- Foreword
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- Search the Scriptures
- Compare Scripture With Scripture
- Written for the Common People
- Substitute Bible for Fiction
- The Spirit of Investigation Essential
- The Teacher to Be a Learner
- A Promise of Increasing Light
- New Meaning in Familiar Texts
- Drifting From Bible Landmarks
- The Youth Fortified Against Heresies
- A Barrier Against Temptation
- Divine Aid in the Search for Truth
- Halfhearted Service
- Prayerful Study
- God's Manner of Imparting Knowledge
- Daily Bible Study
- Fixing the Lesson in the Memory
- Our Daily Spiritual Food
- Cooperation in the Home
- Parents as Educators
- Parents in the Sabbath School
- Finding Time for Lesson Study
- Parents to Help Children
- More Important Than Day School
- Diligent Study Richly Rewarded
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- The Highest Objective
- The All-important Lesson
- What the Cause Needs Most
- Effect of the Truth
- A Question for Every Teacher and Scholar
- Strength and Wisdom Promised
- The Exercises to Be Spiritualized
- Study Each Individual
- Personal Work for Class Members
- Visiting in Homes
- Feeding the Lambs
- Neglect Not the Children
- Directing the Little Flock
- Gather the Infants
- Religious Experience of Children
- Children's Hearts Most Susceptible
- The Power of Christlike Tenderness
- A Recruiting Ground for Christian Workers
- The Sabbath School a Factor in Missionary Training
- A Training for Bible Work
- Regard for Christians in Other Churches
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- The Highest of All Sciences
- Selection of Teachers
- Essential Qualifications
- Well-Balanced Minds, Symmetrical Characters
- Dress and Deportment
- A Representative of True Religion
- Self-examination
- The Teacher's Influence
- Patience With the Wayward
- Tolerance for Others
- Self-improvement
- Provision for Increased Ability
- Christ, Not Man, the Model
- Love the Constraining Power
- Simplicity and Sympathy
- Fresh Themes to Be Presented
- The Countenance an Index of Character
- Making the Lessons Practical
- The Use of Helps
- Mistakes Pointed Out
- Spiritual Indolence
- Controversy in the Class
- Reading the lesson
- Skimming the Surface
- Long, Tedious Remarks
- What It Means to Be a Laborer With God
- The Temptation to Reveal Self
- Giving Wholehearted Service
- Salvation of Souls the Highest Interest
- Lifting Up Christ
- Whole Classes to Be Converted
- The Supreme Joy
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- Thanksgiving for Past Achievement
- Regularity and System in Giving
- Systematic Weekly Giving
- A Signal Honor
- God's Providence in Advance of Our Liberality
- When We May Tire of Giving
- Extension of the Work
- Do Not Plead for Retrenchment
- Shall We Do Our Best?
- Praying and Giving for Missions
- Devising Ways and Means
- Advancing Home Missionary Work
- God Honors Faithful Stewards
- What Might Have Been
- Continual Bestowal Upon the Continual Giver
- Higher Motives Than Sympathy
- Overcoming Natural Selfishness
- Teaching Benevolence to Children in the Home
- Restricting Imaginary Wants
- No Unhealthful Stimulation Needed
- A Revenue of Small Gifts
- Birthday Offerings
- A Reminder of God's Care and Love
- Putting God's Requirements First
- Our Divine Exemplar
- Christ Values Deeds of Love
- God's Part and Ours
- The Highest Efficiency of the Loving Gift
- A Condition of Prosperity
- Every Offering With Its Motive Chronicled
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- The Evils of Formality
- Need of Consecration in Sabbath School Workers
- Training for Sabbath School Work
- Dependence on God
- Persevering Fidelity Needed
- Successful Cooperation
- The Holy Spirit Essential to Success
- Crippled for True Leadership
- Mechanical, but Spiritless
- The Choosing of Officers
- Counsel to Superintendents
- A Child's Observation
- Punctuality
- Begin at the Appointed Hour
- Treatment of Erring Pupils
- How to Gain Respect
- Remembering Our Own Childhood Experience
- The Power of Silence
- Discipline and Order Essential
- Maintain Self-control
- Reprimand, Accusation, Fretting, Useless
- Competitions and Prizes
- The Sabbath School and the Church Service
- Small Company Sabbath Schools
- The Camp Meeting Sabbath School
- Local Institutes Suggested
- Sabbath School Conventions
Reprimand, Accusation, Fretting, Useless
It will do no good to reprimand, and accuse, and fret at your scholars when they manifest a spirit of unrest and mischievousness. Remember you are to be a patient laborer together with God, and that all heaven is interested in the work you are doing, and any part in the work of God means toil and travail of soul. “Quit you like men, be strong.” Ask of your Master, who submitted to humiliation, and who endured the death of the cross, what He would have you to do. Take all your entrusted talents with you into the work, and put them out to the exchangers. Through the grace of Christ you will be able to do a precious work for the Master. The wealth of divine resources is at your command, and through prayer and faith you may lay hold on the promises of God, and appropriate them to your need.CSW 180.2
Love a Subduing Power
Consecrate yourself and your all to the service of Him who hath loved you, and hath given Himself for you. Jesus says, “Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples.” This means in the Sabbath school work as much as in the work of the minister. Now is the golden opportunity to sow precious seed that will spring up and bear fruit unto eternal life. Now you may be a savor of life unto life; for when you can impart to others truth that you have gained through a deep experience, it has a life-giving power that will impress hearts and draw them to Jesus. When Jesus is drawing, and His colaborers are working in harmony with Him, hard indeed must be the heart that will not be impressed and subdued by the power of divine love.—Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work, 69, 70.CSW 181.1