As Seventh-day Adventist Christians, we believe that once the Three Angels message is carried to all the people on this planet, Jesus will come to take His children home. Today, in the 21st century, few of us realize that many of those people who haven't yet heard the message are right around us. In an increasingly cosmopolitan world, where any given city on earth has people from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, believers have a huge opportunity to witness for Jesus right where they live. Even in so called Christian nations, many people do not have a Christian background. Thousands of people all around us are waiting to hear the gospel invitation of Jesus Christ through His people. 

What if we as church members began setting aside a little bit of time each week, on Sabbath, to start visiting our neighbors? 

We regularly set aside part of our income on a weekly basis for the Lord's work, so why not set aside a little bit of time to do the Lord's work; to be His hands and His feet to touch the world around us? To meet new friends and expand our circle of influence. To take advantage of the relative peace and freedom we enjoy in most countries right now.
Most of us have probably heard of the Sabbath afternoon "lay activity" jokes, where we joke about lying down and napping to get our Sabbath rest. Could it be that we are missing out on the full Sabbath rest that God has for us? Physical rest is absolutely essential to maintaining a healthy body temple for the Holy Spirit. However, anciently in the Hebrew sanctuary services, the priests and Levites were just as busy if not more so during the sacred Sabbath hours in ministering to others. It has always been God's desire that His people develop well rounded characters and fully enjoy the Sabbath blessing that He intends.

As Seventh-day Adventist believers, we believe that sometime in the near future (and even now) there will be a large harvest of souls for Christ's kingdom, exceeding the time of Pentecost. Looking back to the harvest at Pentecost, it's easy to recognize the fact that it followed a long period of diligent sowing. The Son of God Himself ministered tirelessly for 3 1/2 years. Yet at the cross, there was very little apparent fruit. Yet sure enough, the seed had been sown, and when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the disciples, thousands were converted in a large “reaping event”.

Soon, we believe, the Holy Spirit will be poured out upon His people in the Latter Rain, exceeding the day of Pentecost. Therefore it is imperative that we take the time now to sow the gospel seed bountifully in our communities. Farmers around the world work faithfully every spring to plant countless grain, fruit and vegetable seeds in anticipation of a large fall harvest. “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” 2 Cor. 9:6.