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Lesslie Newbigin on Missionary Faith - Missional (Hebrews 11:1)

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"Faith sends us into the world with confidence we cannot yet see justified. The missionary acts on evidence of things not seen—seeds sown whose harvest is not yet. Faith is the substance of mission: we go because we believe God is already at work." — Lesslie Newbigin. Missional: faith that sends.

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Scripture References

Hebrews 11:1

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