Josh McDowell Quotes

The heart of the gospel is that you don't know Jesus without the witness of the church. It's always mediated.

Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Whether it is a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ.

I grew up in the church, and I always kind of knew Bible stories and knew the Sunday school answers, but when I was a freshman in high school I joined youth group, and that's when I started to see radical love; that's when I started to see what Christian community is supposed to look like and what fellowship is supposed to look like.

This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside.

It is important to have a circle of Christians friends, which I do have.

Lot of my life is involved in the 12-step program and the church.

The church was everything: our social engagements, Sunday morning, Sunday evening. Wednesday night was the hour of power. We had Bible study on certain days. Saturday afternoon was choir practice. I wanted desperately to be a good Christian.

Following Jesus is not about diligently keeping a set of rules or conjuring up the moral fortitude to lead good lives. It's about loving God and enjoying Him

Having small group once a week gives me a lot of encouragement and accountability. Even though I go to church, I don't really know many people there, but my real community is my small group.

As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others.

Make disciples. Surround them in the reality of the Trinity in a fellowship of disciples. Teach them to do everything Jesus says.

I strongly believe in God. I go to church every Sunday, and if I happen to miss it, then I make up for the loss by going for it during the week. Whenever I spend time in the church, my mind is at peace.

In college, I joined a team Bible study. God's Word brought me peace and a desire for a relationship with Him.

I think people need to realize they're not alone, and that there's hope, and it's running to Jesus.

If the church doesn't minister to sinners, then who will?

I support Christ and following Him, and that's what I support.

I can't even imagine going through life without my relationship with Jesus.

A lot of people don't know how to navigate: they think, once you become a Christian, you essentially have to become Ned Flanders.

Your personal time with God is huge, your quiet time, your study, prayer, but being around other Christian followers... and the church just feeds you. You come away feeling rejuvenated, you get a great message.

There are other people in 'Dreamgirls' who are born-again Christians. We have a Bible study class once a week. It was started by Charles Bernard and myself. We meet at the theater.

You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.

I finally discovered something - it's all about Jesus.

We never move on FROM the Gospel, we move on IN the Gospel

In Lake Placid we have Bible studies and it's awesome to be able to share your struggles as an athlete and as a Christian with others Christian athletes. That's one of the coolest things about sports ministry. We can share these common experiences with other Christians. Having Lolo as a teammate, for example, has been great.

If you think you can walk in holiness without keeping up perpetual fellowship with Christ, you have made a great mistake. If you would be holy, you must live close to Jesus.