Rick Warren Quotes

The question each of us must answer is ... What shall I do with Jesus? He Himself has provided us the answer: "Follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do"

Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Only the man who follows the command of Jesus single-mindedly, and unresistingly lets his yoke rest upon him, finds his burden easy, and under its gentle pressure receives the power to persevere in the right way. The command of Jesus is hard, unutterably hard, for those who try to resist it. But for those who willingly submit, the yoke is easy, and the burden is light.

I model my life after my Lord and Master Jesus Christ and his life. He has called me into God's family and I am a representative for him so I just try to be obedient to what He asks me to do.

You can be a follower of Jesus and not necessarily be a Christian.

They do not walk in... the path of Christ.

I cannot follow you Christians; for you try to crawl through your life upon your knees, while I stride through mine on my feet.

My opinion is that I follow what the Lord says. Or I try to. Others are following what they want to do, basically. They are living for their self. I am living for God.

Mark this, you that despise and oppose the Message of the Lord God that he sends by Women; What had become of the Redemption of the whole Body of Mankind, if they had not cause to believe the Message that the Lord Jesus sent by these Women

Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything tougher.

The No. 1 thing you should know about me: I've always tried to put God first in my life, and I'm the first to admit I often have failed because I'm too proud and too stubborn.

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.

Don't reason in the mind just obey in the spirit.

If you believe, take the first step, it leads to Jesus Christ. If you don't believe, take the first step all the same, for you are bidden to take it.

I belong to Jesus. He must have the right to use me without consulting me.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

Most Christians don't hear God's voice because we've already decided we aren't going to do what He says.

My prayer for you is that you come to understand and have the courage to answer Jesus' call to you with the simple word 'yes'.

The Gospels and the rest of the New Testament reflect the life of Jesus, what it means for us & what it means for the world.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

The real game of Bigger and Better that Jesus is playing with us usually isn't about money or possessions or even our hopes. It's about our pride. He asks if we'll give up that thing we're so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He's asking us, 'Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?'

Discipleship never consists in this or that specific action: it is always a decision, either for or against Jesus Christ.

If you ignore every single thing Jesus told you to do, you are just auditing. You're not a Christian.