"Evangelical orthodoxy is powerless in itself to spread the gospel. Unimpeachable Protestant teaching in the pulpit, and the plainest of gospel declaration in the church services, may be seen in combination with entire neglect of the Lord's Great Commission." (quoted from The History of the Church Missionary Society as recorded in Andrew Murray's "The Key to the Missionary Problem")
Sadly this is an all too common testimony of 21st century evangelicalism as well. I see lots of sermons, books, blogs and conferences with "Gospel" in their title, but very little Great Commission going on. We have lots of fellowship and education, but little filling of the Spirit and evangelism.
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