Quotes About Service

My focus was on trying to figure out what God wanted be to do next. Their (his parents') focus was on what I was doing for God at the moment.

My dad served in the Air Force as ground crew for several years, and doesn't really talk about it. I know that it's there. I think my main thing about direct or indirect experiences as near to home as it were is the idea of self-sacrifice really.

They keep the position of head of state out of the hands of those who want it just to gratify their ambition.

Quiet customers get served first.

We need to ask ourselves, "In what way do others see salvation dwelling in my house?

Christ has loved us in our great need. He asks us to lift up our eyes and show a little of this love to those around us.

No life is messier than one in ministry

She said he acted like any small chore or favor was the biggest burden in the world.

It is relatively easy to serve those above us — even the world expects this — but Jesus served downward.

If we are to master the scriptural principles of true biblical community, we must master this one: True greatness in the kingdom of heaven involves serving one another. Jesus said, "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant" (Matthew 20:26).

We are brought into God's kingdom by grace; we are sanctified by grace; we receive both temporal and spiritual blessings by grace; we are motivated to obedience by grace; we are called to serve and enabled to serve by grace; we receive strength to endure trials by grace; and finally, we are glorified by grace. The entire Christian life is lived under the reign of God's grace.

one of the chief characteristics of a servant is that he serves downward — that is, to those who by the world's standards are beneath him in position or station in life.

The reason most of us do not see opportunities to serve is that we are continually thinking about ourselves instead of others.

Holiness and usefulness are linked together.

But this is what servant-hood within the fellowship of believers is all about: being alert to the little things that need to be done and then doing them.

We have somehow gotten the idea that the abundant life Jesus promised in John 10:10 means an abundance of health, wealth, and happiness. The idea of suffering for the sake of Christ is foreign to us. We have substituted the pursuit of happiness for the pursuit of holiness. We hesitate to sacrifice even our material possessions for His cause, let alone sacrificing our lives or the lives of our children upon the altar of His service.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

There are things more worthy of our devotion than our own desires.

Enterprising government employees become consultants.

I wonder which is the more useful to a nation, " he asked rhetorically, "a well-powdered nobleman who knows exactly at what minute the King gets up and goes to bed, and who gives himself grand airs while playing the part of a slave in some Minister's antechamber, or a business man who enriches his country, issues orders from his office to Surat or Cairo, and contributes to the well-being of the world.

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

With the same fervor that my mom now flips houses, my parents fixed people throughout my childhood. We took in people who were sick or neglected, and it wasn't always fun. Sometimes it was a chore to share my parents with others. Our family time was always with others, whether they were there physically or talked about in our prayers. "To whom much is given, much is expected," was what I heard. I understood, but sometimes I didn't feel we had much to share.

In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving.