Quotes
We are called to live for the one who purchased us and to proclaim the message of salvation through faith in Christ.
Count Zinzendorf preaches about the sacrificial love of Jesus, emphasizing that believers have been purchased by His blood and are called to live for Him. He expresses his passion for Christ and the mission to proclaim His message regardless of personal consequences. Zinzendorf highlights the importance of focusing solely on Jesus in preaching salvation, sanctification, and justification. He also stresses the significance of missions, stating that every heart with Christ is a missionary. Lastly, he encourages a humble and faithful approach to serving God, even if it means working quietly and being forgotten.
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Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
"These wounds were meant to purchase me. These drops of blood were shed to obtain me. I am not my own today. I belong to another. I have been bought with a price. And I will live every moment of this day so that the Great Purchaser of my soul will receive the full reward of His suffering."
"I am destined to proclaim the message, unmindful of personal consequences to myself."
"I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ."
"There can be no Christianity without community."
"Our method of proclaiming salvation is this: to point out to every heart the loving Lamb, who died for us, and although He was the Son of God, offered Himself for our sins ... by the preaching of His blood, and of His love unto death, even the death of the cross, never, either in discourse or in argument, to digress even for a quarter of an hour from the loving Lamb: to name no virtue except in Him, and from Him and on His account,-to preach no commandment except faith in Him; no other justification but that He atoned for us; no other sanctification but the privilege to sin no more; no other happiness but to be near Him, to think of Him and do His pleasure; no other self denial but to be deprived of Him and His blessings; no other calamity but to displease Him; no other life but in Him.'
"Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field."
"Preach the gospel, die and be forgotten. "
"We will work simply and quietly. Even if we never see wonders with our own eyes or hear them with our ears, we are planting the kingdom of heaven into the nations and will look for the fruit which grows from it."
"O let us in thy nailprints see, our pardon and election free."
'I bought this estate because I wanted to spend my life among peasants, and win their souls for Christ'.
'Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness, my beauty are, my glorious dress; Midst flaming worlds in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head'.
Sermon Outline
- I. I Am Not My Own
- A. Bought with a price
- B. Belong to another
- C. Live for the Great Purchaser
- II. Proclaiming the Message
- A. Unmindful of personal consequences
- III. Passion for Christ
- A. Winning souls for Christ
- IV. Community in Christianity
- A. No Christianity without community
- V. Method of Proclamation
- A. Point to the loving Lamb
- B. Preach faith in Him
Key Quotes
“These wounds were meant to purchase me. These drops of blood were shed to obtain me.” — Count Zinzendorf
“I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone.” — Count Zinzendorf
“Missions, after all, is simply this: Every heart with Christ is a missionary, every heart without Christ is a mission field.” — Count Zinzendorf
Application Points
- We should live our lives with the understanding that we belong to another and are to live for the one who purchased us.
- We should proclaim the message of salvation through faith in Christ, pointing to the loving Lamb who died for us.
- We should prioritize community in our Christian walk, as it is essential for our growth and support in faith.