God would have His ministers wholly dependent upon Him, but at the same time they should be thoroughly furnished unto every good work. No subject can be treated before all congregations in the same manner. The Spirit of God, if allowed to do its work, will impress the mind with ideas calculated to meet the cases of those who need help. But the tame, formal discourses of many who enter the desk have very little of the vitalizing power of the Holy Spirit in them. The habit of preaching such discourses will effectually destroy a minister’s usefulness and ability. This is one reason why the efforts of the workers in ----- and ----- have not been more successful. God has had too little to do with impressing the mind in the desk. {5T 251.3}

Gud vil have at hans tjenere er helt afhængige af ham, men samtidig må de være i stand til at gøre et hvilket som helst godt arbejde. Guds Ånd vil, hvis den får lov at arbejde, indprente sindet med tanker der imødekommer dem, som har brug for hjælp. Men manges matte, formelle prædikener, som går på talerstolen, vil grundigt ødelægge en prædikants (252) nyttighed og evner. Dette er grunden til hvorfor medarbejdernes anstrengelser i ___ og ___ ikke har haft bedre lykke. Gud har haft for lidt at gøre med at indprente sindet på talerstolen.