nd took all my
troubles away, and gave me peace and joy in my heart as I never
dreamed of. Come to Him and you can have it too!"

When the one on whom we are calling says suddenly, "I'm going to
believe too," it is far more likely to be the result of my companion's
testimony than of my fine Gospel message!

Are you a missionary volunteer? When you get to the mission field,
remember that a simple, earnest testimony from one who is "just like
we are" will usually bring far more in the way of results than your
own best efforts. Don't think that the missionary is the only one who
can bring souls to the Lord. The one who has just been saved may
easily become a more effective witness than you yourself.

No matter how uneducated and degraded the group, there are always in
it one or more who are leaders. No matter how poor and ignorant he is,
the one who has been truly saved, and knows that he is saved, is
always capable of witnessing to others of his own group. No matter how
poor a little group of Christians is, if they continue in prayer and
patient effort they will surely be able to provide for themselves a
meeting house that is as good as their own homes, or a little better.
The Church of God is not dependent upon Gothic arches and stained
glass windows, upon ministers in Geneva gowns and upon robed choirs.
It is not dependent upon material resources, or this world's learning.
None of these things are essentials. The only things that are
essentials to the Church of Christ are found in Christ and in the
penitent and forgiven soul, no matter what his race or culture or
economic status. The Church of Christ can function on any level at
which men for whom Christ died are living.

It is very easy for the missionary to become a little "pope." God
forbid that we should do this! God forbid that we should consider
ourselves the exclusive channels for bringing God's grace to needy
souls, or the only ones capable of hearing God's voice! God forbid
that we should forget that every believer, as soon as he is born
again, is indwelt by the Holy Spirit! And may God open our eyes to
ways and means of doing what is perhaps the greatest task of the
missionary, the task of bringing the young church to the place where
it can get along without us, the task of working ourselves out of a
job!

CHAPTER 12

_He Had No Rights_

He had no rights:

No right to a soft bed, and a well-laid table;

No right to a home of His ow