Chapter 11—The Object of Sabbath-School Work
Christian teachers and students are responsible to God for the
gracious privileges they enjoy, for they are to be laborers together
with God, bearing a decided testimony to the power of God’s saving
grace in the sight of earth and heaven. The efficiency and influence
of the workers for God will be in proportion to their moral elevation
and purity. The true Christian teachers will discern the import of
the Sabbath-school lesson; for their understanding will be opened to
comprehend the gospel. They will let their light shine to those who
have taken no interest in the precious rays of truth. The door of the
heart must be opened to receive the light shining from the Word. One
Christian student who receives the Word of God may be the means of
blessing his fellow-students. He can be a benefit to others if, patiently
and kindly and interestingly, he will go over the lesson with those
who do not take an interest in the things of God, and will make his
instruction simple and definite. This kind of work will require the
exercise of wisdom from above, that the worker may approach in an
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acceptable manner those who most need help, and lead them to Christ,
where the wants of the soul may be satisfied....
When the youth is converted, do not leave him in idleness; give
him something to do in the vineyard of the Master. According to his
ability, let him be employed; for the Lord has given to every man
his work. Let us cooperate with the Lord in every line, and set in
operation every means whereby the powers of those connected with
the school may be developed for usefulness. The inhabitants of the
world are ranging themselves under the banners of the two leaders of
earth’s inhabitants. Christ, the Prince of Life, and Satan, the prince of
darkness, are urging men and women and youth into service. It is the
work of the Christian teacher and scholar to make earnest efforts that
the ranks of Christ may be continually increased, to invite every soul
to stand under the blood-stained banner of Prince Emmanuel.
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