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life current, He feels the agony. And He is just as willing to heal the
sick now, as when He was personally on earth. Christ’s servants are
His representatives, the channels for His working. He desires through
them to exercise His healing power.—
The Desire of Ages, 823, 824
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Through His servants, God designs that the sick, the unfortunate,
and those possessed of evil spirits, shall hear His voice. Through His
human agencies He desires to be a comforter, such as the world knows
not.—
The Ministry of Healing, 106
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Christ co-operates with those who engage in medical missionary
work.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:51
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The Lord wrought through them. Wherever they went, the sick
were healed, and the poor had the gospel preached unto them.—
The
Acts of the Apostles, 106
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Christ is no longer in this world in person, to go through our cities
and towns and villages, healing the sick; but He has commissioned
us to carry forward the medical missionary work that He began.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:168
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The Work of Every Church
There is a message regarding health reform to be borne in every
church.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:370
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The medical missionary work should be a part of the work of every
church in our land.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:289
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We have come to a time when every member of the church should
take hold of medical missionary work.—
Testimonies for the Church
7:62
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The work of health reform is the Lord’s means for lessening suffer-
ing in our world and for purifying His church. Teach the people that
they can act as God’s helping hand, by co-operating with the Master
Worker in restoring physical and spiritual health. This work bears the
signature of Heaven, and will open doors for the entrance of other
precious truths. There is room for all to labor who will take hold of
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this work intelligently.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:112, 113
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There are stormy times before us, but let us not utter one word of
unbelief or discouragement. Let us remember that we bear a message
of healing to a world filled with sin-sick souls.—
Special Testimonies
Series B, No. 8, p. 24
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