Our problem is that we are in the Word but not under the Word. — Howard G. Hendricks Copy Share Image
His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness. — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
Being a Christan is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God's will. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Discipleship is based solely on devotion to Jesus Christ, not on following after a particular belief or doctrine. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“If I turn mine eyes upon myself, I find myself a traitor with the rest;” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“To love with expectations is, in the end, an oppressive, driven thing, and people know it when they receive it.” — Mark Galli Copy Share Image
“Being saved by discipleship is not a human possibility, but for God all things are possible.” — Rodney Combs Copy Share Image
“Followers of Jesus do well to spend more time engaging him than explaining him.” — Ron Brackin Copy Share Image
“A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“Not only did Jesus purposefully enter the wilderness on a regular basis but historically, God seems to prefer meeting with man in… — Amy Layne Litzelman Copy Share Image
“When we concentrate on preaching what people WANT to hear we will only succeed in exciting their flash and depressing their spirit.” — Olabisi Obideyi Copy Share Image
“There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture. It… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
“Edwards’s God was glorious, full of beauty, and seemingly uninterested in making people feel insecure. Edwards was a mystic, a man who… — Matthew Paul Turner Copy Share Image
“God has to work in the soul in secret and in darkness because if we fully knew what was happening, and what… — St. John of the Cross Copy Share Image
“Joy is not a requirement of Christian discipleship, it is a consequence. It is not what we have to acquire in order… — Eugene Peterson Copy Share Image
In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going… — Alan Hirsch Copy Share Image
“But—for good reasons rooted deeply in the nature of the person and of personal relationships—his preferred way is to speak, to communicate:… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
Genuine Christianity is more than a relationship with Jesus, as expressed in personal piety, church attendance, Bible study, and works of charity.… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
Let us be mindful of the foundational precepts our Heavenly Father has given to His children that will establish the basis of… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“Apprenticeship assumes that knowing a trade not only comes by numbers and outlines but also by watching and inhabiting. Knowing is found… — Zack Eswine Copy Share Image
“Yet the intentional boldness that I am talking about is the same countercultural boldness that Jesus reflected throughout his time on earth—one… — Andrew Marin Copy Share Image
The restoration of the church must surely depend on a new kind of monasticism, which has nothing in common with the old… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Jesus’s call “Come, follow me” is not only for those prepared to compete in a spiritual Olympics. In fact, discipleship is not… — Neil L. Andersen Copy Share Image
Fortunately, God made all varieties of people with a wide variety of interests and abilities. He has called people of every race… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Someone once said that Stephen Austin didn't like preachers at all. He swore that "one preacher could stir up more trouble than… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
“There is a vast difference between being a Christian and being a disciple. The difference is commitment. Motivation and discipline will not… — Greg Ogden Copy Share Image
“Discipleship is not limited to what you can comprehend--it must transcend all comprehension. Plunge into the deep waters beyond your own comprehension,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
“Like Gandalf, God knows the battle going on inside our hobbitlike selves, the wrestling match between the Baggins and the Took. The… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
“All that the follower of Jesus has to do is to make sure that his obedience, following and love are entirely spontaneous… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“In a misguided abdication of our prophetic calling, many churches have allowed themselves to become internally segregated by age. Most began with… — David Kinnaman Copy Share Image
“If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. A gifted discipler… — Mike Breen Copy Share Image
“Every disciple is a believer, but not every believer is necessarily a disciple. Anything short of discipleship, however, is settling for less… — Greg Laurie Copy Share Image
