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For the Unity of the Saints
Gifts of the Holy Spirit I … beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1-3 — {ML 39.1} The stars of heaven are…
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For the Perfecting of the Saints
Gifts of the Holy Spirit And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge…
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To Every One Is Given a Gift
Gifts of the Holy Spirit Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Ephesians 4:7 — {ML 37.1} The talents that Christ entrusts to His church represent especially the gifts and blessings imparted by the Holy Spirit. "To one is given by the Spirit the word…
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God’s Gift of the Spirit
Gifts of the Holy Spirit And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall…
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Abraham Built an Altar Wherever He Went
Family Worship in My Life And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, … and there he…
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Timothy’s Life a Result of Family Religion
Family Worship in My Life Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy…
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Worship God and Be at Peace
Family Worship in My Life And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. Isaiah 54:13 — {ML 33.1} Your home is a little world of itself…. You are the ones who must decide whether your children shall choose the service of God or the…
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Confess Your Faults One to Another
Family Worship in My Life Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16 — {ML 32.1} I am instructed to urge upon our people most earnestly the necessity of religion in the home. Among the…
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Bow Before God
Family Worship in My Life Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James 4:10. — {ML 31.1} If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of prayer, it is now. Infidelity and skepticism prevail. Iniquity abounds. Corruption flows in the vital currents of…
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Teach Them Diligently
Family Worship in My Life And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children. Deuteronomy 6:6, 7 — {ML 30.1} In his childhood, Joseph had been taught the love and fear of God. Often in his father’s tent, under the Syrian…