Following Jesus Quotes - Page 7

• No big shocker that following Jesus is costly. The best things in life always are.

  Louie Giglio

  Christian, Jesus, Things In Life

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• The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.

  Pope John Paul II

  Maturity, Expression, Servant Of God

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• I testify that Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem, was and is the Only Begotten of the Father, the Lamb of God. He chose from before the foundations of the earth to be your Savior, my Savior, and the Savior of all we will ever know or meet.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Jesus, Father, Foundation

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• God Himself supplies the necessary condition to come to Jesus, that's why it is 'sola gratia,' by grace alone, that we are saved.

  R. C. Sproul

  Jesus, Grace, Supplies

  Twitter post from Nov 12, 2016

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• When you say, "Come in Jesus as my caregiver, stay out as my Lord," he can't. He's both.

  Timothy Keller

  Jesus, Caregivers, Lord

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• You don't need everyone to help you. You just need one touch of favor, and you will accomplish in a split second what could have taken your whole lifetime.

  Joel Osteen

  Taken, Needs, Splits

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• Viewers all over the world, whatever medium you are using to view us, on Emmanuel TV, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, I command a new dream to come true, in Jesus' name!

  T. B. Joshua

  Dream, Jesus, Views

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• There is no form of sinfulness to which you are addicted which Christ cannot remove.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Christ, Sinfulness, Form

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• So long as there is a human being who does not know Jesus Christ, I am his debtor to serve him until he does.

  Oswald Chambers

  Christian, Jesus, Long

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.118, Discovery House

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• Christ came to bring healing to those who are spiritually sick-you say that you are perfectly well, so you must go your own way and Christ will go in another direction-towar ds sinners.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Healing, Sick, Way

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• Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It's a prerequisite.

  Andy Stanley

  Jesus, Doe, Following

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• If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus.

  Donald Miller

  Jesus, Morning, Wake Up

  Donald Miller (2012). “Blue Like Jazz: Movie Edition: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality”, p.185, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I've been following Jesus for 35 years. He's guided me, comforted me, encouraged me, challenged me, befriended me, and been my constant companion since November 8, 1981.

  Lee Strobel

  Jesus, Years, November

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• It is rare to find an established community of Christians that encourages radical expressions of following Jesus. The natural conservatism of institutions is deeply rooted in the desire to survive, and that desire colors and limits the way they read the Bible and how they see God functioning in the world.

  Michael Spencer

  Christian, Jesus, Expression

  Michael Spencer (2010). “Mere Churchianity: Finding Your Way Back to Jesus-Shaped Spirituality”, p.125, WaterBrook

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• Dear friends, sometimes we may be tempted to allow ourselves be overtaken by laziness or despondency, especially when faced with the hardships and trials of life. In these cases, do not lose heart, but invoke the Holy Spirit, so that with the gift of fortitude He can lift our hearts and communicate new vigor and enthusiasm to our lives and our following Jesus.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heart, May

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• Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love!

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Brother, Moving

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• Following Jesus means taking up one's own cross to accompany him on his path, an uncomfortable path that is not one of success or earthly glory, but which leads to true freedom, the freedom from selfishness and sin.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Mean, Selfishness

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• If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Jesus, Self, Followers

  "Discipleship". Book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, p. 85, 1937.

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• Following Jesus in faith is to walk with him in the communion of the Church. You cannot follow Jesus alone.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Jesus, Church, Communion

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• Kyle Idleman’s Not a Fan is a crucial message for our time. It’s a powerful call to commitment and to following Jesus with all our hearts that has challenged me in the best of ways!

  Jud Wilhite

  Jesus, Powerful, Heart

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• I can write no other than this: unless we use the weapons of the spirit, denying ourselves and taking up our cross and following Jesus, dying with Him and rising with Him, men will go on fighting, and often from the highest motives, believing that they are fighting defensive wars for justice and in self-defense against present or future aggression.

  Dorothy Day

  Jesus, War, Believe

  Dorothy Day, Peter Day (1999). “On Pilgrimage”, p.51, A&C Black

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• You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are fedding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance.

  Anne Lamott

  Jesus, People, Medical Insurance

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• The whole point is I'm trying to get you to see-to get you out of this malaise of thinking that Jesus and the disciples were poor and then relating that to you thinking that you, as a child of God, have to follow Jesus. The Bible says that He has left us an example that we should follow His steps. That's the reason why I drive a Rolls Royce. I'm following Jesus' steps.

  Frederick K. C. Price

  Jesus, Children, Thinking

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• Dallas Willard warns us too of the "cost of non-discipleship." We may be able to live with some pain, but when our whole self becomes more and more rotten, the cost is far greater than dealing with the problem as soon as possible. This is why I think following Jesus, though challenging, is much easier than following anything else. The world has nothing better to offer me. Jesus has come to right my wrongs and to make me refreshingly new.

  Dallas Willard

  Jesus, Pain, Thinking

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• After close to a year of traveling, I had seen things in the world and in myself, both good and bad, that I had never noticed before. I was struggling daily with pride and insecurity, homesickness and loneliness, with the burden of picking up my cross and following Jesus. This journey produced a new hunger for redemption in me.

  Bethany Dillon

  Jesus, Loneliness, Struggle

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