The topic we are considering tonight is CONSISTENCY IN PRAYER
The concept of prayer is a wide concept
There are many faces to it
As my Father do say
What we do most as a believer is Prayer also what we do less is to pray
This is because we do not sustain the necessary knowledge we need to have about it
But help is coming your way as we take this study in Jesus name
Let me quickly give us

SOME FACTS ABOUT PRAYER

1. It is your Spiritual make up

Matthew 21:12-13
[12]And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
[13]And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
When Jesus was at Jerusalem on his missionary journey
He got to the temple and saw some people buying and selling in the temple
Jesus was vexed and cast them all out
And He made a statement
He said. : MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED THE HOUSE OF PRAYER
During Jesus days
The building built by man is the temple of God
It’s what is tagged the House of Prayer

But in this day
God is no more living in a house build with hand
He is now living in you

1 Corinthians 3:16
[16]Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
This is what Paul was explaining to the Corinthians when He wrote to them
So, if you are the temple of God
That means you are a house of prayer
This connotes that the activities that are supposed to be going on in you are activities of prayers
You are wired to always pray
That is why Paul says that you should pray without ceasing

2. Prayer is the first apostolic command

The Bible is full of many commands
We have the great commission and so many commands Jesus gave to us in the bible
But the apostolic commands were given by Apostle Paul
1 Timothy 2:1-2
[1]I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
[2]For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Paul was commanding Timothy here that above all instruction He would be giving him. He MUST always pray prayers
Prayer is not an option for believers, it is a command

3. Praying for the kingdom is the choicest prayer to God

There are diverse kinds of prayer
But the one that God ranked the best is the prayer made for the kindgom
Praying for the kingdom is the prayer of men, it’s boys that prioritize their need before that of the kingdom

There are 2 types of Believers

1. Matthew 7:7 believers
2. Isaiah 65:24 believers

Matthew 7:7
[7]Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Isaiah 65:24
[24]And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

The first category are those that will ask , seek and knock before God will answer them
They are the one full of prayer request
They pray mostly for their personal need and takes praying for the kingdom as secondary
Compare to the second category of people
They don’t have prayer request
Before the need arise
The supply will emerge for them

The bible says while they are yet speaking, God hears them
These are the people that put the kingdom first
Jesus have us a prayer mod while He was on earth

Let’s look at it together
Matthew 6:9-13
[9]After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
[10]Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
[11]Give us this day our daily bread.
[12]And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
[13]And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Step 1: Verse 9 is the first step which is Thanksgiving

Step 2 says Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven

Step 3 now say, Give us this day our daily bread

The implications of this is after giving thanks
You should pray for the kingdom before you remember your personal needs
But reverse is the case for some Christians now
It’s when you are laying personal prayers that they will be shouting and sleeping during praying for the kingdom
Matthew 6:33
[33]But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
When you seek first the kingdom of God in prayer
All other things will follow you automatically

4. Prayer is the standard for spiritual growth

Luke 18:1
[1]And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Jesus says Men ought ALWAYS to pray

The always here is talking about CONSISTENCY
The indices for measuring ones spiritual growth is HOW CONSISTENT ARE YOU IN PRAYER
When I meet with someone that says I’m not growing spiritually

If I ask them what they saw for them to draw that conclusion, what they will say is that I’m not consistent in prayer of say my prayer life is down or dead
And they are precise
You claim growth in the spirit with How consistent you are in the place of prayer not how many hours you used in the place of prayer
So, tonight I’m committed to teaching you how to build consistency in prayer but before then

Let’s do something I call PRAYER MATHEMATICS
I’ve met some people that will say I want to pray 12 hours at a stretch but I couldn’t achieve it, I even slept off in between the first hour of my prayer 😂
So, when they wake up
Guilt will set in
And they won’t be able to take the move again
That’s how they stop praying
Let me clear this before go further

The Bible didn’t say that you must pray for long at a stretch before you can grow spiritually

What it says is that pray without ceasing
Prayer mathematics connotes that it’s a drop of water that form an oceans

They way to multiplication is division
To build consistency in the place of prayer
You must be able to batch your prayer time and be faithful with it

PRAYER MATHEMATICS
1 Hour on travail group × 7 days = 7hours
1 hour Monday vigil = 1 hour
1 hour on Wednesday Covenant hour of prayer = 1 hour
1 hour on Friday CHOP = 1 hour
1 hour × 2 days personal prayer = 2 hours

Total= 12 hours

This is a structure set up by SADOZ to help you build your prayer life
With this you can pray 12 hours in a week with ease compare to wanting to pray for 12 hours at a stretch
You can join this prayer system by clicking on this link

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KiCb7x4nMsq75oLi5d44hW

HOW TO BUILD A CONSISTENT PRAYER LIFE

1. HAVE A PRAYER TIME
I was taking a personal study on TIME at a time, I saw that another word that can be used for TIME IS LIFE

So, if you are saying that yo are not having a prayer life, what you are saying is that you are not having a prayer time
David says Evening, morning and noon will I pray to God
The apostles do go to the temple at the HOUR OF PRAYER
For the house of SADOZ
6am to 7am everyday is our PRAYER TIME
For the house of SADOZ
9pm till dawn is our Prayer vigil time
What is your prayer time?
Are you having one?

2. HAVE A PRAYER STRUCTURE
We have days that what we do throughout is to pray in tongues
We have days that what we do is to pray with a particular prayer cards
We have different prayer cards for different reasons
These are structures
When you have a structured prayer life
It will help your whole life to be organized
And the effectiveness of your structured prayer life that determines the activeness of your unstructured prayer life

3. HAVE A PRAYER PARTNER OR GROUP
Proverbs 27:17
[17]Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
You may not be faithful to it if you are doing it alone
But if you are in groups
It makes it easier
That’s why the we gather together on our telegram channel everyday to pray TOGETHER
If you are yet to join , join via http://t.me/sadozite-
Go and read the book of act well
They always pray TOGETHER!!!

4. PRAY FOR THE KINGDOM
You will always have a reason why you should always pray when you are praying for the kingdom
The place of prayer will be attractive to you always
You will always have a prayer point
Compare to a selfish prayer warrior that don’t know more than me, me in the place of prayer

5. PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST ALWAYS
1 Corinthians 14:4
[4]He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.
You are an envoy
You are a SADOZite
You are a tongue talker
The tongues God gave you is to always charge yourself
He that speak in tongues. CHARGES himself

And when you are charged, you will always be in charge in the place of prayer
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