SUPPORTING THE MISSION

Counsels on Stewardship p. 15.

In commissioning His In commissioning His disciples to go 'into all disciples to go 'into all the world, and preach the world, and preach the gospel to every the gospel to every creature, Christ creature, Christ assigned to men the assigned to men the work of extending the work of extending the knowledge of His grace. knowledge of His grace. But while some go forth to preach, He But while some go forth to preach, He calls upon others to answer His claims calls upon others to answer His claims upon them for offerings, with which to upon them for offerings, with which to support His cause in the earth. support His cause in the earth.

p. 15 cont’d

He has placed means in He has placed means in the hands of men, that the hands of men, that His divine gifts may His divine gifts may flow through human flow through human channels in doing the channels in doing the work appointed us in work appointed us in saving our fellow men. saving our fellow men. This is one of God's ways of exalting This is one of God's ways of exalting man. It is just the work that man man. It is just the work that man needs; for it will stir the deepest needs; for it will stir the deepest sympathies of his heart, and calls into sympathies of his heart, and calls into exercise the highest capabilities of the exercise the highest capabilities of the mind.mind.

Counsels on Stewardship p. 17.

The power of God is The power of God is manifested in the manifested in the beating of the heart, beating of the heart, in the action of the in the action of the lungs, and in the lungs, and in the living currents that living currents that circulate through the circulate through the thousand different thousand different channels of the bodychannels of the body

p. 17 cont’d

We are indebted to We are indebted to Him for every moment Him for every moment of existence, and for of existence, and for all the comforts of life. all the comforts of life. The powers and The powers and abilities that elevate abilities that elevate man above the lower man above the lower creation are the creation are the endowment of the endowment of the Creator. Creator.

Review & Herald., Dec. 7. 1886 p. 20.

God is not God is not dependent upon men dependent upon men for the advancement for the advancement of His cause. He of His cause. He might have made might have made angels the angels the ambassadors of His ambassadors of His truth. He might truth. He might have made known have made known His will, His will,

P. 20 cont’d

as He proclaimed as He proclaimed the law from Sinai the law from Sinai with His own with His own voice. But in order voice. But in order to cultivate a spirit to cultivate a spirit of benevolence in of benevolence in us. He has chosen us. He has chosen to employ men to to employ men to do this work.do this work.

P. 20 cont’d

Every act of self-sacrifice Every act of self-sacrifice for the good of others will for the good of others will strengthen the spirit of strengthen the spirit of beneficence in the giver's beneficence in the giver's heart, allying him more heart, allying him more closely to the Redeemer of closely to the Redeemer of the world, who “was rich, the world, who “was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that yet for our sakes became poor, that we through His poverty might be we through His poverty might be rich."rich."

P. 20 cont’d

And it is only as we fulfil And it is only as we fulfil the divine purpose in the divine purpose in our creation that life can our creation that life can be a blessing to us. All be a blessing to us. All the good gifts of God to the good gifts of God to man will prove only a man will prove only a curse, unless he curse, unless he employs them to bless employs them to bless his fellow men, and for his fellow men, and for the advancement of the advancement of God's cause in the earth. God's cause in the earth. - - R. & H., Dec. 7, 1886. p 20R. & H., Dec. 7, 1886. p 20

P. 22 cont’d

However large, however small However large, however small the possessions of any the possessions of any individual, let him remember individual, let him remember that it is his only in trust. For that it is his only in trust. For his strength, skill, time, his strength, skill, time, talents, opportunities, and talents, opportunities, and means, he must render an means, he must render an account to God. This is an account to God. This is an individual work; God gives to individual work; God gives to us that we may become like us that we may become like Him, generous, noble, Him, generous, noble, beneficent, by giving to others. beneficent, by giving to others.

P. 22 cont’d

Those who, forgetful of Those who, forgetful of their divine mission, their divine mission, seek only to save or to seek only to save or to spend in the indulgence spend in the indulgence of pride or selfishness, of pride or selfishness, may secure the gains may secure the gains and pleasures of this and pleasures of this world; world; but in God's sight, estimated by but in God's sight, estimated by their spiritual attainments, they are their spiritual attainments, they are poor, wretched, miserable, blind, poor, wretched, miserable, blind, naked. naked.

Councils on Stewardship p.35

God's people are called to a God's people are called to a work that requires money work that requires money and consecration. The and consecration. The obligations resting upon us obligations resting upon us hold us responsible to work hold us responsible to work for God to the utmost of for God to the utmost of our ability. He calls for our ability. He calls for undivided service, for undivided service, for the entire devotion of heart, the entire devotion of heart, soul, mind, and strength.soul, mind, and strength.

P. 35 Cont’d

There are only two places There are only two places in the universe where we in the universe where we can place our treasures, - can place our treasures, - in God's storehouse or in in God's storehouse or in Satan's; and all that is not Satan's; and all that is not devoted to God's service devoted to God's service is counted on Satan's is counted on Satan's side, and goes to side, and goes to strengthen his cause. strengthen his cause. The Lord designsThe Lord designsthat the means entrusted to us shall be used in that the means entrusted to us shall be used in building up His kingdom.building up His kingdom.

P. 35 cont’d

His goods are entrusted to His goods are entrusted to His stewards that they His stewards that they may be carefully traded may be carefully traded upon, and bring back a upon, and bring back a revenue to Him in the revenue to Him in the saving of souls. These saving of souls. These souls in their turn will souls in their turn will become stewards of trust, become stewards of trust, cooperating with Christ to cooperating with Christ to further the interests of further the interests of God's cause. God's cause.

Councils on Stewardship p.37.

If our people had the love of God If our people had the love of God in the heart, if every church in the heart, if every church member were imbued with the member were imbued with the spirit of self-sacrifice, there spirit of self-sacrifice, there would be no lack of funds for would be no lack of funds for home and foreign missions; our home and foreign missions; our resources would be multiplied; a resources would be multiplied; a thousand doors of usefulness thousand doors of usefulness would be opened; and we should would be opened; and we should be invited to enter. be invited to enter.

P. 37 cont’d

Had the purpose of God Had the purpose of God been carried out in been carried out in giving the message of giving the message of mercy to the world, mercy to the world, Christ would have Christ would have come, and the saints come, and the saints would have received would have received their welcome into the their welcome into the city of God.city of God.

P. 39. cont’d

If we indeed have the truth for If we indeed have the truth for these last days, it must be these last days, it must be carried to every nation, carried to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. kindred, tongue, and people. Erelong the living and the dead Erelong the living and the dead are to be judged according to are to be judged according to the deeds done in the body, the deeds done in the body, and the law of God is the and the law of God is the standard by which they are standard by which they are to be tested. to be tested.

P. 39 cont’d

Then they must now be Then they must now be warned; God's holy law warned; God's holy law must be vindicated, and must be vindicated, and held up before them as a held up before them as a mirror. To accomplish this mirror. To accomplish this work, means is needed. I work, means is needed. I know that times are hard, know that times are hard, money is not plenty; but the money is not plenty; but the truth must be spread, and truth must be spread, and money to spread it must be money to spread it must be placed in the treasury…. placed in the treasury….

The Acts of the Apostles p.27.

Before ascending to Before ascending to heaven, Christ gave His heaven, Christ gave His disciples their disciples their commission. He told commission. He told them that they were to them that they were to be the executors of the be the executors of the will in which He will in which He bequeathed to the bequeathed to the world the treasures of world the treasures of eternal life. eternal life.

Cont’d p.28.

The gospel commission is The gospel commission is the great missionary the great missionary charter of Christ's charter of Christ's kingdom. The disciples kingdom. The disciples were to work earnestly for were to work earnestly for souls, giving to all the souls, giving to all the invitation of mercy. They invitation of mercy. They were not to wait for the were not to wait for the people to come to them; people to come to them; they were to go to the they were to go to the people with their message. people with their message.

Matthew 28 :18-20.

vs. 18. vs. 18.

And Jesus came and And Jesus came and spake unto them, spake unto them, saying, All Power is saying, All Power is given unto me in given unto me in heaven and in heaven and in earth. earth.

vs. 19.

Go ye therefore, Go ye therefore, and teach all and teach all nations, nations, baptizing them baptizing them in the name of in the name of the Father, and the Father, and of the Son, and of the Son, and of the Holy of the Holy Ghost.Ghost.

Vs. 20

Teaching them to Teaching them to observe all things observe all things whatsoever I have whatsoever I have commanded you: commanded you: and, lo, I am with and, lo, I am with you always, even you always, even unto the end of unto the end of the world. the world.

Revelation 14: 6-12.

vs.6: vs.6:

And I saw another And I saw another angel fly in the midst angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to everlasting gospel to preach unto them that preach unto them that dwell on the earth, dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and to every nation, and kindred, and and kindred, and tongue, and people, tongue, and people,

Vs. 7

Saying with a loud Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, voice, Fear God, and give glory to and give glory to Him; for the hour Him; for the hour of His judgment is of His judgment is come: and worship come: and worship Him that made Him that made heaven, and earth, heaven, and earth, and the sea, and and the sea, and the fountains of the fountains of waters. waters.

Vs. 8

And there followed another And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, the great city, fallen, is fallen, the great city, because she made all nations because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.of her fornication.

Vs. 9

And the third angel followed And the third angel followed them saying with a loud voice, them saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, hand,

Vs. 10

The same shall drink of the wine of The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of out without mixture into the cup of his indignation: and he shall be his indignation: and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and in the presence of the Lamb:

Vs. 11

And the smoke of their torment And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark whosoever receiveth the mark of his name; of his name;

Vs. 12Vs. 12

Here is the patience of the Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. the faith of Jesus.