The world asks, How much does he give? Christ asks why does he give?

The reason why we fail to prevail with unconverted men is due to our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.

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.

Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.

The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.

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.

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.