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title: "Best Discipleship Quotes"
description: "Browse 545 Discipleship quotes by 272 authors. Discover the best Discipleship sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I fall down I get up I fall down And the while I keep dancing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/japanese-poem/i-fall-down-i-get-up-i-fall-down-and-the-while-i-keep-dancing/)

Japanese poem

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> [“You know your Bible too well and life too little.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-llewellyn/you-know-your-bible-too-well-and-life-too-little/)

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

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> [“No one ever made more trouble than gentle Jesus meek and mild.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gillis/no-one-ever-made-more-trouble-than-gentle-jesus-meek-and-mild/)

James Gillis

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> [“Correction badly undertaken creates distance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-thoman/correction-badly-undertaken-creates-distance/)

[Kevin Thoman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-thoman/)

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> [“His eyes touched lightly, and passed on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davis-bunn/his-eyes-touched-lightly-and-passed-on/)

[Davis Bunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davis-bunn/)

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> [Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dietrich-bonhoeffer/discipleship-is-not-an-offer-that-man-makes-to-christ/)

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

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> [“Run your race. It's the only one that will count in eternity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-m-bertram/run-your-race-it-s-the-only-one-that-will-count-in-eternity/)

[Robin M. Bertram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-m-bertram/)

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> [“All of life comes in seed form – not as monuments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-layne-litzelman/all-of-life-comes-in-seed-form-not-as-monuments/)

[Amy Layne Litzelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-layne-litzelman/)

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> [I believe it to be one of the most important discipleship resources we have produced at Ligonier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/i-believe-it-to-be-one-of-the-most-important-discipleship-resources/)

[R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/)

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> [“God's way leads always into trial, so far as sight and sense are concerned. Nature always will be tried in God's ways.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mueller/god-s-way-leads-always-into-trial-so-far-as-sight-and-sense-are/)

[George Mueller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mueller/)

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> [“Sometimes the right thing to do will cost us our greatest sacrifices, but the rewards will always outweigh our losses”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-m-bertram/sometimes-the-right-thing-to-do-will-cost-us-our-greatest-sacrifices/)

[Robin M. Bertram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-m-bertram/)

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> [In our faith we follow in someone's steps. In our faith we leave footprints to guide others. It's the principle of discipleship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/in-our-faith-we-follow-in-someone-s-steps-in-our-faith-we-leave/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [The one badge of Christian discipleship is not orthodoxy but love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/the-one-badge-of-christian-discipleship-is-not-orthodoxy-but-love/)

[Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/)

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> [“Yanked out of the present, Adam discovered the richness of the past in people's stories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-alcorn/yanked-out-of-the-present-adam-discovered-the-richness-of-the-past-in/)

[Randy Alcorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-alcorn/)

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> [Christian education is a bomb with a long fuse - it takes a while to go off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-g-hendricks/christian-education-is-a-bomb-with-a-long-fuse-it-takes-a-while-to-go/)

[Howard G. Hendricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-g-hendricks/)

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> [“I liked to put young and old in the same room, because they would certainly have different takes on the same problem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-mendez/i-liked-to-put-young-and-old-in-the-same-room-because-they-would/)

Antonio Mendez

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> [“We are pastorally-focused, not politically driven. We are relationally-focused, not program driven. We are discipleship-focused, not change driven. We are partnership-focused, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-vanderwal-gritter/we-are-pastorally-focused-not-politically-driven-we-are-relationally/)

Wendy Vanderwal-Gritter

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> [“Without the new birth, all the doctrinal and liturgical work in the world is just the reorganization of dead materials, instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-wilson/without-the-new-birth-all-the-doctrinal-and-liturgical-work-in-the/)

[Douglas Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-wilson/)

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> [Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-a-kempis/let-this-be-thy-whole-endeavor-this-thy-prayer-this-thy-desire-that/)

[Thomas a Kempis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-a-kempis/)

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> [“Discipleship and spiritual formation are less about erecting an edifice of knowledge than they are a matter of developing a Christian know-how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-k-a-smith/discipleship-and-spiritual-formation-are-less-about-erecting-an/)

[James K.A. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-k-a-smith/)

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> [We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-elliot/we-are-not-meant-to-die-merely-in-order-to-be-dead-god-could-not-want/)

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

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> [“There was no keenness in the eyes; they seemed rather to be shedding love than making observations; they had the liquid look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/there-was-no-keenness-in-the-eyes-they-seemed-rather-to-be-shedding/)

[George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/)

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> [It is a lesson we all need - to let alone the things that do not concern us. He has other ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katharine-drexel/it-is-a-lesson-we-all-need-to-let-alone-the-things-that-do-not/)

[Katharine Drexel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katharine-drexel/)

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> [At every step of our Christian development and in every sphere of our Christian discipleship, pride is the greatest enemy and humility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/at-every-step-of-our-christian-development-and-in-every-sphere-of-our/)

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

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> [“Education is not accomplished by putting something into man; its purpose is to draw out of man the wisdom which is latent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neville-goddard/education-is-not-accomplished-by-putting-something-into-man-its/)

[Neville Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neville-goddard/)

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> [I have a word for you. I know your whole life story. I know every skeleton in your closet. I know every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brennan-manning/i-have-a-word-for-you-i-know-your-whole-life-story-i-know-every/)

[Brennan Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brennan-manning/)

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> [ At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and \[he\] was known to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josephus/at-this-time-there-was-a-wise-man-who-was-called-jesus-and-his/)

[Josephus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josephus/)

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> [“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say "believe and repent," but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-spencer/jesus-shaped-spirituality-hears-jesus-say-believe-and-repent-but-the/)

[Michael Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-spencer/)

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> [Today, even amongst Christians, there can be found much of that spirit that wants to give as little as possible to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/watchman-nee/today-even-amongst-christians-there-can-be-found-much-of-that-spirit/)

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

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> [Despite all the help I've given to persecuted Christians, I've always found that I'm the one who's been helped the most. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-moore-jr/despite-all-the-help-i-ve-given-to-persecuted-christians-i-ve-always/)

[Johnnie Moore, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-moore-jr/)

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> [“The "show business," which is so incorporated into our view of Christian work today, has caused us to drift far from Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oswald-chambersd-chambers/the-show-business-which-is-so-incorporated-into-our-view-of-christian/)

Oswald Chambersd Chambers

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> [Discipleship is rooted in a deep belief in the universal reign of God through Christ. To be a disciple is to acknowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-frost/discipleship-is-rooted-in-a-deep-belief-in-the-universal-reign-of-god/)

[Michael Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-frost/)

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> [“Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of us are bent one way or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mathis/good-disciplemaking-requires-both-intentionality-and-relationality-it/)

[David Mathis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mathis/)

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> [“THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF THE GOSPEL TO ALL OF MINISTRY There is always a danger that church leaders and ministers will conceive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-right-relationship-of-the-gospel-to-all-of-ministry-there-is/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [“Love, its power and authority, always gets there first, comes to believe first, and always waits for the others, especially the leaders,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-mckenna/love-its-power-and-authority-always-gets-there-first-comes-to-believe/)

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

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> [For those who feel their lives are a grave disappointment to God, it requires enormous trust and reckless, raging confidence to accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brennan-manning/for-those-who-feel-their-lives-are-a-grave-disappointment-to-god-it/)

[Brennan Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brennan-manning/)

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> [Bearing fruits alone is not enough because we must bear the right kind of fruits. We may try to trick God by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-kang/bearing-fruits-alone-is-not-enough-because-we-must-bear-the-right/)

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

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> [“in our younger days we actually thought that discipleship would get easier as we grew older and more mature; but the reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/in-our-younger-days-we-actually-thought-that-discipleship-would-get/)

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

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> [“The motherhood to which every Christian woman is called is making disciples of all nations. We all must labor, prayerfully expectant that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-furman/the-motherhood-to-which-every-christian-woman-is-called-is-making/)

[Gloria Furman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-furman/)

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> [The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul/the-pursuit-of-god-is-not-a-part-time-weekend-exercise-if-it-is/)

[R. C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul/)

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                        "text": "“Education is not accomplished by putting something into man; its purpose is to draw out of man the wisdom which is latent within him. May the reader call Bartholomew to discipleship, for only as this quality is raised to discipleship will you have the capacity to conceive ideas that will lift you beyond the limitations of man.”",
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                        "text": "I have a word for you. I know your whole life story. I know every skeleton in your closet. I know every moment of sin, shame, dishonesty and degraded love that has darkened your past. Right now I know your shallow faith, your feeble prayer life, your inconsistent discipleship. And my word is this: I dare you to trust that I love you just as you are, and not as you should be. Because you’re never going to be as you should be.",
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                        "text": "At this time there was a wise man who was called Jesus. And his conduct was good, and [he] was known to be virtuous. And many people from among the Jews and the other nations became his disciples. Pilate condemned him to be crucified and to die. And those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship.",
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                        "text": "“Jesus-shaped spirituality hears Jesus say \"believe and repent,\" but the call that resonates most closely in the heart of a disciple is \"follow me.\" The command to follow requires that we take a daily journey in the company of other students. It demands that we be lifelong learners and that we commit to constant growth in spiritual maturity. Discipleship is a call to me, but it is a journey of \"we.”",
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                        "text": "Today, even amongst Christians, there can be found much of that spirit that wants to give as little as possible to the Lord, and yet to get as much as possible from Him. The prevailing thought today is of being used, as though that were the one thing that mattered. That my little rubber band should be stretched to the very limit seems all important. But this is not the Lord's mind. The Lord wants us to be used, yes; but what He is after is that we pour all we have, ourselves, to Him, and if that be all, that is enough.",
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                        "text": "Despite all the help I've given to persecuted Christians, I've always found that I'm the one who's been helped the most. Their faith has - again and again - helped me find my own again. We'll never experience full Christian discipleship if we aren't persecuted or if we aren't praying for, praying with, and living alongside those who are.",
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                        "text": "“The \"show business,\" which is so incorporated into our view of Christian work today, has caused us to drift far from Our Lord's conception of discipleship. It is instilled in us to think that we have to do exceptional things for God; we have not. We have to be exceptional in ordinary things, to be holy in mean streets, among mean people, surrounded by sordid sinners. That is not learned in five minutes.”",
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                        "text": "Discipleship is rooted in a deep belief in the universal reign of God through Christ. To be a disciple is to acknowledge that reign and to embrace the lifelong journey of submitting more and more of every aspect of your life to His good, just, and peaceable reign, as well as alerting others to God's kingship by both word and deed.",
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                        "text": "“Good disciplemaking requires both intentionality and relationality. It means being strategic and being social. Most of us are bent one way or the other. We’re naturally relational, but lacking in intentionality. Or we find it easy to be intentional, but not relational. We typically tip (or sometimes lean) one way or the other as we begin the disciplemaking process. But tipping and leaning won’t cover the full picture of what life-on-life disciplemaking requires. It’s not just friend-to-friend, and it’s not just teacher-to-student. It’s both. There is the sharing of ordinary life (relationship) and seeking to initiate and make the most of teachable moments (intentionality). There are the long walks through Galilee and the sermons on the mount. Disciplemaking is both organic and engineered, relational and intentional, with shared context and shared content, quality and quantity time.”",
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                        "text": "“THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF THE GOSPEL TO ALL OF MINISTRY There is always a danger that church leaders and ministers will conceive of the gospel as merely the minimum standard of doctrinal content for being a Christian believer. As a result, many preachers and leaders are energized by thoughts of teaching more advanced doctrine, or of deeper forms of spirituality, or of intentional community and the sacraments, or of “deeper discipleship,” or of psychological healing, or of social justice and cultural engagement. One of the reasons is the natural emergence of specialization as a church grows and ages. People naturally want to go deeper into various topics and ministry disciplines. But this tendency can cause us to lose sight of the whole. Though we may have an area or a ministry that we tend to focus on, the gospel is what brings unity to all that we do. Every form of ministry is empowered by the gospel, based on the gospel, and is a result of the gospel.”",
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                        "text": "“Love, its power and authority, always gets there first, comes to believe first, and always waits for the others, especially the leaders, to catch up! This is the reality of what happened among the disciples and the community of the Beloved Disciple, John, and those closest to Jesus, called His friends. They mature and develop differently from other disciples, and the community of the Church has to struggle with the fact that the last one anyone thought would be the leader was the one who betrayed Him and contributed to the dissolution of the disciples when Jesus was arrested and crucified.”",
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                        "text": "For those who feel their lives are a grave disappointment to God, it requires enormous trust and reckless, raging confidence to accept that the love of Jesus Christ knows no shadow of alteration or change. When Jesus said, \"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened,\" He assumed we would grow weary, discouraged, and disheartened along the way. These words are a touching testimony to the genuine humanness of Jesus. He had no romantic notion of the cost of discipleship. He knew that following Him was as unsentimental as duty, as demanding as love.",
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                        "text": "Bearing fruits alone is not enough because we must bear the right kind of fruits. We may try to trick God by tying apples onto our pear tree. However that will not work. A pear tree cannot bear apples. Jesus said, Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them (Matthew 7:16-20).",
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                        "text": "“in our younger days we actually thought that discipleship would get easier as we grew older and more mature; but the reality is that it actually gets more difficult, because Satan has an arsenal, the like of which we only glimpse in his ability to bring us down. ‘Lay your hands,’ Jesus is saying, ‘on this sin's throat and don't release the pressure until it stops breathing.’ That's The How. Put it to death. Sever that right arm if necessary; pluck out that right eye if necessary; sever that foot if necessary; because the most important thing of all, the most important thing of all is walking in the pathway of godliness and holiness.”",
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                        "text": "“The motherhood to which every Christian woman is called is making disciples of all nations. We all must labor, prayerfully expectant that God will mercifully grant people new birth in Christ. Because Jesus is worthy to receive worship from the image bearers he has created, every human being is worthy of our labor and care in this endeavor of discipleship. In this sense there is no Christian woman who is child-free. We pass on the gospel to the next generation of worshipers, who will pass on the gospel to the next generation, and so on. The aim of our motherhood is to declare the good news to the next generation, “to a people yet unborn” (Ps. 22:31). We pass on the gospel because we know it is the only thing that will give our children the strength and motive to give their own lives in making disciples.”",
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