Old Paths, New Power Quotes

“Our real problem is not the pervasiveness of the darkness but a failure of the light. Light always dispels darkness. The glorious light of the resurrection life of Jesus Christ is still sufficient and available to those who reject self-reliance and return to His plan for biblical leadership. This return can reignite the radiance of the Gospel in transforming power.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“The prayer level of a church never rises any higher than the personal example and passion of the leaders. The quantity and quality of prayer in leadership meetings is the essential indicator of the amount of prayer that will eventually arise among the congregation.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“Christians in China are praying for our Christian brothers and sisters in America. We believe we are handling our persecution better than you are handling your prosperity.2 A CHRISTIAN LEADER IN CHINA”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“In my prayer journey I’ve been motived by many lesser aspirations like guilt, approval before others and even a ego-driven desire for church growth. Of course, a passion for revival can even trigger more prayers. Yet, in the long run, we must remember that there is a difference between seeking revival from God vs. seeking God for revival.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“The only enduring motive for prayer is that our never-changing God is worthy to be sought. This”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“We do well to be reminded that the devil hates a praying leader and a praying church. When we begin to pray, we pick a fight with the devil at a whole new level. Yet, our calling is to be praying menaces to the enemy.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“Each week Christians contend with the pressures of strained budgets, stressful jobs, sickly bodies, and fragile relationships. Consequently, more is needed on the Lord’s Day than mere enthusiasm from a motivational speaker. More is needed than a fresh set of techniques from the latest pop-psychologist. It is the voice of the living Christ that people need to hear through the preaching of the evangelical scripture: to sense the power and efficacy of the Spirit most sensibly accompanying the word.2 ARTURO G. ARZUDIA III”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“•  If my activity is human in origin, it will fail. •  If my activity is from God, nobody will be able to stop it.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business in the morning and the last in the evening. Guard yourself against such false and deceitful thoughts that keep whispering: Wait a while. In an hour or so I will pray. I must first finish this or that. Thinking such thoughts we get away from prayer into other things that will hold us and involve us till the prayer of the day comes to naught.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“our real need is not to be “relevant” through new self-styled efforts to morph into a more palatable version of faith. Our need is to be revived in the New Testament essence of church leadership that will answer a hostile and wary culture with a display of all that makes Christianity unique and triumphant—the power of the Gospel, lived and proclaimed in supernatural power.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“He is worthy. I am needy.” I have concluded that the more we seek the Lord, with a passion for His worthiness, the more we are gripped with our neediness. Adoration cultivates desperation.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“In church life, prayer is not the only thing we do but must be the first thing we do. It can become the very environment of the ministry. It must be our first resolve not our last resort if our work is to be marked by the unmistakable power of the Holy Spirit. And this will take years, even decades. It will not be easy, but it will be worth it.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“One subtle arena of attack is in the area of pride. Praying people can become prideful about their praying. Non-participants can become prideful in their resistance. The enemy seeks to divide and conquer every initiative of prayer.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“Building a prayer culture takes time. . . and relentless pressure over time. I often say that it is much more a crock pot than a microwave.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“A prayer culture is fueled by experience not explanation. A passion to seek the Lord in prayer is more caught than taught.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“I have concluded that the more we seek the Lord, with a passion for His worthiness, the more we are gripped with our neediness. Adoration cultivates desperation.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“When prayer goes viral, people are not excited about “it” (prayer) but are infectious about “Him”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“[R]eal prayer is not an excuse for laziness but, in fact, is one of the most arduous engagements I know of in ministry. Prayer is not a replacement for hard work but, in most cases, empowerment for even more fruitful work.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word

“There is a difference between a church that prays and a praying church. One has prayer programs. The other develops a prayer culture.”
― Daniel Henderson, Old Paths, New Power: Awakening Your Church through Prayer and the Ministry of the Word