On Being a Servant of God Quotes

“Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“In marriage, “two become one,” and this miracle must never be forgotten. Marriage means that a man and a woman must no longer say “mine” and “yours”; they should say only “ours.” If one of them has a ministry, they both have a ministry, whether the other one accepts it or not. Marriage isn’t a fifty-fifty partnership; it’s a 100 percent stewardship in which each mate lives for the other and both live for the Lord.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“God is glorified when people see the Master and not the minister.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“Your . . . sermon lasts but an hour or two—your life preaches all the week.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“There’s no substitute for Christian character. No matter how much talent and training we may have, if we don’t have character, we don’t have anything.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“When God used David’s sling, He needed David’s hand to swing it. When God builds a ministry, He needs somebody’s surrendered body to get the job done. You are important to the Lord, so keep your life pure: “A holy minister [servant] is an awful weapon in the hand of God.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“Money is the “god of this world,” and it empowers millions of people to enjoy life by living on substitutes. With money, they can buy entertainment, but they can’t buy joy. They can go to the drugstore and buy sleep, but they can’t buy peace. Their money will attract lots of acquaintances but very few real friends. Wealth gains them admiration and envy but not love. It buys the best in medical services, but it can’t buy health.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“He who has a thousand friends     has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy     shall meet him everywhere.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name—Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“El ministerio tiene su parte cuando los recursos divinos satisfacen las necesidades humanas por medio de canales amorosos para la gloria de Dios.”
― Warren W Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name―Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders

“Only true Christian ministry can put grace in the heart so that lives are changed and problems are really solved. The best thing we can do for people is not to solve their problems for them but so relate them to God's grace that they will be enabled to solve their problems and not repeat them.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, On Being a Servant of God: 30 Meditations on the Basic Principles of Serving Others in God’s Name―Wisdom and Guidance for Pastors, Clergy, and Church Leaders