"Every true minister feels a heavy responsibility for the spiritual advancement of the believers entrusted to his care, a longing desire that they shall be laborers together with God. He realizes that upon the faithful performance of his God-given work depends in a large degree the well-being of the church. Earnestly and untiringly he seeks to inspire the believers with a desire to win souls for Christ, remembering that every addition to the church should be one more agency for the carrying out of the plan of redemption. AA 207.1"
"For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building."
EGW uses the phrase 'laborers together with God' which is a direct quote from 1 Corinthians 3:9.
"never before known of the true God, began to comprehend the greatness of the Father's love. AA 207.2"
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Both passages deal with understanding God's love, particularly the Father's love. The EGW passage amplifies the idea of comprehending the greatness of this love, which is directly linked to the sacrifice mentioned in John 3:16.