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18321 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 441.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… to God by fasting and prayer and the laying on of hands. Thus they were authorized by the church, not only to teach the truth, but to perform the rite of baptism …

18322 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 441.3 (Ellen Gould White)

God foresaw the difficulties that His servants would be called to meet; and in order that their work should be above challenge, He instructed the church by …

18323 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 442.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… from God Himself, and the ceremony of the laying on of hands added no new grace or virtual qualification. It was an acknowledged form of designation to an appointed …

18324 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 442.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… asked God to bestow His blessing upon the chosen apostles, in their devotion to the specific work to which they had been appointed.

18325 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 443.2 (Ellen Gould White)

God has made His church on the earth a channel of light, and through it He communicates His purposes and His will. He does not give to one of His servants an experience …

18326 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 443.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… that God has appointed for the leadership of His people. God has invested His church with special authority and power, which no one can be justified in disregarding …

18327 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 444.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… whom God has wrought to build up and extend His work in the earth. To neglect or despise those whom God has appointed to bear the responsibilities of leadership …

18328 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 445.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… rejoicing, God and the angels beheld this scene. The Father knew that from these men the light of heaven would shine forth; that the words spoken by them as they …

18329 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 445.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… with God for the saving of men. As in the Old Testament the twelve patriarchs stood as representatives of Israel, so the twelve apostles stand as representatives …

18330 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 446.3 (Ellen Gould White)

All that we do and all that we say is transferred to the books of heaven. Let us not be guilty of bringing down God’s work to the level of common business transactions. Our standard must be high; our minds must be elevated.

18331 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 447.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God, and in handling sacred things, we cannot be too careful to guard against a spirit of irreverence; never, for an instant, should the word of God be used deceitfully …

18332 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 448.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God will pervade the assembly. There will be manifested that wisdom which is “from above,” which is “first pure, then peaceable, ...full of mercy and good fruits …

18333 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 448.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… to God for the motives that prompt me to action.” Let this be his motto. Let the prayer of the psalmist be his prayer; “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door …

18334 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 449.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God that the wages paid them should be insufficient to supply the needs of their families. The minister who does his share according to his ability should …

18335 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 449.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God in their decisions. Some who have served on auditing committees have lacked in discrimination and judgment. At times the committee has been composed …

18336 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 449.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness.” [ Exodus 18:21 .]

18338 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 450.1 (Ellen Gould White)

God’s chosen missionary can have no settled abode, but must take his family from place to place, often from country to country. The character of his work makes …

18339 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 450.2 (Ellen Gould White)

God’s cause in the world, and who spend their strength in lifting the minds of men from the contemplation of earthly things to the heavenly. God loves …

18340 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 451.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God. He must hold himself in readiness for service at any hour. He must keep up his life and energy; for if he is dull and languid, he cannot exert a saving influence …