Quotes about Service

A life of vibrant ministry is not the result of ministry training, but the result of a deep conviction that God is who he has said he is and is doing all that he promised to do. Ministry always flows from a thankful heart. 3.

Corporate worship is a regular gracious reminder that it's not about you. You've been born into a life that is a celebration of another.

God is not satisfied with you being a witness to his work of grace. He's called you to be an instrument of that grace to others.

We simply weren't constructed to live only for ourselves. We were placed on earth to be part of something bigger than the narrow borders of our own survival and our own little definition of happiness. The desire resides in each of us, and it is called transcendence. To transcend is to be part of something greater. We were created to be part of something so big, so glorious, so far beyond the ordinary that it would totally change the way we approach every ordinary thing in our lives.

You were put here for the purpose of the glory of another. This is not a lifestyle option; it is in the very nature of your humanity. To live for yourself is to rob yourself of your own humanity. It is only in living for Christ that we actually begin to become what we were meant to be.

We are called to be ambassadors of Christ. To be the look on his face, the touch of his hand, and the tone of his voice.

Success is not about how well I've been able to build my own little kingdom but about the degree to which I've done all I've done in the service of a greater

It is only when I live in a celebratory and restful worship of God that I am able not to take myself too seriously and I am free to serve and celebrate another.

And they understand that if their children grow and mature in life and godliness, they become not so much their trophies, but trophies of the Savior that they have sought to serve. For them, it's God who does the work and God who gets the glory; they are just gratified that they were able to be the tools that God used.

We would prefer to lob grenades of truth into people's lives rather than lay down our lives for them. But this is exactly what Christ did for us. Can we expect to be called to do anything less?

For most of us, church is merely an event we attend or an organization we belong to. We do not see it as a calling that shapes our entire life.

How often do you see people as obstacles to ministry rather than the objects of it?