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title: "Famous Discipleship Sayings"
description: "Browse 545 Discipleship quotes by 272 authors. Discover the best Discipleship sayings and thoughts."
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> [“You'd think God would come right out and tell us what to do in the Bible, but He doesn't. He mostly tells…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-miller/you-d-think-god-would-come-right-out-and-tell-us-what-to-do-in-the/)

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

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> [“every church can treat each discipleship class and each worship service as an opportunity for continual rehearsal of what the words, stories,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-arthur/every-church-can-treat-each-discipleship-class-and-each-worship/)

[Sarah Arthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-arthur/)

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> [The kingdom of heaven is worth infinitely more than the cost of discipleship, and those who know where the treasure lies joyfully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson/the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-worth-infinitely-more-than-the-cost-of/)

[D. A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson/)

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> [“Any serious reading of the Bible means personal involvement in it, not symbol mental agreement with abstract propositions. And involvement is dangerous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mckenna/any-serious-reading-of-the-bible-means-personal-involvement-in-it-not/)

[Megan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mckenna/)

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> [Even though we say Church Growth, we are actually saying, Making Disciples of Christ. Having a large church with only a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-kang/even-though-we-say-church-growth-we-are-actually-saying-making/)

[Albert Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-kang/)

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> [True discipleship is for volunteers only. Only volunteers will trust the Guide sufficiently to follow Him in the dangerous ascent which only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/true-discipleship-is-for-volunteers-only-only-volunteers-will-trust/)

[Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/)

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> [“We need relationships that are so shaped by the gospel that we will exhort and encourage one another to trust Jesus every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-k-dodson/we-need-relationships-that-are-so-shaped-by-the-gospel-that-we-will/)

[Jonathan K. Dodson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-k-dodson/)

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> [“True Discipleship makes a man and woman a project or an portrait painting to completion With a careful detail and awareness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/apostle-louis-gordon-jr/true-discipleship-makes-a-man-and-woman-a-project-or-an-portrait/)

[Apostle Louis Gordon Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/apostle-louis-gordon-jr/)

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> [“Discipleship means adherence to Christ, and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/discipleship-means-adherence-to-christ-and-because-christ-is-the/)

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

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> [Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Authentic Christian discipleship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/sometimes-we-are-looked-upon-as-people-who-speak-only-of-prohibitions-2/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [“We are not built for mountains and dawns and artistic affinities; they are for moments of inspiration, that is all. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/we-are-not-built-for-mountains-and-dawns-and-artistic-affinities-they/)

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

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> [“There is nothing stereotyped about God's dealings with His children. Therefore, we must not by our prejudices and preconceptions make watertight compartments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/there-is-nothing-stereotyped-about-god-s-dealings-with-his-children/)

[Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/)

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> [The only man who has the right to say that he is justified by grace alone is the man who has left…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/the-only-man-who-has-the-right-to-say-that-he-is-justified-by-grace/)

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

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> [“We have to grow into Scripture, like a young boy inheriting his older brother's clothes and flopping around in them, but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/we-have-to-grow-into-scripture-like-a-young-boy-inheriting-his-older/)

[N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/)

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> [“Men and women of God through the centuries have lived out this abiding truth. There are no heroes of the faith who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/missionaries-who-love-the-arab-world/men-and-women-of-god-through-the-centuries-have-lived-out-this/)

[Missionaries Who Love The Arab World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/missionaries-who-love-the-arab-world/)

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> [“Discipleship is developing a personal, lifelong, obedient relationship with Jesus Christ in which He transforms your character into Christlikeness; changes your values…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/discipleship-is-developing-a-personal-lifelong-obedient-relationship/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We must assess our thoughts and beliefs and reckon whether they are moving us closer to conformity to Christ or farther away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/we-must-assess-our-thoughts-and-beliefs-and-reckon-whether-they-are/)

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

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> [“Older people make this mistake all the time with younger people, treating them as a finished product when in fact they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-agassi/older-people-make-this-mistake-all-the-time-with-younger-people/)

[Andre Agassi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-agassi/)

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> [“My little girl, I would face a dozen storms far worse than this to keep your soul as stainless as snow; for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/my-little-girl-i-would-face-a-dozen-storms-far-worse-than-this-to/)

[Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/)

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> [“The cross is a crisis point for all societies which seek to produce me in and women of quiescence, men and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mckenna/the-cross-is-a-crisis-point-for-all-societies-which-seek-to-produce/)

[Megan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-mckenna/)

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> [“You cannot contain evil by shaming it, or making people feel guilty, but only by revealing it toward it is, and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/you-cannot-contain-evil-by-shaming-it-or-making-people-feel-guilty/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [“True spirituality is not taught, it's caught. Once our sails have been unfurled to the Spirit, henceforth our motivation for the journey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/true-spirituality-is-not-taught-it-s-caught-once-our-sails-have-been/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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> [“Discipleship isn’t a random assortment of facts and propositions and behaviors, discipleship is something that is you to the core and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-breen/discipleship-isn-t-a-random-assortment-of-facts-and-propositions-and/)

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

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> [In the gospel of Jesus, sincere and costly discipleship always accompanies genuine conversion. The gospel of Jesus teaches men that a mere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-washer/in-the-gospel-of-jesus-sincere-and-costly-discipleship-always/)

[Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-washer/)

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> [“The more spiritual successes that Edwards experienced, the more he seemed to intentionally infuse his sermons with language deemed to move a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-paul-turner/the-more-spiritual-successes-that-edwards-experienced-the-more-he/)

[Matthew Paul Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-paul-turner/)

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> [The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/the-essence-of-grace-we-suppose-is-that-the-account-has-been-paid-in/)

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

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> [“So the call to discipleship is a commitment solely to the person of Jesus Christ, a breaking through of all legalisms by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/so-the-call-to-discipleship-is-a-commitment-solely-to-the-person-of/)

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

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> [t's really an encouragement of discipleship, it looks like anything else that we're offering to anyone else, any other person struggling with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-chambers/t-s-really-an-encouragement-of-discipleship-it-looks-like-anything/)

[Alan Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-chambers/)

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> [As Elisabeth Elliot points out, not even dying a martyr’s death is classified as extraordinary obedience when you are following a Savior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/as-elisabeth-elliot-points-out-not-even-dying-a-martyr-s-death-is/)

[David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/)

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> [“It is not loving to impose our own grid onto others. We need to understand their situation and their needs accurately, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-perman/it-is-not-loving-to-impose-our-own-grid-onto-others-we-need-to/)

[Matt Perman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-perman/)

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> [“Let us simplify our lives a little. Let us make the changes necessary to refocus our lives on the sublime beauty of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dieter-f-uchtdorf/let-us-simplify-our-lives-a-little-let-us-make-the-changes-necessary-2/)

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

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> [“The author sees Joseph of Genesis as a type of Christ's Pentecostal power. He who was thought dead has been raised in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/the-author-sees-joseph-of-genesis-as-a-type-of-christ-s-pentecostal/)

[Watchman Nee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/watchman-nee/)

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> [“If we are to have real faith, we must study the Word of God and discover what is promised. Then, we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-a-torrey-3/if-we-are-to-have-real-faith-we-must-study-the-word-of-god-and/)

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

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> [If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/if-we-are-serious-about-our-discipleship-jesus-will-eventually/)

[Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/)

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> [Mentoring is the cultivation of young adults, the tender caring for and nurturing of them so that they will grow, flourish, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-myers/mentoring-is-the-cultivation-of-young-adults-the-tender-caring-for/)

[Jeff Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-myers/)

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> [Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-cousins/discipleship-following-jesus-christ-is-the-toughest-thing-that-you-re/)

[Kirk Cousins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-cousins/)

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> [“We've taken the lifeblood out of Christianity and put Kool-Aid in its place so that it tastes better to the crowds, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-platt/we-ve-taken-the-lifeblood-out-of-christianity-and-put-kool-aid-in-its/)

[David Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-platt/)

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> [“The test of mountain-top experiences, of mysticism, of visions of God and of solitariness is when you are “in the soup” of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambers/the-test-of-mountain-top-experiences-of-mysticism-of-visions-of-god/)

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

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> [Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/christianity-without-the-living-christ-is-inevitably-christianity/)

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

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> [“His Kingship, precisely because it is so broad, so total, is doomed to be rejected by anybody who is still into tribalism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rohr/his-kingship-precisely-because-it-is-so-broad-so-total-is-doomed-to/)

[Richard Rohr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rohr/)

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