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Christian Service
hearts grow cold. They become self-absorbed and unimpressible. Love
for God and man dies out of the soul. Christ commits to His followers
an individual work,—a work that cannot be done by proxy. Ministry
to the sick and the poor, the giving of the gospel to the lost, is not
to be left to committees or organized charities. Individual responsi-
bility, individual effort, personal sacrifice, is the requirement of the
gospel.—
The Ministry of Healing, 147
.
Every one who has received the divine illumination, is to brighten
the pathway of those who know not the Light of life.—
The Desire of
Ages, 152
.
To every one work has been allotted, and no one can be a substitute
for another. Each one has a mission of wonderful importance, which
he cannot neglect or ignore, as the fulfilment of it involves the weal
of some soul, and the neglect of it the woe of one for whom Christ
died.—
The Review and Herald, December 12, 1893
.
We should all be workers together with God. No idlers are acknowl-
edged as His servants. The members of the church should individually
feel that the life and prosperity of the church are affected by their
course of action.—
The Review and Herald, February 15, 1887
.
Every soul whom Christ has rescued is called to work in His name
for the saving of the lost. This work had been neglected in Israel. It is
not neglected today by those who profess to be Christ’s followers?—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 191
.
There is something for every one to do. Every soul that believes
the truth is to stand in his lot and place, saying, “Here am I; send me.”
[11]
Isaiah 6:8
.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:49
.
It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look for, but to
hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.—
Christ’s Object Lessons,
69
.
He who becomes a child of God should henceforth look upon
himself as a link in the chain let down to save the world, one with
Christ in His plan of mercy, going forth with Him to seek and save the
lost.—
The Ministry of Healing, 105
.
All may find something to do. None need feel that there is no place
where they can labor for Christ. The Saviour identifies Himself with
every child of humanity.—
The Ministry of Healing, 104
.