission of God is the prior reality out of which flows any mission…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-j-h-wright/mission-is-not-ours-mission-is-god-s-certainly-the-mission-of-god-is/)

[Christopher J. H. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-j-h-wright/)

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> [“The mission of God is the origin of every expression of ecclesiology, every understanding of how the church is structured and why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-wegner/the-mission-of-god-is-the-origin-of-every-expression-of-ecclesiology/)

[Rob Wegner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-wegner/)

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> [“The life mission God gave you was only appointed to you. If you are faithful, God will send someone into your life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-l-alder/the-life-mission-god-gave-you-was-only-appointed-to-you-if-you-are/)

[Shannon L. Alder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-l-alder/)

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> [“Placing evangelistic mission above the mission of God’s glory is the single most destructive error in the church today and the one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-macdonald/placing-evangelistic-mission-above-the-mission-of-god-s-glory-is-the/)

[James MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-macdonald/)

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> [When the church is in mission, it is the true church. The church itself is not only a product of that mission…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/when-the-church-is-in-mission-it-is-the-true-church-the-church-itself/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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> [“Call it the Human Mission-to be all and do all God sent us here to do. And notice-the mission to be fruitful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stasi-eldredge/call-it-the-human-mission-to-be-all-and-do-all-god-sent-us-here-to-do/)

[Stasi Eldredge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stasi-eldredge/)

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> [I am succeeding quite well in my work and the future looks well. What special mission is God preparing me for? Cutting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-swallow-richards/i-am-succeeding-quite-well-in-my-work-and-the-future-looks-well-what/)

[Ellen Swallow Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-swallow-richards/)

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                        "text": "I am succeeding quite well in my work and the future looks well. What special mission is God preparing me for? Cutting off all earthly ties and isolating me as it were.",
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