1. 24-7 Prayer

2. ‘Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them’
Exodus 25:8
‘Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them’

3. ‘for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’
Isaiah 56:7
‘for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’

4. 2 Chr 7:15
‘Now I will be attentive and responsive to the prayers offered in this place. Now I have chosen and conscrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present’

5. Leviticus 6:13
‘The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out’

6. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
‘Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus’

7. Philippians 4:6
‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God’

8. Colossians 4:2
‘Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful’

9. 24-7 since Bible times Cyprian (AD250)
Athanasius of Alexandria (AD296 to 373)
Desert Fathers
Alexander the Sleepless (AD 400) …………………
Benedictine Monks
Pentecostal church
John Wesley - Moravians