Evangelism -- Study Guide

Chapter 17 — Laboring for Special Classes

Date______________

A. Read pages 552-588 in EVANGELISM. Ev-SG 47.1

B. Test Your Comprehension Ev-SG 47.2

Supply the proper words in the quotations below, and answer the questions in the spaces provided. The numbers at the end of each question indicate the page and paragraph where the answers can be found. Ev-SG 47.3

1. “___________________________ reach the ______________________ classes if possible, but there should be no _________________________ of the (553:2) Ev-SG 47.4

2. Who should especially hear the message? (554:3-555:0)
a. _____________________________ e. ____________________________
b. _____________________________ f. ____________________________
c. _____________________________ g. ____________________________
d. _____________________________ Ev-SG 47.5

3. “Thousands of ___________________________ men have gone to their graves unwarned, because they have been judged by _______________, and passed by as ______________________ subjects.” (555:2) Ev-SG 47.6

4. “There has not been the _____________________________ made that should have been made to reach the ___________________ classes.” (555:3) Ev-SG 47.7

5. “But in order to do this ________________________ the workers will have to keep themselves up to a _______________________________ level of ______________________________.” (556:1) Ev-SG 47.8

6. “Even the great men are more easily _____________________________ by the _________________________________ of the gospel than by any effort made in human power.” (557:4) Ev-SG 47.9

7. “Much more _______________________________________, much more __________________________________________________, much more _______________________ to God’s ____________________________, is to be brought into God’s work.” (559:2) Ev-SG 48.1

8. For whom should we most fervently pray? (561:3) ________________ _________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 48.2

9. “Our ministers should seek to come near to the _____________________ of other ______________________________________. Pray for and with these men, for whom Christ is interceding. A solemn responsibility is theirs. As Christ’s messengers, we should manifest a deep, earnest ________________________ in these shepherds of the flock.” (562:1) Ev-SG 48.3

10. “Much has been lost by our people through following such _________ Plans that the ________________________ ____________________, ___________________ _______________________________ classes are not reached.” (562:4) Ev-SG 48.4

11. Which social class is the most easily reached? (564:1) ___________________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 48.5

12. “There is no __________________________ with God. He ignores every-thing of the kind.” (566:1) Ev-SG 48.6

13. Who should we also remember, while working to bear the message to foreign lands? (569:2) ________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 48.7

14. “Great benefits would come to the cause of God in the regions beyond if faithful effort were put forth in behalf of the _______________________ in the cities of our homeland. Among these men and women are some who, upon accepting the truth, could soon ______________ ______________ to labor for their own ___________________________________________________________________ in this ____________________________________________ and in other _________________________________.” (570:1). Ev-SG 48.8

15. “There is a great work before us. The ____________________________ is to be warned. The truth is to __________ _______________________ into many languages, that all nations may enjoy its pure, life-giving influence.” (570:3-571:0) Ev-SG 48.9

16. What must we carry from city to city and country to country? (573:3) ____________________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 48.10

17. “We should not, upon entering a place, build up unnecessary ________________________ between us and other ________________, especially the __________________________________, so that they shall think we are their avowed ______________________.” (573:4- 574:0) Ev-SG 49.1

18. “In bearing the ____________________________, make no personal ___________________________________ at other churches, not even the ____________________ _________________ _____________________. Angels of God see in the different denominations ____________________ who can be reached only by the ___________________________ caution. Therefore let us be careful of our words.” (576:1) Ev-SG 49.2

19. “The best way to expose the fallacy of ____________________________ is to present the evidences of __________________________________.” (577:0) Ev-SG 49.3

20. “It has been a _________________________ ______________________ to me that there were so few who felt a burden to ___________________ for the _________________________ ___________________________ who are scattered throughout so many lands.” (578:2) Ev-SG 49.4

21. “There will be many ________________________________________________ from among the _________________________, and these converts will ______________________________ in preparing the way of the Lord, and making straight in the desert a highway for our God.” (579:1) Ev-SG 49.5

22. “Meetings for the _____________________________________________ should be held, not merely to educate and entertain them, but that they may be ______________________________________.” (582:1) Ev-SG 49.6

23. Who can be reached as we work for the children? (584:2) ____________________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 49.7

24. In what centers are we counseled to work, and why? (586:1)
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________ Ev-SG 49.8

C. For Meditation Ev-SG 49.9

1. Am I sympathetic with church members of other denominations and am I praying for their salvation?

Ev-SG 49.10

2. Do I love the children and want them to be saved, or do they annoy me?

Ev-SG 49.11