Rccg Leaders' House Fellowship Manual July 6, 2025, Lesson 44: Title -: Why Pray Always

Rccg Leaders' House Fellowship Ma

nual July 6, 2025, Lesson 44: Title -: Why Pray Always 

LESSON FORTY FOUR (44)

TOPIC: WHY PRAY ALWAYS 

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM

1. I love this family of God,

So closely knitted into one, 

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family 

2. I bless this family of God,

So greatly prospered by the Lord,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

3. I know this family of God,

So deeply rooted in the word,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

4. I see this family of God,

So highly lifted above all,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

5. Come, join this family of God,

So highly favoured by the Lord,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family.

OPENING PRAYER: Father, please release to me capacity and ability to pray effectively 

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The leaders should ask members on what learnt last week. 

MEMORY VERSE: "Pray without ceasing" 1 Thessalonians 5:17 

Bible Text: Luke 18:1

And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

LESSON INTRODUCTION: Just like earthly parents, our heavenly Father desire hearing our voices as his children, when we pray, he listens then He answers our prayer. Prayer helps us to present our requests to God, all aspects of prayer involve communication with our CREATOR. 

LESSON AIM: To learn the need for believers to be prayerful. 

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, members should be able to; Know that praying is a command Know that there is an adversary. 

TEXT REVIEW: Luke 18:1 

a) Men ought always to pray. 

b) Believers are not permitted to faint.

LESSON OUTLINE ONE: IT IS A COMMAND AND HAS REASONS 

Jesus commanded us to pray always not to faint because praying brings; 

(a) Fulfilment of the will of God. Matthew 6:10 

(b) End to the advances of wiles of the devil. 1 Peter 5:7 

(c) Answers to all request. Philippians 4:6, Matthew 7:7 

(d) Deliverance from troubles of life. Ephesians 5:16 

(e) Recovery of losses and reaping of desired harvest. Matthew 9:38, Luke 10:2 

(f) Deeper devotion and relationship with God. 

(g) An access to divine direction in life and strength to avoid temptation. 

Lesson Outline Two: YOU HAVE AN ADVERSARY 

According to 1 Peter 5:8, Bible says there is an adversary, the devil and his assignment is destructive, he wants to hinder us from attaining God divine height. The work of adversary is to steal, kill and to destroy. John 10:10. To stop the work of this adversary you need; 

1) To be vigilant, be watchful to his tricks and manipulation. 1 Peter 5:8 

2) To know his mode of operation therefore be contented. 1 Timothy 6:6 

3) To be at your duty post, don't be idle like king David that was idle and saw naked woman that was bathing. 2 Samuel 11:1-4. 

4) To resist the devil constantly. James 4:7 

5) To allow him at all. Matthew 8:31 

6) To deplore your authority over the devil. Matthew 28:18 

Examples of People that Prayed. 

- Church prayed for Peter. Acts 12:3-11 

- Hannah prayed to overcome barrenness. 1 Samuel 2:20 Isaiah 38:1-8 

- Elijah asked for fire to consume his adversaries, prophets of Baal. 1 Kings 18:36-40

- King Hezekiah prayed for God's intervention over Judah. 2 kings 19:14-36 

SUMMARY: The Church of Christ is a praying Church, we must continue to pray. 

CONCLUSION: When we pray we have fellowship with God and invite Him to handle all our challenges knowing that He will attend to all Psalm 55:22 1 Peter 5:8 warns us that the devil is always on the prowl to afflict us the believers because that is his business. John 10:10 

PRAYER POINTS 

1. Father grant me grace to fulfil Your will this end time. Matthew 6:10 

2. I pronounce total end to the advances of wiles of the devil. 1 Peter 5:7 

3. Father please grant answers to all my pending request. Matthew 7:7 

4. Father, deliver me from troubles of life. Ephesians 5:16 

5. Father, restore me to deeper devotion and relationship with You. 

6. Father, give me access to divine direction in life and strength to avoid temptation. 

GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK 

MONDAY: Be watchful to devil's tricks and manipulation. 

TUESDAY: 1 Peter 5:8 Know satan mode of operation therefore be contented. 1 Timothy 6:6 

WEDNESDAY: Always be at your duty post as a believer. 

THURSDAY: Don't be idle and unoccupied naked woman are bathing outside. 2 Samuel 11:1-4. 

FRIDAY: Resist the devil constantly. James 4:7 

SATURDAY: Never give room for enemy at all. Matthew 8:31 

SUNDAY: Deplore your authority over the devil. Matthew 28:18