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Christian Service
music in heaven.—
The Review and Herald, August 16, 1881
.
The spirit of Christ is a missionary spirit. The very first impulse of
the renewed heart is to bring others also to the Saviour.—
The Great
Controversy, 70
.
The only way to grow in grace is to be interestedly doing the very
work Christ has enjoined upon us to do.—
The Review and Herald,
June 7, 1887
.
You are not to wait for great occasions or to expect extraordinary
abilities before you go to work for God.—
Steps to Christ, 83
.
The man who blesses society, and makes a success of life, is the
one who, whether educated or uneducated, uses all his powers in the
service of God and his fellow men.—
The Southern Watchman, April
2, 1903
.
Many whom God has qualified to do excellent work accomplish
very little, because they attempt little.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 331
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If you fail ninety-nine times in a hundred, but succeed in saving
the one soul from ruin, you have done a noble deed for the Master’s
cause.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:132
.
The relations between God and each soul are as distinct and full
as though there were not another soul upon the earth to share His
watchcare, not another soul for whom He gave His beloved Son.—
Steps to Christ, 100
.
The Lord sees and understands, and He will use you, despite your
weakness, if you offer your talent as a consecrated gift to His service;
for in active, disinterested service the weak become strong and enjoy
His precious commendation. The joy of the Lord is an element of
strength. If you are faithful, the peace that passeth all understanding
will be your reward in this life, and in the future life you will enter
into the joy of your Lord.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:34
.
Persons of little talent, if faithful in keeping their hearts in the
love of God, may win many souls to Christ. Harlan Page was a poor
mechanic of ordinary ability and limited education; but he made it his
chief business to seek to advance the cause of God, and his efforts
were crowned with marked success. He labored for the salvation
of his fellow men in private conversation and in earnest prayer. He
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established prayer meetings, organized Sunday schools, and distributed
tracts and other religious reading. And on his deathbed, with the
shadow of eternity resting upon his countenance, he was able to say,