tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:11 +0000<i>Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow.</i> ~Matthew 6:34 MSGhttp://www.grow2sow.org/LisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)Blogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-3126249513359035830Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:45:00 +00002010-03-08T09:45:02.250-05:00A Testament of DevotionQuotes from A Testament of Devotion by Thomas R. Kelley "Meister Eckhart wrote: 'There are plenty to follow our Lord half-way, but not the other half. They will give up possessions, friends, and honors, but it touches them too closely to disown themselves.'" "Religion as a dull habit is not that for which Christ lived and died."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/I8c3_mj57oE/nature-of-holy-obedience.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/I8c3_mj57oE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2010/03/nature-of-holy-obedience.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-7728958065848162241Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:01:00 +00002010-02-17T10:14:40.648-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 61 The Bible and Global Prayer by Henry Blackaby "God planned that we, His children, are to reign with Him as He redeems our world (Gal 2:4-6). So... God's focus is on His people, in redeeming a lost world." "God does not tell us to pray for the world. His instructions are very clear: 1. go into all the world; 2. preach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/znip2LyZMCQ/bible-and-global-prayer-excellent.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/znip2LyZMCQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2010/01/bible-and-global-prayer-excellent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-2326861838695852270Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:26:00 +00002010-01-05T12:26:48.621-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 60 How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation by Daniel Henderson"Underestimating the prayer life of our church can lead to discouragement. Feeling pressure to do more, we can tend to 'drive' our people to prayer, rather than graciously lead them to rich experiences of the presence of Christ." Evaluating the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/AQkNRPmdIvc/how-to-evaluate-prayer-life-of.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/AQkNRPmdIvc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2010/01/how-to-evaluate-prayer-life-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-4344735977245519574Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:15:00 +00002010-01-05T12:16:36.221-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 58 Praying vs. Being "Devoted to Prayer" by Steve Loopstra Praying—fits into my schedule, at my convenience. Devoted to prayer—is a vital part of everything I do and am. Praying—is something I do. Devoted to prayer—is something I am. Praying—is an obligation to fulfill. Devoted to prayer—is a delightful outflow of my lifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/HiUrLy-QuU8/praying-vs-being-devoted-to-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/HiUrLy-QuU8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2010/01/praying-vs-being-devoted-to-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-3452617999135212366Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:15:00 +00002009-12-07T15:16:45.783-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 55 Prayer Components for City-Wide Movements by Tom White "Prayer is the 'irrigation system' that floods a city or region with the favor and presence of the Lord." "As city movements emerge and grow, I believe we are to engage in what I call 'anointed activism,' serving people's tangible needs, i.e. good deeds soaked in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/uteq2Aq6sH0/prayer-components-for-city-wide.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/uteq2Aq6sH0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/12/prayer-components-for-city-wide.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-2385402711534820652Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +00002009-12-07T09:50:07.629-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 54 Mobilizing Youth to Pray by Mike Higgs "It is the collegians and young adults in their early twenties who are most easily mobilies to pray." "Youth is a season of life characterized by passion. When that passion is misused or misdirected, the results are disastrous; when it is harnessed and directed by the Holy Spirithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/upXdEBf5ccc/mobilinzing-youth-to-pray.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/upXdEBf5ccc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/11/mobilinzing-youth-to-pray.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-7509758776527086860Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:00 +00002009-11-24T10:13:06.656-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 53 Family Prayer by Kim Butts "Parents need to develop a mindset that they don't have to be prayer experts in order to teach their children [to pray]." "If we model prayer in the home, it will become a natural part of the DNA of our families. As parents, our prayer lives must be part of our lifestyle, lived out before http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/kC7ZdK--KF0/family-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/kC7ZdK--KF0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/11/family-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-6165988096544709754Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:00 +00002009-11-05T13:52:47.432-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 52 Church Prayer as Creative Expression by Gary W. McCoy "Humankind, being created in the image of a creator God, is made to create." "God has given humankind not only the five sense-gates that open the world of sensory experience, but via imagination, He has given us the ability to recall and to re-experience life's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/yh270XBVu0M/prayer-as-creative-expression.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/yh270XBVu0M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/11/prayer-as-creative-expression.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-3261162542901444023Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:51:00 +00002009-10-06T06:51:18.190-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compiler quotes from Chapter 51 Church Prayer Ministries and Prayer Rooms by Elaine Helms "God answers specific prayer with specific answers and the church begins to see that it is God and God alone who is leading and providing for ministry that is happening." "Teaching on prayer assists church members to focus their efforts on praying for kingdom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/ouSnX0e7u6s/church-prayer-ministries-and-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/ouSnX0e7u6s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/10/church-prayer-ministries-and-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-6157101994565902946Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:26:00 +00002009-09-08T06:34:50.140-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 50 Accountability in Prayer by John D. Floyd"I sincerely believe things happen all over the world every day purely as an answer to my prayers. If I did not believe this, I would not pray. This makes the accountability in prayer huge.""J. Oswald Sanders said it well: 'True prayer is not asking God for what we want, but for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/v9p6clZOdSo/accountability-in-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/v9p6clZOdSo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/09/accountability-in-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-6746720868443204300Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:03:00 +00002009-08-30T08:09:34.600-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 49 Prayer Partners, Prayer Triplets, Small Prayer Groups by Daryl Eldridge"Prayer with another person or small group may be the most intimate connection we can experience with someone other than a spouse.""Henri Nouwen identifies this gap in ministry preparation:... 'They [Christian leaders] have become unfamiliar with, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/MLsKR2WHIbE/prayer-partners-prayer-triplets-small.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/MLsKR2WHIbE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/prayer-partners-prayer-triplets-small.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-3255998783904132792Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:03:00 +00002009-08-25T09:06:29.645-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 48 Prayer in the Corporate Worship Service by Jonathan Graf"When we pray in the middle of, or following a time of intense worship -- worship that is entirely focused upward, on Jesus Christ rather than on us -- we more readily sense His presence and our prayers become more kingdom focused."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/IeW8A-1gSL4/prayer-in-corporate-worship-service.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/IeW8A-1gSL4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/prayer-in-corporate-worship-service.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-2162025980561832197Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:22:00 +00002009-08-20T08:38:20.336-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 47 Leading/Facilitating Corporate Prayer by Phil Miglioratti"Today's prayer group... desperately needs a leader with the ability to facilitate an 'experiential' -- an activity during which every person has an authentic, meaningful encounter, both with the ones they pray with and the one they pray to.""...without the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/uGI5sBWWP5s/leadingfacilitating-corporate-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/uGI5sBWWP5s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/leadingfacilitating-corporate-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-4751027536550330685Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:51:00 +00002009-08-18T08:00:09.899-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 46 Prayering Together vs. Private Prayer by Bruce M. Hartung"If we stay in our individual prayer modes, we, while we share with God, have little or no personal vulnerability to others in the community of Christ. Thus, our classically American individuality is preserved, as are both our exaggerated view of privacy and a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/2mGPY8Zl5tE/praying-together-vs-private-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/2mGPY8Zl5tE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/praying-together-vs-private-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-1272339719526987205Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:56:00 +00002009-08-13T08:02:18.491-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 45 Prayer Meetings and Revival in the Church by Joel R. Beeke"Prayer meetings in America have fallen on hard times. Less than ten percent of members now meet for prayer in churches that once had vibrant, Spirit-led meetings. In many churches, prayer meetings have become cold and boring.""It is time to reassess the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/lWwRvUE4W4E/prayer-meetings-and-revival-in-church.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/lWwRvUE4W4E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/prayer-meetings-and-revival-in-church.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-3767443840722888738Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:02:00 +00002009-08-11T07:13:43.023-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 44 How to Build a House of Prayer by Dave Butts"One of the most critical decision for a church is the formation of a prayer ministry team. A common mistake is to fill that team with those whose major passion and ministry is that of intercession.... The prayer ministry team is essentially an organizing, serving and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/xgz7g_WXxaU/how-to-build-house-of-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/xgz7g_WXxaU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/how-to-build-house-of-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-4239382918389017819Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:19:00 +00002009-08-09T08:25:59.921-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 43 The Meaning of "A House of Prayer" by Dennis Fuqua"Whenever we alter God's plan with our plans both God and people are robbed. We have made His house a house of teaching, a house of activities, a house of fellowship, a house of music, etc. These are good things, but God still desires His house to be a house of prayer.""http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/g2fH9E8FGW4/meaning-of-house-of-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/g2fH9E8FGW4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/meaning-of-house-of-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-7632321362525955045Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:09:00 +00002009-08-09T08:18:22.561-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 42 The Place of Prayer in the Early Church by Steve Booth"It would be safe to surmise that the earliest Christians understood and practiced prayer from a context of Jewish traditions.""As believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, we can assume that this included Jesus' instructions on how we should pray (Mt. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/bePvQlrwGks/place-of-prayer-in-early-church.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/bePvQlrwGks" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/place-of-prayer-in-early-church.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-6084424180791991028Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:08:00 +00002009-08-05T08:17:23.319-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 41 The Bible and Church Prayer by J. Chris Schofield"Biblical prayer that focuses on relationship with Christ and His kingdom/mission-centered desires is the greatest need facing the Church today!""The temptation in church prayer is to turn inward and focus on selfish temporal desires and agendas.""[Early believers in Actshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/Nh1jID_Eiu8/bible-and-church-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/Nh1jID_Eiu8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/bible-and-church-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-5140914647125376466Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:20:00 +00002010-01-06T11:02:02.588-05:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerDan R. Crawford, Compiler Click on the chapter title to see quotes posted from that chapter. Section One: The Theological Foundation of Prayer Chapter 1: The Bible and Prayer – Gary T. Meadors Chapter 2: Jewish Traditions of Prayer – Jan Verbruggen Chapter 3: Prayer and the Kingdom of God – Ron Walborn Chapter 4: God the Father and Prayer – Patricia A. Outlaw Chapter 5: God the Son and Prayer –http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/i9I4te5DhFM/giving-ourselves-to-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/i9I4te5DhFM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/08/giving-ourselves-to-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-191563393856063261Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:53:00 +00002009-07-31T08:17:22.371-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 40 Abiding Prayer by Tony Twist"Abiding prayer is a journey together.""Even when dust from the Emmaus path on our exhausted feet, we can welcome His good blessing. In His grace, He will resurrect our lives. The weary trudge then becomes a majestic march toward community. This is Abiding Prayer. Passive? At times. Active? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/Z9AKh0_RGAE/abiding-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/Z9AKh0_RGAE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/07/abiding-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-4812949997692102657Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:29:00 +00002009-07-29T08:37:09.799-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 39 The Secret of Single-Minded Prayer by Eddie Smith"It's hard for us to thank God while making our requests, for two reasons. First, because we are so focused on the need, we often wrestle with anxiety. Secondly, we typically thank someone after they've done something, not before.... Thanking God in advance for doing whathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/tIemGpHgNKs/secret-of-single-minded-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/tIemGpHgNKs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/07/secret-of-single-minded-prayer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-7631240278884677861Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:57:00 +00002009-07-26T07:06:58.988-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 38 How to Pray without Ceasing by Cornell Haan"The only way to pray without ceasing is to understand prayer as an on-going two-way conversation that doesn't start with 'Dear' and end with "Amen.'""I found I could talk to my friends by the hour, but I had a hard time praying 'Dear' and 'Amen' prayers for ten minutes. Then Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/YYBLc4h1rQw/how-to-pray-without-ceasing.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/YYBLc4h1rQw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/07/how-to-pray-without-ceasing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-285958394546983297Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-07-16T12:30:36.447-04:00The Hole in Our GospelQuotes from Part 5: Repairing the Hole"We have, in fact, reduced the gospel to a mere transaction involving the right beliefs rather than seeing in it the power to change the world." (p.243)"... the very social revolution Jesus intended as his kingdom unfolded 'in earth as it is in heaven' ... is not to be a far-off and distant kingdom to be experienced only in the afterlife. Christ's vision was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/sN41n57JalE/hole-in-our-gospel-by-richard-stearns_16.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/sN41n57JalE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/07/hole-in-our-gospel-by-richard-stearns_16.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174342470491317937.post-66400730787111244Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:53:00 +00002009-07-14T08:04:44.210-04:00Giving Ourselves to PrayerGiving Ourselves to Prayer by Dan R. Crawford, Compilerquotes from Chapter 37 Hindrances to Effective Prayer by Sammy Tippit"Effective praying presumes that a deep and meaningful relationship exists between the two parties. Anything that hinders the intimacy of that relationship becomes a hindrance to the effectiveness of prayer.""James 4:6 says, 'God resists the proud, but gives grace to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grow2sow/~3/Y-g3BNUGh2w/hindrances-to-effective-prayer.htmlLisaCrum@Grow2Sow.org (Lisa Biggs Crum)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/grow2sow/~4/Y-g3BNUGh2w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.grow2sow.org/2009/07/hindrances-to-effective-prayer.html