- Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
- Acts 1:8 (NIV)
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
- 2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV)
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.”
- Mark 16:15 (NIV)
“He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.'”
- Romans 10:14 (NIV)
“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”
- 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)
“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
- Acts 4:20 (NIV)
“As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:16 (NIV)
“For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!”
- Matthew 5:16 (NIV)
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
- Isaiah 43:10 (NIV)
““You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.”
- Acts 22:15 (NIV)
“You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.”
- Acts 26:16 (NIV)
“Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NIV)
“On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.”
- Acts 10:42 (NIV)
“He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.”
- Acts 28:31 (NIV)
“He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!”
- Matthew 24:14 (NIV)
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NIV)
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
- Psalm 96:3 (NIV)
“Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.”
- 1 Corinthians 1:17 (NIV)
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
- Acts 4:33 (NIV)
“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all.”
- Acts 8:4 (NIV)
“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”
- Jeremiah 1:7-8 (NIV)
“But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.”
- Luke 24:48 (NIV)
“You are witnesses of these things.”
- Mark 1:15 (NIV)
““The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
- Acts 9:20 (NIV)
“At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.”
- Romans 1:16 (NIV)
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”
- Acts 17:2-3 (NIV)
“As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. ‘This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,’ he said.”
- Acts 13:47 (NIV)
“For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'”
- Acts 14:3 (NIV)
“So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.”