RCCG House Fellowship Leader’s Manual 15 March 2020, Lesson 29 – Restitution
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TOPIC: Restitution (scroll down for RCCG House Fellowship 15 March 2020 Anthem)
PRAYER POINT: Father, please help me to retrace all my old ways.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE Leaders should ask members to discuss the types of judgement.
BIBLE PASSAGE: Exodus 22:1-15
1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
3 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.
5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double.
8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
9 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:
11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good.
12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof.
13 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn.
14 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire.
LESSON INTRODUCTION:
God Himself not Man included restitution as part of His Law for Israel. Restitution is the act of returning or restoring to the original owner something that was either stolen or taken unlawfully. Restitution is all about righting the wrongs earlier committed. For example, if a man has stolen an animal, it is recommended that he had to repay double the animal’s market value.
Restitution in the Bible is such that you have to pay back over and above what you have taken unlawfully.
MEMORY VERSE: “Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give [it] unto [him] against whom he hath trespassed.” – Numbers 5:7.
TEXT REVIEW: Exodus 22:1-15
i. Restitution biblical
ii. Restitution can help to avoid repetition of previous offence.
iii. Restitution should be carried out by a leading of the Holy Spirit.
LESSON OUTLINES:
THREE THINGS RESTITUTION WILL DO INCLUDE:
- It helps to ease any pain you have caused
- It will help the offended person to be more forgiving
- Makes you likely to think before you do it again.
In Numbers 5:7, when someone is robbed, the guilty person was required to restore to the victim what has been taken and even pay an additional interest or penalty.
SUMMARY: Restitution can help you to have a peace of mind from all your wrong doings.
CONCLUSION: When we have wronged others in whatever way, physically, emotionally etc. we should look for ways to set things right and if possible leave the victim even better off than before the offence. A wrong that is not restituted according to God’s prompting can lead to hell.
ASSIGNMENTS: List other reason you think restitution should be done.
PRAYER POINTS
- Lord, grant me the grace to restitute every area where I have offended others.
- Father, as failure to restitute can lead to hell, please help me to restitute every wrong before I come to you.
- Father, please do not hardened the hearts of the Church to the message of restitution, let Your Church restitute accordingly in all areas.
- Father, please do not allow me to serve you in vain in Jesus Name.
- Father, don’t let me procrastinate on restituting for my wrong doings.
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Numbers 5:7. Restitution is a structure to prevent revenge, think of it today.
TUESDAY: 1 Chronicles 21:8. Take responsibility when you do wrong.
WEDNESDAY: Matthew 5: 13-16. Christians are expected to light up every dark cloud of restitution
THURSDAY: 2 Corinthians 12:9. Lord help me to restitute anything in my life in Jesus Name
FRIDAY: Romans 12:19. Leave vengeance to God.
SATURDAY: Exodus 22: 1-3. Restitute today and that problem / challenge will be plotted out.
SUNDAY: 1 King 20:34. Father, please let Your wind of restitution blow across all Churches wherever the Name of Jesus is mentioned.
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10 minutes for Opening Prayer, Praise and Worship
10 minutes for Testimonies
15 minutes for Bible Discussion
15 minutes for General Prayers
10 minutes for Questions & Answers
5 minutes for Welcoming New Members
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Total – 60 Minutes (1 Hour)