A Mission Rarely Given Quotes

“You know as well as I do that the closer we draw to Him… the stronger our faith… then the more we can see how far we are from His perfection. It’s like we’re standing closer to the mirror. It doesn’t mean we’ve gotten worse, it just means we’re seeing ourselves the way we really are. But that’s not the way He will leave us. When we reach the place He’s taking us — that perfect place — we’ll be as perfect as Heaven is.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb, And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak His Name? Must I be carried to the skies On a flowery bed of ease, While others fought to win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas? Thy saints in all this glorious war Shall conquer, though they die; They see the triumph from afar, By faith’s discerning eye. When that illustrious day shall rise, And all Thy armies shine In robes of victory through the skies, The glory shall be Thine. ~Isaac Watts, “Am I a Soldier of the Cross?”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“We must remember that as the world becomes increasingly hostile toward Christ, we will win more souls through sacrifices than skirmishes. “Stand fast, my friends. May God give each of you courage to stand for Him in the coming days as we await His glorious return!”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Here’s what Paul wrote to those persecuted Christians: 31 What can we say about all this? If God is on our side, can anyone be against us? 32 God did not keep back his own Son, but he gave him for us. If God did this, won't he freely give us everything else? 33 If God says his chosen ones are acceptable to him, can anyone bring charges against them? 34 Or can anyone condemn them? No indeed! Christ died and was raised to life, and now he is at God's right side, speaking to him for us. 35 Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and cold, or danger and death? 36 It is exactly as the Scriptures say, "For you we face death all day long. We are like sheep on their way to be killed." 37 In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us. 38 I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, 39 and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!⁠1”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“The image of the victorious Christ in Revelation is not a roaring lion but “a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain.” (Rev 5:6). “The things that will ultimately attract others to Christ are the same things that attracted you and me: mercy, forgiveness, and unconditional love. Standing strong for our faith may mean standing against error and evil when it’s dangerous. We were taught how to do that by Jesus Himself. “Remember. Turning the other cheek is not surrendering, but rather, it is standing without compromise despite the consequences.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“It may be that Christ's return saves us from trouble, but this is far from promised. As the days grow darker – and the Bible predicts they will – we could find ourselves facing a world that is more like the one the Early Church faced. Their example is a powerful model for us. “Their approach was not easy. Following Jesus’ example was anything but safe… “Early Christians didn’t change the world by going to war; they changed it by going to the Lions. “Early Christians convinced the world by being willing to suffer for their faith. The most compelling proof of Christ's resurrection was the unyielding resolve of His disciples to embrace death rather than renounce their faith.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“all who live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution." (2 Timothy 3:12).”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Jeremiah 28:16… ‘This year thou shalt die….’ In his message he presciently declared that "it is not only possible--but highly probable, that death may meet some of us within the compass of this year.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“It was never the destination that mattered. It was always the journey that was God’s true purpose.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“God has His reasons for revealing what He reveals and hiding what He hides. His reasons are bigger than you and me.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“It was never the destination that mattered. It was always the journey that was God’s true purpose.” ~ Jonathan Edwards”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Revelation chapter 13 echo in the air around the two of them: ‘…and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? And who is able to war with him? There is given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there is given to him authority….”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.” ~ Amos 3:7”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“any other response in obedience to conscience.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“stronger together than separately.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“All the power of Rome could not keep Jesus in the tomb. Death itself could not hold Him there. That’s the same irresistible power that dwells in you — that’s what changes a believer. No sin, no corruption, no devil in Hell or sinner on earth can hold back the hand of God when He works to convert a man. When God omnipotently says, “I will,” no one can say, “You will not, not even your own doubts.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“God is not in the business of ruining lives, but he can surely use ruined lives to do his business.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“God is not in the business of ruining lives, but he can use ruined lives to do his business.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“in wrath, remember mercy.” ~ Habakkuk 3:2”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“I am compelled to acknowledge the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men.” ~ George Washington”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“1 Th 4:15 aloud, “’…this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Our prayers don’t only move God’s hand… they move His heart also.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“The most important thing for them to learn is just that… they have to learn to listen to God’s voice. To be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. That can’t be studied or learned from books; it comes from keeping close to Him in prayer. I guess when you think about it, we have to teach them to pray — not formal, eloquent prayers, but difficult and heartfelt ones. Those are the kind that move the heart of God.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“God is the one who chooses the methods by which he does His work. It’s a matter of God’s choosing, not ours. We only need to be open to His will and say yes.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent?” ~ Romans 10:14,15”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“The full reality of it is more amazing than any other thought. Heaven is indescribably beautiful and no Saint is out of place there, their beauty is as great as the place that is prepared for them. Think what it will be like on that day when we will dwell with the saints in light. All our sin gone, Satan shut out, temptation behind us forever, finally "faultless" before God. It’s incredible to think of it!”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“No matter how dull we seem right now, we are called jewels in His crown. Think of it! We’ll be as perfect as the jewels in the crown of the infinite King of Kings. All the jewels in that crown will be pure perfection without a single flaw. We could never make ourselves that faultless. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s Jesus who washes us from our sins in his own blood! He’s the one who makes us faultless.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“He won’t stop short of perfection in us — it means we will reach it one day. The same Saviour who keeps us will also present us to himself, as "a glorious church, without spot, or wrinkle…, holy and without blemish.”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given

“Remember that only Jesus can create perfection in us. Think of that, Jude wrote that He will present us faultless before the presence of his glory.⁠1 He used the word, "faultless!”
― D.I. Hennessey, A Mission Rarely Given