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make the most of the privileges that God gives you of laboring with
Him in His moral vineyard.
Do not neglect speaking to your neighbors and doing them all
the kindness in your power, that you “by all means may save some.”
We need to seek for the spirit that constrained the apostle Paul to go
from house to house, pleading with tears and teaching “repentance
toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.”—
The Review
and Herald, March 13, 1888
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The First Works of the New Testament Church—The first
works of the church were seen when the believers sought out friends,
relatives, and acquaintances, and with hearts overflowing with love,
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told the story of what Jesus was to them.—
Special Testimonies, Series
A 02a:17
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Success of the New Testament Plan—The more closely the New
Testament plan is followed in missionary labor, the more successful
will be the efforts put forth. We should work as did our divine Teacher,
sowing the seeds of truth with care, anxiety, and self-denial. We must
have the mind of Christ if we would not become weary in well-doing.
His was a life of continual sacrifice for others’ good. We must follow
His example.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:210
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