Anne Graham Lotz talks about growing up in Billy and Ruth Graham’s home, what she learned from her father and mother, how culture and communication has changed, and about how she’s struggled in her own prayer life and how she developed strategies to deepen her walk with God any leader can adapt.
Welcome to Episode 374 of the podcast. Listen and access the show notes below or search for the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts and listen for free.
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The Light of His Presence: Prayers to Draw You Near to the Heart of God by Anne Graham Lotz
Wounded by God’s People by Anne Graham Lotz
The Daniel Key: 20 Choices That Make All the Difference by Anne Graham Lotz
Daily Light by Anne Graham Lotz
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INSIGHTS FROM ANNE
1. We’re losing the next generation
Sadly, our world today is vastly different than the world where Billy Graham held massive outreach crusades in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. People’s hunger and respect for God seems to be waning. To combat this, Christian parents and churches need to take a bigger responsibility in raising up authentic followers of Jesus.
Parents, the most important thing you can do is to be authentically yourself. You can’t pass along your faith to your children if it’s not genuine. If Jesus isn’t first in your heart and life, you can’t pass it onto them, because then you’re passing on a religion not a relationship.
2. As a parent, be affectionate and present
Although Billy Graham wasn’t home as often as many other fathers, he did a phenomenal job of creating moments of affection and being present for Anne. When Anne was growing up, she rarely felt like she was interrupting her father when she walked into the room where was working. He always paused and gave her his full attention.
Even in his 80’s and 90’s, Billy was an affectionate father. He would hug Anne, hold her hand, listen to her and be overjoyed to see her. Anne has a lot of really fond memories of her father because of these habits. As a parent, be sure to show your kids true affection and create memorable moments.
3. The methods of evangelism and preaching have changed
Billy Graham was one of the original pioneers of television and radio ministry. He took advantage of those advances in technology to help broadcast the gospel to many people. Now, you and I can do the same thing with the internet.
Since March, Anne has been able to do more ministry in less time because it’s so much more efficient to speak digitally rather than in-person. For you and your church, digital ministry has made it possible to reach far more people than in-person ministry ever did. You just need to find a working strategy.
Quotes from Episode 374
Who you are in your own relationship with God is what your children watch. @AGLotz Click To Tweet You cannot pass along your faith to your children if it's not genuine. @AGLotz Click To Tweet Sometimes we act like practical atheists, as though God really isn't there, he's really not involved, he's really not going to intervene, he's not really going to hold us accountable and he won't really keep his promises. @AGLotz Click To Tweet The way to freedom and peace is through forgiveness. @AGLotz Click To Tweet Prayer is not just about getting answers. Prayer is about developing that intimate relationship with Him. @AGLotz Click To Tweet The enemy can exchange the truth for a lie and a lie for truth, but if you don't know where the truth is, you don't even know you've been deceived. @AGLotz Click To Tweet Confession of sin is probably the one element that's missing from most of our prayers. @AGLotz Click To TweetRead or Download the Transcript for Episode 374
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