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title: "Famous Discipleship Quotes"
description: "Browse 545 Discipleship quotes by 272 authors. Discover the best Discipleship sayings and thoughts."
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> [“According to Jesus examples discipleship is not a program we launch. It is a lifestyle we embrace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-hayashi/according-to-jesus-examples-discipleship-is-not-a-program-we-launch/)

[Jonathan Hayashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-hayashi/)

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> [Friendship allows you to see your own life but with a second sympathetic self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/friendship-allows-you-to-see-your-own-life-but-with-a-second/)

[David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/)

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> [“Young children especially need the visual reinforcement of seeing you turn to Scripture for wisdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kara-durbin/young-children-especially-need-the-visual-reinforcement-of-seeing-you/)

[Kara Durbin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kara-durbin/)

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> [Discipleship is crucial to our ultimate destiny, but its cost is total commitment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jeremiah/discipleship-is-crucial-to-our-ultimate-destiny-but-its-cost-is-total/)

[David Jeremiah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jeremiah/)

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> [“As your father keeps clean his lamp to have good light, so keep clean your spirit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-llewellyn/as-your-father-keeps-clean-his-lamp-to-have-good-light-so-keep-clean/)

[Richard Llewellyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-llewellyn/)

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> [Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-elliot/holiness-has-never-been-the-driving-force-of-the-majority-it-is/)

[Elisabeth Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-elliot/)

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> [Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-gregory-i/whatsoever-one-would-understand-what-he-hears-must-hasten-to-put-into/)

[Pope Gregory I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-gregory-i/)

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> [“If I am to have faith when I pray, I must find some promise in the Word of God to rest my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-torrey-3/if-i-am-to-have-faith-when-i-pray-i-must-find-some-promise-in-the/)

[R.A Torrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-a-torrey-3/)

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> [“Believers think only prominent ministers can have followers, but actually, every believer can and should have a few or at least one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-hon/believers-think-only-prominent-ministers-can-have-followers-but/)

[Henry Hon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-hon/)

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> [We meet God through entering into a relationship both of dependance on Jesus as our Saviour and Friend and of discipleship to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-i-packer/we-meet-god-through-entering-into-a-relationship-both-of-dependance/)

[J. I. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-i-packer/)

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> [We see baptism as the starting point in our journey of discipleship. Our daily walk with Jesus Christ leads to peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/we-see-baptism-as-the-starting-point-in-our-journey-of-discipleship/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the pathway of discipleship. It comforts, counsels, cures, and consoles. It leads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-b-wirthlin/love-is-the-beginning-the-middle-and-the-end-of-the-pathway-of/)

[Joseph B. Wirthlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-b-wirthlin/)

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> [At the back of it there lies the central citadel of obstinacy: I will not give up my right to myself--the thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/at-the-back-of-it-there-lies-the-central-citadel-of-obstinacy-i-will/)

[Oswald Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oswald-chambers/)

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> [Discipleship' as a term has lost its content, and this is one reason why it has been moved aside. I've tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dallas-willard/discipleship-as-a-term-has-lost-its-content-and-this-is-one-reason/)

[Dallas Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dallas-willard/)

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> [“Bono has commented often that U2 did everything the wrong way around. Other bands started singing about girls and then found the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stockman/bono-has-commented-often-that-u2-did-everything-the-wrong-way-around/)

[Steve Stockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stockman/)

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> [“You get a feeling when you look back on life that all God really wants from us is to live inside a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/you-get-a-feeling-when-you-look-back-on-life-that-all-god-really/)

[Donald Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-miller/)

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> [“(William) Deresiewicz offers a vision of what it takes to move from adolescence to adulthood. Everyone is born with a mind, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-brooks/william-deresiewicz-offers-a-vision-of-what-it-takes-to-move-from/)

[David Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-brooks/)

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> [Without the Holy Spirit, Christian discipleship would be inconceivable, even impossible. There can be no life without the life-giver, no understanding without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/without-the-holy-spirit-christian-discipleship-would-be-inconceivable/)

[John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/)

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> [God wants to help us to eventually turn all of our weaknesses into strengths,1 but He knows that this is a long-term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/god-wants-to-help-us-to-eventually-turn-all-of-our-weaknesses-into/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [...Christ did not appoint professors, but followers. If Christianity ... is not reduplicated in the life of the person expounding it, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soren-kierkegaard/christ-did-not-appoint-professors-but-followers-if-christianity-is/)

[Soren Kierkegaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soren-kierkegaard/)

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> [If Christ has been given us, if we are called to his discipleship we are given all things, literally \_all\_ things. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/if-christ-has-been-given-us-if-we-are-called-to-his-discipleship-we/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [“if we believe that being a Christian is about more than just works, and if we believe that who we are as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-c-heath/if-we-believe-that-being-a-christian-is-about-more-than-just-works/)

[Emily C. Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-c-heath/)

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> [If our Christianity has ceased to be serious about discipleship, if we have watered down the gospel into emotional uplift which makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/if-our-christianity-has-ceased-to-be-serious-about-discipleship-if-we/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/cheap-grace-is-the-grace-we-bestow-on-ourselves-cheap-grace-is-the/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [In the school of discipleship, suffering for Christ is never an elective course, but a required core class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-j-lawson/in-the-school-of-discipleship-suffering-for-christ-is-never-an/)

[Steven J Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-j-lawson/)

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> [Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/christianity-without-discipleship-is-always-christianity-without/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/even-the-smallest-act-of-discipleship-or-the-tiniest-ember-of-belief/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [“The Jesus Movement had survived the fad phase and was settling down for the long haul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-eskridge/the-jesus-movement-had-survived-the-fad-phase-and-was-settling-down/)

[Larry Eskridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-eskridge/)

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> [“Self-denial means knowing only Christ, and no longer oneself. It means seeing only Christ, who goes ahead of us, and no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/self-denial-means-knowing-only-christ-and-no-longer-oneself-it-means/)

[Dietrich Bonhoeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dietrich-bonhoeffer/)

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> [We've got to move from membership to discipleship to being full-time Christians, not part-time saints. That means operating comprehensively on the value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/we-ve-got-to-move-from-membership-to-discipleship-to-being-full-time/)

[Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/)

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> [“(Bonhoeffer's) change was not an ungainly, embarrassing leap from which he would have to retreat slightly when he gained more maturity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-metaxas/bonhoeffer-s-change-was-not-an-ungainly-embarrassing-leap-from-which/)

[Eric Metaxas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-metaxas/)

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> [God wants you to find your way back to Him, and the Savior is the way. God wants you to learn of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/god-wants-you-to-find-your-way-back-to-him-and-the-savior-is-the-way/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [“Effective discipleship builds the church, not the other way around. We need to understand the church as the effect of discipleship and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-breen/effective-discipleship-builds-the-church-not-the-other-way-around-we/)

[Mike Breen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-breen/)

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> [“Jesus did not command us to "develop" leaders. He commanded us to make "disciples". The world "develops" leaders, the Church "disciples" them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-warren/jesus-did-not-command-us-to-develop-leaders-he-commanded-us-to-make/)

[John Paul Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-warren/)

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> [The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort. This means that to be a follower of Jesus, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-decision-to-grow-always-involves-a-choice-between-risk-and/)

[John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/)

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> [“Your job is to abide in my pasture Eating sweet grass and drinking pure water, And sharing both with others— That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-coupe/your-job-is-to-abide-in-my-pasture-eating-sweet-grass-and-drinking/)

[Jessica Coupe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-coupe/)

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> [Let us simplify our lives a little, let us make the changes necessary to focus on the simple, humble path of Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/let-us-simplify-our-lives-a-little-let-us-make-the-changes-necessary/)

[Dieter F. Uchtdorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dieter-f-uchtdorf/)

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> [“As students, we were taught to build churches by doing big outreaches, getting people saved, and then we were to disciple the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-wyrostek/as-students-we-were-taught-to-build-churches-by-doing-big-outreaches/)

[Joe Wyrostek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-wyrostek/)

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> [ “Don't get me wrong, I like NASCAR and shopping at Nordstrom's, but discipleship is intrinsic as a lifestyle." ~R. Alan Woods \[2013\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/don-t-get-me-wrong-i-like-nascar-and-shopping-at-nordstrom-s-but/)

[R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/)

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> [“You can lead and motivate people without a certificate or title, what you need to do is to tell people a compelling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bassey-johnson/you-can-lead-and-motivate-people-without-a-certificate-or-title-what/)

[Michael Bassey Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bassey-johnson/)

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