1. Daily Dynamic Encounter with
God
PRAYER SCHOOL DC MACKIV
FLORENCE ANDEOYE
0752620248
17TH OCT 2013

2. .
DEFINITION
• The daily encounter with the Lord, which
is also a Quiet time as the name implies;
a period specially set aside by a Christian
for the purpose of having communion
with God, i.e. allowing Him to talk to you
through His word, the Holy Bible and also
for you to bring your request to Him in
prayer.

3. • In Psalms 16:11, the Bible says “Thou wilt
show me the path of life; in thy presence is
fullness of joy; and at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore.” This passage shows
clearly the desire of the psalmist to know the
pathway of life and how he could achieve this.
• Furthermore, the message from the passage
draws attention to the need for a personal
waiting on the Lord. This we may call the quiet
time- as can be seen from the statement“show me the path of life” and ”in thy
presence”.

4. • The prayer altar is the foundation upon which a
solid Christian foundation is built Exodus 20:24-26.
An altar of prayer is a specific place where the
Christian meets the Lord at a specific time.
• In such a meeting place, the individual must know
how to present a complete menu of prayer before
the Lord each day at the time of meeting.
• The Spiritual menu which comprises the six main
components of prayer is: Adoration, Confession,
Thanksgiving, Petition/Supplication, Intercession,
and Waiting on the Lord. Is taught explicitly in
Matthew 6:5-15; Ephesians 6:18-19; 1Timothy
2:1-4; Psalms 27:14-28; 62:5-8.

5. THE BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
• David: The heart of David was a flamed with
the passionate zeal for his God. Psalm 63:1-6
This made him to seek the Lord early.
• Jesus: His life was characterized by an earnest
devotion to His Father.
• He realized the utmost importance of daily
fellowship alone with God and hence made it
His number one priority Mark 1:35.

6. • Daniel: A man who purposed in his heart not
to allow the king’s meat to defile him and also
set his face to seek the Lord daily Daniel 6:10;
9:1-4.
• Paul: Knew that the most important thing to
do is to forget that which was behind him and
aim at knowing Christ more and more on daily
basis. Philippians 3:7-11.

7. REASONS
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Our Lord Jesus Christ set for us an example to follow.
Mark 1:35; Matthew 14:23; Hebrews 5:7; 7:25.
It is a way by which we draw near to God. James 4:8.
It is a way by which we grow consistently, living a
victorious Christian life in steadfastness, victory and in
the joy of the Lord 1 Peter 2:2-3; Joshua 1:8; Psalm
1:1-6
• The journey of life for the new day is greater than an
individual can walk alone in his/her own strength and
wisdom. 1 Kings 19:7; John 15:5-8; Exodus 33:11, 14.

8. WHEN SHOULD ONE HAVE IT
• Early in the morning when the mind is fresh
and not yet polluted with the day’s activities.
• Examples:
• The Lord Jesus Mark 1:35
• Abraham Genesis 19:27
• David Psalms 5:3

9. COMPONENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE
QUIET TIME
• The main components include the following
which are necessary for effectual praying:
• Adoration
• Confession
• Thanksgiving
• Petition
• Intercession
• Waiting/Receiving

10. Adoration:
• Praising God for who He is, for His love , wisdom,
power, knowledge, grace, holiness, greatness and his
other divine attributes Psalm 34:1, 95:1-2; 100:1-4;
107:15.
• Note:-Adoration must be reserved for God, not for
projects, ministries or works done in His name. Other
passages helpful to express His majesty1 Chronicles
29:11, Psalms 8:9, Job 37:22, and Holiness-Exodus
15:11, Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:14-16.

11. Confession:
• Agreeing with God about your sin. 1 John 1:8-9 both
sin and righteousness are the results of personal
decisions.
• So confession that is based upon genuine
repentance will be approved by a change in an
individual’s character.
• Our spiritual victory normally comes as a result of an
honest, cleansing kind of prayer.
• Note:-Confession and repentance need to be deep
and specific.

12. Thanksgiving:
• Expressing gratitude to God for what He has done.
1Thessalonians 5:18.
• Paul admonishes every Christian to give thanks always
under all circumstances. He had been through
beatings, shipwreck, hunger, imprisonment etc. yet his
heart was always filled with gratitude.
• You can have the same attitude. How long has it been
since your heart was overwhelmed by God? Remember
it is far better to spend much time thanking God than
always asking or making requests to Him.

13. Petition/Supplication:
• Prayer for your personal needs John 16:24, 14:13
most petitions will deal with some small problems,
decisions and opportunities. Pray about everything,
and try not to confuse your needs with your wants.
By faith, be ready to praise Him for a “yes” or a “no”
answer that comes Matthew 6:33.

14. • He should pray also for Christians who are living
short of the grace and privileges freely available to
God’s children.
• An intercessor must love the object of his
intercession.
• Example:-List the names of individuals, families,
nations, ministers and ministries and their specific
needs and pray for them.

15. Waiting/Receiving:
• Ceasing from self effort Lamentations 2:18-19
• Keeping silent so as to hear God talk Exodus
24:17
• Tarrying for a divine green or red light over
issues, that is if God is saying yes or no
concerning a particular issue
• Wordless worship Isaiah 40:31

16. • This is a missing virtue in many Christians
prayer lives.
• Many Christians don’t bother to hear God talk
after their prayers.
• Never rush out of your prayer closet; learn to
always receive something from God for the
day.
• Though it may be difficult initially, it is
however profitable in the end.

17. WHAT IS NEEDED
• An open and honest heart desperately thirsting
for God. Psalm 42:1-2
• An isolated location, free from interruption and
distractions. Matthew 6:6
• A good complete Bible {Old and New Testament}
with concordance.
• An aid to daily Bible Study such as- “Daily Guide”,
“Daily Bread”, “Daily Power” etc.
• A Quiet Time note book for jotting down lessons
learnt from the study of the Bible and revelation
or instructions received from God.

18. • A prayer notebook for writing out the prayer
requests and noting the answered prayers.
• Note:-When studying and meditating on the
word of God, in order to make a personal
application, follow the SPACE principle by
asking the following questions: Is there any,
• S: Sin for me to confess?
• P: Promise for me to claim?
• A: Attitude to change?
• C: Command for me to obey?
• E: Example to follow?

19. HOW TO HAVE A PROPER QUIET TIME
• Posture: Come before God in reverence, faith,
meekness and with an open mind. It is better to
kneel down, but you can also stand up and sit
down.
• Ask the Holy Spirit, who is the author of the Bible,
to explain to you as you study the word Psalm
19:14.
• Listen attentively in your inner man to what God
has to teach you in the passage of scripture you
are studying, e.g. Warning to heed, good
examples to follow, pitfall to avoid, command to
obey, promises to claim or task to perform.

20. • Believe what the Lord has taught you and
write it down in your quiet-time notebook for
future reference.
• Read the notes or commentary in your “Daily
Guide” or any other study guide for more
lessons.
• Pray through the topics you have listed in your
prayer notebook, praying about your needs
last Matthew 6:23-24.
• Give thanks to God for answered prayers.

21. HOW LONG SHOULD THE QUIET TIME
BE?
• There is no hard and fast rule about the length
of time to be spent on quiet time. What
matters is the quality of the quiet time. A
proper child of God will rather love to spend
more time with the Lord as he/she grows in
the Lord and loves Him more. However, you
need to remember that we owe God a tithe of
our time.

22. • And so a tithe of 24 hours is
approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes.
On the other hand, the Lord Jesus
recommended a minimum of 1 hour of
daily prayers Matthew 26:40-41.
• Note: - During the day, the believer
should meditate on what the Lord has
taught him/her during the quiet time,
practice them, and practice God’s
presence.

23. • GOD BLESS U
• THANKS