Discipleship Quotes

“I'm not trying to bleed you. I want to renew you.”

— W.P. Kinsella

“Could circumstances possibly change who I forever am in You?”

— MercyMe

Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost you your life

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Managing games comes second. Managing people comes first.”

— John Feinstein

Our awareness of God starts where self-sufficiency ends.

— Harold S. Kushner

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Jesus never discipled one-on-one.

— Howard G. Hendricks

“Conversion, constant conversion, is the message of the Gospel.”

— Megan McKenna

“Get evangelical Christian made them receptive to the possibility of redemption in the here and now.”

— George will

The goal is not to make you a smarter sinner but to make you like the Savior.

— Howard G. Hendricks

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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

— C. S. Lewis

“You think you're a role model, and they (protégés)turn around and tell you you're a negative role model.”

— Judith Rodin

“The same principles that make up a good story also make up a good life.”

— Donald Miller

Your strengths develop your confidence; your weaknesses develop your faith.

— Howard G. Hendricks

Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“The test of mountain-top experiences, of mysticism, of visions of God and of solitariness is when you are “in the soup” of…

— Oswald Chambers

Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“We've taken the lifeblood out of Christianity and put Kool-Aid in its place so that it tastes better to the crowds, and…

— David Platt

Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything…

— Kirk Cousins

Mentoring is the cultivation of young adults, the tender caring for and nurturing of them so that they will grow, flourish, and…

— Jeff Myers

“ Play to your strengths. ” “I haven’t got any,” said Harry, before he could stop himself. “Excuse me,” growled Moody, “you’ve…

— J.K. Rowling

“There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind…

— Germany Kent

“Christianity without the living Jesus Christ remains necessarily a Christianity without discipleship; and a Christianity without discipleship is always a Christianity without…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Being that 'reason is not antithetical to faith' (Woods) and that Pentecost established the Reality of super-nature (Lewis) and that 'theology matters'…

— R. Alan Woods

“If we know our original blessing, we can easily handle our original sin. If we rest in a previous dignity, we can…

— Richard Rohr

“We have neighbors to bless, children to protect, the poor to lift up, and the truth to defend. We have wrongs to…

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“You cannot force people to walk with God. You cannot force them to repent. All you can do is live with integrity…

— John Eldredge

“you don’t have to live in community long to realize that lives which are blessed and instructive are still flawed. The grace…

— Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

“Everybody wants a miracle; we just don't want to be in a situation where we need one. You can't have one without…

— Mark Batterson

“(re: Matthew 4) " 'Give in for now': what a strange thing for Jesus to say to a steadfast and protesting prophet;…

— Eugene Kennedy

“Part of the genius of (Nick) Sabin's system was that he understood that no matter the skill set, he was inheriting vulnerable…

— Jeff Benedict

“All that the follower of Jesus has to do is to make sure that his obedience, following and love are entirely spontaneous…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“In a misguided abdication of our prophetic calling, many churches have allowed themselves to become internally segregated by age. Most began with…

— David Kinnaman

“If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples. A gifted discipler…

— Mike Breen

“As the late Charles Colson put it, “Our place is on our knees, in the streets helping people in need, winning our…

— Erwin W. Lutzer

“By giving us control, our new technologies tend to enhance existing idols in our lives. Instead of becoming more like Christ through…

— Tim Challies

“We use the word cross in our hymns, in our piety, in our prayers, and in our pastoral language. But we use…

— John Howard Yoder

“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

“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