Quotes about Service

Woe unto thee if after all thy profession thou shouldst be found under the power of ignorance, lost in formality, drowned in earthly-mindedness, envenomed with malice, exalted in an opinion of thine own righteousness, leavened with hypocrisy and carnal ends in God's service.

A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint without colors or instruments, or build without materials, as perform any acceptable service without the graces of the Spirit, which are both the materials and instruments in the work.

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.

Almsgiving is not a service of God, but of vain-glory, if it spring not from divine love.

Christ keeps not his subjects in by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through his grace, freely devoted to his service; they serve out of choice, not as slaves, but as the son or spouse, from a spring of love and a loyal mind. In a word, the laws of Christ are the convert's love, delight, and continual study.

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Oh, Lord, let me feel at one with myself. Let me perform a thousand daily tasks with love, but let every one spring from a greater central core of devotion and love.

Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person.

The church is the primary arena in which we learn that glory does not consist in what we do for God but in what God does for us.

If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself.

Individualism is the growth-stunting, maturity-inhibiting habit of understanding growth as an isolated self-project. Individualism is self-ism with a swagger. The individualist is the person who is convinced that he or she can serve God without dealing with God.

And my work is not to fix people. It is to lead people in the worship of God and to lead them in living a holy life.