1^st Class Notes

Monitor: mute all except the singers and the one you pick to pray. We will unmute at the end for discussion.

Start at 7:55 With 2 songs

Open prayer at 8:05

Scripture

Luke 9:1&2 “Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.”

Not the usual format – we are getting oriented as to what we want to accomplish. Explain muting. There will be more time for discussion in the following classes.

Go over format here. Pray for me.

We will in each class begin singing songs at 7:55 and sing until 8:05 then we will begin with prayer. After that we will have some quotes from the Bible and the SOP or go directly into the class presentation. After the class presentation we will have time for discussion and testimonies; then the next weeks assignment will be given. You can also access the assignment on the website audiosdarm.com and listen to the actual phone class if you missed it or came in late. If you have a testimony in the future or have something to share then you can contact me through my phone which is 865-256-5113. or email at kathiebauer@yahoo.com. The class presentation with discussion will last about 1 hour. I will be repeating this web address and phone # again at the end of the class. You can also contact me through my web site.

Today’s Topic “How Important is MM Work what is it and who are they?”

Luke 9:2 “And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.”

This is a commission for us also let us read in MH 141

“It is the divine plan that we shall work as the disciples worked. Physical healing is bound up with the gospel commission. In the work of the gospel, teaching and healing are never to be separated.”–The Ministry of Healing, p. 141.

Sozo: Strong’s concordance: G4982 Is the New Testiment Greek word that is interchanged with the words Salvation and health or made whole.

Some examples:

Acts 4:9 “If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;” G4982

Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation G4982 in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved”. G4982

Same thing in the Hebrew Old Testament.

Yeshuah: Strong’s concordance Hebrew (H3444) meaning saved, health and made whole. Yeshuah the same word used for our Lord.

Psalms 67:2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health (H3444) among all nations.

Yeshuah; He is our Salvation, Life, Health. We are literally bringing to the people Saving Health – Christ Himself.

Remember Lasarus? How Christ did not come and heal him immediately? And He said that “if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?” John 11:40

“Had Christ been in the sickroom, Lazarus would not have died; for Satan would have had no power over him. Death could not have aimed his dart at Lazarus in the presence of the Life-giver. “ {DA 528.2}

So as we can see from this that the health is very much connected to the gospel.

Continuing on with how important is this work:

“I have been made so sorry to see that our people have not taken hold of this work as they should.” . . . {CH 532.4}

“God grant that the importance of medical missionary work shall be understood, and that new fields may be immediately entered. Then will the work of the ministry be after the Lord’s order; the sick will be healed, and poor, suffering humanity will be blessed.” {MM 239.3}

“The ministry needs the medical missionary work to demonstrate the practical working of the gospel. Neither part of the work is complete without the other.” {CH 514.2}

“When connected with other lines of gospel effort, medical missionary work is a most effective instrument by which the ground is prepared for the sowing of the seeds of truth, and the instrument also by which the harvest is reaped.” . RH, Sept. 10, 1908.

“In new fields no work is so successful as medical missionary work. If our ministers would work earnestly to obtain an education in medical missionary lines, they would be far better fitted to do the work Christ did as a medical missionary.” Medical Ministry, p. 239.

“We have come to a time when every member of the church should take hold of medical missionary work. The world is a lazar house filled with victims of both physical and spiritual disease.” Testimonies, Vol. 7, p. 62.

“I wish to tell you that soon there will be no work done in ministerial lines but medical missionary work.” {GCB, April 12, 1901 par. 21}

“All heaven is looking on with intense interest to see what stamp medical missionary work will assume under the supervision of human beings. Will men make merchandise of God’s ordained plan?” {MM 131.3}

What does it mean by make merchandise?

We want our medical students to be men and women who are most thorough, and who feel it their duty to improve every talent lent them, that they may finally double their entrusted capital. {MM 65.2}

Will Medical Missionaries be doing Miracles?

Mark 16:17-18 “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

“You can point to the uplifted Saviour, and tell of the love of the great Physician, who alone has power to restore.

Many will be healed by the prayer of faith, and will rise to health to advocate the precious principles of health reform”.–Ms 76, 1901.

How will the power of the Holy Spirit fall on us as it did the disciples?

“The power of the risen Saviour had indeed fallen on the disciples, and their work was accompanied by signs and miracles that daily increased the number of believers. AA p. 77

“But I am instructed that we cannot now work in this way, for Satan will exercise his power by working miracles. God’s servants today could not work by means of miracles, because spurious works of healing, claiming to be divine, will be wrought.

“For this reason the Lord has marked out a way in which His people are to carry forward a work of physical healing, combined with the teaching of the Word. Sanitariums are to be established, and with these institutions are to be connected workers who will carry forward genuine medical missionary work”.2SM p. 54

What will stop this work of Miracles through God’s natural Remedies?

“God cannot work through us miraculously while we are unconverted. It would spoil us; for we would take it as an evidence that we were perfect before Him. Our first work is to become perfect in His sight, by living faith claiming His promise of forgiveness.” Ms 169, 1902,p.14

I am so thankful for the medical missionary work, carried in gospel lines. It is to be taught, it is to be carried forward; for it is the very work that Christ did when on this earth. He was the greatest Missionary the world ever saw. {MM 15.3}

You may say, “Why not, then, take hold of the work, and heal the sick as Christ did?” I answer, You are not ready. Some have believed; some have been healed; but there are many who make themselves sick by intemperate eating or by indulging in other wrong habits. When they get sick, shall we pray for them to be raised up, that they may carry on the very same work again? There must be a reformation throughout our ranks; the people must reach a higher standard before we can expect the power of God to be manifested in a marked manner for the healing of the sick. . . . {MM 15.4}

If we will take hold of the Master, take hold of all the power He has given us, the salvation of God will be revealed. Let me tell you that the sick will be healed when you have faith to come to God in the right way. We thank God that we have the medical missionary work. Wherever we carry the gospel, we can teach the people how to take care of themselves.–G.C.B., April 3, 1901. {MM 16.1}

Just read this following quote for my devotions this morning.

“God is just as willing to restore the sick to health now as when the Holy Spirit spoke these words through the psalmist. And Christ is the same compassionate physician now that He was during His earthly ministry. In Him there is healing balm for every disease, restoring power for every infirmity. His disciples in this time are to pray for the sick as verily as the disciples of old prayed. And recoveries will follow; for “the prayer of faith shall save the sick.” We have the Holy Spirit’s power, the calm assurance of faith, that can claim God’s promises. The Lord’s promise, “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18), is just as trustworthy now as in the days of the apostles. It presents the privilege of God’s children, and our faith should lay hold of all that it embraces. Christ’s servants are the channel of His working, and through them He desires to exercise His healing power. It is our work to present the sick and suffering to God in the arms of our faith. We should teach them to believe in the Great Healer.” The Saviour would have us encourage the sick, the hopeless, the afflicted, to take hold upon His strength. Through faith and prayer the sickroom may be transformed into a Bethel.” MH 226

1 Peter 3:15

What are Medical Missionaries? They are Minute Men With Answers: 1 Peter 3:15 “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

“Those who are able to relieve the sick of their temporal necessities, will often find ready access to hearts. Grateful for the loving ministry performed in their behalf, many will gladly listen to words of spiritual comfort and consolation. Their hearts will be susceptible to the influence of the Holy Spirit, as the consecrated medical missionary opens the Scriptures of truth and brings to their attention the special warning message for this time. Many will decide to yield their all to the Lord.” {GH, May 1, 1908 par. 10}

“For this reason the Lord has marked out a way in which His people are to carry forward a work of physical healing combined with the teaching of the word. {MM 14.3}

Who are they? The sacrificing Missionary

The Lord calls for the best talents to be united at this center [Loma Linda] for the carrying on of the work as He has directed–not the talent that will demand the largest salary, but the talent that will place itself on the side of Christ to work in His lines. We must have medical instructors who will teach the science of healing without the use of drugs. . . . We are to prepare a company of workers who will follow Christ’s methods.– Letter 196, 1908. {MM 75.2}

When providing health food and supplements what should we keep in mind?

In all our plans we should remember that the health-food work is the property of God, and that it is not to be made a financial speculation for personal gain. It is God’s gift to His people, and the profits are to be used for the good of suffering humanity everywhere. {CH 492.3}

Knowledge of the Books: “Let our people show that they have an interest in medical missionary work. Let them study the books that have been written for our instruction in these lines. These books deserve much more attention, respect, and appreciation than they have received.” {16MR 145.2}

Describe books

Knowledge of Herbs, and the Laws of Health, tinctures, salves, poultices, clay, Hydrotherapy, etc:
All gospel workers should know how to give the simple treatments that do so much to relieve pain and remove disease.”– Ministry of Healing, p. 146.
In our Medical Missionary work what must we keep in consideration when using the herbs, supplements and Hydrotherapy?
{COL 233.3} Nature is not self-acting; she is the servant of her Creator.” {HL 290.1}
Herbs, clay, hydrotherapy, all of God’s natural healing properties do not in themselves have healing power.
Medical Missionaries are willing to communicate:

1 Timothy 6:17,18 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

“Every church should be a training school for Christian workers. Its members should be taught how to give Bible readings, how to conduct and teach Sabbath school classes, how best to help the poor and to care for the sick, how to work for the unconverted. There should be schools of health, cooking schools, and classes in various lines of Christian help work. There should not only be teaching, but actual work under experienced instructors. Let the teachers lead the way in working among the people and others, uniting with them, will learn from their example. One example is worth more than many precepts”.–Ministry of Healing, pp. 148, 149.

Anyone wanting to come to White Creek and do some hands on learning please contact Brother Les and I, and we can set something up.

We want to understand what it means to do House to House MM Work,“Our medical missionaries are to go out to give treatments to the sick. As they go from house to house, they will find access to many hearts. Many will be reached who otherwise would never have heard the gospel message.”–Counsels on Health, p. 538.
What will happen if we separate the Gospel from the Medial Missionary work.

The medical missionary work should be a part of the work of every church in our land. Disconnected from the church it would soon become a strange medley of disorganized atoms. It would consume, but not produce. Instead of acting as God’s helping hand to forward His truth, it would sap the life and force from the church and weaken the message. Conducted independently, it would not only consume talent and means needed in other lines, but in the very work of helping the helpless apart from the ministry of the word, it would place men where they would scoff at Bible truth. {6T 289.1}

“If in the medical missionary work the living principles of truth are kept pure, uncontaminated by anything that would dim their luster, the Lord will preside over the work. . {6T 290) What would dim the luster? Multi level marketing. Making a lot of money doing the work.

Closing Thoughts: Some of us have some knowledge in MM work and health but have not put t to use, some of us are just now learning about MM work and health. My hope is that we all really get serious with this. I hope all will be blessed with these classes, I know I will. Please keep these classes uplifted to God in prayer and let us see what the Lord will do with this effort that has begun. COL 147 “He longs to have you expect great things from Him.”

Closing Quote

“Said the angel, “Deny self; ye must step fast.” Some of us have had time to get the truth and to advance step by step, and every step we have taken has given us strength to take the next. But now time is almost finished, and what we have been years learning, they will have to learn in a few months. They will also have much to unlearn and much to learn again.” (68) {EW 67.2}

If we are God’s remnant church as we claim then we can expect that this work and these classes are going to empower us as we step out in faith, yoked up with Christ sacrificing as we go, we are going to see great things happening.

We are immeasurably inferior, God is in finely superior yet, He cannot accomplish this work without us. We cannot do it without Him and our part is miniscule, all we need to do is step out and he parts the water.

Closing verse

1Peter 2:9 “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”

Close with prayer (I will pray)

“before we unmute everyone we need to give assignments”

Explain that the class is on the audiosdarm.com website. Also if someone wants to join the class after we have started, they can catch up by doing the assignments and listening to the audio of the classes. The next weeks assignments are also posted there with the study guides.

Assignments:

MH Chapter 1 pages 17-28 You can listen to at audiosdarm.com Download is better. Remember as you listen to this that you are dedicating yourself to be in Christ’s place on earth to carry on what he has taught us. Book is also called Pathways to Happiness.

Back to Eden Chapter one p. 3-29 and Study Guide. The information in this book has never failed us. Give testimony of the lady with the gall bladder attack that just came Friday night.

Class 2 Memory Scriptures (Only required to memorize the implication and where it is found): Isaiah 49:24 & 25; 3 John 1:2; Isaiah 58:7 – 11; Psalm 67:2

Info on the Course: length, anatomy & physiology, hydrotherapy, demo videos up on the internet.

Monitor: Unmute all

Questions or Testimonies

Give only if there is time: Practical Lesson: What is the greatest complaint among people? Pain. Hip pain, neck pain, back pain. Here is where you can be a blessing: Explain water and how it rids pain.

(If they want notes)Email me kathiebauer@yahoo.com

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Class 2 Notes.

Open with Scripture: Isaiah 42:6 & 7 “I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”

Go over MH Study Guide .

The burden of disease and wretchedness and sin He came to remove. It was His mission to bring to men complete restoration; He came to give them health and peace and perfection of character. {MH 17.1}
1. none who came to Him went away unhelped. From Him flowed a stream of healing power, and in body and mind and soul men were made whole. {MH 17.2}
2. His compassion knew no limit.
3. it was heaven to be in His presence.
4. He did not fail or become discouraged.
making everything in it subordinate to the will of His Father, I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:48, 49
1. He was always patient and cheerful
2. to all He gave the invitation, “Come unto Me.

Go over Back to Eden Study Guide:

Go over Memory Scriptures: Isaiah 49:24 & 25; 3 John 1:2; Isaiah 58:7 – 11; Psalm 67:2?

Assignment:

Class 3 Sept. 23: Read chapter 2 of Ministry of Healing and answer the study guide questions; and read chapter 2 of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions. Memory scriptures: Romans 8:38,39; Romans 8:28; James 5:14,15; 2 Cor 4:17

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3^rd Class notes

Welcome everyone to class 3 of our Medical Missionary phone Class

Makes me very happy to see such interest in MM Work

Opening Verse;:Matt. 10:7-10 “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.”

And Luke 22:35 “When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything?” they could answer, “Nothing.” Luke 22:35.

Something we need to take note on these verses.

Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Review: Class 1 We disused miracles.

Our Saviour was a mighty Healer. In His name there may be many miracles wrought in the South and in other fields, through the instrumentality of the trained medical missionary. {PH119 1.5}

And why does God not work miracles? 3 areas

There must be a reformation throughout our ranks; the people must reach a higher standard before we can expect the power of God to be manifested in a marked manner for the healing of the sick. . . G.C.B., April 3, 1901.

“Should the Lord work a miracle to restore the wonderful machinery which human beings have impaired through their own carelessness and inattention and their indulgence of appetite and passions, by doing the very things that the Lord has told them they should not do, he would be ministering to sin, which is the transgression of his own law”.–U. T., May 19, 1897. {HL 242.1}

Church needs purified, us as individuals need purified, and we need to change diet and lifestyle before we can expect miracles

Review Class 2

A few thoughts:

Christ was our example

none who came to Him went away unhelped. From Him flowed a stream of healing power, and in body and mind and soul men were made whole. {MH 17.2}
His compassion knew no limit.
it was heaven to be in His presence.
He did not fail or become discouraged.

We Discussed That we are to take up the work that Christ did on this earth.

“Christ’s work in behalf of man is not finished. It continues today. In like manner (how? Just the same way) His ambassadors are to preach the gospel and to reveal His pitying love for lost and perishing souls..” {CH 500}

Class 3: MH Chapter 3 Study Guide:

Again we are to place ourselves in Christ’s place and believe that this can be our experience.

Jesus “touched her hand, and the fever left her (and what happened?) ” Rapidly the tidings spread. {MH 29.1}

Jesus was not satisfied to attract attention to Himself merely as a wonder-worker or as a healer of physical disease. He was seeking to draw men to Him as their Saviour. {MH 31.1}

In that life no noisy disputation, no ostentatious worship, no act to gain applause, was ever witnessed. Christ was hid in God, and God was revealed in the character of His Son. To this revelation Jesus desired the minds of the people to be directed. {MH 32.2} John 5:30 (Not Christ but the Father) He made the way for us to do this. This should be our desire)

John 5:30 This is to be our motto also

John 5:30 “I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”

He was about His Father’s business and so are we.

John was in prison and he was having some second thoughts on Jesus. He sent his disciples to inquire; Why did he say “it is enough?” Jesus bade them go and tell John what they had seen and heard, The disciples bore the message, and he said it was enough. {MH 35.1}

John knew of the scriptures:

Isaiah 61:1,2 “The Lord hath anointed Me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

That was His prophesied mission and that is our mission also.

“God’s simple remedies will work miracles in restoring feeble, distressed, diseased humanity. And since Christ has given His precious life to heal the maladies of the human family, should not men and women be in earnest to co-operate with Him?” {San, January 1, 1900 par. 5} Sanitarium Announcement.

Remembering our great exemplar: “So Jesus was to do His work, not by the overturning of thrones and kingdoms, not with pomp and outward display, but through speaking to the hearts of men by a life of mercy and self-sacrifice. {MH 36.1}

Question 1: “The greatest manifestation of its power is seen in human nature brought to the perfection of the character of Christ.” {MH 36.2}

The followers of Christ are to be the light of the world; but God does not bid them make an effort to shine. He does not approve of any self-satisfied endeavor to display superior goodness. He desires that their souls shall be imbued with the principles of heaven; then, as they come in contact with the world, they will reveal the light that is in them. {MH 36.3}

Wealth or high position, costly equipment, architecture or furnishings, are not essential to the advancement of the work of God

Question 2: Above the seen and temporal, He values the unseen and eternal. The former is of worth only as it expresses the latter.

Christ came to the earth and stood before the children of men with the hoarded love of eternity, and this is the treasure that, through our connection with Him, we are to receive, to reveal, and to impart. {MH 37.1}

Example of this love: All the paternal love which has come down from generation to generation through the channel of human hearts, all the springs of tenderness which have opened in the souls of men, are but as a tiny rill to the boundless ocean when compared with the infinite, exhaustless love of God. {5T 740.1}

Human effort will be efficient in the work of God just according to the consecrated devotion of the worker. (May we consecrate ourselves to Him)

Question 3: In choosing men and women for His service, God does not ask whether they possess worldly wealth, learning, or eloquence. He asks, “Do they walk in such humility that I can teach them My way? Can I put My words into their lips? Will they represent Me?” {MH 37.3}

“God can use every person just in proportion as He can put His Spirit into the soul temple.”

Question 4: the disciples thought the Saviour’s work too important to be interrupted in this way. When the mothers came desiring Him to bless their little ones, the disciples looked on them with disfavor. They thought these children too young to be benefited by a visit to Jesus, and concluded that He would be displeased at their presence.

His attention to things accounted small is even higher proof of His greatness. {MH 39.1}

He, the Majesty of heaven, answered their questions and simplified His important lessons to meet their childish understanding.

Question 5: the memory of these words kept the children from straying from the path cast up for the ransomed of the Lord. {MH 41.3}

Question 6: Let not your un-Christlike character misrepresent Jesus. Do not keep the little ones away from Him by your coldness and harshness. Never give them cause to feel that heaven would not be a pleasant place to them if you were there. Do not speak of religion as something that children cannot understand, or act as if they were not expected to accept Christ in their childhood. Do not give them the false impression that the religion of Christ is a religion of gloom, and that in coming to the Saviour they must give up all that makes life joyful. {MH 43.1}

Question 7: Christ could have spread for the people a rich repast, but food prepared merely for the gratification of appetite would have conveyed no lesson for their good. Through this miracle Christ desired to teach a lesson of simplicity.

Question 8: The lesson was twofold. Nothing is to be wasted. We are to let slip no temporal advantage. We should neglect nothing that would serve to benefit a human being. Let everything be gathered up that will relieve the necessities of earth’s hungry ones. With the same carefulness are we to treasure the bread from heaven to satisfy the needs of the soul. By every word of God we are to live. Nothing that God has spoken is to be lost. Not one word that concerns our eternal salvation are we to neglect. Not one word is to fall useless to the ground.

Question 9: Christ received from the Father; He imparted to the disciples, the disciples to the people, and the people to one another. So all who are united to Christ will receive from Him the bread of life, and impart it to others. His disciples are the appointed means of communication between Christ and the people. {MH 49.1}

Last Question Further Study: The Pharisees sought distinction by their scrupulous ceremonialism and the ostentation of their worship and their charities. They proved their zeal for religion by making it the theme of discussion. Disputes between opposing sects were loud and long, and it was not unusual to hear on the streets the voice of angry controversy from learned doctors of the law. {MH 32.1}

In marked contrast to all this was the life of Jesus. In that life no noisy disputation, no ostentatious worship, no act to gain applause, was ever witnessed. Christ was hid in God, and God was revealed in the character of His Son. To this revelation Jesus desired the minds of the people to be directed.

As we see the necessities of the poor, the ignorant, the afflicted, how often our hearts sink. We question, “What avail our feeble strength and slender resources to supply this terrible necessity? Shall we not wait for someone of greater ability to direct the work, or for some organization to undertake it?” Christ says, “Give ye them to eat.” Use the means, the time, the ability, you have. Christ will multiply the gift. He will reward honest, simple reliance upon Him. That which seemed but a meager supply will prove to be a rich feast. {MH 49.4} . {MH 49.3}

2 Cor 9 Here is a reminder of the fruits that are given to those who step out in this work of ministry.

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

9:8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:

9:9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

9:11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

Go over verses: At the end of each month I will make an audio that you can download of the verses and go over them while you are walking riding in a car.

Romans 8:38,39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.

James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

2 Corinthians 4:17 “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory; “

Any questions or comments on the MH Reading?

Back to Eden Study Guide:

Class 4 Sept. 30:Read Chapter 3 of Ministry of Healing and answer the study guide questions; and read Section 2 Chapter 1 Back to Eden and answer study guide questions. Practical Assignment: Continue to find more people to do the fomentation on. https://egwwritings.org/singleframe.php Do a word search in the Bible on the word health. Be ready to share your favorite verse on the topic. Memorize the locations of important verses. Memorize verse locations of: Isaiah 42:6 & 7; James 5:16; John 10:10; Matt. 11:29,30

Closing Verse

Luke 24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

24:50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

Prayer

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4^th Class Notes

Open with prayer.

Opening Verse: Psalms 46:10 “Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Opening Quote from SOP

3T 396, 397 “If our perceptions could be quickened to take in this wonderful work of our Saviour for our salvation, love, deep and ardent, would burn in our hearts. Our apathy and cold indifference would then alarm us. Entire devotion and benevolence, prompted by grateful love, will impart to the smallest offering, the willing sacrifice, a divine fragrance, making the gift of priceless value. But, after willingly yielding to our Redeemer all that we can bestow, be it ever so valuable to us, if we view our debt of gratitude to God as it really is, all that we may have offered will seem to us very insufficient and meager. But angels take these offerings, which to us seem poor, and present them as a fragrant offering before the throne, and they are accepted.

“We do not, as followers of Christ, realize our true position. We do not have correct views of our responsibilities as hired servants of Christ. He has advanced us the wages in His suffering life and spilled blood, to bind us in willing servitude to Himself. All the good things we have are a loan from our Saviour. He has made us stewards. Our smallest offerings, our humblest services, presented in faith and love, may be consecrated gifts to win souls to the service of the Master and to promote His glory. The interest and prosperity of Christ’s kingdom should be paramount to every other consideration. Those who make their pleasure and selfish interest the chief objects of their lives are not faithful stewards.

“ Those who deny self to do others good, and who devote themselves and all they have to Christ’s service, will realize the happiness which the selfish man seeks for in vain. Said our Saviour: “Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be My disciple.” Charity “seeketh not her own.” This is the fruit of that disinterested love and benevolence which characterized the life of Christ.: We have 2 families that need help right now.” 3T396, 397

Phil 2:4, 5 “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”

Put Les’ quotes here on sacrifice, giving.

“Self-renouncing love is the law of life.” DA p.19
“The circuit of beneficence is … the law of life.” DA p.21
“The great law of life is a law of service.” ED p. 103
“To give is to love.” DA p. 163
“Self-sacrifice is the law of self-preservation.” ED p. 110
“ Self-renunciation is the great law of self-preservation, and self-preservation is the law of self-destruction.” ST July 1,1897

We all want to do this work of MM. Here is one aspect of how to give perfect service.

All should be very careful to preserve the body in the best condition of health, that they may render to God perfect service, and do their duty in the family and in society. {CTBH 52.3}

It is as truly a sin to violate the laws of our being as it is to break the ten commandments. To do either is to break God’s laws. {CTBH 53.1}

We will be getting more into the practical things of MM Work, but at this time we want to be getting an understanding of having the right motive in MM work and to be prepared that we are not hypocrites. How can we give healing of body, soul and mind if we do not have it.

Since we are the ones who are giving the truth then I can be very plain and open as to what God is requiring of us. Here is a beginning of a list of God’s blessed instruction for us that will increase our energy, give clearness of mind, and help us to hear His still small voice a little louder. We will add to the list every Monday and it will be posted under supplemental materials on the MM page of audiosdarm.com Examine yourself.

No refined products: If these children had been trained from their infancy to take only healthful food, prepared in the most simple manner, preserving its natural properties as much as possible, and avoiding flesh meats, grease, and all spices, the taste and appetite would be unimpaired. In its natural state, it might indicate, in a great degree, the food best adapted to the wants of the system.” {CG 381.2}

Eat more raw food: It would be well for us to do less cooking and to eat more fruit in its natural state. Let us teach the people to eat freely of the fresh grapes, apples, peaches, pears, berries, and all other kinds of fruit that can be obtained. 7T 134

So far as possible, however, we should use fruit in its natural state. The more we accustom ourselves to use it fresh from the tree, the greater will be our enjoyment of fruit, and the more benefit we shall receive from its use. {PHJ, July 1, 1905 par. 7}

MH Study Guide:

Question 1. The Saviour’s life on earth was a life of communion with nature and with God. In this communion He revealed for us the secret of a life of power. {MH 51.1}

Jesus was an earnest, constant worker. Never lived there among men another so weighted with responsibilities. Never another carried so heavy a burden of the world’s sorrow and sin. Never another toiled with such self-consuming zeal for the good of men. Yet His was a life of health. Physically as well as spiritually He was represented by the sacrificial lamb, “without blemish and without spot.” 1 Peter 1:19. In body as in soul He was an example of what God designed all humanity to be through obedience to His laws. {MH 51.2}

Question 2:He found recreation amidst the scenes of nature, gathering knowledge as He sought to understand nature’s mysteries. He studied the word of God, and His hours of greatest happiness were found when He could turn aside from the scene of His labors to go into the fields, to meditate in the quiet valleys, to hold communion with God on the mountainside or amid the trees of the forest. The early morning often found Him in some secluded place, meditating, searching the Scriptures, or in prayer. With the voice of singing He welcomed the morning light. With songs of thanksgiving He cheered His hours of labor and brought heaven’s gladness to the toil worn and disheartened. {MH 52.1}

Question 3: a.In training His disciples He often withdrew from the confusion of the city to the quiet of the fields, as more in harmony with the lessons of simplicity, faith, and self-abnegation He desired to teach them.

b. He could turn their thoughts from the artificial to the natural. In the growth and development of nature were revealed the principles of His kingdom. As men should lift their eyes to the hills of God and behold the wonderful works of His hand, they could learn precious lessons of divine truth. In future days the lessons of the divine Teacher would thus be repeated to them by the things of nature. The mind would be uplifted and the heart would find rest.

His mother and brothers, and even His disciples, feared that His life would be sacrificed. But as He returned from the hours of prayer that closed the toilsome day, they marked the look of peace upon His face, the freshness and life and power that seemed to pervade His whole being. From hours spent alone with God He came forth, morning by morning, to bring the light of heaven to men. {MH 55.2}

They talked together regarding the work of the gospel and the possibility of making their labor more effective in reaching the people. As Jesus opened to them the treasures of truth, they were vitalized by divine power and inspired with hope and courage.

Question 4: All who are under the training of God need the quiet hour for communion with their own hearts, with nature, and with God. In them is to be revealed a life that is not in harmony with the world, its customs, or its practices; and they need to have a personal experience in obtaining a knowledge of the will of God. We must individually hear Him speaking to the heart. When every other voice is hushed, and in quietness we wait before Him, the silence of the soul makes more distinct the voice of God.

Further Study: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10. This is the effectual preparation for all labor for God. Amidst the hurrying throng, and the strain of life’s intense activities, he who is thus refreshed will be surrounded with an atmosphere of light and peace. He will receive a new endowment of both physical and mental strength. His life will breathe out a fragrance, and will reveal a divine power that will reach men’s hearts. {MH 58.3}

Thoughts from Bro. Silva’s letter: You can listen to the whole thing on Audiosdarm.com on the Misc audio page.

Read some of Bro Silva’s letter here:

Health food store, prices, formentations, Atlanta.

Back to Eden Study Guide:

Assignment for Sept 30^th. What was your favorite verse on health from the Bible.

Mine: 67:2 “That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.”

Assignment: Class 5 Oct. 6th. Read Chapter 4 of Ministry of Healing and answer the study guide questions; and read Section 2 Chapter 2 Back to Eden and answer study guide questions.Practical Assignment: Dry some dandelion root and give it to someone who has diabetes with instructions on how to use it. Be sure to follow the instructions on page 65 of Back to Eden for drying. And the bottom of page 67 for preparing the dandelion for a decoction (or boiled strong tea). Verses to memorize: Psalm 103:1-5,

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5^th Class MM Notes

Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

“There are many ways of practicing the healing art; but there is only one way that Heaven approves. God’s remedies are the simple agencies of nature, that will not tax or debilitate the system through their powerful properties. Pure air and water, cleanliness, a proper diet, purity of life, and a firm trust in God, are remedies for the want of which thousands are dying; yet these remedies are going out of date because their skillful use requires work that the people do not appreciate. Fresh air, exercise, pure water, and clean, sweet premises, are within the reach of all, with but little expense; but drugs are expensive, both in the outlay of means, and the effect produced upon the system.” {CD 301.2}

MH Study Guide

Question 1. Christ knew every thought of her mind, and He was making His way to where she stood. He realized her great need, and He was helping her to exercise faith. {MH 60.1}
Question 2. Christ did not ask the question for His own information. He had a lesson for the people, for His disciples, and for the woman. He wished to inspire the afflicted with hope. He wished to show that it was faith which had brought the healing power. The woman’s trust must not be passed by without comment. God must be glorified by her grateful confession. Christ desired her to understand that He approved her act of faith. He would not have her depart with a half blessing only. She was not to remain in ignorance of His knowledge of her suffering, or of His compassionate love and of His approval of her faith in His power to save to the uttermost all who come to Him. {MH 60.6}
Question 3. To the curious crowd pressing about Jesus there was imparted no vital power. But the suffering woman who touched Him in faith received healing. So in spiritual things does the casual contact differ from the touch of faith. To believe in Christ merely as the Saviour of the world can never bring healing to the soul. The faith that is unto salvation is not a mere assent to the truth of the gospel. True faith is that which receives Christ as a personal Saviour.
Question 4. Saving faith is a transaction, by which those who receive Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which, through the grace of Christ, the soul becomes a conquering power. {MH 62.2}

Going on in the book:

Faith is a mightier conqueror than death. If the sick can be led to fix their eyes in faith upon the Mighty Healer, we shall see wonderful results. It will bring life to the body and to the soul. {MH 62.3}

Question 5. In working for the victims of evil habits, instead of pointing them to the despair and ruin toward which they are hastening, turn their eyes away to Jesus. Fix them upon the glories of the heavenly. This will do more for the saving of body and soul than will all the terrors of the grave when kept before the helpless and apparently hopeless. {MH 62.4}
Question 1. A. A centurion’s servant was lying sick of the palsy. Among the Romans the servants were slaves, bought and sold in the market places, and often treated with abuse and cruelty; but the centurion was tenderly attached to his servant, and greatly desired his recovery.

Question 1. B. Notwithstanding the formalism of the Jews, this Roman was convinced that their religion was superior to his own. Already he had broken through the barriers of national prejudice and hatred that separated the conquerors from the conquered people. He had manifested respect for the service of God and had shown kindness to the Jews as His worshipers.

b. Question 2. The elders present the case to Jesus, urging that “he was worthy for whom He should do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.” Luke 7:4, 5. {MH 63.2}

But on the way to the centurion’s home, Jesus receives a message from the officer himself, “Lord, trouble not Thyself: for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof.” Verse 6. {MH 63.3}

Question: What was his only argument? “I represent the power of Rome, and my soldiers recognize my authority as supreme. So dost Thou represent the power of the infinite God, and all created things obey Thy word. Thou canst command the disease to depart, and it shall obey Thee. Speak but the word, and my servant shall be healed.” {MH 64.1}

The Jewish elders had commended the centurion to Christ because of the favor he had shown to “our nation.” He is worthy, they said, for “he hath built us a synagogue.” But the centurion said of himself, “I am not worthy.” Yet he did not fear to ask help from Jesus. Not to his own goodness did he trust, but to the Saviour’s mercy. His only argument was his great need.

In the same way every human being can come to Christ. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.” Titus 3:5. Do you feel that because you are a sinner you cannot hope to receive blessing from God? Remember that Christ came into the world to save sinners. We have nothing to recommend us to God; the plea that we may urge now and ever is our utterly helpless condition, which makes His redeeming power a necessity. Renouncing all self-dependence, we may look to the cross of Calvary and say:

“In my hand no price I bring;

Simply to Thy cross I cling.” {MH 65.2}

“If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Mark 9:23. It is faith that connects us with heaven and brings us strength for coping with the powers of darkness. In Christ, God has provided means for subduing every evil trait and resisting every temptation, however strong. But many feel that they lack faith, and therefore they remain away from Christ. Let these souls, in their helpless unworthiness, cast themselves upon the mercy of their compassionate Saviour. Look not to self, but to Christ. He who healed the sick and cast out demons when He walked among men is still the same mighty Redeemer. Then grasp His promises as leaves from the tree of life: “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37. As you come to Him, believe that He accepts you, because He has promised. You can never perish while you do this–never. {MH 65.3}

Question b. 3. It is faith that connects us with heaven and brings us strength for coping with the powers of darkness. In Christ, God has provided means for subduing every evil trait and resisting every temptation, however strong.

Question 1&2 Of all the diseases known in the East the leprosy was most dreaded. Its incurable and contagious character, and its horrible effect upon its victims, filled the bravest with fear. Among the Jews it was regarded as a judgment on account of sin, and hence was called “the stroke,” “the finger of God.” Deep-rooted, ineradicable, deadly, it was looked upon as a symbol of sin. {MH 67.1}

Question 3. Like one already dead, he was shut out from the habitations of men. One who was suspected of having the disease must present himself to the priests, who were to examine and decide his case. If pronounced a leper, he was isolated from his family, cut off from the congregation of Israel, and doomed to associate with those only who were similarly afflicted. Even kings and rulers were not exempt. A monarch attacked by this terrible disease must yield up the scepter and flee from society. {MH 67.2}

Going on in the book: The weaker and more helpless you know yourself to be, the stronger will you become in His strength. The heavier your burdens, the more blessed the rest in casting them upon your Burden Bearer. {MH 72.1}

Circumstances may separate friends; the restless waters of the wide sea may roll between us and them. But no circumstances, no distance, can separate us from the Saviour. Wherever we may be, He is at our right hand, to support, maintain, uphold, and cheer. Greater than the love of a mother for her child is Christ’s love for His redeemed. It is our privilege to rest in His love, to say, “I will trust Him; for He gave His life for me.” {MH 72.2}

Human love may change, but Christ’s love knows no change. When we cry to Him for help, His hand is stretched out to save.

Verses this week:

Matt: 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

9:8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:

9:9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

9:11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

Psalms 46:10 Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalms 103:1-5 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.

103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

103:3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

103:4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

103:5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Back to Eden Study Guide:

A thought we need to keep in mind: We can have a tendency to praise this herb or this therapy and not give glory due to God only.

“God is constantly employed in upholding and using as His servants the things that He has made. He works through the laws of nature, using them as His instruments. They are not self-acting. Nature in her work testifies of the intelligent presence and active agency of a Being who moves in all things according to His will.” MH 416

Health Principles for (perfect service): Two Meals , little salt, no spices:

“We have our food prepared with but little salt, and have dispensed with spices of all kinds. We breakfast at seven, and take our dinner at one. It is seldom I have a faint feeling. My appetite is satisfied. My food is eaten with a greater relish than ever before.”

Matt 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Class 6 Assignment for October 14th Read Chapter 5 of Ministry of Healing, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section 2 Chapter 3 p. 66-71. of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions. Practical Assignments: Optional: Get your own personal MM business cards; here is an example: http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=939 Email me know if you want the original Microsoft publisher file for this card. kathiebauer@yahoo.com A class will be coming up with info on designing and printing MM brochures and cards with an inexpensive continuous ink system. Also continue with the drying of the dandelion root and helping someone with diabetes. If you have not yet looked up diabetes on wcwc website and read all related articles, please do so http://wcwctn.com/?page_id=273 (Let people know you are interested in natural things and the Holy Spirit can work with that.) Watch this following video on herbs by Kristin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl-nFgIxAnQ Find out what the difference is between and infusion and a tea? Look this up here: http://www.bulkherbstore.com/blog/2013/03/tea-vs-infusion-whats-the-difference Memory verses for next week: Mark 9:23; 2 Timothy 1:12; Isaiah 61:1-4; Romans 8:31-32; 1 John 5:14; Memory Verse Review Audio and Written (People of the Bible) for Sept. http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=902

Closing verse: 2 Cor 9:6 But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Closing quote: This is the Glory of the Gospel:

“To unite man with God and with his fellowmen, to restore to human beings the benevolence lost through sin–this is the glory of the gospel. Let the church arise and shine; for her light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon her. Let the members strive earnestly to obtain the victory over self.” (manuscript 78, 1901). {LHU 292.5}

Closing Thoughts:

“Self-renouncing love is the law of life.” DA p.19
“The circuit of beneficence is … the law of life.” DA p.21
“The great law of life is a law of service.” ED p. 103
“To give is to love.” DA p. 163
“Self-sacrifice is the law of self-preservation.” ED p. 110
“ Self-renunciation is the great law of self-preservation, and self-preservation is the law of self-destruction.” ST July 1,1897

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6^th Class Notes

Open with prayer:

Opening Verse: James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Opening Quote: With all our treatments given to the sick, simple fervent prayer should be offered for the blessing of healing. We are to point the sick to the compassionate Saviour, and His power to forgive and to heal. Through His gracious providence they may be restored. Point the sufferers to their Advocate in the heavenly courts. Tell them that Christ will heal the sick, if they will repent and cease to transgress the laws of God. There is a Saviour who will reveal Himself in our sanitariums to save those who will submit themselves to Him. The suffering ones can unite with you in prayer, confessing their sin, and receiving pardon. {3SM 296.1}

MH Study Guide: HEALING OF THE SOUL (73-94)

“Many of those who came to Christ for help had brought disease upon themselves, yet He did not refuse to heal them. And when virtue from Him entered into these souls, they were convicted of sin, and many were healed of their spiritual disease as well as of their physical maladies.” {MH 73.1}

A. Paralytic at Capernaum

1. What was the greatest desire of the paralytic? (74) His great desire was relief from the burden of sin.

Beyond these thronged the promiscuous multitude, the eager, the reverent, the curious, and the unbelieving. Different nationalities and all grades of society were represented. “And the power of the Lord was present to heal.” Verse 17. The Spirit of life brooded over the assembly, but Pharisees and doctors did not discern His presence. They felt no sense of need, and the healing was not for them. “He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He hath sent empty away.” Luke 1:53. {MH 74.2}

2. What words of Christ were like music to the paralytic’s ear? (76)“Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.” Matthew 9:2. {MH 75.2}

The burden of guilt rolls from the sick man’s soul. He cannot doubt. Christ’s words reveal His power to read the heart.

Many felt that Christ’s words were an invitation to them.

The healing of the body was an evidence of the power that had renewed the heart.

3. “Before the ___________________ could be healed, Christ must bring ___________________, and ___________________ from sin.” (77)

Before the physical malady could be healed, Christ must bring relief to the mind, and cleanse the soul from sin. This lesson should not be overlooked. There are today thousands suffering from physical disease who, like the paralytic, are longing for the message, “Thy sins are forgiven.”

4. What is the foundation of the maladies of thousands today who suffer from disease? (77) The burden of sin, with its unrest and unsatisfied desires, is the foundation of their maladies. They can find no relief until they come to the Healer of the soul. The peace which He alone can impart would restore vigor to the mind and health to the body.

B. Cripple at the Pool of Bethesda

1. Why didn’t Christ heal all the sufferers at the pool? (81) He longed to exercise His healing power and make every sufferer whole. But it was the Sabbath day. Multitudes were going to the temple for worship, and He knew that such an act of healing would so excite the prejudice of the Jews as to cut short His work. {MH 81.3}

2. “The cripple’s faith takes hold upon Christ’s word. Without question he ___________________, and, as he does this, ______________________________________.” (84)

Jesus bids him, “Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.” Verses 6-8. With a new hope the sick man looks upon Jesus. The expression of His countenance, the tones of His voice, are like no other. Love and power seem to breathe from His very presence. The cripple’s faith takes hold upon Christ’s word. Without question he sets his will to obey, and, as he does this, his whole body responds. {MH 84.1}

3. When the cripple responded to Christ, he “___________________ Christ’s word, ___________________ that he was made whole; immediately he ___________________ the effort, and God ___________________ the power; he ___________________ to walk, and he did walk. ___________________ on the word of Christ, he was made whole.” (84)

Jesus had given the palsied man no assurance of divine help. The man might have said, “Lord, if Thou wilt make me whole, I will obey Thy word.” He might have stopped to doubt, and thus have lost his one chance of healing. But no, he believed Christ’s word, believed that he was made whole; immediately he made the effort, and God gave him the power; he willed to walk, and he did walk. Acting on the word of Christ, he was made whole. {MH 84.3}

4. State several situations in which with confidence we can “look to Jesus.” (85) Put your will on the side of Christ. Will to serve Him, and in acting upon His word you will receive strength.

Never feel that Christ is far away. He is always near. His loving presence surrounds you. Seek Him as One who desires to be found of you. He desires you not only to touch His garments, but to walk with Him in constant communion.

C. Woman Taken in Adultery

1. How did Jesus answer the question of the Pharisees and scribes? (87, 88) Giving no sign that He had heard the question, He stooped and, fixing His eyes upon the ground, began to write in the dust. {MH 88.2}

2. Why did His response defeat the Jewish leaders? (88) He had not set aside the Mosaic law nor infringed upon the authority of Rome.

3. What was the reaction of the woman? (89) Her heart was melted, and, casting herself at the feet of Jesus, she sobbed out her grateful love and with bitter tears confessed her sins. {MH 89.1}

4. “In the uplifting of this fallen soul, Jesus ______________________________________ than in healing the most grievous ___________________.” (89)

This was to her the beginning of a new life, a life of purity and peace, devoted to God. In the uplifting of this fallen soul, Jesus performed a greater miracle than in healing the most grievous physical disease; He cured the spiritual malady which is unto death everlasting. This penitent woman became one of His most steadfast followers. With self-sacrificing love and devotion she showed her gratitude for His forgiving mercy. For this erring woman the world had only contempt and scorn, but the Sinless One pitied her weakness and reached to her a helping hand. While the hypocritical Pharisees denounced, Jesus bade her, “Go, and sin no more.” {MH 89.2}

Jesus knows the circumstances of every soul. The greater the sinner’s guilt, the more he needs the Saviour. His heart of divine love and sympathy is drawn out most of all for the one who is the most hopelessly entangled in the snares of the enemy. With His own blood He has signed the emancipation papers of the race. {MH 89.3}

The souls that turn to Him for refuge, Jesus lifts above the accusing and the strife of tongues. No man or evil angel can impeach these souls. Christ unites them to His own divine-human nature. They stand beside the great Sin Bearer in the light proceeding from the throne of God. {MH 90.2}

D. The “Madman” of Capernaum

1. How had the “madman” of Capernaum come under Satan’s control? (91) The cause of this man’s affliction also was in his own life. He had been fascinated with the pleasures of sin and had thought to make life a grand carnival. Intemperance and frivolity perverted the noble attributes of his nature, and Satan took entire control of him. Remorse came too late.

2. What is the danger in tampering with evil? (92, 93) All who willfully depart from God’s commandments are placing themselves under the control of Satan. Many a man tampers with

evil, thinking that he can break away at pleasure; but he is lured on and on, until he finds himself controlled by a will stronger than his own. He cannot escape its mysterious power. Secret sin or master passion may hold him a captive as helpless as was the demoniac of Capernaum. {MH 92.3}

3. “God does not control our minds without our consent; but every man is ___________________ to ___________________ he will have to ___________________.” (93) God does not control our minds without our consent; but every man is free to choose what power he will have to rule over him.

For further study: Consider the similarities of the four who were healed before and after their exposure to Christ. Similarities: The eye that had so lately glared with the fire of insanity now beamed with intelligence and overflowed with grateful tears. All were devoted to Christ.

The omnipotent power of the Holy Spirit is the defense of every contrite soul. No one who in penitence and faith has claimed His protection will Christ permit to pass under the enemy’s power.

Back to Eden Study Guide:

Question 1. Because herbs do not act fast they should be taken over a period of ______________or even ______________.

# 2. True or false? A. Herb can be powerful and should be used with caution.

B. If you take 3 capsules and get good results you can take twice the amount to get

twice the benefit.

Question 3. For what conditions should an infusion be taken hot?

Question 4. What type of herbs are used in a decoction?

Question 5. In preparing a decoction, what method of cooking is done?

Question 6. What is a tincture?

Question 7. True or False? An extract is about 10 times as strong as a tincture and is made by drying in the sun for one week?

Question 8. What is the recipe for making teas?

Question 9. How long will refrigeration extend the freshness of teas?

Question 10. What is the formula of taking powdered herbs?

Question 11. What is done for sensitive stomachs?

“True medical missionary work is of heavenly origin. It was not originated by any person who lives. But in connection with this work we see so much which dishonors God that I am instructed to say, The medical missionary work is of divine origin and has a most glorious mission to fulfill. In all its bearings it is to be in conformity with Christ’s work. Those who are workers together with God will just as surely represent the character of Christ as Christ represented the character of His Father while in this world.”–Medical Ministry, p. 24

Talk about work in a city place of missionary work:

I see the providence of God in this. I have been instructed that some provision must be made to carry on sanitarium work in this city as soon as possible, while the sanitarium building at Takoma Park is being erected. It would be in harmony with the instruction given me for our brethren to begin sanitarium work in rented buildings in the cities, and then carry on the work until other buildings outside of the cities can be provided. Patients can be transferred from the city place to the institutions in the country. City treatment rooms and country sanitariums can work together advantageously and harmoniously. In Washington the sanitarium work should thus make rapid advancement. The city patients can be gathered in by the place in the city, and from there be taken to Takoma Park, which is only a few miles away, and where they can have the retirement of rural life. {RH, February 2, 1905 par. 4}

We are having connected to the heal food store a treatment room and will offer fomentation, massage, poultices and classes. If you are a serious MM There will be opportunity for you to come and do some work……..

May 18th 5:00 – May 23rd 2:00 (ongoing every year)- Medical Missionary Practical Class 10 out of 10 Reservations left. For those who are serious about doing Medical Missionary Work. For More information on learning Medical Missionary Work go to http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=631 Cost: 50.00 per person for the 4 days. Send in your reservation early to secure your spot. This is for those who have been faithful in putting to practice the things learned here. Please be serious about this work.

Class 7 Assignment for October 21^st Read Chapter 6 “Saved to Serve” of Ministry of Healing, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section 2 Chapter 3 p. Section B. 71-76. of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions here:http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=959 Practical Assignments: Try making a poultice and help heal someone with it. Also watch this 2nd video on herbs by Kristin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Mu1w2sqPA Memory verses for next week: John 1:17; Luke 1:53; Luke 10:19; Luke 4:18

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7^th Class notes

Opening Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:11 “For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”

Opening Quote GW 507-509

“Naturally we are self-centered and opinionated. But when we learn the lessons that Christ desires to teach us, we become partakers of His nature; henceforth we live His life. The wonderful example of Christ, the matchless tenderness with which He entered into the feelings of others, weeping with those who wept, rejoicing with those who rejoiced, must have a deep influence upon the character of all who follow Him in sincerity. By kindly words and acts they will try to make the path easy for weary feet.–.

“It is not the highest work of education to communicate knowledge merely, but to impart that vitalizing energy which is received through the contact of mind with mind and soul with soul. It is only life that can beget life. What privilege, then, was theirs who for three years were in daily contact with that divine life from which has flowed every life-giving impulse that has blessed the world! Above all His companions, John the beloved disciple yielded himself to the power of that wondrous life. He says, “The life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us.” “^ Of His fulness have all we received ^, and grace for grace.” [1 John 1:2; John 1:16.]

“In the apostles of our Lord there was nothing to bring glory to themselves. It was evident that the success of their labors was due only to God. The lives of these men, the characters they developed, and the mighty work that God wrought through them, are a testimony to what He will do for all who are teachable and obedient.–” GW 507-509

SAVED TO SERVE (95-107)

Can we really serve as Christ did on earth. ^ ^

He came to the world to display the glory of God, that man might be uplifted by its restoring power. God was manifested in Him that He might be manifested in them. Jesus revealed no qualities, and exercised no powers, that men may not have through faith in Him. His perfect humanity is that which all His followers may possess, if they will be in subjection to God as He was. {DA 664.4}

Describe the physical appearance of the two madmen before and after they encountered Jesus. (95, 97)

Hanging about these men are parts of chains which they have broken in escaping from confinement. Their flesh is torn and bleeding, their eyes glare out from their long and matted hair, the very likeness of humanity seems to have been blotted out. They look more like wild beasts than like men. {MH 95.1}

The unfortunate men realize that One is near who can save them from the tormenting demons. They fall at the Saviour’s feet to entreat His mercy; but when their lips are opened, the demons speak through them, crying, “What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God? art Thou come hither to torment us?” Matthew 8:29.

The evil spirits are forced to release their victims, and a wonderful change comes over the demoniacs. Light shines into their minds. Their eyes beam with intelligence. The countenances so long deformed into the image of Satan become suddenly mild, the bloodstained hands are quiet, and the men lift their voices in praise to God. {MH 97.1}

Can We have this same success? What is the Great Commission? (Matt 10:7&8 “And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.”

They desire the companionship of their Deliverer. In His presence they feel secure from the demons that have tormented their lives and wasted their manhood. As Jesus is about to enter the boat they keep close to His side, kneel at His feet, and beg to remain near Him, where they may listen to His words. But Jesus bids them go home and tell what great things the Lord has done for them. {MH 98.1}

The restored demoniacs had never heard Christ preach a sermon and could not instruct the people as the disciples could. But what could they do? (99)

They could not instruct the people as the disciples who had been daily with Christ were able to do. But they could tell what they knew; what they themselves had seen, and heard, and felt of the Saviour’s power. This is what everyone can do whose heart has been touched by the grace of God. This is the witness for which our Lord calls, and for want of which the world is perishing. {MH 99.1}

What would the Lord have us bear testimony?

God would have His servants bear testimony to the fact that through His grace men may possess Christlikeness of character and may rejoice in the assurance of His great love. He would have us bear testimony to the fact that He cannot be satisfied until all who will accept salvation are reclaimed and reinstated in their holy privileges as His sons and daughters. {MH 99.2}

“God desires that our praise shall ascend to Him, ______________________________________.” (100)

Our confession of His faithfulness is Heaven’s chosen agency for revealing Christ to the world. We are to acknowledge His grace as made known through the holy men of old; but that which will be most effectual is the testimony of our own experience. We are witnesses for God as we reveal in ourselves the working of a power that is divine. Every individual has a life distinct from all others, and an experience differing essentially from theirs. God desires that our praise shall ascend to Him, marked with our own individuality. These precious acknowledgments to the praise of the glory of His grace, when supported by a Christlike life, have an irresistible power that works for the salvation of souls. {MH 100.2}

Assignment: To keep a blessing journal

It is for our own benefit to keep every gift of God fresh in our memory. By this means faith is strengthened to claim and to receive more and more. There is greater encouragement for us in the least blessing we ourselves receive from God than in all the accounts we can read of the faith and experience of others. The soul that responds to the grace of God shall be like a watered garden. His health shall spring forth speedily; his light shall rise in obscurity, and the glory of the Lord shall be seen upon him.

List of verses on praising God: here is just one: Psalm 45:17 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.

The gospel invitation is not to be narrowed down and presented only to a select few, who, we suppose, will do us honor if they accept it. The message is to be given to all.

The disciples saw nothing in Samaria to indicate that it was an encouraging field. Their thoughts were fixed upon a great work to be done in the future. They did not see that right around them was a harvest to be gathered.

4. When one comes to know the Saviour, what does he want to do? (102)

Every true disciple is born into the kingdom of God as a missionary.

He who drinks of the living water becomes a fountain of life. The receiver becomes a giver. The grace of Christ in the soul is like a spring in the desert, welling up to refresh all, and making those who are ready to perish eager to drink of the water of life. In doing this work a greater blessing is received than if we work merely to benefit ourselves. It is in working to spread the good news of salvation that we are brought near to the Saviour. {MH 102.3}

John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

What is the privilege we have through the Holy Spirit:

For three years the disciples had before them the wonderful example of Jesus. Day by day they walked and talked with Him, hearing His words of cheer to the weary and heavy-laden, and seeing the manifestations of His power in behalf of the sick and afflicted. When the time came for Him to leave them, He gave them grace and power to carry forward His work in His name. They were to shed abroad the light of His gospel of love and healing. And the Saviour promised that His presence would be always with them. Through the Holy Spirit He would be even nearer to them than when He walked visibly among men. {MH 104.1}

How should we feel about those around us?

His followers are not to feel themselves detached from the perishing world around them. They are a part of the great web of humanity, and heaven looks upon them as brothers to sinners as well as to saints. {MH 104.3}

What is Christ’s rule of life by which each of us must stand or fall in the judgment? (104, 105)

“Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” Matthew 7:12. {MH 104.4}

By all that has given us advantage over another,–be it education and refinement, nobility of character, Christian training, religious experience,–we are in debt to those less favored; and, so far as lies in our power, we are to minister unto them. If we are strong, we are to stay up the hands of the weak. {MH 105.1}

Let us consider the Angels:

Angels of glory that do always behold the face of the Father in heaven, joy in ministering to His little ones. Angels are ever present where they are most needed, with those who have the hardest battles with self to fight, and whose surroundings are the most discouraging. Weak and trembling souls who have many objectionable traits of character are their special charge. That which selfish hearts would regard as humiliating service, ministering to those who are wretched and in every way inferior in character, is the work of the pure, sinless beings from the courts above. {MH 105.2}

He who becomes a child of God should henceforth look upon himself as a link in the chain let down to save the world, one with Christ in His plan of mercy, going forth with Him to seek and save the lost. {MH 105.4}

Where will we find Christ’s footprints today? (106)

We shall find His footprints beside the sickbed, in the hovels of poverty, in the crowded alleys of the great cities, and in every place where there are human hearts in need of consolation. {MH 105.5}

We are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and comfort the suffering and afflicted. We are to minister to the despairing, and to inspire hope in the hopeless. {MH 106.1}

The love of Christ, manifested in unselfish ministry, will be more effective in reforming the evildoer than will the sword or the court of justice. These are necessary to strike terror to the lawbreaker, but the loving missionary can do more than this. Often the heart that hardens under reproof will melt under the love of Christ.

Through His servants, God designs that the sick, the unfortunate, and those possessed of evil spirits shall hear His voice. Through His human agencies He desires to be a comforter such as the world knows not. {MH 106.3}

The Saviour has given His precious life in order to establish a church capable of ministering to the suffering, the sorrowful, and the tempted. A company of believers may be poor, uneducated, and unknown; yet in Christ they may do a work in the home, in the community, and even in “the regions beyond,” whose results shall be as far-reaching as eternity. {MH 106.4}

To Christ’s followers today, no less than to the first disciples, these words are spoken: {MH 106.5}

“All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.” “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Matthew 28:18, 19; Mark 16:15.

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And for us also is the promise of His presence, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Matthew 28:20. {MH 107.1}

Today no curious multitudes flock to the desert places to see and hear the Christ. His voice is not heard in the busy streets. No cry sounds from the wayside, “Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.” Luke 18:37. Yet this word is true today. Christ walks unseen through our streets. With messages of mercy He comes to our homes. With all who are seeking to minister in His name, He waits to co-operate. He is in the midst of us, to heal and to bless, if we will receive Him. {MH 107.2}

Many verses of praise:

Is 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

Back to Eden Study Guide

syrups and brown sugar replaced by sucanat.

Back to Eden Section 2 Chapter 3-B Pages 71-76 Study Guide Questions

Question 1: What is the formula in oz. for making a salve?

Question 2. How thick should you layer a poultice on a piece of cloth for a poultice?

Question 3. How long should a poultice be left on?

Question 4. What are poultices excellent for?

Question 5. How are you to know what ingredients to use for the different poultices?

Question 6. What is a lobelia and slippery elm poultice good for?

Question 7. What poultice will relieve gallstones?

Question 8. What poultice will ease the pain of a wound caused by a dog bite?

Question 9. What poultice will draw an infection to a head?

Question 10. What is Charcoal and slippery elm good to use for?

Question 11. What poultice is good for tumors and externals cancers?

Question 12. What condition is Elderberry poultice used for?

John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.

Thoughts on health: The more we have perfect health the more we have perfect service: Eating too Much:

Many students are deplorably ignorant of the fact that diet exerts a powerful influence upon the health. Some have never made a determined effort to control the appetite, or to observe proper rules in regard to diet. They eat too much, even at their meals, and some eat between meals whenever the temptation is presented. If those who profess to be Christians desire to solve the questions so perplexing to them, why their minds are so dull, why their religious aspirations are so feeble, they need not, in many instances, go farther than the table; here is cause enough, if there were no other. {CE 184.1}

Before we go over the assignment I want to give some closing thoughts:

Closing Thought: Frequency, resonance, Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940)

The bridge’s collapse had a lasting effect on science and engineering. In many physics textbooks, the event is presented as an example of elementary forced resonance with the wind providing an external periodic frequency that matched the bridge’s natural structural frequency, though the actual cause of failure was aeroelastic flutter.^[

^{Closing Verse: Acts 17:27&28 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live, and move, and have our being;. Acts 17:27&28}

^{The Closing quote: “The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats through the vast creation. From Him who created all flow life and light and gladness throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animate and inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfect joy, declare that God is love..} ^{The Great Controversy, p.-678.}

This is the former rain and what will the latter rain be like?

ML 36 Christ determined that when He ascended from this earth He would bestow a gift on those who had believed on Him and those who should believe on Him. What gift could He bestow rich enough to signalize and grace His ascension to the mediatorial throne? It must be worthy of His greatness and His royalty. He determined to give His representative, the third person of the Godhead. This gift could not be excelled. He would give all gifts in one, and therefore the divine Spirit, that converting, enlightening, and sanctifying power, would be His donation. . . . It came with a fullness and power, as if for ages it had been restrained, but was now being poured forth upon the church. .

Believers were reconverted. Sinners united with Christians seeking the pearl of great price. . . . Every Christian saw in his brother the divine similitude of benevolence and love. One interest prevailed. One object swallowed up all others. Every pulse beat in healthy concert. The only ambition of the believers was to see who could reveal most perfectly the likeness of Christ’s character, who could do the most for the enlargement of His kingdom. ML 36

Class 8 Assignment for October 28^st Read Chapter 7 “The Co-Working of the Divine and the Human” of Ministry of Healing, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section 2 Chapter 3 pp. 76-81. of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions here:http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=959 Practical Assignments: To start a blessing journal. Also watch this 3rd video on herbs by Kristin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpIUGsbaV2Y Memory verses for next week: John 1:16; Matt.10:7&8; Is 43:12; Isaiah 52:7

Send in your favorite verse that would be good for us. Email them to me. Also any Ideas you may have on these classes. We are in this together. Keep praying that God will give us a knowledge of true MM Work.

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8^th Class Notes

Opening Verse: Matt. 10:7&8 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Opening Quote: Luke, the writer of the Gospel that bears his name, was a medical missionary. In the Scriptures he is called “the beloved physician.” Colossians 4:14. The apostle Paul heard of his skill as a physician, and sought him out as one to whom the Lord had entrusted a special work. He secured his co-operation, and for some time Luke accompanied him in his travels from place to place. After a time, Paul left Luke at Philippi, in Macedonia. Here he continued to labor for several years, both as a physician and as a teacher of the gospel. In his work as a physician he ministered to the sick, and then prayed for the healing power of God to rest upon the afflicted ones. Thus the way was opened for the gospel message. Luke’s success as a physician gained for him many opportunities for preaching Christ among the heathen. It is the divine plan that we shall work as the disciples worked. Physical healing is bound up with the gospel commission. In the work of the gospel, teaching and healing are never to be separated. {MH 140.1}

MH Study Guide:

CO-WORKING OF THE DIVINE AND HUMAN (111-124)

The first 3 questions are answered in the first page which we will read::::::

1. “In the ministry of healing the physician is to be a ___________________.” (111)

2. “He is to unite with Christ in relieving both the ___________________ and ___________________ needs of his fellow men.” (111)

3. What is the physician’s role in healing?

Christ’s role? (111)

In the ministry of healing the physician is to be a co-worker with Christ. The Saviour ministered to both the soul and the body. The gospel which He taught was a message of spiritual life and of physical restoration. Deliverance from sin and the healing of disease were linked together. The same ministry is committed to the Christian physician. He is to unite with Christ in relieving both the physical and spiritual needs of his fellow men. He is to be to the sick a messenger of mercy, bringing to them a remedy for the diseased body and for the sin-sick soul. {MH 111.1}

Christ is the true head of the medical profession. The chief Physician, He is at the side of every God-fearing practitioner who works to relieve human suffering. While the physician uses nature’s remedies for physical disease, he should point his patients to Him who can relieve the maladies of both the soul and the body. That which physicians can only aid in doing, Christ accomplishes. They endeavor to assist nature’s work of healing; Christ Himself is the healer. The physician seeks to preserve life; Christ imparts life.

………………..Because these next chapters have to do with Physicians…………….

Some do not have a balanced idea about Physicians. Some fear to do a medical work without a degree and others have the idea that we should have nothing to do with hospitals and doctors. We are in a dilemma. It is best to have physicians with degrees but what will be the outcome if we don’t have schools of our own to send then to. What shall we do?

“All through the United States there are young people writing to us, inquiring what the outlook is for the medical school at Loma Linda, and whether it aims to qualify accredited physicians, or only to give a medical course of study for those who want to do missionary work along with their other Bible work. We always answer that the aim and purpose of this medical school is not for professional work, but to qualify consecrated persons with medical ability to labor in evangelistic lines; but that it is the intention of the school that those who finish the course will be credited with degrees as physicians. . . . {LLM 8.1}

(915) In one of the most recent communications relative to this work, these words occur, “We are not to accept and follow the views of men who refuse to recognize God as their teacher, but who learn of men and are guided by man-made laws and restrictions. I was shown how that in a special sense we as a people are to be guided by divine instruction. Those fitting themselves for medical missionary work should fear to place themselves under worldly doctors, to imbibe their sentiments and peculiar prejudices, and to learn to express their ideas and views. . . . It is not necessary that our medical missionaries follow the precise track marked out by medical men of the world. They do not need to administer drugs to the sick. They do not need to follow the drug medication in order to have influence in their work. The message was given me that if they would consecrate themselves to the Lord, if they would seek to obtain under men ordained of God, a thorough knowledge of their work, the Lord would make them skillful. . . . Some of our medical missionaries have supposed that a medical training according to the plans of worldly schools is essential to their success. To those who have thought that the only way to success is by being taught by worldly men and by pursuing a course that is sanctioned by worldly men, I would now say, put away such ideas. This is a mistake that should be corrected. It is a dangerous thing to catch the spirit of the world; the popularity which such a course invites, will bring into the work a spirit which the word of God cannot sanction. It is a lack of faith in the power of God that leads our physicians to lean so much upon the arm of law, and to trust so much to the influence of worldly powers. The true medical missionary will be wise in the treatment of the sick, using the remedies that nature provides. And then he will look to Christ as the true healer of diseases. The principles of health reform brought into the life of the patient, the use of nature’s remedies and the cooperation of divine agencies in behalf of the suffering, will bring success. {LLM 554.1}

I am instructed to say that in our educational work there is to be no compromise in order to meet the world’s standards. God’s commandment-keeping people are not to unite with the world to carry various lines of work according to worldly plans and worldly wisdom. {LLM 555.1}

“Our people are now being tested as to whether they will obtain their wisdom from the greatest Teacher the world ever knew, or seek to the god of Ekron. Let us determine that we shall not be tied by so much as a thread to the educational policies of those who do not discern the voice of God, and who will not hearken to His commandments. {LLM 555.2}

“Shall we represent before the world that our physicians must follow the pattern of the world, before they can be qualified to act as successful physicians? This is the question that is now testing the faith of some of our brethren. Let not any of our brethren displease the Lord by advocating in their assemblies the idea that we need to obtain from unbelievers a higher education than that specified by the Lord. {LLM 555.3}

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“The representation of the great Teacher is to be considered an all-sufficient revelation. Those in our ranks who qualify as physicians are to receive only such education as is in harmony with these divine truths. Some have advised that students should, after taking some work at Loma Linda, complete their medical education in worldly colleges. But this is not in harmony with the Lord’s plan. God is our wisdom, our sanctification and our righteousness. Facilities should be provided at Loma Linda, that the necessary instruction in medical lines may be given by instructors who fear the Lord, and who are in harmony with His plans for the treatment of the sick. {LLM 555.4}

“I have not a word to say in favor of the world’s ideas of higher education in any school that we shall organize for the training of physicians. There is danger in their attaching themselves to worldly institutions, and working under the ministrations of worldly physicians. Satan is giving his orders to those whom he has led to depart from the faith. I would now advise that none of our young people attach themselves to worldly medical institutions in hope of gaining better success, or stronger influence as physicians.”

Now a note on training:

How should we get our training?

“God’s true commandment-keeping people will be instructed by Him. The true medical missionary will be wise in the treatment of the sick, using the remedies that nature provides. And then he will look to Christ as the true Healer of diseases. The principles of health reform brought into the life of the patient, the use of nature’s remedies, and the co-operation of divine agencies in behalf of the suffering, will bring success. {MedEv, April 1, 1910 par. 13}

Satan will try to place barriers in the way of the true medical missionary. He will seek to bring discouragement upon those who recognize the commandments of God, and are determined to obey them. We must be careful not to carry our views of health reform to extreme, thus making it “health deform.” Our food should be plain and free from all objectionable elements, but let us be careful that it is always palatable and good. {MedEv, April 1, 1910 par. 14}

… We should have in various places, men of extraordinary ability, who have obtained their diplomas in medical schools of the best reputation, who can stand before the world as fully qualified and legally recognized physicians. Let God-fearing men be wisely chosen to go through the training essential in order to obtain such qualifications. They should be prudent men who will remain true to the principles of the message. {MedEv, April 1, 1910 par. 15}

These should obtain the qualifications and the authority to conduct an educational work for our young men and our young women who desire to be trained for medical missionary work. {MedEv, April 1, 1910 par. 16}

Now while the world is favorable toward the teaching of the health reform principles, moves should be made to secure for our own physicians the privilege of imparting medical instruction to our young people who would otherwise be led to attend the worldly medical colleges. The time will come when it will be more difficult than it now is to arrange for the training of our young people in medical missionary lines.

We are definitely in that time!

It is a wonderful thing to be a Physician and have such a powerful impact on people, I feel for those who are working in that system and trying to serve God in His divine way.

We should consider ourselves as Medical Missionary, Medical Evangelists or Natural Health Educator. It may not command the respect that being called a Physician but that is Gods business. We need to go forward through God and the honor will go to Him where it should go.

Continuing on in MH

The Saviour in His miracles revealed the power that is continually at work in man’s behalf, to sustain and to heal him. Through the agencies of nature, God is working, day by day, hour by hour, moment by moment, to keep us alive, to build up and restore us. When any part of the body sustains injury, a healing process is at once begun; nature’s agencies are set at work to restore soundness. But the power working through these agencies is the power of God. All life-giving power is from Him. When one recovers from disease, it is God who restores him. {MH 112.1}

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The world does not understand this. They suppress the symptoms and the body stops the process of healing. God cannot be at the head of that system.

4. What should the physician teach? (113)

The physician should teach his patients that they are to cooperate with God in the work of restoration. The physician has a continually increasing realization of the fact that disease is the result of sin. He knows that the laws of nature, as truly as the precepts of the Decalogue, are divine, and that only in obedience to them can health be recovered or preserved. They need to be taught that every practice which destroys the physical, mental, or spiritual energies is sin, and that health is to be secured through obedience to the laws that God has established for the good of all mankind. Is he benevolent and merciful if he does not teach strict temperance as a remedy for disease? {MH 114.1}

5. What is our work in regard to the principles of life? (115)

Let it be made plain that the way of God’s commandments is the way of life. God has established the laws of nature, but His laws are not arbitrary exactions.

How can we obey: continuing on:

Men need to learn that the blessings of obedience, in their fullness, can be theirs only as they receive the grace of Christ. It is His grace that gives man power to obey the laws of God. It is this that enables him to break the bondage of evil habit. This is the only power that can make him and keep him steadfast in the right path. {MH 115.1}

6. How does Christ’s love affect the whole being? (115)

The love which Christ diffuses through the whole being is a vitalizing power. Every vital part–the brain, the heart, the nerves–it touches with healing. By it the highest energies of the being are roused to activity. It frees the soul from the guilt and sorrow, the anxiety and care, that crush the life forces. With it come serenity and composure. It implants in the soul, joy that nothing earthly can destroy,–joy in the Holy Spirit,–health-giving, life-giving joy. {MH 115.3}

7. What kind of person will the Christian physician be professionally? (116)

The physician who desires to be an acceptable co-worker with Christ will strive to become efficient in every feature of his work. He will study diligently, that he may be well qualified for the responsibilities of his profession, and will constantly endeavor to reach a higher standard, seeking for increased knowledge, greater skill, and deeper discernment. Every physician should realize that he who does weak, inefficient work is not only doing injury to the sick, but is also doing injustice to his fellow physicians.

8. What place should religion take among the influences in a physician’s life? (117)

The Physician should gather to his soul the light of the word of God. He should make continual growth in grace. With him, religion is not to be merely one influence among others. It is to be an influence dominating all others. He is to act from high, holy motives–motives that are powerful because they proceed from the One who gave His life to furnish us with power to overcome evil. {MH 117.2}

9. How should a physician use the privilege of prayer? (118)

If the physician faithfully and diligently strives to make himself efficient in his profession, if he consecrates himself to the service of Christ, and takes time to search his own heart, he will understand how to grasp the mysteries of his sacred calling. He may so discipline and educate himself that all within the sphere of his influence will see the excellence of the education and wisdom gained by the one who is connected with the God of wisdom and power. {MH 117.3}

In no place is a closer fellowship with Christ needed than in the work of the physician. He who would rightly perform the physician’s duties must daily and hourly live a Christian life. The life of the patient is in the hands of the physician. One careless diagnosis, one wrong prescription, in a critical case, or one unskillful movement of the hand in an operation, even by so much as a hair’s breadth, and a life may be sacrificed, a soul launched into eternity. How solemn the thought! How important that the physician shall be ever under the control of the divine Physician! {MH 117.4}

When the crisis is safely passed, and success is apparent, let a few moments be spent with the patient in prayer. Give expression to your thankfulness for the life that has been spared. As words of gratitude flow from the patient to the physician, let the praise and thanksgiving be directed to God. Tell the patient his life has been spared because he was under the heavenly Physician’s protection. {MH 119.2}

Knowing the Lord Jesus, it is the privilege of the Christian practitioner by prayer to invite His presence in the sickroom. The physician who cannot do this loses case after case that otherwise might have been saved.

10. Which work is more important, that of the gospel minister or that of the physician? (119)

To the physician equally with the gospel minister is committed the highest trust ever committed to man. Whether he realizes it or not, every physician is entrusted with the cure of souls. {MH 119.4}

The physician has precious opportunities for directing his patients to the promises of God’s word. He is to bring from the treasure house things new and old, speaking here and there the words of comfort and instruction that are longed for. Let the physician make his mind a storehouse of fresh thoughts. Let him study the word of God diligently, that he may be familiar with its promises. Let him learn to repeat the comforting words that Christ spoke during His earthly ministry when giving His lessons and healing the sick. He should talk of the works of healing wrought by Christ, of His tenderness and love. Never should he neglect to direct the minds of his patients to Christ, the Chief Physician.

The same power that Christ exercised when He walked visibly among men is in His word. It was by His word that Jesus healed disease and cast out demons; by His word He stilled the sea and raised the dead, and the people bore witness that His word was with power. He spoke the word of God, as He had spoken to all the prophets and teachers of the Old Testament. The whole Bible is a manifestation of Christ. {MH 122.1}

Nothing besides can impart the courage and faith which give vital energy to the whole

A promise to repeat to the sick:

Isaiah 43:1-5 “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. Fear not: for I am with thee.”

Back to Eden Study Guide:

For Class 8 Oct. 28, 2013 Back to Eden Study Guide Pages 76-81:

Question 1. What are the herbs for the liniment that has so many uses?

Question 2. What is the definition of steep?

Question 3. What is the name of one of herbs that you can use singly for an herbal laxative?

Question 4. How much is a, in oz. and grams?

Question 5. What is the antispasmodic tincture good for?

Question 6. Because we want to use as little vinegar as possible what did Sister Kristin say to do for the Antispasmodic tincture in her 2^nd video on our assignments?

Question 7. According to the same video on the antispasmodic tincture, why do you use vinegar with lobelia?

Question 8. What is an emetic?

Question 9. What will small doses do for spasmodic vomiting?

Question 10 Name one herb that will replace quinine?

Question 11. Why do you think so many herbs are listed to choose from for quinine?

Class 9 Assignment for November 4^th. Read Chapter 8 “The Physician, an Educator” of Ministry of Healing, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section 2 Chapter 3 pp. 82-84. of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions here: Practical Assignments: watch this 4th video on herbs by Kristin: Memory verses for next week: Isaiah 15:26; Proverbs 4:20-22; Isaiah 43:1-5; Proverbs 16:24

We will use these for our closing thoughts:

John 1:16 “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.”

Is. 43:12 “I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when [there was] no strange [god] among you: therefore ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I [am] God.”

Matt. 10:7&8 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

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Class 9

Opening Prayer:

Opening Verse:

Opening Quote: The minister will often be called upon to act the part of a physician. He should have a training that will enable him to administer the simpler remedies for the relief of suffering. Ministers and Bible workers should prepare themselves for this line of work; for in doing it, they are following the example of Christ. Medical Ministry, p. 253

Medical missionary work is the pioneer work of the gospel, the door through which the truth for this time is to find entrance to many homes. God’s people are to be genuine medical missionaries, for they are to learn to minister to the needs of both soul and body. Who . {CCh 308.2} (Councils for the Church)

Just because you are a colon H. Massage T, Nurse, herbalist, etc. Does not make you a MM!

New Idea given in prayer: recording Medical Missionaries experience. Give a personal experience personally.

MH Study Guide:

THE PHYSICIAN AN EDUCATOR (125-136)

Let us put ourselves in the place of the Physician as we contemplate these things. As MM we are Physicians.

Here is a quote that emphasizes this:

The minister will often be called upon to act the part of a physician. He should have a training that will enable him to administer the simpler remedies for the relief of suffering. Ministers and Bible workers should prepare themselves for this line of work; for in doing it, they are following the example of Christ. Medical Ministry, p. 253

1. The physician, as an educator, is responsible to: (125)

The true physician is an educator. He recognizes his responsibility, not only to the sick who are under his direct care, but also to the community in which he lives.

2. What practice is “laying the foundation of a vast amount of disease”? (126)

A practice that is laying the foundation of a vast amount of disease and of even more serious evils is the free use of poisonous drugs.

People need to be taught that drugs do not cure disease. It is true that they sometimes afford present relief, and the patient appears to recover as the result of their use; this is because nature has sufficient vital force to expel the poison and to correct the conditions that caused the disease. Health is recovered in spite of the drug. But in most cases the drug only changes the form and location of the disease. Often the effect of the poison seems to be overcome for a time, but the results remain in the system and work great harm at some later period. {MH 126.3}

The only hope of better things is in the education of the people in right principles. Let physicians teach the people that restorative power is not in drugs, but in nature. Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health. In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained. Unhealthful conditions should be changed, wrong habits corrected. Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditions in the system. {MH 127.1}

3. List the eight true remedies. (127)

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________

4. ___________________ 5. ___________________ 6. ___________________

7. ___________________ 8. ___________________

Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, trust in divine power–these are the true remedies. Every person should have a knowledge of nature’s remedial agencies and how to apply them. It is essential both to understand the principles involved in the treatment of the sick and to have a practical training that will enable one rightly to use this knowledge. {MH 127.2}

The use of natural remedies requires an amount of care and effort that many are not willing to give.

4. “It is far better to ___________________ disease than to ______________________________________.” (128)

It is far better to prevent disease than to know how to treat it when contracted.

We cannot be too often reminded that health does not depend on chance.

5. “Whatever injures the health, not only lessens physical vigor, but tends to ___________________ the ___________________ and ___________________ powers.” (128)

Whatever injures the health, not only lessens physical vigor, but tends to weaken the mental and moral powers. Indulgence in any unhealthful practice makes it more difficult for one to discriminate between right and wrong, and hence more difficult to resist evil.

6. “One of the most deplorable effects of the original apostasy was the ___________________ of man’s ___________________.” (129)

One of the most deplorable effects of the original apostasy was the loss of man’s power of self-control.

How to get more self control:

We have, as an occasional experiment, changed the number of their daily meals from two to three; but the result was not good. In the morning their breath was offensive; and after testing the matter for a few weeks, we were thoroughly convinced that the children were better upon two meals a day than upon three; and we therefore returned to our former system, with marked improvement in the health of the children as a result. If tempted with the sight of food prepared for others, they incline to think they are hungry, but usually they do not miss or think about the third meal. Children reared in this way are much more easily controlled than those who are indulged in eating everything their appetite craves, and at all times. They are usually cheerful, contented, and healthy. Even the most stubborn, passionate, and wayward, have become submissive, patient, and possessed of self-control by persistently following up this order of diet, united with a firm but kind management in regard to other matters. {HR, May 1, 1877 par. 6}

7. What is the only medium through which the mind and the soul are developed for the upbuilding of character? (130)

The body is the only medium through which the mind and the soul are developed for the upbuilding of character. Hence it is that the adversary of souls directs his temptations to the enfeebling and degrading of the physical powers. His success here means the surrender to evil of the whole being. The tendencies of our physical nature, unless under the dominion of a higher power, will surely work ruin and death. {MH 130.1}

8. “The kingly power of ___________________, sanctified by ___________________ is to bear sway in our ___________________.” (130)

The kingly power of reason, sanctified by divine grace, is to bear sway in our lives. {MH 130.2}

9. What will enable us to “resist the temptations that assail us”? (130)

Apart from divine power, no genuine reform can be effected. Human barriers against natural and cultivated tendencies are but as the sandbank against the torrent. Not until the life of Christ becomes a vitalizing power in our lives can we resist the temptations that assail us from within and from without. {MH 130.5}

When one surrenders to Christ, the mind is brought under the control of the law; but it is the royal law, which proclaims liberty to every captive. By becoming one with Christ, man is made free. Subjection to the will of Christ means restoration to perfect manhood. {MH 131.1}

10. Besides a physician’s teaching, his ___________________ should be a “positive power on the right side.” (132)

The physician’s example, no less than his teaching, should be a positive power on the right side.

Just to the degree in which the word of God is received and obeyed will it impress with its potency and touch with its life every spring of action, every phase of character. It will purify every thought, regulate every desire. t. {MH 136.3}

When man is in fellowship with God, In his life the light of Christ will be undimmed. The bright and morning Star will appear shining steadfastly above him in changeless glory. {MH 136.4}

Tips on how to reach the people:

Newly moved in neighbors

Face mask, (Get Recipe) girls time, invite over for some meals, someone at your house at time of devotions:

Do not break up the home class for callers or visitors. If they come in, invite them to take part in the exercises. Let it be seen that you consider a knowledge of the word of God of great importance. . {ST, May 19, 1887 par. 12}

Back to Eden Study Guide:

Back To Eden Study Guide pp. 82-84

Back to Eden Study Guide Herbal Uses Pages 82-84

Question 1. What is a tonic?

Question 2. What 2 things are good to tone up the system and rid it of waste?

Question 3. When is it good to take tonic herbs?

Question 4. According to Jethro Kloss, What herb is irreplaceable?

Question 5. Which herb is called Natures Aspirin?

Question 6. Which of the herbs can you use alone for one of the finest nerve tonics?

Question 7. Which herb is taken cold and works powerfully on the nerves?

Question 8. What is a good tonic that everyone has in their backyard?

Any questions or comments on Back to Eden?

Personal experience: Les or me

Me: Candida Experience

symptoms

controls how you feel, and even how you think,

Candida Albicans is a fungal yeast.

It is present naturally in the human gut; everyone has it within

natural bacteria feeds on the yeast and keep levels balanced

The yeast becomes problematic when it grows beyond normal levels and spreads throughout the gastrointestinal tract, into the bloodstream and from there throughout the body where it does not have your gut bacteria to eat it.

excretes(poops) over300 different mycotoxins

Normally your immune system would identify and fight

The real problem is the ‘armour’ of the fungus… It’s called: Chitin, or Chitin layer.

Who killed candida Vicki Glassburn

Bread, yeast, vinegar, mushrooms,

Eating a diet high in refined carbohydrates and sugar (which feed the yeast)
Consuming a lot of alcohol
Taking oral contraceptives
Eating a diet high in beneficial fermented foods like Kombucha, sauerkraut and pickles
Living a high-stress lifestyle
Taking a round of antibiotics that killed too many of those friendly bacteria

Here are 10 common candida symptoms

Skin and nail fungal infections (such as athlete’s foot or toenail fungus)
Feeling tired and worn down or suffering from chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia
Digestive issues such as bloating, constipation, or diarrhea
Autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Lupus, Psoriasis, Scleroderma or Multiple sclerosis
Difficulty concentrating, poor memory, lack of focus, ADD, ADHD and brain fog
Skin issues such as eczema, psoriasis, hives, and rashes
Irritability, mood swings, anxiety, or depression
Vaginal infections , urinary tract infections, rectal itching or vaginal itching
Severe seasonal allergies or itchy ears
Strong sugar and refined carbohydrate cravings

How do you treat candida overgrowth?

Stop the yeast overgrowth,

restoring the friendly bacteria, probiotics

Candida diet and then

Change of former diet: Sugar is what feeds yeast, so eliminating sugar in all of its simple forms like candy, desserts, alcohol and flours.

eliminating all fermented foods as well.

diet could take three to six months before the candida is back under control.

Caprylic Acid comes from coconut oil and basically “pokes holes” in the yeast cell wall, causing it to die.

Garlic or kyloic

Finally, healing your gut by eliminating inflammatory foods= Gluten, msg,

Coffee ~ both regular AND decaf contain an enzyme that’s an extremely powerful GI tract irritant. Go cold turkey today and drink herbal teas instead.

Caffeine is a GI stimulant and should be avoided, especially in higher doses.

Alcohol is a GI irritant and often triggers IBS attacks, especially on an empty stomach (though small amounts of alcohol used in cooking are fine).

Carbonation in soda pop and mineral water can cause bloating and cramps.

Artificial sweeteners, particularly sorbitol, can trigger IBS pain, cramps, gas, bloating, and diarrhea.

Artificial fats, namely Olestra, can cause abdominal cramping and diarrhea in people who don’t even have IBS – imagine what it can do to you.

MSG has acquired lots of ugly anecdotal evidence against it regarding all sorts of digestive upsets. It can simply be avoided, so why take a chance?

Inulin and FOS are cheap manufacturing by-products used to add fiber to many processed foods. They ferment very rapidly in the gut and can cause extreme bloating and gas. Always check ingredients for these.

Foods that aid in digestion and nutrient absorption, will prevent candida from working its way through your body, and will dramatically improve your overall health. Enzymes and raw foods which contain their own enzymes. Don’t over eat.

Garlic experience (Can be too much die off)

Mood experience

As MM we need good judgment with this. People who are sick can be trapped in depression anziety and are looking for someone not to judge them but give answers.

Octobers Memory Verses are ready for downloading on your mp3 player.

Last week’s Memory Verses:

Isaiah 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that healeth thee.

Proverbs 4:20-22 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they [are] life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

Isaiah 43:1-5 “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee. I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west.”

Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Assignment: The Ministry of Healing, pages 139-182 Teaching and Healing and Study Guide, Memory Scripture

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10 Class

Opening Prayer:

Opening Verse: Luke 10:8&9 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you; And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Opening Quote: In connection with our camp-meetings in past years, God’s servants have improved many precious opportunities for instructing our people in practical methods of presenting the saving truths of the third angel’s message to their friends and acquaintances. Many have been taught how to labor as self-supporting missionaries in their home communities. Many have returned home from these annual gatherings, to labor with greater zeal and intelligence than hitherto. It would be pleasing to God if far more of this practical instruction were given the church members who attend our camp-meetings, than has usually been given in years past. Our general workers and our brethren and sisters in every conference should remember that one of the objects of our annual gatherings is that all may gain a knowledge of practical methods of personal missionary work.–Testimonies, vol. 9, p. 81. {ChS 195.2}

TEACHING AND HEALING (139-160)

What two aspects of the gospel work are never to be separated? (141)

It is the divine plan that we shall work as the disciples worked. Physical healing is bound up with the gospel commission. In the work of the gospel, teaching and healing are never to be separated. {MH 140.1}

To make known to all mankind the message of the grace of God is the first work of those who know its healing power.

“There is need of coming close to the people by ___________________. If ___________________ time were given to ___________________, and ___________________ time were spent in ___________________, greater results would be seen.” (143)

The world needs today what it needed nineteen hundred years ago–a revelation of Christ. A great work of reform is demanded, and it is only through the grace of Christ that the work of restoration, physical, mental, and spiritual, can be accomplished. {MH 143.2}

“Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Saviour mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, and won their confidence. Then He bade them, “Follow Me.” {MH 143.3}

“There is need of coming close to the people by personal effort. If less time were given to sermonizing, and more time were spent in personal ministry, greater results would be seen. 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. {MH 143.4}

3. To what five specific groups of people are we to minister? (143)

1. ___________________ 2. ___________________

3. ___________________ 4. ___________________

5. ___________________

The poor, the sick, the sorrowing, the ignorant, the inexperienced,

How can we reach those who do not attend religious services? (144)

God often reaches hearts through our efforts to relieve physical suffering.

Medical missionary work is the pioneer work of the gospel. In the ministry of the word and in the medical missionary work the gospel is to be preached and practiced.

In almost every community there are large numbers who do not listen to the preaching of God’s word or attend any religious service. If they are reached by the gospel, it must be carried to their homes. Often the relief of their physical needs is the only avenue by which they can be approached. Missionary nurses who care for the sick and relieve the distress of the poor will find many opportunities to pray with them, to read to them from God’s word, and to speak of the Saviour.

Key paragraph: of MM

“Many have no faith in God and have lost confidence in man. But they appreciate acts of sympathy and helpfulness. As they see one with no inducement of earthly praise or compensation come into their homes, ministering to the sick, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, comforting the sad, and tenderly pointing all to Him of whose love and pity the human worker is but the messenger–as they see this, their hearts are touched. Gratitude springs up. Faith is kindled. They see that God cares for them, and they are prepared to listen as His word is opened.” {MH 145.1}

Work of Women:

“Women who go as missionaries to heathen lands may thus find opportunity for giving the gospel to the women of these lands, when every other door of access is closed. All gospel workers should know how to give the simple treatments that do so much to relieve pain and remove disease.” {MH 145.2}

What great object of reform is to be kept in mind in teaching health principles? (146)

In teaching health principles, keep before the mind the great object of reform–that its purpose is to secure the highest development of body and mind and soul. Show that the laws of nature, being the laws of God, are designed for our good; that obedience to them promotes happiness in this life, and aids in the preparation for the life to come.

Every Gospel Workers duty:

Every gospel worker should feel that the giving of instruction in the principles of healthful living is a part of his appointed work. Of this work there is great need, and the world is open for it. {MH 147.2}

Multitudes leave to institutions and organizations the work of benevolence; they excuse themselves from contact with the world, and their hearts grow cold. They become self-absorbed and unimpressible. Love for God and man dies out of the soul. {MH 147.3}

Christ commits to His followers an individual work–a work that cannot be done by proxy. Ministry to the sick and the poor, the giving of the gospel to the lost, is not to be left to committees or organized charities. Individual responsibility, individual effort, personal sacrifice, is the requirement of the gospel. {MH 147.4}

“Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in,” is Christ’s command, “that My house may be filled.” He brings men into touch with those whom they seek to benefit. “Bring the poor that are cast out to thy house,” He says. “When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him.” “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” Luke 14:23; Isaiah 58:7; Mark 16:18. Through direct contact, through personal ministry, the blessings of the gospel are to be communicated. {MH 147.5}

Upon the minister of the word, the missionary nurse, the Christian physician, the individual Christian, whether he be merchant or farmer, professional man or mechanic–the responsibility rests upon all. It is our work to reveal to men the gospel of their salvation. Every enterprise in which we engage should be a means to this end. {MH 148.2}

“Every church should be a training school for Christian workers.” (149)

The church of Christ is organized for service. Its watchword is ministry. Its members are soldiers, to be trained for conflict under the Captain of their salvation. Christian ministers, physicians, teachers, have a broader work than many have recognized.

Are we just ministering to the sick? What else are we to do for those who receive healing?

They are not only to minister to the people, but to teach them to minister. They should not only give instruction in right principles, but educate their hearers to impart these principles. Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessing can be retained only as it is shared. {MH 148.4}

Many would be willing to work if they were taught how to begin. They need to be instructed and encouraged. {MH 149.1}

List some of the activities its members are to be engaged in.

Every church should be a training school for Christian workers. Its members should be taught how to give Bible readings, how to conduct and teach Sabbath-school classes, how best to help the poor and to care for the sick, how to work for the unconverted. There should be schools of health, cooking schools, and classes in various lines of Christian help work. There should not only be teaching, but actual work under experienced instructors. Let the teachers lead the way in working among the people, and others, uniting with them, will learn from their example. One example is worth more than many precepts. {MH 149.2}

This shows how interested in this God is. We can have success:

Let all cultivate their physical and mental powers to the utmost of their ability, that they may work for God where His providence shall call them. The same grace that came from Christ to Paul and Apollos, that distinguished them for spiritual excellencies, will today be imparted to devoted Christian missionaries. God desires His children to have intelligence and knowledge, that with unmistakable clearness \

It is heart missionaries that are needed. He whose heart God touches is filled with a great longing for those who have never known His love. and power His glory may be revealed in our world.

God will take men who do not appear to be so richly endowed, who have not large self-confidence, and He will make the weak strong, because they trust in Him to do for them that which they cannot do for themselves. God will accept the wholehearted service, and will Himself make up the deficiencies. {MH 150.3}

Be ready to give one use for each herb. Pages 85-95 For Nov. 11

Aloes:leaves Find in some grocery stores. Keep a plant on hand. Expel pinworms, promotes ministration, cleans out the bowels.

**Alum root. has been successful in controlling profuse bleeding by ensuring blood clotting.

diarrhea, cholera, Crohn’s disease, Bright’s disease, canker sores, dysentery and hemorrhage, including bleeding gums after tooth extraction and excessive menstruation. Internally it can be used for treating bleeding ulcers, internal piles and hemorrhoids. Native Americans used Alum root extracts for its drying properties to combat diarrhea.

Angelica Root and Seeds, Atropurpurea: Stem is purple. Expels afterbirth. Take hot to break up a cold. Good for gas and colic,

Anise Seed or Root Gas and fermentation.

Balm Herbs and Flowers (Lemon Balm) Perspiration, painful menstruation. Bring a boil to a head.

Balomy leaves chelone glabra Common name: White turtlehead, Chelone glabra is a larval host and/or nectar source for Butterflies and moths.

Increases salivary secretions. Good for the liver.

**Barberry root, bark, and berries A few studies have suggested that barberry improves symptoms faster than antibiotics,

Source: Barberry | University of Maryland Medical Center Laboratory studies in test tubes and animals suggest that berberine has antimicrobial (killing bacteria and parasites), anti-inflammatory, hypotensive (causing a lowering of blood pressure), sedative, and anticonvulsant effects. Berberine may also stimulate the immune system. It also acts on the smooth muscles that line the intestines. This last effect may help improve digestion and reduce gastrointestinal pain.

Basil Sweet Leaves suppresses menses, Effective for insect and snake bites.
Known benefits of holy basil include:

Memory booster
Fever reduction
Cough soothing
Sore throat relief
Soothing to bites, cuts, and scrapes
Headache treatment
Increased kidney function
Balanced emotional health
Clearing acne
Possible blood sugar regulation

Bayberry Bark leaves and flowers

Bayberry is an astringent, that means it tightens the tissue. It can be used for internal bleeding such as hemorrhages of the uterus, bowels or lungs. It is more effective when used with cayenne. For spongy or bleeding gums or loose teeth, rinse your mouth out with strong bayberry tea. Put some bayberry powder around your teeth and it will tighten your gums and teeth and even help pyorrhea. Bayberry is also used for diarrhea and dysentery. Drink a goodly amount of the tea and use additional tea for an enema.

Bayberry is a tonic that tones up the body. It cleans and tones up the liver. It is also used to tone up the female organs. When folks used to have a sour or bitter stomach it was for digestion. Bayberry is used in many Grandma’s herbal combinations, including the Asthma and Liver formulas.

Bayberry, if taken in too large quantities, becomes an emetic and will make you throw up. In smaller quantities it loosens phlegm and mucus and helps dispel them from the body. It also stimulates the whole circulatory system and to helps to get rid of plaque and mucus from the arteries and capillaries.

Beth Root Read paragraph from book. An endangered species

Bistort Root

external and internal bleeds, and it is also known to be an efficient remedy for a nose bleed. Bistort has long been used to treat bleeding hemorrhoids, and fissure tears.

hold excellent diuretic qualities, jaundice. common skin condition such as pimples or acne, dysentery, cholera and gonorrhea, diarrhea, and the powdered root can be boiled in water which is drunk slowly over the course of the day.

intestinal parasites, worms in children. The leaves were ground up and dissolved in water which the child would drink.

periodontal disease and other infections associated with the mouth and the gum. Throat infections, and a tea made from the root of ground Bistort is known to treat the discomfort of a sore throat.

Its astringent qualities makes an excellent herb for wound care. Applied to a wound it can easily stop bleeding, and at the same time effectively clean the wound. Bistort’s ability to control bleeding has also been used to aid and control excessive menstrual flow.

Bitter Root: state flower of Montana. So many benefits: read paragraph.

Bittersweet Excellent in Salves: Healing of sores bruises, sprains, swellings.

**Blackberry herb: Large amount of tannins good for sore throat.The root of the Blackberry plant contains high quantities of tannins. Tannins produce an astringent effect, particularly on the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. The tincture of Blackberry Root can be used to treat dysentery and other intestinal disorders. The fiber promotes regular bowel movements, boosts bacterial growth in the intestines and reduces the risk of hemorrhoids and diseases of the intestines. Blackberry root tincture is great for digestion when caused by deficient glandular secretions of the stomach or intestines. It has been a traditional cure for upset stomachs and diarrhea. When mixed into a syrup, it is useful for children with weak stomachs, no appetite and skin pallor. The Blackberry Root is also beneficial for treating enteritis, dropsy and chronic appendicitis

The tannins of the Blackberry root extract constrict blood vessels, thus it decreases bleeding. This herb has been effective in cases of hemophilia, bleeding from the rectum or mouth, uterine hemorrhage and excessive menstrual flow and may be used in the treatment of leukorrhea (white, yellow or green vaginal discharge).

The Blackberry Root extract is a good solution as a throat-wash for weak gums and mouth sores. It has also been included in poultices for the relief of wounds, insect bites, scalds, and to reduce the blistering of burns.

Black Cohosh: High blood pressure and equalizing the circulation. Female complaints.

**Blackroot: * liver disorders

* inflamed gall-bladder

* constipation that is due to liver dysfunction

* skin problems associated with liver dysfunction

Last weeks memory verses:

Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.

Lk 14;23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

2 Corinthians 6:16, And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Class 11 Assignment for November 18^th. Read the Second half of Chapter 9 “Teaching and Healing” of Ministry of Healing, 151-end of Chapter, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section pages 96-105 of Back to Eden and answer study guide questions here: http://audiosdarm.com/?page_id=1046 Practical Assignments Add to your notes the location of all the herbs for this assignment. Also if you have availability find a picture on the internet of the herb and print it out for reference. Memory Scriptures Isaiah 6:8; Psalms 4:8; Acts 8:5-8; Phil 4:11

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11^th class notes

Opening Prayer

Opening Scripture: Acts 8:5-8 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed [with them]: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

8:8 And there was great joy in that city.

Opening Quote:

MH Study Guide Questions:

Nothing will so arouse a self-sacrificing zeal and broaden and strengthen the character as to engage in work for others.

They need to go where their energies will be called out in Christian work and they can learn to bear responsibilities.

Trees that are crowded closely together do not grow healthfully and sturdily.

(lettuce experience)

They are losing their spiritual life, becoming dwarfed and inefficient, for want of self-sacrificing labor for others. Transplanted to some missionary field, they would grow strong and vigorous. {MH 152.1}

7. Where should we feel it our special duty to witness? (152)

But none need wait until called to some distant field before beginning to help others. Doors of service are open everywhere. All around us are those who need our help. The widow, the orphan, the sick and the dying, the heartsick, the discouraged, the ignorant, and the outcast are on every hand. {MH 152.2}

Examine our hearts to see if we are doing this.

We should feel it our special duty to work for those living in our neighborhood. Study how you can best help those who take no interest in religious things. As you visit your friends and neighbors, show an interest in their spiritual as well as in their temporal welfare. Speak to them of Christ as a sin-pardoning Saviour. Invite your neighbors to your home, and read with them from the precious Bible and from books that explain its truths. Invite them to unite with you in song and prayer. In these little gatherings, Christ Himself will be present, as He has promised, and hearts will be touched by His grace. {MH 152.3}

Church members should educate themselves to do this work.

In many places self-supporting missionaries can work successfully. It was as a self-supporting missionary that the apostle Paul labored in spreading the knowledge of Christ throughout the world. While daily teaching the gospel in the great cities of Asia and Europe, he wrought at the trade of a craftsman to sustain himself and his companions.

Quote I said I would share this week from {LP 101.1}

“As a laborer in the gospel, Paul might have claimed support, instead of sustaining himself; but this right he was willing to forego. Although feeble in health, he labored during the day in serving the cause of Christ, and then toiled a large share of the night, and frequently all night, that he might make provision for his own and others’ necessities. The apostle would also give an example to the Christian ministry, dignifying and honoring industry. While thus preaching and working, he presented the highest type of Christianity.” . {LP 101.1}

Continuing on in MH

“Ye know,” he said, “after what manner I have been with you at all seasons: . . . and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house. . . . I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:18-35. {MH 154.2}

Many today, if imbued with the same spirit of self-sacrifice, could do a good work in a similar way. Let two or more start out together in evangelistic work. Let them visit the people, praying, singing, teaching, explaining the Scriptures, and ministering to the sick. Some can sustain themselves as canvassers; others, like the apostle, can labor at some handicraft or in other lines of effort. As they move forward in their work, realizing their helplessness, but humbly depending upon God, they gain a blessed experience. The Lord Jesus goes before them, and among the wealthy and the poor they find favor and help. {MH 154.3}

What is true ministry?

To reach the people, wherever they are, and whatever their position or condition, and to help them in every way possible–this is true ministry. . {MH 156.2}

In all your work remember that you are bound up with Christ, a part of the great plan of redemption. The love of Christ, in a healing, life-giving current, is to flow through your life. As you seek to draw others within the circle of His love, let the purity of your language, the unselfishness of your service, the joyfulness of your demeanor, bear witness to the power of His grace. Give to the world so pure and righteous a representation of Him, that men shall behold Him in His beauty. {MH 156.3}

It is of little use to try to reform others by attacking what we may regard as wrong habits.

We must offer men something better than that which they possess, even the peace of Christ.

Lift up Jesus, crying, “Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!” John 1:29, A.R.V. He alone can satisfy the craving of the heart and give peace to the soul. {MH 157.2}

Of all people in the world, reformers should be the most unselfish, the most kind, the most courteous

Naturally we are self-centered and opinionated. But when we learn the lessons that Christ desires to teach us, we become partakers of His nature; henceforth we live His life. The wonderful example of Christ, the matchless tenderness with which He entered into the feelings of others, weeping with those who wept, rejoicing with those who rejoiced, must have

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a deep influence upon the character of all who follow Him in sincerity. By kindly words and acts they will try to make the path easy for weary feet. {MH 157.5}

From age to age the Lord has been seeking to awaken in the souls of men a sense of their divine brotherhood. Be co-workers with Him. While distrust and alienation are pervading the world, Christ’s disciples are to reveal the spirit that reigns in heaven. {MH 159.2}

Speak as He would speak, act as He would act. Constantly reveal the sweetness of His character. Reveal that wealth of love which underlies all His teachings and all His dealings with men. The humblest workers, in co-operation with Christ, may touch chords whose vibrations shall ring to the ends of the earth and make melody throughout eternal ages. {MH 159.3}

8. What will be the result if we are willing to consecrate our lives completely to God? (159)

There is no limit to the usefulness of one who, putting self aside, makes room for the working of the Holy Spirit upon his heart and lives a life wholly consecrated to God. All who consecrate body, soul, and spirit to His service will be constantly receiving a new endowment of physical, mental, and spiritual power. The inexhaustible supplies of heaven are at their command. Christ gives them the breath of His own Spirit, the life of His own life. The Holy Spirit puts forth its highest energies to work in mind and heart. Through the grace given us we may achieve victories that because of our own erroneous and preconceived opinions, our defects of character, our smallness of faith, have seemed impossible.

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{MH 159.4}

To everyone who offers himself to the Lord for service, withholding nothing, is given power for the attainment of measureless results. For these God will do great things. He will work upon the minds of men so that, even in this world, there shall be seen in their lives a fulfillment of the promise of the future state.

For further study: What kinds of evangelistic work can self- supporting missionaries do today–in the United States? overseas? (154-156)

Back to Eden 96-105

Blood root experience

Emmenagogues (also spelled emmenagogs) are herbs which stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus

A rubefacient is a substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin e.g. by causing dilation of the capillaries and an increase in blood flow.

feb·ri·fuge (f b r -fy j ). n. A medication that reduces fever

Blue Flag

Rhizime A horizontal, usually underground stem that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes

al·ter·a·tive (ôl t -r t v, -t r- -t v). adj. 1. Tending to alter or produce alteration. 2. Tending to restore to normal health.

resolvent: substance, especially a medicine that reduces inflammation or swelling.

si·al·a·gogue: promotes the secretion of saliva.

Vermafuge Dysentery, flatulence, colic associated with parasitic involvement.

Cathartic: increase the bulk of the feces

Anthelmintic: expel parasitic worm s

Scrofula: A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck,

Intermittent fever: The temperature elevation is present only for a certain period, later cycling back to normal

. Vermafuge: Causing expulsion of intestinal worms;

Depilatory Having the capability to remove hair

Pungent having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Carminative: o soothe the gut wall

Cholagogue promotes the discharge of bile from the system

Anthelmintic: acts against infections caused by parasitic worms

ex·pec·to·rant ( k-sp k t r- nt). adj. Promoting or facilitating the secretion or expulsion of phlegm, mucus, or other matter from the respiratory tract.

Diaphoretic: something that has the power to cause increased perspiration.

Carminative Inducing the expulsion of gas from the stomach and intestines.

VULNERARY. : used for or useful in healing wounds

Anodyne soothe pain by lessening the sensitivity of the brain or nervous system

Ague: malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering.

Lyme disease testimony:

Last weeks memory verses:

Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me.

Psalms 4:8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Phil 4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.

Class 12 Assignment for November 25^th. Read the Chapter 10 of Ministry of Healing, or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read Section pages 106-115 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with. Memory Scriptures Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 35:10; Ezek. 11:19,20; Lk 24:49

Closing Quote:

Closing Prayer

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Class 12

Opening Prayer:

Opening Verse: Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Opening Quote:

MH:

It is His glory to pardon the chief of sinners. He will take the prey from the mighty, He will deliver the captive, He will pluck the brand from the burning. He will lower the golden chain of His mercy to the lowest depths of human wretchedness, and lift up the debased soul contaminated with sin.

What is to be the standard of our service for the tempted and erring?

The Saviour’s example is to be the standard of our service for the tempted and the erring. The same interest and tenderness and long-suffering that He has manifested toward us, we are to manifest toward others. “As I have loved you,” He says, “that ye also love one another.” John 13:34. If Christ dwells in us, we shall reveal His unselfish love toward all with whom we have to do. As we see men and women in need of sympathy and help, we shall not ask, “Are they worthy?” but “How can I benefit them?” {MH 162.2}

Rich and poor, high and low, free and bond, are God’s heritage. He who gave His life to redeem man sees in every human being a value that exceeds finite computation. By the mystery and glory of the cross we are to discern His estimate of the value of the soul. When we do this, we shall feel that human beings, however degraded, have cost too much to be treated with coldness or contempt. We shall realize the importance of working for our fellow men, that they may be exalted to the throne of God. {MH 162.3}

“As the coin bore the ___________________ and ___________________ of the reigning power, so man at his creation bore the ___________________ and ___________________ of God. . . . God desires to ___________________ that soul and to ___________________ upon it His ___________________ in righteousness and holiness.” (163)

The lost coin, in the Saviour’s parable, though lying in the dirt and rubbish, was a piece of silver still. Its owner sought it because it was of value. So every soul, however degraded by sin, is in God’s sight accounted precious. As the coin bore the image and superscription of the reigning power, so man at his creation bore the image and superscription of God. Though now marred and dim through the influence of sin, the traces of this inscription remain upon every soul. God desires to recover that soul and to retrace upon it His own image in righteousness and holiness. {MH 163.1}

What should be the strongest bond of union between us and Christ? (163)

How little do we enter into sympathy with Christ on that which should be the strongest bond of union between us and Him–compassion for depraved, guilty, suffering souls, dead in trespasses and sins!

What is our greatest sin? The inhumanity of man toward man is our greatest sin. Many think that they are representing the justice of God while they wholly fail of representing His tenderness and His great love. Often the ones whom they meet with sternness and severity are under the stress of temptation. Satan is wrestling with these souls, and harsh, unsympathetic words discourage them and cause them to fall a prey to the tempter’s power. {MH 163.2}

How is the Holy Spirit to help us?

It is a delicate matter to deal with minds. Only He who reads the heart knows how to bring men to repentance. Only His wisdom can give us success in reaching the lost.

We need more of Christlike sympathy; not merely sympathy for those who appear to us to be faultless, but sympathy for poor, suffering, struggling souls, who are often overtaken in fault, sinning and repenting, tempted and discouraged. We are to go to our fellow men, touched, like our merciful High Priest, with the feeling of their infirmities. {MH 164.1}

It was the outcast, the publican and sinner, the despised of the nations, that Christ called and by His loving-kindness compelled to come unto Him. The one class that He would never countenance was those who stood apart in their self-esteem and looked down upon others. {MH 164.2} Christian motives demand that we work with a steady purpose, an undying interest, an ever-increasing importunity, for the souls whom Satan is seeking to destroy. Nothing is to chill the earnest, yearning energy for the salvation of the lost. {MH 164.4}

Mark how all through the word of God there is manifest the spirit of urgency, of imploring men and women to come to Christ. We must seize upon every opportunity, in private and in public, presenting every argument, urging every motive of infinite weight, to draw men to the Saviour. With all our power we must urge them to look unto Jesus and to

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accept His life of self-denial and sacrifice. We must show that we expect them to give joy to the heart of Christ by using every one of His gifts in honoring His name. {MH 164.5}

Whatever the evil habits, the strong prejudices, or the overbearing passions of human beings, He met them all with pitying tenderness. As we partake of His Spirit, we shall regard all men as brethren, with similar temptations and trials, often falling and struggling to rise again, battling with discouragements and difficulties, craving sympathy and help.

“It is always ___________________ to have one’s errors pointed out. None should make the experience more bitter by ___________________.” (166)

It is always humiliating to have one’s errors pointed out. None should make the experience more bitter by needless censure. No one was ever reclaimed by reproach; but many have thus been repelled and have been led to steel their hearts against conviction. A tender spirit, a gentle, winning deportment, may save the erring and hide a multitude of sins. {MH 166.3}

When someone “becomes conscious of his error,” we should “be careful not to ___________________.” (167)

When one at fault becomes conscious of his error, be careful not to destroy his self-respect. Do not discourage him by indifference or distrust. Do not say, “Before giving him my confidence, I will wait to see whether he will hold out.” Often this very distrust causes the tempted one to stumble. {MH 167.3}

For further study: What can be done for those who have become debased to the point of being limited in potential? (169)

By the miracle of divine grace, many may be fitted for lives of usefulness. Despised and forsaken, they have become utterly discouraged; they may appear stoical and stolid. But under the ministration of the Holy Spirit, the stupidity that makes their uplifting appear so hopeless will pass away. The dull, clouded mind will awake. The slave of sin will be set free. Vice will disappear, and ignorance will be overcome. Through the faith that works by love, the heart will be purified and the mind enlightened. {MH 169.2}

Health Testimony:

How to tell if you have allergies

Eat right for your blood type

Liver Cleanse

Liver spots

Arielle’s gluten experience

Back to Eden:

College or get a book on A & P

Any Testimonies?

Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Ezek. 11:19,20; And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Lk 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Assignment: Mica

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13^th Class Notes

Opening Verse:

Micah 7:8 & 9 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.

Mh Study Guide:

WORKING FOR THE INTEMPERATE (171-182)

Which kind of reform especially demands our support? (171)

Every true reform has its place in the work of the gospel and tends to the uplifting of the soul to a new and nobler life. Especially does the temperance reform demand the support of Christian workers. They should call attention to this work and make it a living issue. Everywhere they should present to the people the principles of true temperance and call for signers to the temperance pledge. Earnest effort should be made in behalf of those who are in bondage to evil habits. {MH 171.1}

What two problems do the intemperate bring on themselves? (171)

Through intemperate habits they bring upon themselves disease, and through greed to obtain money for sinful indulgence they fall into dishonest practices.

Men speak of these erring ones as hopeless; but not so does God regard them. He understands all the circumstances that have made them what they are, and He looks upon them with pity. This is a class that demand help. Never give them occasion to say, “No man cares for my soul.” {MH 171.2}

Men of high station, of eminent talents, of great attainments, have yielded to the indulgence of appetite until they are helpless to resist temptation.

To which aspect of their problem must we give our first attention? (172)

Often in helping the intemperate we must, as Christ so often did, give first attention to their physical condition. They need wholesome, unstimulating food and drink, clean clothing, opportunity to secure physical cleanliness. They need to be surrounded with an atmosphere of helpful, uplifting Christian influence. In every city a place should be provided where the slaves of evil habit may receive help to break the chains that bind them. Strong drink is regarded by many as the only solace in trouble; but this need not be, if, instead of acting the part of the priest and Levite, professed Christians would follow the example of the good Samaritan. {MH 172.2}

4. In showing the drunkard we are his friend, what must we not do? What should we do? (172, 173)

In dealing with the victims of intemperance we must remember that we are not dealing with sane men, but with those who for the time being are under the power of a demon. Be patient and forbearing. Think not of the repulsive, forbidding appearance, but of the precious life that Christ died to redeem. As the drunkard awakens to a sense of his degradation, do all in your power to show that you are his friend. Speak no word of censure. Let no act or look express reproach or aversion. Very likely the poor soul curses himself. Help him to rise.

Open the Bible before the tempted, struggling one, and over and over again read to him the promises of God. These promises will be to him as the leaves of the tree of life.

You must hold fast to those whom you are trying to help, else victory will never be yours. They will be continually tempted to evil. Again and again they will be almost overcome by the craving for strong drink; again and again they may fall; but do not, because of this, cease your efforts. {MH 173.2}

Remember that you do not work alone. Ministering angels unite in service with every truehearted son and daughter of God. And Christ is the restorer. The Great Physician Himself stands beside His faithful workers, saying to the repentant soul, “Child, thy sins be forgiven thee.” Mark 2:5, A.R.V. margin. {MH 174.1}

Many are the outcasts who will grasp the hope set before them in the gospel and will enter the kingdom of heaven, while others who were blessed with great opportunities and great light which they did not improve will be left in outer darkness. {MH 174.2}

The victims of evil habit must be aroused to the necessity of making an effort for themselves. Others may put forth the most earnest endeavor to uplift them, the grace of God may be freely offered, Christ may entreat, His angels may minister; but all will be in vain unless they themselves are roused to fight the battle in their own behalf. {MH 174.3}

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evil in our own finite strength. Whatever may be our inherited or cultivated tendencies to wrong, we can overcome through the power that He is ready to impart. {MH 175.1}

“The tempted one needs to understand the true ___________________ of the ___________________.” (176)

Many will go down to ruin while hoping and desiring to overcome their evil propensities. They do not yield the will to God. They do not choose to serve Him. {MH 176.1}

God has given us the power of choice; it is ours to exercise. We cannot change our hearts, we cannot control our thoughts, our impulses, our affections. We cannot make ourselves pure, fit for God’s service. But we can choose to serve God, we can give Him our will; then He will work in us to will and to do according to His good pleasure. Thus our whole nature will be brought under the control of Christ. {MH 176.2}

Through the right exercise of the will, an entire change may be made in the life. By yielding up the will to Christ, we ally ourselves with divine power. We receive strength from above to hold us steadfast. A pure and noble life, a life of victory over appetite and lust, is possible to everyone who will unite his weak, wavering human will to the omnipotent, unwavering will of God. {MH 176.3}

The Lord will put it into the hearts of His servants to welcome these trembling, repentant ones to their loving fellowship. Whatever may have been their besetting sins, however low they may have fallen, when in contrition they come to Christ, He receives them. Then give them something to do for Him. If they desire to labor in uplifting others from the pit of destruction from which they themselves were rescued, give them opportunity. Bring them into association with experienced Christians, that they may gain spiritual strength.

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Fill their hearts and hands with work for the Master. {MH 178.2}

How successful can these souls be?

When light flashes into the soul, some who appeared to be most fully given to sin will become successful workers for just such sinners as they themselves once were. Through faith in Christ some will rise to high places of service and be entrusted with responsibilities in the work of saving souls. They see where their own weakness lies, they realize the depravity of their nature. They know the strength of sin, the power of evil habit. They realize their inability to overcome without the help of Christ, and their constant cry is, “I cast my helpless soul on Thee.” {MH 179.1}

These can help others. The one who has been tempted and tried, whose hope was well-nigh gone, but who was saved by hearing a message of love, can understand the science of soulsaving. He whose heart is filled with love for Christ because he himself has been sought for by the Saviour and brought back to the fold, knows how to seek the lost. He can point sinners to the Lamb of God. He has given himself without reserve to God and has been accepted in the Beloved. The hand that in weakness was held out for help has been grasped. By the ministry of such ones many prodigals will be brought to the Father. {MH 179.2}

What must we remember to teach?

Never fail to show that there is a marked difference between the one who serves God and the one who serves Him not. God is love, but He cannot excuse willful disregard for His commands. The enactments of His government are such that men do not escape the consequences of disloyalty. Only those who honor Him can He honor. Man’s conduct in this world decides his eternal destiny. As he has sown, so he must reap. Cause will be followed by effect. {MH 180.3}

Nothing less than perfect obedience can meet the standard of God’s requirement. He has not left His requirements indefinite.

The ultimateteaching?

Christ came to make us “partakers of the divine nature,” and His life declares that humanity, combined with divinity, does not commit sin.

The most precious promise:

Nothing is apparently more helpless, yet really more invincible, than the soul that feels its nothingness and relies wholly on the merits of the Saviour. By prayer, by the study of His word, by faith in His abiding presence, the weakest of human beings may live in contact with the living Christ, and He will hold them by a hand that will never let go. {MH 182.1}

Experience with cayenne:

Testimony on Cancer:

Back to Eden:

Cedron: Rattlesnake’s Beans Parts used the seeds. 1 oz in a pint of boiling water. Take 1 T.4 times a day. Keep a saturated cloth of the tea on the bite. Also good as a nerving, stomatic,

Celandine: pale Jewel weed, Touch me nots. Poison Ivy. Good for Jaundice (do not give this herb to children)

Celery good for incontinence, good tonic, good for the liver

Centaury Good tonic, digestion, gas, in a lotion good for blemishes.

Chickweed

Alterative

Demulcent is an agent that forms a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation

Refrigerant Med an agent that provides a sensation of coolness or reduces fever

Mucilaginous Astringent and healing herbs may be applied as sterile mucilaginous

Pectoral tonify and strengthen the pulmonary system.

Resolvent promotes the resolving and removing of abnormal growths.

Discutient Serving to disperse morbid matter

Continue in Back to Eden book

Give Testimony on cancer.

Others cancers here.

Gerson therapy.

Nov. Memory verse written and audio are up on audiosdarm.com ready for downloading.

Assignment: Class 13 Assignment for December 2nd. Read The first half pp. 183-190 of Chap. 12 – “Help for the Unemployed and the Homeless” of Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 115-126 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with.. Memory Scriptures 2 Peter 1:4; Jude: 1:22 & 23; 1 Kings 2:2&3; Isaiah 13:12

Closing verses:

Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Class 13 Herbs

Cedron: Rattlesnake’s Beans Parts used the seeds. 1 oz in a pint of boiling water. Take 1 T.4 times a day. Keep a saturated cloth of the tea on the bite. Also good as a nerving, somatic,

Celandine: pale Jewel weed, Touch me nots. Good for Jaundice, Poison Ivy. Good for Jaundice (do not give this herb to children)

Celery good for incontinence, good tonic, good for the liver

Centaury Good tonic, digestion, gas, in a lotion good for blemishes.

Chickweed

Alterative

Demulcent is an agent that forms a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation

Refrigerant Med an agent that provides a sensation of coolness or reduces fever

Mucilaginous Astringent and healing herbs may be applied as sterile mucilaginous

Pectoral tonify and strengthen the pulmonary system.

Resolvent promotes the resolving and removing of abnormal growths.

Discutient Serving to disperse morbid matter

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14^th class

Opening Verse: 2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

MH Study Guide:

HELP FOR THE UNEMPLOYED AND THE HOMELESS (183-200)

How the unemployed and the homeless can be helped to secure the common blessings of God’s providence and to live the life He intended man to live, is a question to which many are earnestly endeavoring to find an answer.

If men would give more heed to the teaching of God’s word, they would find a solution of these problems that perplex them. Much might be learned from the Old Testament in regard to the labor question and the relief of the poor. {MH 183.2}

Where did God plan for Israelite families to live? (183, 184)

In God’s plan for Israel every family had a home on the land, with sufficient ground for tilling. Thus were provided both the means and the incentive for a useful, industrious, and self-supporting life.

At the settlement of Israel in Canaan, the land was divided among the whole people, And although one might for a time dispose of his possession, he could not permanently barter away the inheritance of his children. When able to redeem his land, he was at liberty at any time to do so. Debts were remitted every seventh year, and in the fiftieth, or year of jubilee, all landed property reverted to the original owner.

“Ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.” Verse 10. {MH 185.1}

Thus every family was secured in its possession, and a safeguard was afforded against the extremes of either wealth or want. {MH 185.2}

2. What kinds of training were regarded as essential? (185, 186)

In Israel, industrial training was regarded as a duty. Every father was required to teach his sons some useful trade. The greatest men in Israel were trained to industrial pursuits. A knowledge of the duties pertaining to housewifery was considered essential for every woman. And skill in these duties was regarded as an honor to women of the highest station. {MH 185.3}

Various industries were taught in the schools of the prophets, and many of the students sustained themselves by manual labor. {MH 186.1}

3. Why is it “not God’s purpose that poverty should wholly cease”? (186)

God’s purpose that poverty should wholly cease. It is one of His means for the development of character. “The poor,” He says, “shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.” Deuteronomy 15:11.

Verses to consider:

“If thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.” Leviticus 25:35. {MH 186.4}

“When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field.” “When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it. . . . When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again. . . . When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.” Leviticus 19:9; Deuteronomy 24:19-21.

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None need fear that their liberality would bring them to want. Obedience to God’s commandments would surely result in prosperity. “For this thing,” God said, “the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.” “Thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.” Deuteronomy 15:10, 6. {MH 187.1}

4. What principle should apply to all our business transactions? (187) Be prepared to discuss how this could be applied to selling a car or a house.

In all our business transactions it teaches us to put ourselves in the place of those with whom we are dealing, to look not only on our own things, but also on the things of others. He who would take advantage of another’s misfortunes in order to benefit himself, or who seeks to profit himself through another’s weakness or incompetence, is a transgressor both of the principles and of the precepts of the word of God. {MH 187.2}

“Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.” “The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.” Matthew 5:42; Psalm 37:21. {MH 188.2}

The tilling of the soil, the employment that God appointed to man in Eden, opens a field in which there is opportunity for multitudes to gain a subsistence.

Thousands and tens of thousands might be working upon the soil who are crowded into the cities, watching for a chance to earn a trifle. In many cases this trifle is not spent for bread, but is put into the till of the liquor seller, to obtain that which destroys soul and body. {MH 189.2}

Testimony of Weight Loss

Back to Eden

Jude: 1:22 & 23 And of some have compassion, making a difference: And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

1 Kings 2:2&3; 2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man; And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

Isaiah 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Class 15 Assignment for December 16th. Read the second half pp. 190-200 of Chap. 12 – “Help for the Unemployed and the Homeless” of Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 125-135 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with.. Memory Scriptures Matt 5:42; Psalm 37:21; Lev. 26:35; Deut. 15:11

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15^th Class notes

Opening Prayer

Opening Verse Matt 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

MH Study Guide:

If the poor now crowded into the cities could find homes upon the land, they might not only earn a livelihood, but find health and happiness now unknown to them. Hard work, simple fare, close economy, often hardship and privation, would be their lot. But what a blessing would be theirs in leaving the city, with its enticements to evil, its turmoil and crime, misery and foulness, for the country’s quiet and peace and purity. {MH 190.2}

To many of those living in the cities who have not a spot of green grass to set their feet upon, who year after year have looked out upon filthy courts and narrow alleys, brick walls and pavements, and skies clouded with dust and smoke–if these could be taken to some farming district, surrounded with the green fields, the woods and hills and brooks, the clear skies and the fresh, pure air of the country, it would seem almost like heaven. {MH 191.1}

5. How could we best help many poor families? (192)

If they ever become industrious and self-supporting, very many must have assistance, encouragement, and instruction. There are multitudes of poor families for whom no better missionary work could be done than to assist them in settling on the land and in learning how to make it yield them a livelihood. {MH 192.2}

How can they be awakened to the necessity of improvement? How can they be directed to a higher ideal of life? How can they be helped to rise? What can be done where poverty prevails and is to be contended with at every step? Certainly the work is difficult. The necessary reformation will never be made unless men and women are assisted by a power outside of themselves. It is God’s purpose that the rich and the poor shall be closely bound together by the ties of sympathy and helpfulness. Those who have means, talents, and capabilities are to use these gifts in blessing their fellow men. {MH 193.1}

6. List some of the possible missionary activities of a Christian farmer. (193)

Christian farmers can do real missionary work in helping the poor to find homes on the land and in teaching them how to till the soil and make it productive. Teach them how to use the implements of agriculture, how to cultivate various crops, how to plant and care for orchards. {MH 193.2}

Many who till the soil fail to secure adequate returns because of their neglect. Their orchards are not properly cared for, the crops are not put in at the right time, and a mere surface work is done in cultivating the soil. Their ill success they charge to the unproductiveness of the land. False witness is often borne in condemning land that, if properly worked, would yield rich returns. The narrow plans, the little strength put forth, the little study as to the best methods, call loudly for reform. {MH 193.3}

Attention should be given to the establishment of various industries so that poor families can find employment.

Missionary families are needed to settle in the waste places. Let farmers, financiers, builders, and those who are skilled in various arts and crafts, go to neglected fields, to improve the land, to establish industries, to prepare humble homes for themselves, and to help their neighbors. {MH 194.3}

7. In giving to the poor, how may we harm them? (195)

We may give to the poor, and harm them, by teaching them to be dependent. Such giving encourages selfishness and helplessness. Often it leads to idleness, extravagance, and intemperance. No man who can earn his own livelihood has a right to depend on others.

8. What is to be our attitude toward the proverb “The world owes me a living”? (195)

The proverb “The world owes me a living” has in it the essence of falsehood, fraud, and robbery.

9. What things will real charity cause us to do? (195)

Real charity helps men to help themselves. If one comes to our door and asks for food, we should not turn him away hungry; his poverty may be the result of misfortune. But true beneficence means more than mere gifts. It means a genuine interest in the welfare of others. We should seek to understand the needs of the poor and distressed, and to give them the help that will benefit them most. To give thought and time and personal effort costs far more than merely to give money. But it is the truest charity. {MH 195.2}

Those who are taught to earn what they receive will more readily learn to make the most of it. And in learning to be self-reliant, they are acquiring that which will not only make them self-sustaining, but will enable them to help others.

Remember that kindness will accomplish more than censure. As you try to teach others, let them see that you wish them to reach the highest standard, and that you are ready to give them help. If in some things they fail, be not quick to condemn them. {MH 196.3}

10. Why did Christ choose fishermen for His disciples instead of rulers, scribes, or Pharisees? (197)

He was the Prince of heaven, yet He did not choose His disciples from among the learned lawyers, the rulers, the scribes, or the Pharisees. He passed these by, because they prided themselves on their learning and position. They were fixed in their traditions and superstitions. He who could read all hearts chose humble fishermen who were willing to be taught. He ate with publicans and sinners, and mingled with the common people, not to become low and earthly with them, but in order by precept and example to present to them right principles, and to uplift them from their earthliness and debasement. {MH 197.3}

Christian workers are to meet the people where they are, and educate them, not in pride, but in character building. Teach them how Christ worked and denied Himself. Help them to learn from Him the lessons of self-denial and sacrifice. Teach them to beware of self-indulgence in conforming to fashion. Life is too valuable, too full of solemn, sacred responsibilities, to be wasted in pleasing self. {MH 198.1}

Life’s best things–simplicity, honesty, truthfulness, purity, integrity–cannot be bought or sold. They are as free to the ignorant as to the educated, to the humble laborer as to the honored statesman.

11. “While helping the poor in temporal things, keep always in view ___________________.” (198)

While helping the poor in temporal things, keep always in view their spiritual needs.

Very precious to me as I am starting this new business:

He who taught Adam and Eve in Eden how to tend the garden, desires to instruct men today. There is wisdom for him who drives the plow and sows the seed. Before those who trust and obey Him, God will open ways of advance. Let them move forward courageously, trusting in Him to supply their needs according to the riches of His goodness. {MH 200.1}

He who fed the multitude with five loaves and two small fishes is able today to give us the fruit of our labor. He who said to the fishers of Galilee, “Let down your nets for a draft,” and who, as they obeyed, filled their nets till they broke, desires His people to see in this an evidence of what He will do for them today. The God who in the wilderness gave the children of Israel manna from heaven still lives and reigns. He will guide His people and give skill and understanding in the work they are called to do. He will give wisdom to those who strive to do their duty conscientiously and intelligently. He who owns the world is rich in resources, and will bless everyone who is seeking to bless others. {MH 200.2}

We need to look heavenward in faith. We are not to be discouraged because of apparent failure, nor should we be disheartened by delay. We should work cheerfully, hopefully, gratefully, believing that the earth holds in her bosom rich treasures for the faithful worker to garner, stores richer than gold or silver. The mountains and hills are changing; the earth is waxing old like a garment; but the blessing of God, which spreads for His people a table in the wilderness, will never cease. {MH 200.3}

Kidney Problems: Testimony by Les

Back to Eden Herbs

Any testimonies?

Class 16 Assignment for December 23rd. Read 201 – 208 “The Helpless Poor” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 142-152 of Back to Eden (the section on Lobelia) and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with. Scripture Memory verses: Phil 4:6,7; Luke 9:23&24; John 9:4; Proverbs 13:23

Psalm 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

Deut. 15:11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Lev. 26;35 not the right verse

Close with prayer

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16^th Class Notes

Opening prayer:

Opening Verse: John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

MH Study Guide:

THE HELPLESS POOR (201-208)

To whom has been given the responsibility of caring for the helpless? (201)

They are committed by God Himself to the mercy, the love, and the tender care of all whom He has made His stewards. {MH 201.1}

In a special sense, Christ has laid upon His church the duty of caring for the needy among its own members. He suffers His poor to be in the borders of every church. They are always to be among us, and He places upon the members of the church a personal responsibility to care for them. {MH 201.3}

We think our job it to rebuke, proclaim the law, Give the health message. This we should do but we must not forget the poor and needy. Read Isaiah 58:1-11

2. Explain what we are to do for each of these groups and why:

a. widows with fatherless children (203)

The Lord provides for the widow and the fatherless, not by a miracle in sending manna from heaven, not by sending ravens to bring them food; but by a miracle upon human hearts, expelling selfishness, and unsealing the fountains of Christlike love.

In homes supplied with life’s comforts, in bins and granaries filled with the yield of abundant harvests, in warehouses stocked with the products of the loom, and vaults stored with gold and silver, God has supplied means for the sustenance of these needy ones.

b. orphans (203, 204)

Place your love upon the homeless members of the human family. See how many of these children you can bring up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Many would thus be greatly benefited themselves. {MH 203.4}

c. elderly (204, 205)

Whenever they are able to do so, it should be the privilege of the members of every family to minister to their own kindred. When this cannot be, the work belongs to the church, and it should be accepted both as a privilege and as a duty. All who possess Christ’s spirit will have a tender regard for the feeble and the aged.

A blessing in disguise.

The presence of one in need of sympathy and forbearance and self-sacrificing love would be to many a household a priceless blessing. It would sweeten and refine the home life, and call forth in old and young those Christlike graces that would make them beautiful with a divine beauty and rich in heaven’s imperishable treasure. {MH 204.4}

3.What test has Christ given to prove our love for Him? (205)

In placing among them the helpless and the poor, to be dependent upon their care, Christ tests His professed followers. By our love and service for His needy children we prove the genuineness of our love for Him. To neglect them is to declare ourselves false disciples, strangers to Christ and His love. {MH 205.2}

I put the further study question here where the page number would coincide with the question.

What are some of the ways we waste our money? How could we practice economy in these areas? (206, 207)

Pride and worldly ambition must be put out of our hearts. In all our work the principle of unselfishness revealed in Christ’s life is to be carried out. Upon the walls of our homes, the pictures, the furnishings, we are to read, “Bring the poor that are cast out to thy house.” On our wardrobes we are to see written, as with the finger of God, “Clothe the naked.” In the dining room, on the table laden with abundant food, we should see traced, “Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry?” Isaiah 58:7. {MH 206.3}

How much means is expended for things that are mere idols, things that engross thought and time and strength which should be put to a higher use! How much money is wasted on expensive houses and furniture, on selfish pleasures, luxurious and unwholesome food, hurtful indulgences! How much is squandered on gifts that benefit no one! For things that are needless, often harmful, professed Christians are today spending more, many times more, than they spend in seeking to rescue souls from the tempter. {MH 207.1}

Many who profess to be Christians spend so much on dress that they have nothing to spare for the needs of others. Costly ornaments and expensive clothing they think they must have, regardless of the needs of those who can with difficulty provide themselves with even the plainest clothing. {MH 207.2}

5. “It is wrong to ___________________, wrong to ___________________. We lose every moment that we devote to ___________________. If every moment were ___________________, we should have time for everything that we need to do for ___________________ or for the ___________________. ” (208)

It is wrong to waste our time, wrong to waste our thoughts. We lose every moment that we devote to self-seeking. If every moment were valued and rightly employed, we should have time for everything that we need to do for ourselves or for the world. In the expenditure of money, in the use of time, strength, opportunities, let every Christian look to God for guidance.

Phil 4:6,7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Luke 9:23&24 And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

Proverbs 13:23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

Class 17 Assignment for December 30th. Read 209 – 216 “Ministry to the Rich” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 152-162 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with. Be ready to take notes on a short presentation by Les Bauer on Digestion. Scripture Memory verses: Mark 14: 7; James 1: 27; James 1: 5; ” Luke 6:35. Luke 6:38.

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17^th Class Notes

Opening prayer:

Opening Verse: Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

MINISTRY TO THE RICH (209-216)

So today God is seeking for souls among the high as well as the low. There are many like Cornelius, men whom He desires to connect with His church. Their sympathies are with the Lord’s people. But the ties that bind them to the world hold them firmly. It requires moral courage for these men to take their position with the lowly ones. Special effort should be made for these souls, who are in so great danger because of their responsibilities and associations. {MH 209.3}

In spite of their riches and worldly honor, what are the rich longing for? (210)

Much is said concerning our duty to the neglected poor; should not some attention be given to the neglected rich? Many look upon this class as hopeless, and they do little to open the eyes of those, who, blinded and dazed by the glitter of earthly glory, have lost eternity out of their reckoning. Thousands of wealthy men have gone to their graves unwarned. But indifferent as they may appear, many among the rich are soul-burdened. “He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase.”

Riches and worldly honor cannot satisfy the soul. Many among the rich are longing for some divine assurance, some spiritual hope. Many long for something that will bring to an end the monotony of their aimless lives. Many in official life feel their need of something which they have not. Few among them go to church; for they feel that they receive little benefit. The teaching they hear does not touch the heart. Shall we make no personal appeal to them? {MH 210.2}

Because they are often indulging in ruinous habits, what message should we especially bring to the rich? (211)

Among the victims of want and sin are found those who were once in possession of wealth. Men of different vocations and different stations in life have been overcome by the pollutions of the world, by the use of strong drink, by the indulgence of lust, and have fallen under temptation. While these fallen ones demand pity and help, should not some attention be given to those who have not yet descended to these depths, but who are setting their feet in the same path?

They need to have their attention called to the principles of temperance, not in a narrow or arbitrary way, but in the light of God’s great purpose for humanity. Could the principles of true temperance thus be brought before them, there are very many of the higher classes who would recognize their value and give them a hearty acceptance. {MH 211.1}

We should show these persons the result of harmful indulgences in lessening physical, mental, and moral power. Help them to realize their responsibility as stewards of God’s gifts. Show them the good they could do with the money they now spend for that which does them only harm. Present the total abstinence pledge, asking that the money they would otherwise spend for liquor, tobacco, or like indulgences be devoted to the relief of the sick poor or for the training of children and youth for usefulness in the world. To such an appeal not many would refuse to listen. {MH 211.2}

“The cup most difficult to carry is not the cup that is ___________________, but the cup that is ___________________.” (212)

The cup most difficult to carry is not the cup that is empty, but the cup that is full to the brim. It is this that needs to be most carefully balanced. Affliction and adversity bring disappointment and sorrow; but it is prosperity that is most dangerous to spiritual life. {MH 211.3}

Often prayer is solicited for those who are suffering from illness or adversity; but our prayers are most needed by the men entrusted with prosperity and influence. {MH 212.1}

In the valley of humiliation, where men feel their need and depend on God to guide their steps, there is comparative safety. But the men who stand, as it were, on a lofty pinnacle, and who, because of their position, are supposed to possess great wisdom–these are in greatest peril. Unless such men make God their dependence, they will surely fall. {MH 212.2}

Since a casual approach will not be adequate, what is the key to working with the wealthy? (213)

They need to have their eyes turned from the vanity of material things to behold the preciousness of the enduring riches. They need to learn the joy of giving, the blessedness of being co-workers with God. {MH 213.1}

The Lord bids us, “Charge them that are rich in this world” that they trust not “in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” 1 Timothy 6:17-19. {MH 213.2}

Some are especially fitted to work for the higher classes. These should seek wisdom from God to know how to reach these persons, to have not merely a casual acquaintance with them, but by personal effort and living faith to awaken them to the needs of the soul, to lead them to a knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. {MH 213.4}

Many suppose that in order to reach the higher classes, a manner of life and method of work must be adopted that will be suited to their fastidious tastes. An appearance of wealth, costly edifices, expensive dress, equipage, and surroundings, conformity to worldly customs, the artificial polish of fashionable society, classical culture, the graces of oratory, are thought

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to be essential. This is an error. The way of worldly policy is not God’s way of reaching the higher classes. That which will reach them effectually is a consistent, unselfish presentation of the gospel of Christ. {MH 213.5}

How should we approach the rich?

The experience of the apostle Paul in meeting the philosophers of Athens has a lesson for us. In presenting the gospel before the court of the Areopagus, Paul met logic with logic, science with science, philosophy with philosophy. The wisest of his hearers were astonished and silenced. His words could not be controverted. But the effort bore little fruit. Few were led to accept the gospel. Henceforth Paul adopted a different manner of labor. He avoided elaborate arguments and discussion of theories, and in simplicity pointed men and women to Christ as the Saviour of sinners. Writing to the Corinthians of his work among them, he said: {MH 214.1}

“I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the

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testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. . . . My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:1-5. {MH 214.2}

Again, in his letter to the Romans, he says: {MH 215.1}

“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” Romans 1:16.

When the wealthy realize what the Lord expects of them, what will be the result? (216)

If those who are workers together with Him will do their duty bravely and faithfully, God will convert men who occupy responsible places, men of intellect and influence. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, many will be led to accept the divine principles. {MH 216.1}

When it is made plain that the Lord expects them as His representatives to relieve suffering humanity, many will respond and will give of their means and their sympathies for the benefit of the poor. As their minds are thus drawn away from their own selfish interests, many will surrender themselves to Christ. With their talents of influence and means they will gladly unite in the work of beneficence with the humble missionary who was God’s agent in their conversion. By a right use of their earthly treasures they will lay up for themselves “a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.” {MH 216.2}

When converted to Christ, many will become agencies in the hand of God to work for others of their own class. They will feel that a dispensation of the gospel is committed to them for those who have made this world their all. Time and money will be consecrated to God, talent and influence will be devoted to the work of winning souls to Christ. {MH 216.3}

Study on Digestion by Les Bauer:

Back to Eeden

Class 18 Assignment for January 6th Read 219 – 224 “In the Sickroom” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 162-172 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with. Be ready to take notes on a short presentation by Les Bauer on Digestion. . For extra study please read the following article by Agatha Trash, M. D. http://www.ucheepines.org/a-discussion-of-vitamin-b12/Scripture Memory verses: Psalm 107:17-20, Mark 16:18, John 14:14, John 12:26

Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

James 1: 27 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James 1: 5 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Luke 6:35 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.

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18^th Class

Opening Prayer:

Opening Verse: Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

MH study Guide

IN THE SICKROOM (219-224)

In the sickroom much depends upon “faithfulness ___________________ on the part of the attendants.” (219)

Nowhere does so much depend upon faithfulness in little things on the part of the attendants. In cases of serious illness, a little neglect, a slight inattention to a patient’s special needs or dangers, the manifestation of fear, excitement, or petulance, even a lack of sympathy, may turn the scale that is balancing life and death, and cause to go down to the grave a patient who otherwise might have recovered. {MH 219.1}

“Those who care for the sick should give special attention to ___________________, ___________________, ___________________ ___________________, and ___________________.” (219)

Those who care for the sick should give special attention to diet, cleanliness, fresh air, and exercise.

Continuing on:

Where the illness is serious, requiring the attendance of a nurse night and day, the work should be shared by at least two efficient nurses, so that each may have opportunity for rest and for exercise in the open air. This is especially important in cases where it is difficult to secure an abundance of fresh air in the sickroom. Through ignorance of the importance of fresh air, ventilation is sometimes restricted, and the lives of both patient and attendant are often in danger. {MH 220.1}

3. Describe the “favorable conditions” of a sickroom. (220)

To afford the patient the most favorable conditions for recovery, the room he occupies should be large, light, and cheerful, with opportunity for thorough ventilation. The room in the house that best meets these requirements should be chosen as the sickroom. Many houses have no special provision for proper ventilation, and to secure it is difficult; but every possible effort should be made to arrange the sickroom so that a current of fresh air can pass through it night and day.

4. What two extremes of diet should be avoided? (221)

An important part of the nurse’s duty is the care of the patient’s diet. The patient should not be allowed to suffer or become unduly weakened through lack of nourishment, nor should the enfeebled digestive powers be overtaxed. Care should be taken so to prepare and serve the food that it will be palatable, but wise judgment should be used in adapting it to the needs of the patient, both in quantity and quality. In times of convalescence especially, when the appetite is keen, before the digestive organs have recovered strength, there is great danger of injury from errors in diet. {MH 221.2}

5. In what way can we show our concern for the sick other than visiting them? (222)

To a convalescent or a patient suffering from chronic disease, it is often a pleasure and a benefit to know that he is kindly remembered; but this assurance conveyed by a message of sympathy or by some little gift will often serve a better purpose than a personal visit, and without danger of harm. {MH 222.2}

The sick need to have wise words spoken to them. Nurses should study the Bible daily, that they may be able to speak words that will enlighten and help the suffering. Angels of God are in the rooms where these suffering ones are being ministered to, and the atmosphere surrounding the soul of the one giving treatment should be pure and fragrant. Physicians and nurses are to cherish the principles of Christ. In their lives His virtues are to be seen. Then, by what they do and say, they will draw the sick to the Saviour. {MH 223.1}

The Christian nurse, while administering treatment for the restoration of health, will pleasantly and successfully draw the mind of the patient to Christ, the healer of the soul as well as of the body. The thoughts presented, here a little and there a little, will have their influence. The older nurses should lose

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no favorable opportunity of calling the attention of the sick to Christ. They should be ever ready to blend spiritual healing with physical healing. {MH 223.2}

But those who awake to the importance of living in obedience to God in this present evil world will be willing to separate from every wrong habit. Gratitude and love will fill their hearts. They know that Christ is their friend. In many cases the realization that they have such a friend means more to the suffering ones in their recovery from sickness than the best treatment that can be given. But both lines of ministry are essential. They are to go hand in hand. {MH 224.2}

Les’ study on NO OIL.

Back to eden:

Class 19 Assignment for January 13th Read 225 – 233 “Prayer for the Sickroom” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 172-182 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with. Be ready to take notes on a short presentation by Les Bauer on “No Oil” Scripture Memory verses Romans 8:26; Isaiah 38:21; James 1 17; Prov. 17:22

Psalms 107:17-20 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, [and] he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.

John 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].

John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.

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Opening Prayer

Opening Verse: James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Often those who are in health forget the wonderful mercies continued to them day by day, year after year, and they render no tribute of praise to God for His benefits. But when sickness comes, God is remembered. When human strength fails, men feel their need of divine help. And never does our merciful God turn from the soul that in sincerity seeks Him for help. He is our refuge in sickness as in health

PRAYER FOR THE SICK (225-233)

“Christ is the same ___________________ now that He was during His earthly ministry.” (226)

God is just as willing to restore the sick to health now as when the Holy Spirit spoke these words through the psalmist. And Christ is the same compassionate physician now that He was during His earthly ministry. In Him there is healing balm for every disease, restoring power for every infirmity. His disciples in this time are to pray for the sick as verily as the disciples of old prayed. And recoveries will follow; for “the prayer of faith shall save the sick.” We have the Holy Spirit’s power, the calm assurance of faith, that can claim God’s promises. The Lord’s promise, “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18), is just as trustworthy now as in the days of the apostles. It presents the privilege of God’s children, and our faith should lay hold of all that it embraces. Christ’s servants are the channel of His working, and through them He desires to exercise His healing power. It is our work to present the sick and suffering to God in the arms of our faith. We should teach them to believe in the Great Healer. {MH 226.1}

2. What will be the effect on the patient if Christ can go with the nurses and doctors to his bedside? (226)

If the life of the attendants upon the sick is such that Christ can go with them to the bedside of the patient, there will come to him the conviction that the compassionate Saviour is present, and this conviction will itself do much for the healing of both the soul and the body. {MH 226.2}

Enumerate ways people bring disease on themselves. (227)

Many persons bring disease upon themselves by their self-indulgence. They have not lived in accordance with natural law or the principles of strict purity. Others have disregarded the laws of health in their habits of eating and drinking, dressing, or working. Often some form of vice is the cause of feebleness of mind or body.

4. What must be done before the needs of the sick can be presented in prayer? (228)

Should these persons gain the blessing of health, many of them would continue to pursue the same course of heedless transgression of God’s natural and spiritual laws, reasoning that if God heals them in answer to prayer, they are at liberty to continue their unhealthful practices and to indulge perverted appetite without restraint. If God were to work a miracle in restoring these persons to health, He would be encouraging sin. {MH 227.3}

It is labor lost to teach people to look to God as a healer of their infirmities, unless they are taught also to lay aside unhealthful practices. In order to receive His blessing in answer to prayer, they must cease to do evil and learn to do well. Their surroundings must be sanitary, their habits of life correct. They must live in harmony with the law of God, both natural and spiritual. {MH 227.4}

5. When presenting our petitions to God, we should say, “‘Nevertheless ___________________, but ___________________, be done.'” Luke 22:42. (230)

God knows the end from the beginning. He is acquainted with the hearts of all men. He reads every secret of the soul. He knows whether those for whom prayer is offered would or would not be able to endure the trials that would come upon them should they live. He knows whether their lives would be a blessing or a curse to themselves and to the world. This is one reason why, while presenting our petitions with earnestness, we should say, “Nevertheless not my will, but Thine, be done.” Luke 22:42

6. What should a seriously ill person not avoid doing while expecting to be healed? (231)

Often there is danger of error here. Believing that they will be healed in answer to prayer, some fear to do anything that might seem to indicate a lack of faith. But they should not neglect to set their affairs in order as they would desire to do if they expected to be removed by death. Nor should they fear to utter words of encouragement or counsel which at the parting hour they wish to speak to their loved ones. {MH 231.2}

7. Once special prayer has been offered for a patient, why should we continue medical treatment? (231, 232)

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a denial of faith to use such remedies as God has provided to alleviate pain and to aid nature in her work of restoration. It is no denial of faith to co-operate with God, and to place themselves in the condition most favorable to recovery. God has put it in our power to obtain a knowledge of the laws of life. This knowledge has been placed within our reach for use. We should employ every facility for the restoration of health, taking every advantage possible, working in harmony with natural laws.

We have the sanction of the word of God for the use of remedial agencies. Hezekiah, king of Israel, was sick, and a prophet of God brought him the message that he should die. He cried unto the Lord, and the Lord heard His servant and sent him a message that fifteen years should be added to his life. Now, one word from God would have healed Hezekiah instantly; but special directions were given, “Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.” Isaiah 38:21.

{MH 232.1}

On one occasion Christ anointed the eyes of a blind man with clay and bade him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. . . . He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.” John 9:7. The cure could be wrought only by the power of the Great Healer, yet Christ made use of the simple agencies of nature. While He did not give countenance to drug medication, He sanctioned the use of simple and natural remedies. {MH 233.1}

Testimony on Kidney Stones:

Quotes on an oil free diet:

When properly prepared, olives, like nuts, supply the place of butter and flesh meats. The oil, as eaten in the olive, is far preferable to animal oil or fat. . {CD 350.1}

The salads are prepared with oil and vinegar, fermentation takes place in the stomach, and the food does not digest, but decays or putrefies; as a consequence, the blood is not nourished, but becomes filled with impurities, and liver and kidney difficulties appear. Letter 9, 1887

Olives may be so prepared as to be eaten with good results at every meal.cd 350

If these children had been trained from their infancy to take only healthful food, prepared in the most simple manner, preserving its natural properties as much as possible, and avoiding flesh meats, grease, and all spices, the taste and appetite would be unimpaired. In its natural state, it might indicate, in a great degree, the food best adapted to the wants of the system. {HR, December 1, 1870 par. 8}

Back to Eden Herbs:

Red clover (trifolium pratense) is both an expectorant and a diuretic, and is an effective blood purifier. By increasing mucous production and thinning mucous in the respiratory system, red clover enables the body to remove toxic substances from the lungs and helps strengthen the immune system. Its expectorant properties have led people to use it to treat pertussis (whooping cough)throughout the centuries. As a diuretic, red clover increases urine production. This helps cleanse the kidneys of toxic substances, which also helps to strengthen the immune system.

Class 20 Assignment for January 20th Read 234 – 241 “The Use of Remedies” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 182-192 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with; Scripture Memory verses Isaiah 40:29; Luke 9:6; John 5:14; Luke 5:31, 32

Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Isaiah 38:21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay [it] for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.

Prov. 17:22 A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

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Opening Prayer

Opening Verse: Luke 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

THE USE OF REMEDIES (234-240)

Disease never comes without a cause. The way is prepared, and disease invited, by disregard of the laws of health. Many suffer in consequence of the transgression of their parents. While they are not responsible for what their parents have done, it is nevertheless their duty to ascertain what are and what are not violations of the laws of health. They should avoid the wrong habits of their parents and, by correct living, place themselves in better conditions. {MH 234.1}

1. “God has endowed us with a certain amount of ___________________.”

God has endowed us with a certain amount of vital force. (234)

If we preserve it, the result is ___________________. If it is too rapidly exhausted, what will happen?

If we carefully preserve the life force, and keep the delicate mechanism of the body in order, the result is health; but if the vital force is too rapidly exhausted, the nervous system borrows power for present use from its resources of strength, and when one organ is injured, all are affected. (235)

2. What could be recommended for each of the following?

a. Intemperate eating? (235)

In many cases of sickness, the very best remedy is for the patient to fast for a meal or two, that the overworked organs of digestion may have an opportunity to rest. A fruit diet for a few days has often brought great relief to brain workers. Many times a short period of entire abstinence from food, followed by simple, moderate eating, has led to recovery through nature’s own recuperative effort. An abstemious diet for a month or two would convince many sufferers that the path of self-denial is the path to health.

b. Overwork (236)

Some make themselves sick by overwork. For these, rest, freedom from care, and a spare diet, are essential to restoration of health.

c. Brain weariness and nervousness (236, 237)

To those who are brain weary and nervous because of continual labor and close confinement, a visit to the country, where they can live a simple, carefree life, coming in close contact with the things of nature, will be most helpful. Roaming through the fields and the woods, picking the flowers, listening to the songs of the birds, will do far more that any other agency toward their recovery. {MH 236.1}

3. What are three types of bath, and what does each achieve? (237)

In health and in sickness, pure water is one of heaven’s choicest blessings. Its proper use promotes health. It is the beverage which God provided to quench the thirst of animals and man. Drunk freely, it helps to supply the necessities of the system and assists nature to resist disease. The external application of water is one of the easiest and most satisfactory ways of regulating the circulation of the blood. A cold or cool bath is an excellent tonic. Warm baths open the pores and thus aid in the elimination of impurities. Both warm and neutral baths soothe the nerves and equalize the circulation. {MH 237.1}

But many have never learned by experience the beneficial effects of the proper use of water, and they are afraid of it. Water treatments are not appreciated as they should be, and to apply them skillfully requires work that many are unwilling to perform.

4. List some of the results of inactivity. (238)

Inactivity is a fruitful cause of disease. Exercise quickens and equalizes the circulation of the blood, but in idleness the blood does not circulate freely, and the changes in it, so necessary to life and health, do not take place. The skin, too, becomes inactive. Impurities are not expelled as they would be if the circulation had been quickened by vigorous exercise, the skin kept in a healthy condition, and the lungs fed with plenty of pure, fresh air. This state of the system throws a double burden on the excretory organs, and disease is the result. {MH 238.1}

5. In what kinds of activity can an invalid engage? (240)

In all these cases well-directed physical exercise would prove an effective remedial agent. In some cases it is indispensable to the recovery of health. The will goes with the labor of the hands; and what these invalids need is to have the will aroused. When the will is dormant, the imagination becomes abnormal, and it is impossible to resist disease.

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{MH 239.2}

Inactivity is the greatest curse that could come upon most invalids. Light employment in useful labor, while it does not tax mind or body, has a happy influence upon both. It strengthens the muscles, improves the circulation, and gives the invalid the satisfaction of knowing that he is not wholly useless in this busy world.

A spare diet:

Some grow corpulent because the system is clogged; others become thin and feeble because their vital powers are exhausted in disposing of an excess of food. The liver is burdened in its effort to cleanse the blood of impurities, and illness is the result. {MH 240.3}

Spare Diet Continued by Special Testimony.

“I eat enough to satisfy the wants of nature; but when I get up from the table, my appetite is just as good as when I sat down. And when the next meal comes, I am ready to take my portion, and no more. Should I eat a double amount now and then because it tastes good, how could I bow down and ask God to help me in my work of writing, when I could not get an idea on account of my gluttony? Could I ask God to take care of that unreasonable load upon my stomach? That would be dishonoring Him. That would be asking to consume upon my lust. Now I eat just what I think is right, and then I can ask Him to give me strength to perform the work that He has given me to do. And I have known that Heaven has heard and answered my prayer, when I have offered this petition.” {CD 485.5}

Study on Enzymes and a calorie restricted diet. Les:

Back to Eden

Class 21 Assignment for January 27th Read 241 – 250 The first half of: “The Use of Remedies” in Ministry of healing or listen to this chapter online, and answer the study guide questions; also read pages 192-202 of Back to Eden and be familiar with the herbs usage, properties, location and identification. Look up all words and medical terms you are not familiar with; Scripture Memory verses Ezekiel 11:19,20; John 14:27; Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.

John 5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

Luke 5:31, 32 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

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