Our Lord doesn't need disciples who thunder pious phrases with loud voices while their hearts lag miles behind, and whose hands and feet are stuck in a self-righteous straitjacket - he needs trusting disciples who expect everything from him, who are faithful in small things and bear witness to Jesus in word and deed!
— Hans-Joachim Stengert (b. 1962), Verfasser christlicher Sinnsprüche, Aphorismen und Andachtsimpulse
Topics: Discipleship, Growth & Character
Hans-Joachim Stengert
Hans-Joachim Stengert (* 1962) ist ein deutscher evangelikaler Referent und Verfasser christlicher Sinnsprüche, der unter anderem in der freikirchlichen Freizeitarbeit und Verkündigung wirkte. Seine prägnanten Texte und Aphorismen stellen eine verbindliche, alltagsrelevante Nachfolge Jesu in den Mittelpunkt und wenden sich gegen bloße fromme Worte ohne Taten. Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem durch kurze Sinnsprüche und Andachtsimpulse, die zur praktischen Umsetzung des Glaubens im Alltag anregen.
All quotes by Hans-Joachim Stengert (21)
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
In a sense, learning to follow Jesus is simply learning to pray the Lord’s Prayer.
N.T. Wright
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
God has not called us to success, only to faithfulness.
Mother Teresa
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot
Do not be afraid of Christ. He demands nothing and he gives everything.
Pope Benedict XVI
A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.
C.S. Lewis