Quotes About Service

Jesus never used the benefits of the kingdom to entice people to follow him. When he called Peter, James, John, and the others, it wasn't follow me for what I can do for you, it was follow me for who I am.

In His wisdom, He purposely withholds the revelation of His glory to see if we will serve Him with love and reverence, or turn our attention to that which receives glory on the earth yet pales in comparison to Him.

Liberty is to be used to serve others. There is freedom in serving but bondage in slavery. A slave is one who has to serve, while a servant is one who lives to serve.

women followed him and supported him out of their own means. It was a woman who washed his feet with her tears, and a woman who anointed his body to be buried. Women, therefore are highly favored, and show

As the presence and name of God are dreadful and fearful in the church, so is his worship and service. I say his worship, or the works of service to which we are by him enjoined while we are in this world, are dreadful and fearful things.

Three, no matter what career you choose, do your best to hold high its traditional professional values, now swiftly eroding, in which serving the client is always the highest priority. And don't ignore the greater good of your community, your nation, and your world. As William Penn pointed out, "We pass through this world but once, so do now any good you can do, and show now any kindness you can show, for we shall not pass this way again."   As

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

Many people view leadership the same way they view success, hoping to go as far as they can, to climb the ladder, to achieve the highest position possible for their talent. But contrary to conventional thinking, I believe the bottom line in leadership isn't how far we advance ourselves but how far we advance others. That is achieved by serving others and adding value to their lives.

A Chinese proverb says, "Those who drink the water must remember those who dug the well." Gratitude is one of the most attractive of all personal attributes;

Getters generally don't get happiness; givers get it.

The great men and women of history were not great because of what they earned and owned, but rather for what they gave their lives to accomplish.

John Wesley: "Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.

Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Paul the Apostle exhorted, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." 74 Make a mental and emotional commitment to look out for the interests of others.

Success is . . . knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.

Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team. The

One of the great ironies of life is that if you give up your life, you gain it. If you help others, you benefit. If you lose yourself, you find yourself.

You have not lived a perfect day, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you. No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.

If you want to improve your world, then focus your attention on helping others.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Winning teams have players who put the good of the team ahead of themselves. They want to play in their area of strength, but they're willing to do what it takes to take care of the team. They are willing to sacrifice their role for the greater goal.

Henry David Thoreau wrote, "One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something.

adding value to them.

Cuando su mentalidad es dar más de lo que toma, lo fuerza a pensar más en los demás que en usted mismo.