“Life as usual must go. It will be replaced by something far better.”
“Prayer, it is rightly said, is the method of genuine theological research, the method of understanding what and who God is.”
“You are either making disciples or making excuses. Which one are you?”
“To be trained for the kingdom is to be trained to see the world from the perspective of God’s future—and therefore askew from what the world counts as common sense.”
“Christianity detached from mission leads to either lifeless moralism or joyless legalism.”
“Jesus didn’t take these men and immediately thrown them into leadership. Jesus instead walked with them, prayed with them, and disciple them.”
“We are not only called to be disciples, we are also called to make disciples.”
“We were not called to make converts. Our job is the task of disciple-making. I mean, if we are not making disciples, why are we here?”
“Radical Discipleship is about nothing more and nothing less than laying bare the roots of the gospel.”
“Discipleship is not a program we launch, but a lifestyle we embrace.”
“God isn’t interested in simply tweaking your behavior or stepping up your morality. He is all about radically transforming your entire life.”
“While churches are looking for decisions, Jesus is looking for disciples.”
“I am convinced that the greatest need of the church today is more men, women, boys, and the girls who have abandoned their dreams, possessions, and treasures at the feet of the cross and rise up to be the disciples that the scripture points us to and multiply the gospel to the ends of the Earth (Acts 1:8)”
“Many pastors think their greatest impact comes from preaching to many. Not true. Our greatest impact is in discipling a few. Jesus did life with the disciples in close proximity. You won’t create radical disciples from a pulpit; you’ll only create an audience. You must walk closely with people.”
“One living demonstration of the gospel is far better than a hundred explanations of many sermons.”
“The church is filled with people who think they are participating in the mission while binge-watching from the sidelines and criticizing how others are making disciples.”
“Your success as a disciple of Christ is not something you do; it is someone you disciple to also become a disciple-maker.”