"As God's children, we are not to be observers; we're to participate actively in the Lord's work. Spectators sit and watch, but we are called to use our spiritual gifts and serve continually." --Charles Stanley
"I hope our granddaughters and grandsons grow up knowing that they are not and have never been third-party . . . each of them can enjoy the blessings of spiritual gifts. --Julie B. Beck
"In the New Testament, we don't find our gift through self-examination and introspection and then find ways to express it. Instead, we love one another, serve one another, help one another, and in so doing we see how God has equipped us to do so.” --Russell D. Moore
“Where everyone is accepted equally as a brother or sister in Christ, and where there is an open forum without a set program and format, believers will be in an environment where their gifts will develop and manifest naturally." --Henry Hon
“God's glory is most majestically displayed not through you or through me, but through US." --David Platt
"When we exercise the gifts which Christ has given us we are really saying to our fellow Christians and others: See how much the Lord Jesus Christ loves you and cares for you; He has sent me to serve you in this way." --Sinclair Ferguson
"Your spiritual gifts were not given for your own benefit but for the benefit of others, just as other people were given gifts for your benefit." --Rick Warren
"To become proud of spiritual gifts or leadership position is to forget that all we have is from God." --J. Oswald Sanders
“Sometimes, when you have spent a long time rejecting the gifts of the Spirit and come to believe in them, you almost feel as if you are being born again. You feel as if you have a whole new Bible. By that latter statement I mean that the Gospels and Acts come alive for you in a way that they never have before. Things that you had relegated to the first century now become a possibility for today's church.” --Jack Deere
Do not be satisfied with God's calling or His gifts in your life. Be satisfied with Jesus Christ Himself.” --Brother Yun