GEORGE VERWER: “We Have to Count the Cost”

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🗓️ 10 November 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

George Verwer is the founder of Operation Mobilization; OM has mobilized more than 200,000 people to spread the gospel to the furthest parts of the world. Listen as George shares how he thinks about risk, and his challenge to Christian believers to refocus from comfort and convenience to serving the Lord.

George will share about OM workers he has known who’ve sacrificed everything for Christ, and also how he makes tough leadership decisions—including sending mission workers into dangerous places.

Verwer challenges each of us to be involved in sharing the gospel message and to focus more on the things of Christ than on the daily news or our social media feed.

He’ll also share about his early encounters with VOM’s founder, Richard Wurmbrand, and how George declined to use OM vehicles to smuggle Richard out of Romania.

Listen to OM co-founder Dale Rhoton on VOM Radio here and here. Current OM-USA President, Andrew Scott, has also been a guest on VOM Radio.

Purchase George's book, Messiology (affiliate link).

Transcript

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0:00.0	In the United States, it's easy to get so caught up in breaking news or the latest controversy
0:06.6	or arguments between political factions that we can forget what really matters.
0:13.2	Here's George Verwer, the founder of Operation Mobilization.
0:17.1	So I urge people, don't lose your focus.
0:19.6	Your focus must be the Lord himself.
0:21.7	You need more time in the word and less time in the
0:24.0	newspapers. More time in the word less time in social media. This place for those
0:28.4	things but it should be not minor next to our prayer life next to the word and sharing our faith.
0:35.0	Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.
0:39.0	In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.
0:42.0	He sent them out as sheep among wolves.
0:45.0	Jesus's words came true in the life of the Apostles and they're still coming true today
0:50.0	in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:52.0	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiration. in the lives of his followers around the world.
0:52.8	Join host Todd Nettleton as we hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.
0:57.6	Right now on the Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
1:00.4	Welcome again to the Voice of the Martyrs Radio. My name is Todd Nettleton and we are on the road this week in London, England.
1:08.0	I want to set the stage we're in a church just about a couple blocks from Westminster Abbey just a couple blocks from
1:16.8	the House of Commons and I am here with one of the legends of the missions community.
1:23.8	George Verwer is the founder of Operation Mobilization.
1:27.8	You've heard other voices from Operation Mobilization
1:30.7	over the years on VOM radio. M. Radio, today we have the founder. George, it's such an
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