EGW Books
〉 The Ministry of Healing
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   Preface ( 7 )
The True Medical Missionary ( 16 )
   Chapter 1—Our Example ( 17 )
     Brotherly Love ( 25 )
     Personal Ministry ( 27 )
   Chapter 2—Days of Ministry ( 29 )
     “He Shall Gather the Lambs With His Arm” Isaiah 40:11. ( 38 )
     Parental Responsibility ( 44 )
     Five Small Barley Loaves Feed the Multitude. ( 45 )
   Chapter 3—With Nature and With God ( 51 )
   Chapter 4—The Touch of Faith ( 59 )
     “According to His Mercy He Saved Us” ( 63 )
   Chapter 5—Healing of the Soul ( 73 )
   Chapter 6—Saved to Serve ( 95 )
     “My Praise Shall Be Continually of Thee” Psalm 71:6. ( 100 )
The Work of the Physician ( 110 )
   Chapter 7—The Co-Working of the Divine and the Human ( 111 )
     The Source of Healing ( 112 )
     God’s Promises ( 121 )
   Chapter 8—The Physician, an Educator ( 125 )
     Need of Education in Health Principles ( 125 )
     Natural Remedies ( 127 )
     Training for Life’s Conflict ( 128 )
     Power of Example ( 132 )
     The Physician and the Temperance Work ( 133 )
Medical Missionaries and their Work ( 138 )
   Chapter 9—Teaching and Healing ( 139 )
     Work of the Disciples ( 140 )
     Teaching Health Principles ( 146 )
     A Broader Life ( 151 )
     Little Opportunities ( 153 )
     Self-Supporting Missionaries ( 154 )
   Chapter 10—Helping the Tempted ( 161 )
     Saved by Hope ( 165 )
   Chapter 11—Working for the Intemperate ( 171 )
     The Power of the Will ( 176 )
     Disappointments; Dangers ( 177 )
   Chapter 12—Help for the Unemployed and the Homeless ( 183 )
     God’s Plan for Israel ( 183 )
     Industrial Training ( 185 )
     Consideration for the Poor ( 186 )
     Business Principles ( 187 )
     The City Slums ( 189 )
     Missionary Families ( 194 )
     Hope and Courage ( 196 )
     Life’s Best Things ( 198 )
   Chapter 13—The Helpless Poor ( 201 )
     The Household of Faith ( 201 )
     Widows and Orphans ( 202 )
     The Aged ( 204 )
     A Test of Character ( 205 )
     “Give, and it shall be given unto you” Luke 6:38. ( 208 )
   Chapter 14—Ministry to the Rich ( 209 )
The Care of the Sick ( 218 )
   Chapter 15—In the Sickroom ( 219 )
     Sunlight, Ventilation, and Temperature ( 220 )
     Diet ( 221 )
     Duties of Attendants ( 221 )
     Visiting the Sick ( 222 )
     Institutional Nursing ( 222 )
   Chapter 16—Prayer for the Sick ( 225 )
     Confession of Sin ( 228 )
   Chapter 17—The Use of Remedies ( 234 )
     Rational Remedies ( 235 )
     Rest as a Remedy ( 236 )
   Chapter 18—Mind Cure ( 241 )
     Control of Mind Over Mind ( 242 )
     Sympathy ( 244 )
     Bible Principles of Cure ( 246 )
     The Healing Promises ( 250 )
     Sing Praises ( 254 )
     Marah and Elim ( 258 )
     Blessed Assurance ( 259 )
   Chapter 19—In Contact With Nature ( 261 )
Health Principles ( 270 )
   Chapter 20—General Hygiene ( 271 )
     The Circulation of the Blood ( 271 )
     Respiration ( 272 )
     Ventilation and Sunlight ( 274 )
   Chapter 21—Hygiene Among the Israelites ( 277 )
     Prevention of Disease ( 277 )
     Cleanliness ( 279 )
     Diet ( 280 )
     Rejoicing ( 281 )
   Chapter 22—Dress ( 287 )
     Independent of Fashion ( 294 )
   Chapter 23—Diet and Health ( 295 )
     Selection of Food ( 295 )
     Preparation of Food ( 300 )
     Wrong Conditions of Eating ( 305 )
   Chapter 24—Flesh as Food ( 311 )
     Reasons for Discarding Flesh Foods ( 313 )
   Chapter 25—Extremes in Diet ( 318 )
   Chapter 26—Stimulants and Narcotics ( 325 )
     Condiments ( 325 )
     Tea and Coffee ( 326 )
     The Tobacco Habit ( 327 )
     Intoxicating Drinks ( 330 )
     The Milder Intoxicants ( 331 )
   Chapter 27—Liquor Traffic and Prohibition ( 337 )
     The Work of the Liquor Seller ( 337 )
     The Responsibility of the Church ( 340 )
     License Laws ( 342 )
     Prohibition ( 344 )
The Home ( 348 )
   Chapter 28—Ministry of the Home ( 349 )
     Life’s Opportunities ( 355 )
   Chapter 29—The Builders of the Home ( 356 )
     Happiness in Unselfish Service ( 362 )
   Chapter 30—Choice and Preparation of the Home ( 363 )
     Simplicity in Furnishing ( 367 )
     Beautiful Surroundings ( 370 )
   Chapter 31—The Mother ( 371 )
     Temperance and Self-Control ( 372 )
     Overwork ( 373 )
     Cheerfulness ( 374 )
     The Privilege of Parents in Child Training ( 375 )
     The Mother’s Opportunity ( 377 )
   Chapter 32—The Child ( 379 )
     The Care of Infants ( 381 )
     The Child’s Diet ( 383 )
     The Care of Children in Sickness ( 385 )
     The Study of Physiology ( 385 )
   Chapter 33—Home Influences ( 388 )
     The Father’s Responsibility ( 390 )
   Chapter 34—True Education, a Missionary Training ( 395 )
     Training for Service ( 395 )
     A Broad Foundation ( 398 )
     The Work of the School ( 401 )
     Learning by Imparting ( 402 )
The Essential Knowledge ( 408 )
   Chapter 35—A True Knowledge of God ( 409 )
     Nature Is Not God ( 413 )
     The Creation of the Earth ( 414 )
     Personality of God Revealed in Christ ( 418 )
     Revealed to the Disciples ( 419 )
     Character of God Revealed in Christ ( 422 )
     The Glory of the Cross ( 423 )
     It Was Christ ( 424 )
     The Knowledge That Works Transformation ( 425 )
   Chapter 36—Danger in Speculative Knowledge ( 427 )
     Pantheistic Theories ( 428 )
     Searching Into Divine Mysteries ( 429 )
   Chapter 37—The False and the True in Education ( 439 )
     Infidel Authors ( 440 )
     Historical and Theological Lore ( 441 )
     The Classics ( 443 )
     Sensational Literature ( 444 )
     Myths and Fairy Tales ( 446 )
     Christ’s Teaching ( 448 )
   Chapter 38—The Importance of Seeking True Knowledge ( 451 )
     The Work That Requires Our Thought ( 452 )
     The Science to Be Mastered ( 453 )
     No Time to Lose ( 454 )
     The Need of Self-Renunciation ( 455 )
     Christ the Fountainhead of True Knowledge ( 456 )
   Chapter 39—The Knowledge Received Through God’s Word ( 458 )
     Clearer Revealings of God ( 464 )
     Education in the Life Eternal ( 466 )
The Worker’s Need ( 468 )
   Chapter 40—Help in Daily Living ( 469 )
     The Discipline of Trial ( 470 )
     God’s Plans the Best ( 473 )
     A Lesson From the Life of Moses ( 474 )
     Plans for the Future ( 478 )
     Wages ( 479 )
     God Will Provide ( 480 )
   Chapter 41—In Contact With Others ( 483 )
     Consideration for Burden Bearers ( 483 )
     Forbearance Under Wrong ( 485 )
   Chapter 42—Development and Service ( 497 )
     Force of Character ( 497 )
     Singleness of Purpose ( 502 )
   Chapter 43—A Higher Experience ( 503 )
     In the Mount With God ( 508 )
     The Privilege of Prayer ( 509 )
     The Divine Counselor ( 512 )
     Consecration; Trust ( 513 )
     “Abide in Me” John 15:4. ( 514 )
     “This One Thing I Do” Philippians 3:13. ( 516 )