John Stam on The Great Commission

Excerpt from a speech delivered to the Moody Bible Institute graduating class in 1932 by John Stam:

"Let us remind ourselves that the Great Commission was never qualified by clauses calling for advance only if funds were plentiful and no hardship or self-denial involved. On the contrary, we are told to expect tribulation and even persecution, but with it victory in Christ, and in personal communion with Him, a joyful unspeakable and full of glory that cannot be affected by outside circumstances."