Quotes about Service

Anytime you use your God-given abilities to help others, you are fulfilling your purpose of life. What matters is not the Duration of your life, but the Donation of it.

In God's eyes, the greatest heroes of faith are not those who achieve prosperity, success, and power in this life, but those who treat this life as a temporary assignment and serve faithfully, expecting their promised reward in eternity.

Second, "What did you do with what I gave you?" What did you do with your life — all the gifts, talents, opportunities, energy, relationships, and resources God gave you? Did you spend them on yourself, or did you use them for the purposes God made you for?

If you want to be used by God, you must care about what God cares about;

Jesus said our love for each other—not our doctrinal beliefs — is our greatest witness to the world. He said, "Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are my disciples."4

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less.

God is looking for people to use, and if you can get usable, he will wear you out. The most dangerous prayer you can pray is this: 'Use me.

You were custom-designed by God with talents, gifts, skills, and abilities in order to serve God by serving others.

Not money, or success, or position or travel or love makes happiness,--service is the secret.

Only Christ could have brought us all together, in this place, doing such absurd but necessary things.

A ministry of power must be the fruit of a holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord.

If you seek to serve people more than to gain power, you will not only serve people, you will gain influence.