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Disciplined Prayer
should we be scheduled and regular in our coming to the throne of grace? Today’s WORSHIP QUOTE is about disciplined prayer. DISCIPLINED PRAYER Disciplined prayer arises from two things: first, a good general knowledge of God’s word; second, a strong desire to please him. In other words, I am talking about an act of sheer obedience whether we feel like it or not. And it is the mature Christian who follows this way. If you think that the spontaneous impulse is the only kind that matters, you show yourself to be a superficial Christian. If you only respond to God when you are carried along by feeling, then you are an immature Christian. — R. T. Kendall. WORSHIPPING GOD: REDISCOVERING THE FULL DIMENSION OF WORSHIP. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999 edition with new forward by Darlene Zschech, p. 92. ISBN 0 340 74588 6 [Ouch! For more about prayer by this author, take a look at < Have a great week. Chip Stam Director, Institute for Christian Worship School of Church Music and Worship Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky carlstam@aol.com www.carlstam.org www.sbts.edu |