Types of Work in Neighborhood Evangelism
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Not to Wait for Souls to Come to Us—We are not to wait for
souls to come to us; we must seek them out where they are. When
the Word has been preached in the pulpit, the work has but just began.
There are multitudes who will never be reached by the gospel unless it
is carried to them.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 229
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Labor from house to house, not neglecting the poor, who are
usually passed by. Christ said, “He hath anointed Me to preach the
gospel to the poor,” and we are to go and do likewise.—
The Review
and Herald, June 11, 1895
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“I Am Lost! and You Never Warned Me!”—Go to the homes
of those even who manifest no interest. While mercy’s sweet voice
invites the sinner, work with every energy of heart and brain, as did
Paul, “who ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.”
In the day of God how many will confront us and say, “I am lost!
I am lost! And you never warned me; you never entreated me to
come to Jesus. Had I believed as you did, I would have followed
every Judgment-bound soul within my reach with prayers and tears
and warnings.”—
The Review and Herald, June 24, 1884
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Relationship of Visitation Evangelism to Our Own Spiritual-
ity—Visit your neighbors in a friendly way, and become acquainted
with them....Those who do not take up this work, those who act with the
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indifference that some have manifested, will soon lose their first love
and will begin to censure, criticise, and condemn their own brethren.—
The Review and Herald, May 13, 1902
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The Work Not Dull or Uninteresting—All who commune with
God will find abundance of work to do for Him. Those who go forth
in the spirit of the Master, seeking to reach souls with the truth, will
not find the work of drawing souls to Christ a dull, uninteresting
drudgery. They are charged with a work as God’s husbandmen, and
they will become more and more vitalized as they give themselves
to the service of God. It is a joyous work to open the Scriptures to
others.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:118
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Make Others Happy—Be joyful in God. Christ is light, and in
Him is no darkness at all. Look toward the light. Accustom yourselves
to speak the praise of God. Make others happy. This is your first work.
It will strengthen the best traits of character. Throw the windows
of the soul wide open heavenward, and let the sunshine of Christ’s
righteousness in. Morning, noon, and night your hearts may be filled