...unselfishness, by every pang of suffering, brought closer to the Divine Pattern, even Him who " came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many." . Vicarious Suffering, then, instead of being unreasonable in itself, contrary to the course of nature,...

...of the great truth of the text, that no man lives to himself. I<et there rest upon you as a mantle the spirit of Him who came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for others. Seek to actualize the ideal of Charles Kingsley,...

...But it was more than this. It was an exhibition of the "mind of Christ." It was an illustration of the spirit of Him who came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. The present generation of Christians, it is to be feared, hardly know the meaning of the...

...forbearance and humility, and feel, ' I am among you as one that serveth.' ' The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and give His life a ransom for many.' " His blessings be with you, " TTC" A Meditation on the words, " If thou wilt be perfect, sell all...

...and show. He sounded no trumpet. He suppressed and concealed his endowments. It was his plan not to be ministered unto, but to minister and give his life a ransom for many. He humbled himself to a menial service. One who was eye-witness of his majesty, when his face shone...

...that the Lord Jesus hath ransomed our lives by laying down his own. — "The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and give his life a ransom for many. He gave himself a ransom for all ; he died for our sins according to the Scriptures ; died for all,...

...thought of service, service in behalf of those who are less fortunate than ourselves; service rendered in the spirit of Him who came, " not to be ministered unto but to minister," and the call has gone forth in no uncertain way, summoning the Church to a union of all...

...among us, his name is written high on the scroll, for he toiled and triumphed in the service and in the spirit of Him who "came not to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give His life as a ransom for many." When he realized that his place was soon to...

...self-sacrifice worthy to go down into history with the cup of cold water given by Sidney, and approaching the spirit of Him who came "not to be ministered unto but to minister." But John Wood was not born when the Meeting House was built. Father Sewall was an old...

...Christ in personal relations with men. He gave himself without reserve to the work and the world, in the Spirit of Him who came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. At midnight the call came to him, and found him...