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the unselfish worker to make an impression upon human hearts.
The Work of the Evangelist
Teaching the Scriptures, praying in families—this is the work of
the evangelist, and this work is to be mingled with preaching. If it is
omitted, preaching will, to a great extent, be a failure. Come close to
the people by personal efforts. Teach them that the love of God must
come into the sanctuary of the home life.
Take no glory whatever to yourself. Do not work with a divided
mind, trying to serve self and God at the same time. Keep self out of
sight. Let your words lead the weary and heavy-laden to carry their
burdens to Jesus. Work as seeing Him who is at your right hand, ready
to give you His efficiency and omnipotent power in every emergency.
The Lord is your Counselor, your Guide, the Captain of your salvation.
He goes before your face, conquering and to conquer.
In the Highways and Hedges
The command of Christ to His people is: “Go out into the highways
and hedges, and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.”
Luke 14:23
.
The call to the gospel feast is first to be given in the highways. It
must be given to those who claim to be in the highways of Christian
experience—to the members of the different churches. “He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.”
Revelation
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. In these churches there are true worshipers and there are false
worshipers. A work must be done for those who have fallen from
their first love, who have lost their first zeal and interest in spiritual
things. We must bring the warning before professed Christians who
are transgressors of the law of God. To them the message must be
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given.
The Lord says: “Unto the angel of the church in Sardis write;
These things saith He that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven
stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and
art dead. Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that
are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast,