The Lost Art of Disciple Making Quotes

“Beside assurance and acceptance, a growing Christian has four basic needs. He needs protection, fellowship, food, and training.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Every believer in Jesus Christ deserves the opportunity of personal nurture and development. Every new believer is expected to achieve his or her full potential for God. And most of them would if they had the opportunity, if someone would get the food within reach, if someone would give them the help they need, if someone would give them the training they should have, and if someone would care enough to suffer a little, sacrifice a little, and pray a lot.”
― LeRoy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“These men were His work. His ministry touched thousands, but He trained twelve men. He gave His life on the cross for millions, but during the three and a half years of His ministry He gave His life uniquely to twelve men.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Likeminded, trustworthy, competent men are not made on a production line like automobiles in an assembly plant.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“I’d rather see a sermon Than hear one any day. I’d rather one would walk with me Than merely tell the way.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Jesus and His men were immersed in life together.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Jesus’ message was personalized in the everyday affairs of life. His classrooms were the events of the day. He was what He taught. He transmitted His message by His life.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“If a piece of thin india paper, the thickness of a page in the Bible, were folded fifty times, how thick would it be? The computer gave a startling answer—it would stand 17 million miles high.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Jesus told us to do more than just get converts. He told us to make disciples.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“It is much easier to talk to men about God than to talk to God about men.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“The meeting began with some lively singing. But there was a difference from the usual song service. If we would sing a song that spoke of the grace of God, the song leader would ask, “Who can quote some verses on the grace of God?” Immediately men and women would be on their feet quoting verses of Scripture, giving references before and after the quotation. The process was repeated for songs on love or God’s faithfulness or Christ at Calvary.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Job declared, “I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). You must help build that kind of an attitude into the new Christian’s life, so pray that he will long for the Word of God and enjoy it.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“The people of God are not buckets to be filled with all the riches of Christ, but they are channels of blessing to take Christ to the world.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“What would you rather have in your congregation, one hundred people who are 90 percent committed or ten people who are 100 percent committed?”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“If anything of spiritual value is done in this world, it will be because God did it.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Our first and foremost responsibility as Christians is to maintain a strong, day-by-day abiding fellowship with the Lord Jesus by feeding on His Word.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Some pastors, in their newly found desire to have a discipling ministry and their haste to inaugurate it into the life of the church, drive off some good people or make them feel like second-class citizens in the kingdom of God.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Disciples cannot be mass produced.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“What then is the problem today? Why don’t we see more of this going on? Why are fruitful, dedicated, mature disciples so rare?”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“I have made mistakes in this regard. I have tried to train men by gathering them together in a quiet basement once a week to discuss the Christian life and then supplement this with occasional seminars or special meetings.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“Jesus was available to His men. The Eternal Word became audible, visible, and touchable. They were close to Him.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“It is true that those who would lead must first learn to serve. And it is equally true that to train men a person must be willing to spend time with those men in hours of conversation and association in the normal affairs of life.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“In our teaching and preaching we often clearly emphasize Christ’s ministry of redemption, and we certainly should do that. But we also need to study, understand, and proclaim His ministry of training in the lives of these few men.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“They must be motivated in two directions—inward and outward. Inwardly they must be motivated to have fellowship with Jesus Christ, and outwardly they must become witnesses for Jesus Christ.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making

“today, we need to take this point seriously. If we want to see a certain performance or certain attitude develop in those with whom we are working, we must remember the tremendous power of the personal example.”
― Leroy Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple Making