Quotes About Service

The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.

We want to care most about what Jesus cares most about.

Don't settle for helping those who will help you in return or doing a good deed for others to see. Help others without expecting anything back. Even if nobody else cares, God will notice.

Our worship of God is not a part of our lives; worship is our lives.

If I came to your town and asked any person on the street, "Which church should I go to if I want to get involved in helping the poor or homeless in this community?" would your church be the first one mentioned? Make this identity your goal.

The poor are not a problem but rather an opportunity to show unconditional love.

In humility, we find our true calling and our greatest honor.

To follow Christ requires a downward career track that does not depend on dollars or status. Instead, what matters is Christ.

Let us join Him in accomplishing His will today rather than our own.

It is when we experience God most closely that our hearts burn most passionately to show his compassion to others.

Our view of God determines how we live for Him.

Jesus cares more about our effort than our accomplishments.

God doesn't call us to fix every problem or to please every person; He calls us to do what we can.

When God gives you a passion for a particular cause, there is a reason for it, and that reason is not to keep it to yourself. You are called to be a representative for those in need.

When your goal is not fame or notoriety, you can simply show up, offer compassion to people, and let God do His work.

It is easy to say, "Jesus loves you." It is much more difficult to show someone the love of Jesus.

We are called both to live pure lives and to take the good news to those in greatest need.

We are not saved by good deeds; we are saved for good deeds. Jesus transforms us to transform others.

When Jesus was interrupted, He started where He was and helped those in need who were nearest to Him. There is always another mission "out there"—the next cause, the next city, or the next country that seems to be the most important mission we could pursue. Jesus illustrates that our greatest mission is often the person in front of us.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

No one can sacrifice for another. We each sacrifice ourselves, and thereby gain the power to give magical help to each other.

After that I went home and Sally put what was left of me to bed; next day, being a Christian family, we saluted the happy morn with the Hell and Hades of a row because I wouldn't get up and go to early service, my sister being quite determined that even if I didn't get up. I shouldn't sleep.

We are all here to be a service to those who can't be a service to themselves. We can give people hope and more reasons for being human.