The most important factor in abandoning our thoughts is to look in the Bible and see what God says about a matter. Then we must determine to act on His Word rather than on our own thoughts or those the devil may whisper into our minds. K.P. Yohannan More Quotes by K.P. Yohannan More Quotes From K.P. Yohannan Faith deals exclusively with believing God and His Word. K.P. Yohannan deals believe We must pay a price to touch godliness through daily decision to die to self and embrace the cross. K.P. Yohannan decision self pay Every Christian in America has some minimal responsibility to get involved in helping the poor brethren in the church in other countries. K.P. Yohannan responsibility christian country Many of the crisis problems which are considered disasters in the United States would only be normal, everyday living conditions in most of Asia. K.P. Yohannan united-states everyday missionary Since when has obedience to Christ and His Gospel become optional to Christianity? K.P. Yohannan obedience christianity christ Why do we insist on building the largest and most impressive structures in our city when people on the other side of town are hungry, jobless and worshipping in storefronts? K.P. Yohannan cities missionary people Lifting your eyes from the things of this world is an activity that must begin WHERE YOU ARE. K.P. Yohannan where-you-are eye world Missions is not applied anthropology, comparative religion or sociology. It is storming the gates of hell. It is a power confrontation-h and-to-hand combat with Satan and his demons. K.P. Yohannan hell satan hands If something fit in with what God had said to me, then I considered it. If not - no matter how attractive it appeared - I refused. The secret of following God's will, I discovered, usually is wrapped up in rejecting the good for God's best. K.P. Yohannan fit secret matter My precious brothers and sisters, I come to you today speaking on behalf of Christ, His love and His mercy for us all. Jesus came to set the captives free. And He Himself said that whoever the Son sets free, is free indeed . . . We love you with Christ's love, unconditionally and always. K.P. Yohannan brother love-you jesus My plea to the Body of Christ is while we must do all we can to meet the needs of the suffering and dying millions, we must not see these activities as a substitute for evangelism and establishing churches among the unreached. K.P. Yohannan church dying suffering Prayer need not be an activity we engage in for only an hour each morning. Rather, let us live in the atmosphere of prayer, our hearts continually being lifted up in prayer to Him. K.P. Yohannan prayer heart morning When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, "You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages". To that, Calvert replied, "We died before we came here". Believers who have the Gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves. Meanwhile, millions who have never heard it once fall into the flames of eternal hell without ever hearing the salvation story. K.P. Yohannan flames islands fall To obey the Lord unseen—in secret—is the foundation of genuine godly service. K.P. Yohannan unseen godly secret In order to plant the Gospel, we must take risk. K.P. Yohannan risk missionary order As long as Christian life remains our life we will not understand the Christ of the New Testament. You are not your own. K.P. Yohannan new-testament christian long The lesson is obvious. True missionaries concentrate on doing the work of Mark 16:15 rather than operating social-welfare programs. True missionaries serve the message of Christ, not the institutions of the church. K.P. Yohannan welfare-programs church missionary Love was the bedrock of Jesus' life, the very reason He came to seek and save the lost. K.P. Yohannan reason jesus christ Every truth in this world stretched beyond its limits will become a false doctrine. K.P. Yohannan doctrine balance world Yet so often it seems that victory eludes us. It is when our self-confidence is finally destroyed and is replaced with dependence upon God that we have victory. K.P. Yohannan elude-us self-confidence victory