Ways of Working
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peril and take up the work that lies nearest to them.—
Testimonies for
the Church 6:267
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The Church a Training School
The church of Christ is organized for service. Its watchword is
ministry. Its members are soldiers, to be trained for conflict under the
Captain of their salvation. Christian ministers, physicians, teachers,
have a broader work than many have recognized. They are not only
to minister to the people, but to teach them to minister. They should
not only give instruction in right principles, but educate their hearers
to impart these principles. Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted,
loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessing can be
retained only as it is shared.
The monotony of our service for God needs to be broken up. Every
church member should be engaged in some line of service for the
Master. Some cannot do so much as others, but everyone should do
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his utmost to roll back the tide of disease and distress that is sweeping
over our world. Many would be willing to work if they were taught
how to begin. They need to be instructed and encouraged.
Every church should be a training school for Christian workers.
Its members should be taught how to give Bible readings, how to
conduct and teach Sabbath school classes, how best to help the poor
and to care for the sick, how to work for the unconverted. There
should be schools of health, cooking schools, and classes in various
lines of Christian help work. There should not only be teaching, but
actual work under experienced instructors. Let the teachers lead the
way in working among the people and others, uniting with them, will
learn from their example. One example is worth more than many
precepts.—
The Ministry of Healing, 148, 149
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The Need for Consecrated Nurses
Earnest, devoted young people are needed to enter the work of
God as nurses. As these young men and women use conscientiously
the knowledge they gain, they will increase in capability and become
better and better qualified to be the Lord’s helping hand. They may
become successful missionaries, pointing souls to the Lamb of God,