RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADERS’ MANUAL 9 JANUARY 2022

LESSON NINETEEN (19)
TOPIC: MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED THE HOUSE OF PRAYER

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
1. I love this family of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their a rms
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.

Read: Open Heavens 9 January 2022

OPENING PRAYER: Father, let my house be called a place of prayer.

MEMORY VERSE: “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.” Matthew 21:13.

BIBLE TEXT: MATTHEW 21:12-17.

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.

14. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

16. And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17. And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

LESSON INTRODUCTION:
Prayer is the intimate communication with our father in heaven, it is the channel God has chosen for all his blessings to come into the life of His children. Satan dread nothing but prayer.

His one concern is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless person, but trembles when we pray. A house of prayer is a dwelling place of God.

A place where a community of believers abide in perfect communion and intimacy with the One they call their Lord. Jesus declared that God’s house is not a market place, it is for calling on the Lord, that is, the atmosphere of God’s house is to be for prayer.

It was Isaiah 56:6-7 that Jesus referenced when He cleansed the temple, Matthew 21:1-13, Mark 11:15-17 and Luke 19:45-46.

TEXT REVIEW: Matthew 21:12-17.
i. God’s house should be called a house of prayer not a market place.
ii. God’s house should be a place of miracles, sign and wonder.

LESSON OUTLINE:
WHAT WAS JESUS REFERRING TO AS A HOUSE OF PRAYER ?

1. A building designed by God himself. 1 Chronicles 28.

2. A place designed by God sacrifices, offerings and prayer. Isaiah 56:7.

3. A dwelling declared by God to be where Gd would meet with His people. 2 Chronicles 7:15-16.

CONSEQUENCES OF A PRAYERLESS HOUSE OF GOD ARE:

1. Little joy.
2. No outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
3. No experience of brokenness, repentance and humility in the life of the church.
4. No power to convert souls.
5. No burden to win souls.
6. No revival
7. Little evidence of brokenhearted, willing service.

ACTIVITY:
With all the negative things happening in today’s world, is God’s house still a place of prayer ?.

CONCLUSION:
The Spirit of God is speaking the same words to us today. He is calling us to examine what we do in the house of God, whether good or bad, we should return to Him and join the army who are preparing the way for His return.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, please set the church on fire and let there be a hunger for revival in every worshippers in Jesus’ Name.

2. Father, please help me pray my way through to my next levels in the mighty name of Jesus.

3. Pray for rapid growth of RCCG spiritually, materially and numerically.

4. Pray for God to uphold Daddy G.O.’s prayer life.

5. Your personal prayer request.

GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK:
MONDAY: John 15:16, Want your prayers answered ?

TUESDAY: Psalm 66:18, Impediments to prayer.
WEDNESDAY: Psalm 5:2, Prayer: In what direction?

THURSDAY: Psalm 18:3, Secrets to praise and prayer.

FRIDAY: 1 Peter 4:7, What prayers can do.

SATURDAY: Acts 4:31, Prayer brings the fullness of the Spirit.

SUNDAY: Zechariah 1:6, Prayer connects mercy.