Disciple Quotes

• At the back of it there lies the central citadel of obstinacy: I will not give up my right to myself--the thing God intends you to give up if ever you are going to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus, Giving Up, Lying

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Called of God: Extracts from My Utmost for His Highest on the Missionary Call”, p.33, Discovery House

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• The first ministers were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they are brighter or nicer than other people. Their sole qualification seems to have been their initial willingness to rise to their feet when Jesus said, "Follow me."

  Frederick Buechner

  Jesus, Feet, People

  Frederick Buechner (2009). “Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith”, p.259, Zondervan

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• Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.

  John Lennon

  Faith, Jesus, Rock And Roll

  Jeff Burger, John Lennon (2017). “Lennon On Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon”, p.15, Omnibus Press

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• If the Church is not Making Disciples, then all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible, are a waste of time.

  C. S. Lewis

  Church, Waste, Wasting Time

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• A disciple is a learner, a student, an apprentice – a practitioner… Disciples of Jesus are people who do not just profess certain views as their own but apply their growing understanding of life in the Kingdom of the Heavens to every aspect of their life on earth.

  Dallas Willard

  Jesus, Views, People

  Dallas Willard (2009). “The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings on Discipleship”, p.9, Harper Collins

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• A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do.

  Dallas Willard

  Jesus, Important, Life Is

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• It is only because he became like us that we can become like him.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  God, Christian, Spiritual Wisdom

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2012). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.304, Simon and Schuster

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• Until you have given up yourself to Him, you will not have a real self.

  C. S. Lewis

  Christian, Real, Self

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The church changes the world not by making converts but by making disciples.

  John Wesley

  Church, World, Changing The World

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• I found out the hard way that if we don't disciple people, the culture sure will.

  Alan Hirsch

  People, Culture, Way

  Alan Hirsch (2009). “The Forgotten Ways”, p.111, Baker Books

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• Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a 'Paul' who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a 'Barnabas' who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a 'Timothy,' someone that he can pour his life into.

  Howard G. Hendricks

  Christian, Challenges, Mentor

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• Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

  Timothy Keller

  Jesus, Feet, Way

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• Only a disciple can make a disciple.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

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• We need to remember that the first disciples were ordinary men called to an extraordinary mission. Their devotion to Jesus outweighed- by hair- their fears and insecurities. As a result God change them and use them to accomplish some mind-boggling things. Why couldn't God - why wouldn't God do the same in your life?

  Max Lucado

  Jesus, Men, Hair

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• A zealous Savior ought to have zealous disciples.

  J. C. Ryle

  Zealous, Savior, Ought

  J.C. Ryle (2015). “Bible Commentary - The Gospel of Luke”, p.264, Editora Dracaena

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• Disciple making is not a call for others to come to us to hear the gospel but a command for us to go to others to share the gospel.

  David Platt

  Share, Command

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• Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Inspiring, Men, Blood

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• Jesus was a great worker, and His disciples must not be afraid of hard work.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Jesus, Hard Work, Great Work

  Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1396, Barbour Publishing

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• Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Godly, Following Christ, Christianity

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.17, SCM Press

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• It is impossible to conduct your life as a disciple without definite times of secret prayer

  Oswald Chambers

  Prayer, Secret, Impossible

  Oswald Chambers (2017). “Utmost Ongoing: Reflections on the Legacy of Oswald Chambers”, p.59, Discovery House

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• Our work begins where God's grace has laid the foundation; we are not to save souls, but to disciple them.

  Oswald Chambers

  Grace, Soul, Foundation

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.239, Discovery House

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• Loving God more than anyone or anything else is the very foundation of being a disciple. If you want to live your Christian life to its fullest, then love Jesus more than anyone or anything else.

  Greg Laurie

  Christian, Jesus, Foundation

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• Brotherly love is the badge of Christ's disciples.

  Matthew Henry

  Love Is, Brotherly Love, Christ

  Matthew Henry, J.B Williams (1828). “Exposition of the Old and New Testament”, p.639

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• True disciples are those who go beyond simply believing. They act out their belief.

  James E. Faust

  Believe, Belief

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• When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Godly, Men, Christ

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.44, SCM Press

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