Disciple Making Is . . . Quotes

“Disciple making is about comprehensive training in obedience leading to reproduction and multiplication.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“God’s will for your life is fulfilling the Great Commission. God’s will for your life is making disciples.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“David Platt states, It makes little sense for us to keep asking, “What do you want me to do, God?” the answer is clear. The will of God is for you and me to give our lives urgently and recklessly to make the gospel and glory of God known among all peoples.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another” (Gal 5:26). “With patience, accepting one another in love” (Eph 4:2). “Be kind and compassionate to one another” (Eph 4:32a). “Forgiving one another” (Eph 4:32b). “Speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs” (Eph 5:19). “Submitting to one another in the fear of Christ” (Eph 5:21). “In humility consider others as more important than yourselves” (Phil 2:3). “Do not lie to one another” (Col 3:9). “Accepting one another” (Col 3:13). “Forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another” (Col 3:13).”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Love one another” (Rom 13:8). “Show family affection to one another with brotherly love” (Rom 12:10). “Outdo one another in showing honor” (Rom 12:10). “Be in agreement with one another” (Rom 12:16). “Let us no longer criticize one another” (Rom 14:13). “Accept one another, just as the Messiah also accepted you” (Rom 15:7). “Instruct one another” (Rom 15:14). “Have the same concern for each other” (1 Cor 12:25). “Serve one another through love” (Gal 5:13). “Carry one another’s burdens” (Gal 6:2).”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“A Christian leader is a person of influence. He or she follows God’s vision for his or her life, and influences others to follow God’s plan for their lives.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Within the confines of the marriage covenant, God teaches us to sacrifice, putting the needs of others ahead of our own needs. This is what Paul says in Eph 5:25: “Husbands, love your wives, just as also Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her” (NKJV). Becoming a better husband means you must learn to sacrifice. You must learn to put the needs of your wife and family ahead of your own desires. This requires character.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Repent and believe in the good news!” (Mark 1:15). He told Nicodemus that he needed to be born again (John 3:1–17). He told the Jews: “Anyone who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life” (John 5:24). He later preached, “Unless you repent, you will all perish” (Luke 13:3, 5). He told His disciples that the reason He had come was to proclaim the gospel (Mark 1:38). He later said that His purpose in coming to earth was “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10).”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“What if Jesus had stopped at level one? What would have happened to Christianity after He ascended into heaven? Christianity would definitely not have spread throughout the world. It probably would have disappeared soon after that first generation of believers passed away. Why is Christianity on a steep decline in North America? Could it be that, in part, we have failed to take people all the way through the process. We have stopped too soon, failing to lead people past level one?”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Jesus led His protégés through three distinct stages: (1) investigation leading to repentance and faith in Jesus (declaration); (2) immersion, abandonment, and apprenticeship into ministry (development); and (3) intentional global commissioning (deployment). We can say that the person who has completed stage one is a believer. The product of level two is a disciple, and the person who is living at level three is a disciple maker.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Yokes” were commonplace in Jesus’ day. Oxen would be yoked together with a carefully crafted piece of wood in order to pull a load. Likewise, the term was adapted to apply to a disciple placing himself under the yoke of his rabbi’s instruction. In Jewish culture, the students of a rabbi had to memorize his words. Hence, Mishna, Aboth, ii, 8 reads: “A good pupil was like a plastered cistern that loses not a drop.” In the verses quoted above, Jesus said, “Take up My yoke and learn from Me.” The word translated “learn” there is basically the root word from which we get the word translated in the New Testament as “disciple.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“At age twelve, boys would begin to apprentice to learn a trade. Girls would learn homemaking skills in preparation for marriage. Between the age of twelve and eighteen, a boy might begin an apprenticeship to become a rabbi. He would finish memorizing the Torah, along with much of the Old Testament, and the teachings of his mentor.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“The word disciple means student or learner. It describes a protégé who learns and follows his teacher’s precepts and instructions. It speaks of a follower who adopts the lifestyle of his master. In the first century, a disciple-making relationship was based on intimacy and obedience.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“Who continues in God’s Word and experiences freedom in Christ. John 8:31–32 states, “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, ‘If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“The word disciple, or some variation, appears 266 times in the New Testament, with the vast majority of those occurrences recorded in the Gospels.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence

“book you hold in your hands is all about being a disciple of, and making disciples for, Jesus Christ. Many books have been written about this subject (Amazon lists more than two hundreds books on “discipleship”). So you may ask: why another book on the subject? The reason for writing this book is simple. Rod and I want to share with you some important principles about following Jesus, and developing followers of Jesus, from a local church perspective and from our experiences. Obeying and helping others to obey King Jesus and His commands is our highest goal.”
― Dave Earley, Disciple Making Is . . .: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence