RCCG 2020/2021 ZEAL (AGE 9-12)
TEENS TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 22 August 2021, Lesson 51 – TOPIC: REVISION 8

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RCCG 2020/2021 ZEAL (AGE 9-12)
TEENS TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 22ND OF AUGUST, 2021
LESSON FIFTY ONE (51)
TOPIC: REVISION 8

• Revise the previous lessons with the Teenagers.
• Ask them questions to ensure lessons have been well understood.
• Tell your class to review the previous lessons during the week before the revision.

SUMMARY OF LESSON 47-50
LESSON FORTY SEVEN (47)
TOPIC: GIVE TO THE NEEDY

BIBLE TEXT: Matthew 25:34-40
[34]Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
[35]for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;
[36]I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’
[37]“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
[38]When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
[39]Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
[40]And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

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MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 41:1 “Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble”.

LESSON AIM: To let the children know the importance of giving.

CENTRAL TRUTH: God loves a cheerful giver.

INTRODUCTION: Jesus Christ taught his disciples on the importance of giving to the hungry, naked, thirsty, sick and strangers. He even says, if we give to these categories of people we are indeed giving to Him. The believers that cultivate the habit of giving to the needy will inherit eternal life. Matthew 25:46.

STUDY GUIDE
A. WHO TO GIVE TO – Matthew 25:34-40, James 1:27, Isaiah 58:6-7, Luke 14:12-14

1. The Hungry
2. The strangers
3. The sick
4. Those in Prison
5. Widows
6. The poor
7. Orphans
8. The naked
9. Beggars
10. Missionaries
11. Household of God

B. HOW TO GIVE

1. Give in secret – Matthew 6:3-4
2. Give generously – 1 Kings 3:4
3. Give cheerfully – 2 Corinthians 9:7
4. Give without grumbling – Genesis 4:5
5. Give sacrificially – 2 Samuel 24.24
6. Give acceptably – Philppians 4:18-19

C. WHAT TO GIVE

1. Food – Isaiah 58:6-7
2. Water – Proverbs 11:25
3. Clothes – Luke 3:11
4. Words of encouragement
5. Money – Deuteronomy 15:7-8
   6 Counsel- Proverbs 31:8-9
6. Mercy and justice – Matthew 23:23
   8 Time – Matthew 19:14

D. REWARDS

1. Inheritance in heaven – Matthew 25:44-46
2. Blessing – Luke 6:38, John 6:9-13
3. Rewards from God – Mark 9:41
4. Answered prayer – Genesis 18:8-9

CONCLUSION: The righteous that gives to the needy shall inherit the kingdom of God.

INVITATION: Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour so that you can receive grace to give.

ACTIVITY: Pray to God to give you the opportunity to give to the needy.

LIFE APPLICATION: You must follow Jesus example in meeting the needs of God’s people. Luke 6:38a says “Give and it shall be given unto you. Remember givers never lack.

LESSON FORTY EIGHT (48)
TOPIC: EMPATHY
BIBLE TEXT: John 11:1-45
[1]Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
[2]It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.
[3]Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”
[4]When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”
[5]Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.
[6]So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was.
[7]Then after this He said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.”
[8]The disciples said to Him, “Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?”
[9]Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
[10]But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
[11]These things He said, and after that He said to them, “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”
[12]Then His disciples said, “Lord, if he sleeps he will get well.”
[13]However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep.
[14]Then Jesus said to them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.
[15]And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, that you may believe. Nevertheless let us go to him.”
[16]Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.” I Am the Resurrection and the Life
[17]So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.
[18]Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.
[19]And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
[20]Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.
[21]Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.
[22]But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”
[23]Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”
[24]Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
[25]Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.
[26]And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
[27]She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” Jesus and Death, the Last Enemy
[28]And when she had said these things, she went her way and secretly called Mary her sister, saying, “The Teacher has come and is calling for you.”
[29]As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came to Him.
[30]Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met Him.
[31]Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up quickly and went out, followed her, saying, “She is going to the tomb to weep there.”
[32]Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
[33]Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
[34]And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”
[35]Jesus wept.
[36]Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
[37]And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?” Lazarus Raised from the Dead
[38]Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
[39]Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”
[40]Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”
[41]Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
[42]And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”
[43]Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”
[44]And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.” The Plot to Kill Jesus
[45]Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.

MEMORY VERSE: Hebrew 13:3 “Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

LESSON AIM: To let the children understand the feeling of others.

CENTRAL TRUTH: God is compassionate.

INTRODUCTION: Lazarus a very close friend of Jesus was sick. Mary and Martha his sisters sent for Jesus. Jesus stayed for 2(two) days before he went to Bethany. By the time he got to the house of Lazarus, he was already
dead and they have buried him. Jesus wept and prayed to God to raise him up. He told them to remove the stone at the mouth of the tomb. He called Lazarus back to life who was still bound in grave clothes. He commanded the grave clothes to be removed.

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STUDY GUIDE
A. WHAT IS EMPATHY?

1. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
   2 The feeling that you understand and share another persons experiences and emotions
2. An attempt to better understand the other person by getting to know their perspectve.
   Awareness of the feelings and emotions of other people.

B. TYPES OF EMPATHY

1. Emotional Empathy – Also called affective Empathy that is the ability to share the feelings of another person. Psalm 103:14
2. Cognitve Empathy: This is the ability to understand how a person feels and what they might be thinking. Hebrews 13:3, Genesis 38:26, Exodus 34:33-35
3. Compassionate Empathy – It moves us to take action, to help however way we can. John 6:5-10

C. HOW TO SHOW EMPATHY

1. By helping the person – Luke 23:26
   2 By visitation – Acts 10:20
   3 By exhortation – Hebrews 3:13
   4 By praying for the person involve – James 5:14
   5 By giving – 2 Corinthians 9:9

CONCLUSION: The Good Samaritan empathizes with the man that was robbed by taking care of him.

INVITATION: To show empathy to people you must have encounter with Christ.

ACTIVITY: Mention 2(two) people in the Bible that show Empathy.

LIFE APPLICATION: Jesus Christ demonstrated compassion towards people and He expects us to do the same so as to show the love of God. Gal.6:2 Bear ye one another’s burden and so fulfill the law of Christ. This week show empathy and next Sunday share your experience with us.

LESSON FORTY NINE (49)
TOPIC: BE READY TO GO WITH JESUS
BIBLE TEXT: John 14:1-4
[1]Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
[2]In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
[3]And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
[4]And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

MEMORY VERSE: 1 John 2:28 “And now, little children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming”

LESSON AIM: To let the children prepare themselves for the coming of Jesus Christ.

CENTRAL TRUTH: Jesus Christ is coming for a Prepared Bride (church)

INTRODUCTION: The counsel of Jesus Christ to believers is that we should believe in Him. He has gone to heaven to prepare a place for us. When He comes back He will take us there so that we can be where He is.

STUDY GUIDE
A. HOW TO BE READY

1. Be watchful (alert, awake) – Matthew 24:42-44
2. Be sober and vigilant – 1 Peter 5:8,1 Thessalonians 5:8
3. Be expectant – Luke 19:27
4. Be Spirit filled – Ephesians 5:18
5. Live a righteous and Godly lives -Titus 2:11-13
6. Encourage one another – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
7. Be knowledgeable
8. Keep preaching the gospel – John 9:4; 2 Timothy 4:2
9. Be prayerful – 1 Peter 4:7, Matthew 26:41
10. Guard your crown – Revelation 3:11
11. Have faith in God – 1 Peter 1:5
12. Put on the whole armour of God – Ephesians 6:11-18
13. Fear God – Philippians 2:12

B. BENEFITS OF BEING PREPARED

1. Heavenly home – John 14:4
2. Crown of righteousness – 2 Timothy 4:8
3. Everlasting joy – Isaiah 35:10
4. There wil be no shame – Revelation 16:15
5. Marriage with Christ – Revelation 19:7
6. Rejoicing – Psalm 118:15; 1 Thessalonians 2:19

CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ is coming soon.

INVITATION: Accept Jesus Christ today.

ACTIVITY: Read the story of the ten virgin in Matthew 25:1-13

LIFE APPLICATION: You all need to be to be ready and prepared to go with Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Luke 9:23 to be ready to go with Jesus, you must

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1. Deny yourself
2. Take up your cross
3. Follow Him you havea price to pay, but it is worth it.

LESSON FIFTY (50)
TOPIC: WIN THE CROWNS
MEMORY VERSE: James 1:12 “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.”

BIBLE TEXT:
1 Corinthians 9:25-27
25 – And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 – I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 – But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

LESSON AIM: To let the children know that there is a crown that can be won.

CENTRAL TRUTH: The crown is given as a reward for our steadfastness in the christian race.

INTRODUCTION: Athletes work hard to win a crown that cannot last, but we do it for a crown that will last forever. Apostle Paul said that he disciples himself so that he will not be disqualified for the prize (crown). He served the Lord faithfully and was dead to sin in order not to be a castaway.

STUDY GUIDE:
A: CONDITIONS FOR WINNING A CROWN:

1. Be born again. John 3:3-5
2. Faithfulness. 1 Corinthians 4:2
3. Holiness. Hebrews 12:14
4. Service. Ephesians 6:7, Romans 15:31
5. Commitment and devotion. 2 Timothy 2:2
6. Discipline.1 Corinthians 9:26-27
7. Hard work. Proverbs 22:29
8. A prayerful life. Daniel 6:10
9. To be Spirit filled. Ephesians 5:18
10. Consecration. 2 Timothy 2:21

B: TYPES OF A CROWN:
1 The everlasting crown (for a disciplined life). 2 Corinthians 4:10, 1 Corinthians 9:25, Hebrews 12:1

2. The crown of life (for patie6in endured trials). 2 Corinthians 12:7-9, Hebrews 12:6, 1 Peter 1:7
3. The crown of rejoicing (for soul winners). 1 Thessalonians 2:18-20
4. The crown of glory (for faithfulness in shepherding the flock). 1 Peter 5:2-4, John 21:15-17
5. The crown of righteousness (for those who are awaiting His appearing – second coming). 2 Timothy 4:8, John 4:3, Hebrews 9:28

CONCLUSION: The crown that we are expected to win is a crown that will last forever.

INVITATION: To start the race to win the crown, you must first accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.

ACTIVITY: Mention 5 (five) crowns to be won.

LIFE APPLICATION: You must discipline your body in serving Jesus Christ so that you will not be excluded from the reward. Sin will exclude us from the reward. To win the crown you must run the race and follow the rules (2 Timothy 2:3-5). Run with heavenly vision!

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