“For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.” – Galatians 5:13 (BSB)
“Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” – Romans 12:11 (BSB)
“Each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone serves, he should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” – 1 Peter 4:10–11 (BSB)
“And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’” – Matthew 25:40 (BSB)
Christian service flows from our identity as those redeemed and indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Bishop Trevor Walters (ANiC, Emeritus) explains, “Service is not about volunteering to feel good—it’s about offering our lives to God, available to His purposes in every moment.” (Faith Working Through Love, 2020)
There is no small service in God’s kingdom. Fr. Thomas Buchan (Anglican Union, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, VA) teaches, “Whether setting tables, leading prayers, or visiting the sick, every act of love offered in Christ’s name becomes a holy act. It joins heaven to earth.” (Vocation and the Christian Life, 2021)
Service is also how we build up the Church and bless the world. Fr. Caleb Evans (Anglican Orthodox Church, St. Stephen’s Mission, GA) notes, “Service is sacramental in nature—it makes invisible grace visible through tangible care. It embodies the gospel before it is even spoken.” (The Witness of Service, 2020)
Canon George Grant (ACNA, Parish Presbyterian Church, TN) adds, “Service is worship lived outward. It is how we offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. The Church exists not to be served, but to serve.” (Recovering Anglican Piety, 2019)
“Service is the highest freedom, for in serving others, we serve Christ Himself.” – John Chrysostom, Homily on Matthew 25, c. 390 AD
“Let no one think he is too great to serve. Christ washed the feet of His friends—let us wash one another’s hearts by deeds of mercy.” – Basil the Great, On Social Justice, c. 370 AD
“Service is love in motion. The Church advances not by power, but by the towel and the basin.” – Cyprian of Carthage, On Works and Alms, c. 250 AD
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