service
68 subentries
- service (110:3.9). See also achievement; action; opportunities
- all s. sacred and exhilarating in spiritual world (25:1.1)
- angels delight in (48:6.34)
- ascension plan equips ascenders for transcendent s. (48:8.2-4)
- cross is symbol of sacred s. (188:5.9)
- do not allow social s. to divert from preaching gospel (178:1.11) (195:9.4)
- do not stifle feelings of (157:2.2)
- draw very near with unselfish (178:1.4)
- Infinite Spirit is ministry (8:4.2)
- Jesus
- came as one who served (5:4.7) (179:3.9)
- no fruit of loving s. unless we abide in Jesus (180:2.1)
- requires life of loving s. (92:4.8) (137:8.11) (170:4.12) (180:2.1) (191:5.3) (195:9.6)
- serves with and through us (179:5.7) (180:1.4)
- s. to least is s. to Jesus (92:4.8) (176:3.5)
- measure of greatness (140:1.6)
- motivations for service
- appreciating brotherhood, one could not take so much and give nothing (39:4.11)
- beneficence of God leads to s. (149:6.4)
- by-product of spiritual transformation (178:1.11)
- finding God impels man to seek loving service-contact with less illuminated fellows (102:3.4)
- moral thinking and religious living (5:5.4)
- s. is fruit of the spirit (193:2.2)
- true religion unfailingly manifests itself in s. (142:7.4) (159:5.8) (170:3.8,9)
- nature of service
- assignment of definite tasks with qualified teachers as to best methods to employ (37:6.4)
- based on infinite worth of the finite (196:2.10)
- compared to profit motivation (71:6.2)
- divinity correlated in personality as ministry (0:1.17)
- few are the duties for the lone servant (28:5.14)
- goal of time (28:6.17)
- God understands every creature’s need for function (32:4.2)
- highest concept of spirit brotherhood (188:4.9)
- ideal life is one of loving s. (110:3.4)
- loving s. reveals God to fellows (193:0.5)
- of kingdom requires courageous manhood (143:1.6)
- only untrustworthiness prevents opportunity for (28:6.16)
- particularly for worthy beings in need and distress (28:6.20)
- play ever alternates with (28:6.17)
- render in accordance with one’s own endowments (141:5.2)
- serve as for God (192:2.13)
- serve believers and unbelievers alike (178:1.6)
- universe station and status provide opportunity for (37:6.3)
- what God does for us, we do for the Supreme Being (56:8.3)
- yielding to one’s fellows of that received from one’s spiritual benefactors (25:4.12) (30:3.9) (30:4.23) (35:4.1) (37:10.5) (100:2.1) (138:6.1)
- nothing equals importance of work of world in which we are living (48:6.37)
- obligation and privilege of s. (71:3.10)
- parables about service
- good Samaritan (164:1sec)
- good shepherd (165:2sec) (169:1.2)
- talents (176:3.4)
- two sons (173:3sec)
- vine and branches (180:2sec) (193:2.2)
- washing apostles’ feet (179:3sec)
- religion must not lose motivation for unselfish loving s. (99:4.7)
- result of service
- Adjuster contact facilitated by wholehearted loving s. (91:7.1-2)
- deferred rewards inherent in unselfish (28:5.17)
- develop character by unselfish (170:3.10)
- discover spiritual reality by means of (101:6.11)
- drawing close to fellows with s. destroys prejudice engendered by ignorance (191:5.3)
- faith sons enjoy deliverance from flesh in service (34:7.6)
- greatest is he who serves (28:6.18) (56:10.14) (137:8.11) (140:1.6) (158:6.3) (171:0.6) (175:1.10) (179:3.9)
- produces highest satisfaction (28:6.17)
- satisfaction of more replete function where need is greater (23:2.17)
- secoraphic Satisfactions of Service stimulate (28:5.17-18)
- serve with new and amazing devotion (191:6.2)
- Spirit of Truth is power-multiplying fulcrum for (178:1.6)
- we can do important work if we are not self-important (48:6.37)
Cross-references
- See also achievement
- See also action
- See also opportunities
Cited alongside
Headwords that cite the same paragraphs as this one, commonest first. The number is how many subentries each has.
- Jesus 796
- gospel 113
- religion 371
- education 85
- kingdom of heaven 109
- greatness 13
- love 101
- spiritual growth 96