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181 Counsels for the Church, p. 264.6 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath. Describe to them God's great work of creation. Tell them that when the earth came from His hand, it was holy and beautiful. Every flower, every shrub …
182 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath school, and study with them the next Sabbath's lesson. Testimonies for the Church 6:358, 359
183 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath there should be a solemn dedication of the family to God. The commandment includes all within our gates; all the inmates of the house are to lay …
184 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Christ has said: “Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20. Wherever there are as many as two or three believers, let them meet together on the Sabbath to claim the Lord's promise.
185 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath should claim the promise: “That ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.” Exodus 31:13. Testimonies for the Church 6:360, 361
186 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The Sabbath was made for man, to be a blessing to him by calling his mind from secular labor to contemplate the goodness and glory of God. It is necessary that …
187 Counsels for the Church, p. 265.7 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath meetings interesting. You are not to come together simply as a matter of form, but for the interchange of thought, for the relation of your daily …
188 Counsels for the Church, p. 266 (Ellen Gould White)
The Sabbath School
189 Counsels for the Church, p. 266.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of Sabbath school work should be the ingathering of souls. The order of working may be faultless, the facilities all that could be desired; but if the children …
190 Counsels for the Church, p. 266.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath school lesson with your children. Give up the social visit if need be, rather than sacrifice the hour devoted to the precious lessons of sacred …
191 Counsels for the Church, p. 266.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… some [Sabbath] schools, I am sorry to say, the custom prevails of reading the lesson from the lesson sheet. This should not be. It need not be, if the time that is often …
192 Counsels for the Church, p. 267.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… in Sabbath school must have their hearts warmed and invigorated by the truth of God, being not hearers only, but also doers of the Word. They should be nourished …
193 Counsels for the Church, p. 267 (Ellen Gould White)
“It Is Lawful to Do Good on the Sabbath”
194 Counsels for the Church, p. 267.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath, but not in a listless, do-nothing way. On this day every energy of the soul should be awake, for are we not to meet with God and with Christ our Saviour …
195 Counsels for the Church, p. 267.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath. But all unnecessary work should be avoided. Many carelessly put off till the beginning of the Sabbath little things that should have been done …
196 Counsels for the Church, p. 267.5 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath should be avoided, it is not necessary to eat cold food. In cold weather let the food prepared the day before be heated. And let the meals, though simple …
197 Counsels for the Church, p. 267.6 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath more strictly. I fear that we often travel on this day when it might be avoided. In harmony with the light which the Lord has given in regard to the …
198 Counsels for the Church, p. 268.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… the Sabbath we should try to avoid the company of those who would draw our attention to worldly things. We should keep our minds stayed upon God and commune …
199 Counsels for the Church, p. 268 (Ellen Gould White)
Attending School on Sabbath
200 Counsels for the Church, p. 268.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… . The Sabbath is a test, not a human requirement, but God's test. It is that which will distinguish between those who serve God and those who serve him not; and upon …