Quotes about Service

Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts.

Jesus taught that spiritual maturity is never an end in itself. Maturity is for ministry! We grow up in order to give out. It is not enough to keep learning more and more. We must act on what we know and practice what we claim to believe.

I expect God to use me, not because of who I am but because of who Jesus is. Not because of what I've done, but because of what Jesus has done.

Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him, because he came to serve. It wasn't in spite of his greatness that he did these things, but because of it, and he expects us to follow his example.

IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.

Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self.

When you use your life for God's glory, everything you do can become an act of worship. The Bible says, "Use your whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God."12

We bring God glory by loving other believers.

William James said, "The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.

Retirement is not the goal of a surrendered life, because it competes with God for the primary attention of our lives.

living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

Throw yourself into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for Him is a waste of time or effort.