ukewarm, slack performance of duty is an injury to the soul for whom Christ has died. If we would
find the pearls buried in the debris of the cities, we should go forth ready to do the work required by the
Master.—The Review and Herald, June 11, 1895.
New Life and New Plans.—Men are needed who pray to God for wisdom, and who, under
the guidance of God, can put new life into the old methods of labor and can invent new plans and
new methods of awakening the interest of church members and reaching the men and women of the
world.—Manuscript 117, 1907.
In the Power of Persuasion, Prayer, and Love.—The poor are to be relieved, the sick cared for,
the sorrowing and the bereaved comforted, the ignorant instructed, the inexperienced counseled. We
are to weep with those that weep and rejoice with those that rejoice. Accompanied by the power of
persuasion, the power of prayer, the power of the love of God, this work will not, cannot, be without
fruit.—The Ministry of Healing, 143, 144.
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Chapter Twelve—The Effectiveness of Visitation
Evangelism
The Place of Visitation Evangelism in Finishing God’s Work on Earth.—How can the great
work of the third angel’s message be accomplished? It must be largely accomplished by persevering,
individual effort, by visiting the people in their homes.—Historical Sketches, p. 150.
One of the most effective ways in which light can be communicated is by private, personal effort. In
the home circle, at your neighbor’s fireside, at the bedside of the sick, in a quiet way you may read the
Scriptures and speak a word for Jesus and the truth. Thus you may sow precious seed that will spring
up and bring forth fruit.—Testimonies for the Church 6:428, 429.
Repaid a Thousand Times.—Wake up, brethren and sisters. Don’t be afraid of good works. Be
not weary in well-doing, for you shall reap in due time if you faint not.... Encourage in yourselves a
love of hospitality, a love to help those who need help.
You may say you have been deceived, bestowing your means upon those unworthy of your charity,
and therefore have become discouraged in trying to help the needy. I present Jesus before you.... One
soul wrenched from Satan’s grasp; one soul you have benefited; one soul encouraged! This will a
thousand times pay you for all your efforts. To you Jesus will say, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto
the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” Should we not
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gladly do all we can to imitate the life of our divine Lord?—The Review and Herald, April 20, 1886.
Vital to Our Own Eternal Destiny.—As you engage in this work you have companions unseen by
human eyes. Angels of heaven were beside the Samaritan who cared for the wounded stranger. Angels
from the heavenly courts stand by all who do God’s service in ministering to their fellow-men. And
you have the cooperation of Christ Himself. He is the Restorer, and as you work under His supervision
you will see great results. Upon your faithfulness in this work, not only the well-being of others, but
your own eternal destiny depends.—Christ’s Object Lessons, 388.
Christ Enters the Homes With Them.—The Lord desires that the truth shall come close to the
people, and this can be accomplished only by personal labor. Much is comprehended in the command,
“Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.”
There is a work to be done in this line that has not yet been done. Let God’s workers teach the truth in
families, drawing close to those for whom they labor. If they thus cooperate with God, He will clothe
them with spiritual power. Christ will guide them in their work, entering the houses of the people with
them and giving them words to speak that will sink deep into the hearts of the listeners. The Holy Spirit
will open hearts and minds to receive the rays coming from the Source of all light.—The Review and
Herald, December 29, 1904.
Bring Hope to the People.—It is impossible for the man who believes in Christ to see the work
that needs to be done and yet do nothing. Daily we are to receive from Heaven the healing balm of
God’s grace to impart to the needy and suffering. Christ’s followers
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are to learn of the woes of the poor in their immediate vicinity and seek to bring them relief. Those
who have a dark and disagreeable life are the very ones whom we should bid to hope because Christ is
their Saviour. Are there not those who can go from house to house, from family to family, and repeat
the A B C of true Christian experience?—The Review and Herald, April 11, 1912.
E. G. White’s Experience in Visitation.—I remember when the converting power of God came
upon me in my childhood I wanted everyone else to get the blessing that I had, and I could not rest till
I had told them of it. I began to visit with my young companions and went to their houses to talk with
them and tell them my experience, how precious the Saviour was to me, and how I wanted to serve
Him, and how I wanted them to serve Him also. So I would talk of the preciousness of Christ, and I
would say, “Won’t you kneel down and pray with me?” Some would kneel and some would sit in their
chairs, but before we gave up, everyone would be on her knees and we would pray together for hours,
till the last one would say, “I believe that Jesus has forgiven me my sins.” Sometimes the sun would
begin to make its appearance in the heavens before I would give up the struggle. There is a great power
in Jesus.—Manuscript 10, 1888.
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The “First Works” Bring Results.—The reason so many fail to have success is that they trust in
themselves altogether too much, and do not feel the positive necessity of abiding in Christ, as they go
forth to seek and save that which is lost. Until they have the mind of Christ and teach the truth as it is
in Jesus, they will not accomplish much....
The atmosphere of the church is so frigid, its spirit is of such an order, that men and women cannot
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sustain or endure the example of primitive and heaven-born piety. The warmth of their first