Ruthven J. Roy

Ruthven J. Roy, D.Min., is a church consultant for strategic ministry, Hagerstown, Maryland.

Articles by Ruthven J. Roy

Homiletic Helps

January 1934

Presenting the 2300 Days Clearly

By Harold E. Snide

One of the most difficult prophecies to make clear at the first presentation, is doubtless that of the 2300 days. Yet this prophecy…

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Giving Our Specific Message to the World

February 1937

1. Exalt Christ, Not the Preacher

I wish to emphasize that Christ and the message are—or should be—one, and that they should never be separated. In the Spirit of prophecy we are told that "Christ is Chris­tianity."…

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Schools, an Evangelizing Agency

November 1939

One of the difficulties that stands in the way of carrying on evangelistic work in a large way in the native reservations and villages of Africa, is the inability of the peo­ple to read. Even in the Union of South Africa and in Bechuanaland,…

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A Minister's Viewpoint

October 1939

The motivating purpose of the Bible worker should be to attract new converts to the truth, to instruct them in all the essentials of the faith, and to prepare them for baptism. Afterward, so far as circumstances…

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Hebrew as a Tool Language

September 1939

The Seventh-day Adventists, who have a great work to do for God and but a short time in which to do it, there must be very practical reasons for spending our time in a certain study, whether it be Hebrew or any­thing…

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Institute at Paradise Valley

September 1939

I have always wanted to be in some type of work where I could help our own church members learn the principles of proper diet and healthful living, so that they could prac­tice these principles in their homes.…

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Fundamental Advertising Principles

September 1939

Behind every method for bringing goods to the notice of the public are certain sound principles. The first is based on repetition; the second on argument; the third does not advertise the goods at all,…

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Are You Hitting at Nothing?

September 1939

Statement made by the apostle Paul sets before us an ideal worthy of imita­tion by every worker in God's cause: "I there­fore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air." Let each of us ask ourselves the question,…

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Reaching the Women of India

September 1939

The main object of zenana work for women is to get right at the hub of things and evangelize the home. Other branches of missionary work, such as educational and evangelistical, take the different members of the home…

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Health Reform—What It Is Not

August 1939

At a recent camp meeting, a conscientious Seventh-day Adventist said, "I believe in health reform, and I would like to live fully in accordance with the health reform ideal. But really we are in such close financial circum­stances, and health…

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Not just membership: Called to discipleship

June 2004

For centuries, the growth of Christianity has been calculated in terms of church membership. Although Christ's call to discipleship has been stressed, it has not in fact significantly influenced the church as an organization.…

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Self-Glory

April 1934

Does our heavenly Father care with what motive we serve Him? Just how important is this matter of motive? What did Jesus teach about it? Will God accept the service done to glorify ourselves? What and when will be the reward for such service?…

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Reaching the Uncivilized Native

November 1936

"Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men ; forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the liv­ing God…

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Forward and Upward

June 1930

"Take Heed Unto Yourselves"

By Carlyle B. Haynes

My mind carries me back to a ministerial institute of nineteen cen­turies ago. This was not the first min­isterial institute ever held, for I look…

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Neglect Not the Foundations

September 1934

One of the obvious needs of the world today is a revival of genuine Christianity in the home, and to a large degree the same need is apparent in the homes of professing Christians, a fact that we as ministers should recognize.…

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Why Study the Greek?

February 1933

The advantages of reading the New Testa­ment in the original are many, and the joys greatly exceed the pains. One may have read many translations and may be familiar with various commentaries, and still find a happy surprise…

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As to Vested Choirs

December 1938

Our denomination has never, by General Conference action, taken a definite stand regarding the question of vested choirs, though the choir at the last General Conference ses­sion was robed. Many of our churches and institutions have vested…

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