Mission Matters January 19

God Wants the Heart

  Deuteronomy 5:29.   “O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!”

  Proverbs 23:26.   “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.”

Jesus’ Method in Reaching the Heart

  The Desire of Ages, 151.   “Jesus saw in every soul one to whom must be given the call to His kingdom. He reached the hearts of the people by going among them as one who desired their good.”  

  Signs of the Times, October 21, 1897.   “It was our Saviour's gentleness, his plain, unassuming manners, that made him a conqueror of hearts.”

  Counsels on Sabbath School Work, 73.   “In all true teaching the personal element is essential. Christ in His teaching dealt with men individually (like Nicodemus and the woman at the well of Sychar) . . . Even the crowd that so often thronged His steps was not to Christ an indiscriminate mass of human beings. He spoke directly to every mind and appealed to every heart.”  

Medical missionary work is the right hand of the gospel. It is necessary to the advancement of the cause of God. As through it men and women are led to see the importance of right habits of living, the saving power of the truth will be made known. Every city is to be entered by workers trained to do medical missionary work. As the right hand of the third angel's message, God's methods of treating disease will open doors for the entrance of present truth. — Testimonies for the Church 7:59.