Christian service Quote by Oswald J. Smith

He who would preach powerfully must pray effectively.

— Oswald J. Smith

“And they continued steadfastly (Acts 2:42) - That is to say, they did not backslide. The real reason there are so many backsliders is…

— Oswald J. Smith

The only generation that can reach this generation is our generation.

— Oswald J. Smith

In the Irish Revival of 1859, people became so weak that they could not get back to their homes. Men and women would fall…

— Oswald J. Smith

Oh my friends, we are loaded with countless church activities, while the real work of the church, that of evangelizing and winning the lost…

— Oswald J. Smith

The mission of the church is missions.

— Oswald J. Smith

If God wills the evangelization of the world, and you refuse to support missions, then you are opposed to the will of God.

— Oswald J. Smith

The world does not need sermons; it needs a message. You can go to seminary and learn how to preach sermons, but you will…

— Oswald J. Smith

“It is even possible to be a martyr for the Faith and yet not love Jesus Christ.”

— Oswald J. Smith

This last month I have felt the burden of a city. Its great sorrow has pressed in on my soul. Its vice and sin…

— Oswald J. Smith

We talk of the second coming, half the world has never heard of the first.

— Oswald J. Smith

Oh, to realize that souls, precious, never dying souls, are perishing all around us, going out into the blackness of darkness and despair, eternally…

— Oswald J. Smith