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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
Catch the spirit of the great Master Worker. Learn from the Friend of
sinners how to minister to sin-sick souls. Remember that in the lives
of His followers must be seen the same devotion, the same subjection
to God’s work, of every social claim, every earthly affection, that
was seen in His life. God’s claims must always be made paramount.
Christ’s example is to inspire us to put forth unceasing effort for the
good of others.
God calls upon every church member to enter His service. Truth
that is not lived, that is not imparted to others, loses its life-giving
power, its healing virtue. Everyone must learn to work and to stand in
his place as a burden bearer. Every addition to the church should be
one more agency for the carrying out of the great plan of redemption.
The entire church, acting as one, blending in perfect union, is to be a
living, active missionary agency, moved and controlled by the Holy
Spirit.
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It is not alone by men in high positions of responsibility, not alone
by men holding positions on boards or committees, not alone by the
managers of our sanitariums and publishing houses, that the work is to
be done which will cause the earth to be filled with the knowledge of
the Lord as the waters cover the sea. This work can be accomplished
only by the whole church acting their part under the guidance and in
the power of Christ. (48)
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