Quotes About Service

Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.

The Holy Spirit gives liberty to the Christian, direction to the worker, discernment to the teacher, power to the Word, and fruit to faithful service. He reveals the things of Christ.

Philip is the only person in the Bible who was called an evangelist, and he was a deacon!

God will never lead contrary to His word—so get acquainted with the Word of God, the Bible. Pray. He leads through the illumination of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. Use whatever you have and be faithful. We are called to serve Christ in our sphere of influence.

Evangelism has always been the heartbeat for our ministry; it is what God has called us to do.

To know the will of God is the highest of all wisdom. Living in the center of God's will rules out all falseness of religion and puts the stamp of true sincerity upon our service to God.

God says it is our duty as Christians to take care of widows and orphans and to help the poor within the Christian society . . .And Jesus said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" Matthew 25:40 KJV].

We are to till the soil and work the land—not worship it.

A true servant of God is someone who helps another succeed.

Then I thought about my boyhood dreams. Instead of bat in hand at home plate, I had what I now know is a much greater privilege: to stand behind a pulpit, with Bible in hand, immersed in the power of the Holy Spirit.

This age is interested in success, not suffering . . . Our Lord was ridiculed, insulted, persecuted, and eventually killed. In the face of opposition, He went about "doing good.

The greatest need in the world today is for fully committed Christians.

God can do more with a few days of your time if given completely to Him, than He can with a whole life characterized by a half-hearted service.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

Prayer is not our using of God; it more often puts us in the position where God can use us.

Many people ask about Christianity the same [way] they ask about everything else today: "What's in it for me?" In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else. What can He contribute to us, personally?

Believers in Christ owe nothing to God in payment for salvation . . . but they do owe God a life of undivided devotion and service.

Someday all of us will give account of the way we have used the gifts God has given. The person to whom much has been given will find much required of him.

Any Christian whose interest is directed toward himself is worldly.

God doesn't comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.

We are to be catch basins for the fullness of God. Like a freshly running spring, we are to overflow and let our lives touch the lives of those around us.

There are two masters, and you have to choose which master you are going to serve.

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

God isn't finished with you when you retire! When we know Christ, we never retire from His service.