“You can’t summon the nations to sing if you aren’t singing. Our job in missions is, first, to sing.”
–John Piper (sermon: “Declare His Glory among the Nations”)
The Fuel of Missions
“Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth!
Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.” (Psalm 96:1-5)
I have been reading a lot about evangelism lately. Some would say that the first job in missions is to spread the gospel. Should that be by word or song?