The audience was intrigued as he discussed four examples of humility that we do well to imitate: (1) Jehovah God, who certainly was humble when dealing with Abraham and Moses; (2) Jesus Christ, who ‘ humbled himself and became obedient as far as death on a torture stake ’; (3) the apostle Paul, who ‘ slaved for the Lord with the greatest lowliness of mind ’; and (4) ‘ those taking the lead among us, ’ such as the first president of the Society, Brother Russell, who once wrote: “The work in which the Lord has been pleased to use our humble talents has been less a work of origination than of reconstruction, adjustment, harmonization. ”
Kuulajaskond oli täis uudishimu, kui ta arutles nelja alandlikkuse eeskuju üle, keda jäljendades me teeme hästi: 1) Jehoova Jumal, kes oli kindlasti alandlik, kui ta tegeles Aabrahami ja Moosesega; 2) Jeesus Kristus, kes „alandas iseennast, saades sõnakuulelikuks surmani, pealegi ristisurmani ”; 3) Apostel Paulus, kes ’ teenis Issandat kõige alandusega ’; ja 4) ’ oma juhatajatele ’, nagu näiteks Ühingu esimene president vend Russell, kes kord kirjutas:„ Töö, milles Issand on heaks arvanud meie alandlikke võimeid kasutada, ei ole olnud algatamine, vaid taasehitamine, parandamine, kooskõlastamine. ”