02/03/2020
* Week Online Bible Study*
*Basic lessons on prayers...*
1.Matthew 11;28... The instruction is to Come unto Him... All who are weary and heavy laden... An instruction to rest.
2. As Christians... Prayer is an integral part of our priestly walk.
3. Listening to the Word should push you to pray... And prayer should push you to study... You study well, so you can pray well...
4. No teaching can be effective without prayers. No prayer can be effective in the heart of men without proper teachings of the kingdom.
5. If you teach and study without praying... You will lack proper energy for the facilitation of that which you have known by studying...
6. Impartation is the transfer of heavenly substances from an invisible realm which you can't see into a time based realm in which we live in..
7. If you don't pray... *All you will have is proclamation with no implementation*
8. Being a studious believer is like having weapons to war with and what to deal with when praying... This is way more effective... *The priestly walk of the Levites from Exodus to Leviticus was taught*
9. *Jesus taught prayers*, *Paul taught to pray*, *Prayer can be taught*.Like 11:1... Teach us to pray...
10. *Prayer is an instruction not a suggestion.*
11. Luke 18;1, *Man ought always to pray*, Key word *Always* No geographical location, no time zone, no emotional consideration, *Always*,
12. *If you're not praying. ... It's either you're in sin or you're so close to being in one... *Prayerlessness is a sin*
13. Prayer isn't what you do when you need God... It is not just when there's trouble, then you wake up in the middle of the night to scatter things and pray... *the point is one should be scattering things everyday*
14. *Prayer changes things, prayer changes you also...* I Samuel 12:19-23
15. *Prayer is a fellowship* Our fellowship is with The Father and with The Son, Jesus Christ.
16. *Beloved, everything you need to pray for is in the bible.*
17. *Prayer is a priestly ministry of every believer* Rev. 1:5, 5:10, Eph 6;13-19
18. Ecclesiastes 8;4. We are made kings and priests
19. The word priest means mediator.
20. The link between God and man... that's why we have our high priest, Christ Jesus.Not all Levites can be high priest... But all Levites can be priest...That's why Christ is from the order of Melchizedek not us.
21. All believers are priests...but we have an *High Priest*. ... Who made a sacrifice once and for all not with bulls but of his own very life.
22. *So that the first thing you're expected to submit as gift/sacrifice is your life. That's what Prayer does. It strips you of everything that looks like life to you, of all desires and Ambitions, of all things vanity and things lighter than vanity.*
23. *All believers are expected to lay down their lives... That what Paul emphasized in Romans 12.*
24. *Truth is prayer will always be a burden to you if you love your life.*
25. *Prayer will be difficult for you... If you're complacent and comfortable.* Eph 6, 1peter 2...
26. A *prayerless man is very susceptible to sin. Mark 14, 37-38... Jesus related *prayerlessness to sloppiness.
27. *Prayer is a way to keep you out of (away) trouble not to save you when there is trouble...* Oh by the way, trouble isn't just what you can decode physically.
28. Any restlessness you feel in your Spirit is a sign that trouble is near. Don't wait till you see it physically. Don't sleep over it. Don't think, time will make it go away, *Pray beloved.*
*How do I pray?*
29. Ephesians 6;18, *You pray in the Spirit*
30. *Pray in the Spirit, Every believer must pray in tongues*
31. *Every Believer...See immediately when your child can talk... Get them baptised in the Holy Ghost.* 🔥
32. Praying with understanding that Paul mentioned in I Cor 14... It's because he was talking about church setting...Praying with understanding... Is you praying in your native language that you can understand. It's not rocket science
33. Praying with understanding can be looked into from two ends... Praying with understanding *in public and in private*
34. Praying in the private is when you are alone.
35. Praying in public is praying with people...
36. Praying with understanding when praying for people requires a lot of spiritual skills...
37. When you pray in the spirit and study consistently...praying with understanding will always be a piece of cake for you...because you won't be going up and down like a pendulum...You'll know what to pray for... How and when to pray what.
38. *Prayer is targeted at people and systems.*
39. Prayer is targeted at mainly 5 people and systems... Unbelievers, believers, Ministers of the Gospel, Our Gatherings, Those in Authority. *Note; by prayer here I mean our priestly walk.*
40. This doesn't negate the place of prayer for what you need, asking God for what you need. i.e, car, house, big job etc. Calling fire...
Being filled with the Spirit, I mean...Praying and interceding over an urgent need or for a friend or family.
41. Pray in the Spirit, always... There is nothing like capital letter or small letter tongues... You don't write tongues...
42. Beloved... The effectiveness of prayer is in the longevity