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"True power is discipline. But how you get disciplined is you have to make yourself a disciple of something that you want to be like."
"Jesus tells everyone to deny yourself, pick up your cross, and follow me."
"Service to others is an important characteristic of a disciple of Jesus Christ."
"The responsibility for discipling your kids is not primarily the local church but it's primarily you."
"If you're really thoroughly consistent, that's going to be the foundation for you helping disciple someone else."
"We're launching a nonprofit...to help cultivate the next generation of disciples."
"Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples."
"Jesus warned his disciples: 'Pick up your cross and follow me.'"
"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another."
"Jesus' message to his four disciples on the Mount of Olives telling them what was going to happen in the future was not given to make them smarter about what would happen, but to help them understand what would happen so they could be the people God wanted him to be in the midst of that situation."
"Just as I and the Father are one, you my disciples are also one with us."
"To know Jesus means to follow Him, not just in the good times, but through hardship and through suffering."
"If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
"The deep makes disciples and changes destinies."
"You thought it was about escaping to heaven one day, but Jesus said, disciple the nations, baptize them, and teach them to obey."
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, that you love one another."
"By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
"Each believer in Christ's church needs to be nurtured in God's Word until they're mature enough to disciple someone else."
"We have to have a lot of grace when discipling people."
"Discipleship also involves things like confidence in the grace of Christ, confidence in the love of God."
"You cannot be a disciple without being disciplined."
"This is kingdom expansion, this is soul winning, this is building the church, this is building disciples, this is the continuation of the ministry of Jesus."
"Jesus says to his followers, 'If you follow me, do it like you were plowing in the field: just go straight after me.'"
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you." - Matthew 28:19-20
"By this shall all men know that you're my disciples, not by the preaching, not by the singing, but by the loving."
"Are we really good theologians, or are we followers of Christ?"
"The fundamental most basic element of being a disciple is not you learn what your Rabbi knows... the ultimate is I do what they do."
"True disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers."
"Being a follower of Christ is a matter of how you live your life, and in particular, you are learning from Him."
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
"Discipleship is simply the process of teaching...it's really passing on divine truth because people live and make decisions based on convictions."
"You can't mentor or disciple without giving people access."
"Discipleship, I believe, is something that is best had in community."
"Real authentic discipleship is like what Jesus had with the disciples, where they were with this man."
"Jesus never said, 'Follow my disciples;' He said, 'Follow me.'"
"Whoever does not carry his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple."
"If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me."
"True discipleship involves a personal relationship with God and a willingness to submit to his authority."
"As disciples of Jesus Christ, all are equal--with no second-class groups."
"Jesus explained salvation as believing in the gospel, carrying your cross, and following him."
"The life of the disciple is the life of the cross. It is saying yes to God."
"Keeping God's word distinguishes true disciples from the world."
"Mentorship and discipleship are pivotal in the life of a believer."
"May our hearts be filled with the pure love of Christ, the true sign of every true disciple of Jesus Christ."
"When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples."
"If any man will be my disciple, pick up his cross and follow me."
"Our job is to follow in His footsteps and that includes... having a servanthood mentality."
"Our mission here at life church is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of christ."
"Heaven is not waiting for the pandemic to end for me to lose 10 pounds or for you to be married to the person of your dreams for us to become true disciples."
"All men will know you're my disciples by your love for one another."
"Jesus doesn't say follow me in the sense that he wants you to just kind of mimic him he's saying literally be with me be like me."
"If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed."
"Jesus knew he would see his disciples again after his death and before he went to prepare a place for them in his Father's house."
"Discipleship includes teaching people to obey all of Christ's commands."
"Only a disciple can make another disciple. There is a need for intentional laborers in the kingdom of God today."
"Most historians also go further in relatively comfortable saying Jesus was probably baptized by John the Baptist that he definitely gathered disciples to spread his particular message."
"He says if you're going to be my disciple and follow me, there's one thing I want you to get in your heads: I don't pray for the world."
"If we're gonna be followers of Jesus Christ, it's gonna cost us."
"What Jesus was doing when he was walking on the water is he was showing his disciples that he is the Messiah, he is God in flesh."
"To be a follower of Christ is literally taking upon us the name of Christ."
"In virtue of their baptism, all members of the people of God have become missionary disciples."
"Everyone who wants to be a disciple must take up their cross and follow Jesus."
"You were called to win souls and make disciples."
"Your calling is to win souls and make disciples."
"Lord, help us to be better disciples of Christ... To really walk in love and in obedience to the word of God."
"Jesus did not just pray alone; he taught his disciples how to pray."
"Abstinence is not moral legalism but Christian discipleship."
"It's almost like you had to be discipled, yes, so you knew how to deal with these different things that would come up, where these doors had been opened."
"Jesus did not come to make church members, but disciples."
"If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me."
"If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me. It means saying no to your own selfish, demanding ego."
"Jesus says, 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.'"
"To be a disciple, you have to be disciplined."
"A kingdom disciple is a person who reflects the values of heaven in the decisions that have to be made on earth."
"Our problem is we have too many church members who aren't willing to be disciples."
"Deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Jesus."
"Godly success is obedience obedience to his word being baptized into Christ being involved in a local church disciple making being a disciple of Christ making a disciple of Christ that's success that's and that's a journey."
"Perhaps the real thing that God is building is disciples of Christ with the characteristics and the attributes of Christ that become more and more a part of us."
"If you ain't willing to die for this truth, you're not worthy to be a disciple."
"Do you see why Jesus said Go Make Disciples and don't just make confessing Christians? Actually, the word Christian means 'little Christ-like one'."
"Walked toward the cross to give his life for you if you're following Jesus, guess where you're walking."
"We're called to be Fishers of Men, to be making disciples."
"All authority is given to me in heaven and on Earth, go therefore and make disciples of all nations."
"Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
"By this will all men know you're my disciples if you have love for one another."
"Messiah didn't command weakness; he commanded power, he commanded Authority and power to his disciples."
"All men will know that you are my disciples by your love for one another."
"That's how they'll know you're my disciples, by the love you have for each other."
"Our job is to lead, model, disciple, and equip people for those shifts according to the teaching of Jesus and the apostles."
"You can't be my disciple unless you're willing to lay down your life."
"One lives as an Orthodox Christian by doing as Christ instructed by denying themselves taking up their cross and following Christ."
"A disciple is one who learns and works for God to bring the kingdom back."
"Everything is geared towards action and discipleship."
"I want to be the one discipling you, mentoring you, and training you."
"The cross of Christ is an offense because it sets forth an imperative ideal of life... Christ demands that when you come to the cross, you take up your own cross and follow Him."
"Shouldn't our ministry be the same as Christ? Why does God give us the Holy Spirit? That you might be my witnesses. Isn't that what Jesus said?"
"The disciples didn't pray to Jesus, they walked, lived, they fellowshipped."
"The Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in John 20:22."
"Make fellowship a real priority in your life; you need it badly for discipleship."
"Some of his disciples at some time insisted that he appear to them convincing them that he had been raised from the dead."
"The only way he's telling us is to pick up the cross and follow him."
"The church needs to disciple men how to be men to change our families and our communities and our world."
"He was trying to get the disciples to understand that you're going to have to have a new mindset."
"He doesn't send people on a mission to go and preach a Christless conservatism. He tells his disciples to go make disciples."
"Parents being entrusted with children, we have a responsibility to make disciples of our children."
"Isn't it amazing thing to benefit from years and years of not just study but years of discipleship, years of trying to grow from grace to grace?"
"These videos that Book of Mormon Central and Doctrine and Covenants Central have been producing, they're not just time fillers, they're invitations to come and seek deeper and broader connections with heaven and with the Lord."
"If you're going to follow Me, you got to take up your cross, crucify yourself, forsake all that you have, and follow Me."
"Make disciples of every nation, turning them into students."
"If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed."
"If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciple and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free."
"If you want to be my disciple, you gotta kill your ego."
"God said Jesus said all men will know you are my disciples by your love for one another."
"If you follow me, I will make you fishers of men."
"Deliverance is not an event. It's a discipleship process."
"If you want to be my disciple, deny yourself, renounce yourself."
"To be a Catholic is to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, a follower of the Savior. You believe that He is the way, the truth, and the life."
"Let Jesus wash you. If you don't let Him wash you, you cannot walk with Him."
"We want everyone to follow Jesus and know Jesus better, especially if they're people that we look up to."
"Mary Magdalene is shown as a prominent disciple of Jesus, a leader among the disciples."
"Go and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
"To follow Jesus is to head toward the cross."
"You gotta realize I'm dead. That's why I said if any man follows after me, what? Deny yourself, take up your stake, and follow me. Follow me where? To death."
"Each believer in Christ Church needs to be nurtured in God's word until they're mature enough to disciple someone else."
"There's a sense of sacrifice associated with real discipleship."
"God makes it so simple, and for many of us, and I'm preaching to myself, y'all, and I'm convicted as well tonight, is we make excuses instead of disciples."
"I tonight present myself to you, to follow you. I want to be a disciple of Jesus. I want to have that sure steadfast anchor for my soul."
"Jesus sends out the disciples to grow their faith."
"I believe that for every disciple of Jesus Christ, this is part of our DNA--that we go and find those that are in need and try to help them, whether it is in our own community or far away in other countries."
"We exist to help people love God, love others, and make disciples. Each of those objectives begins with a verb, and a verb demands action."
"Bind up the testimony, seal the law among God's disciples."
"Jesus Christ himself will look it right in the eye and say why do you call me Lord and not do what I tell you."
"By this all will know that you are my disciples."
"Jesus said, 'You want to be my disciple? What about you? Are you willing to pay the price?'"
"The purpose of our life is to love God, to love people, and then to win souls and make disciples."
"If we're going to follow the Lord and be his witnesses, the most important step is that step of total commitment."
"Follow me, he didn't mean on Twitter, he meant like literally leave where you are and become an apprentice."
"If you walk with me, you're going to suffer in this world. Deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me."
"Making disciples is definitely your purpose."
"Can you accept that as a disciple of Jesus? I think the answer is no."
"The real Christianity that I'm inviting you to is where you follow Jesus as his disciple."
"Now follow God as his disciple, it's the greatest thing you could ever do."
"A disciple is someone who changes their schedule in order to get closer to Jesus."
"What a privilege we have to be fellow workers with Jehovah as we help people become disciples of Christ Jesus."
"Live in victory, follow Him as your disciple."
"May the Lord renew and deepen our faith and lead us to greater joy by walking closer to Jesus as His disciple."
"Unless you love less that list, you'll by no means be my disciple."
"The litmus test by which you will be known as a disciple of Jesus Christ will be by how much you love one another."
"The key is to surrender yourself to Him, denying yourself, picking up your cross daily, and following Him."
"Many and not a few are going to be lost unless we by God's grace urgently summon them to Christ and to authentic discipleship."
"Disciples totally followed Jesus's path and included women in the ministry."
"Come, follow me... and I will make you fishers of men."
"Christianity boils down to two words: follow me."
"Then Jesus told his disciples, 'If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.'" - Matthew 16:24
"Jesus said this: 'If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.'"
"Those who want to use Grace as an excuse from discipleship are deceiving themselves."
"Jesus never promised His followers an easy path. In fact, He told His disciples the world would hate them."
"The cultivation of civilization is proportionate to those who are truly converted to Jesus Christ who are disciples."
"Jesus didn't abandon his disciples, and neither will he abandon you."
"Living that great second commandment is the key to becoming a true disciple of Jesus Christ."
"The Holy Ghost fills our souls with joy and converts us into lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ."
"This is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He stands at its head. We are His disciples."
"He was unoffended by the prayer of unbelief and accusation of His own disciples."
"The word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith."
"A true disciple of mine is one who abides in my word; then they will know the truth, and the truth will set them free."
"Jesus said, take up your cross and follow me."
"They will know you're my disciples by the way you love one another."
"The body of the disciple relates to the Spiritual Guide."
"By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
"The word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly."
"...the only way to be set free is to prove yourself to be a disciple of mine then you will abide in my word then you will know the truth and that truth will set you free."
"We all have the responsibility to make disciples of all nations."
"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations."
"God, I just want to know that I'm that loved... I just want to be that disciple that can lean my head on your chest."
"Benesh has been following Jesus for less than five years, but she's already planted more than 30 house churches."
"Discipling is teaching and training people in the process of following Christ."
"If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
"Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."
"In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."
"I just think listening is at the heart of prayer and at the heart of discipleship, and listening is done in the quiet."
"It's not limited to the disciples; it's not limited to the seventy; it includes you and me."
"Following Him actually means dying to ourself, taking up our cross, and following Christ."
"I take up my cross and follow Jesus"
"You know what I tell my girls? 'You'll know my disciples,' he said, 'by their love for one another.'"
"And, you know, it's interesting, our forebears in the faith, they didn't want to be called Christians, you know, and it really puts it all in a different perspective in terms of being a disciple and doing what the Lord did and loving as He loved."
"You cannot follow Jesus until you’ve done two things, which are deny yourself and take up your cross."
"True followers of Jesus make a difference."
"Teach us to pray like Jesus taught his disciples."
"If you're going to be a follower of Jesus, a follower does what the leader does, right?"
"Following the prophet is not blind obedience; it's active discipleship."
"Imagine that you're John, Jesus' beloved disciple."
"Being a Christian is simply somebody who is trying to follow Jesus in this world and by following him I mean being like him in this world."
"Some of the greatest tests of your discipleship some of the greatest tests of your character are going to be what you do with things that God has given you that aren't Pleasant."
"What does it look like to really take on the name of Jesus Christ? What does it look like to become who God intends for me to be, exalted and saved?"
"One of the marks of a disciple is being willing to suffer."
"He's saying believe in this, he's in charge, disciples to go and spread the gospel and he said you will be persecuted."
"The Savior said, 'As many as have received me, to them have I given to become the sons of God.'"
"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your soul."
"To His disciples, Jesus asked: Whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."