"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't.

I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a person's theology was the effect it has on one's prayers.
~ John Piper (theologian) ~












I recall hearing one of my professors in seminary say that one of the best tests of a person's theol...
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