RCCG House Fellowship Leader Manual 12 September 2021, Lesson 2 –TOPIC: OUR GOD CAN HANDLE ALL PLAGUES, DISASTERS AND PANDEMICS.
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RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 12TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2021
LESSON: 2
TOPIC: OUR GOD CAN HANDLE ALL PLAGUES, DISASTERS AND PANDEMICS.
HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 give me peace in time of plagues and grace to be above all disasters in this season.
PREVIOUS KNOW LEDGE: The leader should ask how members thanked God during the lock down and pandemic period.
TODAY’S LESSON:
MEMORY VERSE: “Thou art worthy, 0 Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” – Revelation 4:11
BIBLE TEXT: PSALMS 90:7-9, ROMANS 8:20-22
PSALMS 90:7-9
[7]For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
[8]Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
[9]For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
ROMANS 8:20-22
[20]For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
[21]Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
[22]For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: When God completed the creation of heaven and the earth and everything in them, He looked at all He had made and pronounced it good. God’s judgment often falls on man as a result of sin. We have ignored the holiness of God, and we are surprised that God in His anger takes His
holiness more seriously than we do. As sin entered the world, so death entered through sin (Romans 5:12). All these plagues, disasters and pandemics are not out of God’s control, in fact, they play a role in God’s plan. According to Joel 2: 25, God declared that He has an army of locust, cankerworm, caterpillar and palmerworm which He sometimes sends to the world for correction and judgments. The operation of these destructive amy of the Lord can only bring disasters, famine and hardship
to mankind.
LEADERS DIARY:
A: LESSON AIM:To encourage believers to depend on God in times of plaques, disasters and pandemics and as well be obedient to God so as to avoid God’s anger that can lead to the release of plagues, disasters or pandemics.
C. TEXT REVIEW: PSALMS 90: 7-9, ROMANS 8:20-22
i. Sin can allow the anger of God to fall on one.
ii. The wrath of God can cause a sinful man to live in pains and groanings.
iii. God curse came to all creation because of sin
iv. Sin leads to physical and eternal death.
D. TEACHING METHOD: use interactive/discussion method .
E. TIME MANAGEMENT: Share the teaching time using the suggested time schedule.
LESSON OUTLINE:
WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS US ABOUT GOD?
- God as the Creator, Sustainer and Preserver of the Natural world, the first thing the Bible tells us about Him is that He created the
heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1) - He is the creator and He has power and the authority to control the natural forces.(Revelation 4:11)
- The Bible tells us that God influences the weather as we see in Deuteronomy 11:17.
- God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin (James 5:17, Numbers 16:30-34)
- Plagues, disasters and pandemics are not part of God’s original created order because the Bible says in Genesis I:31 “And God
saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day” - God applied plagues, epidemics and other mighty acts to free His people from King Pharaoh of Egypt. Ex.7: 20-21, 8:2-5,16-19; 10:4-7, 11:1
ACTIVITIES:
i. What are other reason why God would decide to send plagues, disasters and pandemic to humanity?
ii. What are the things we can do as Christians to make God happy even if He is angry with humanity?
SUMMARY: God is the creator of everything, He can decide to use it for someone or against someone.
CONCLUSION: All these plagues, disasters and pandemics are evidences of God’s anger. Our right response is to tremble before Him in holiness and repent of our sins in humility and praise our maker and our Saviour. “If my people, which are called by my name, shall
humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land” – 2Chronicles 7:14.
PRAYER POINTS:
- Thank Him for His mighty acts.
- Father, please touch me with Your hand of healing today in Jesus mighty name.
- Pray for the rapid growth of RCCG spiritually. materially and
numerically - Pray for Daddy G.O and his family.
- Your personal prayer request.
ASSIGNMENT: Diligently carry out all the daily tasks outlined in the Golden diet below:
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK:
MONDAY: Exodus 15:26, You can be healed.
TUESDAY: I Peter 5:7, He bears burdens.
WEDNESDAY: Luke 1:37, With God, nothing is impossible.
THURSDAY: Jeremiah 32:27, Your healing is now.
FRIDAY: Matthew 8:3, The healing touch.
SATURDAY: Mark 16:18, Healing is possible through you
SUNDAY: Luke 7:7, Under authority.
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