RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2022/2023- AGE 9-12 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 19TH OF FEBRUARY, 2022 – LESSON TWENTY FIVE (25) – TOPIC: REVISION/SUMMARY

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RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2022/2023
AGE 9-12 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 9TH OF FEBRUARY, 2023
LESSON TWENTY FIVE (25)
TOPIC: REVISION 4/SUMMARY

  • Revise the previous lesson with the children
  • 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 LESSONS 20-24
LESSON TWENTY (20)
TOPIC: PEACE LIKE A RIVER
BIBLE TEXT: Ephesians 2:13-19

MEMORY VERSE: John 14:27, “Peace l leave with you, my peace l give unto you:not as the world giveth, I give I unto to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

LESSON AIM: To let the children know that peace is a fruit of The Holy Spirit.

CENTRAL TRUTH: It is God that gives peace through His Holy Spirit.

INTRODUCTION: Fear, anxiety and worry are the three killer diseases of our generation and there are only few people that are free from their grip. Thanks be to our Lord Jesus Christ who through The Holy Spirit has given peace to all His children. For peace is a state of calmness or quiet, it also means absence of war or trouble. God is the giver of Peace.

STUDY GUIDE
A. GOD IS THE GIVER OF PEACE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT

  1. He gives everlasting peace. Ezekiel 37:26
  2. He brings peace to a world of turmoil -Luke 2:8-14
  3. He speaks the word of peace- Mark 4:35-39
  4. Jesus Christ through The Holy Spirit made peace between us and God the father. Eph 2:13-14

B HOW TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND (Philipians 4:6-7)

  1. Accept Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour.
  2. Be prayerful
  3. Commit everything into the hands of God
  4. Be thankful
  5. Don’t be anxious about anything
  6. Know that all things work together for good
  7. Seek peace and pursue it

C. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A PEACE MAKER AND A BULLY
A peacemaker is one who is actively trying to reconcile people to God and to another.
A peacemaker is one who tries to create harmony or make peace among people.
A person who restores peace especially by settling disputes.

A bully is a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidates those whom perceive as vulnerable.
A bully is a person who harasses, abuses, intimidates or coerces people especially those with less power than they have or those considered weaker.

D. JESUS PRINCE OF PEACE

  1. Restores broken relationship
  2. Restores us back to God
  3. He mediated between us and God
  4. Calms the storm of our lives

E. IMPORTANCE OF PEACE

  1. So that we can have eternal life -Hebrews 12:14
  2. Assurance of salvation
    3.We will be known as God’s children- Matthew 5:9
  3. Fulfillment of destiny
  4. Gospel will have a smooth sail
  5. There will be progress
    7.There will be unity

F. HOW CAN YOU LOOSE YOUR PEACE

  1. Anxiety- Philippians 4:6-7
  2. Lack of faith
  3. Fear
  4. Lack of trust
  5. Not accepting Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour
    6.Not prayerful

LIFE APPLICATION: A life without Holy Spirit cannot have Peace.

CONCLUSION: Jesus is the Prince of Peace and He says in John 14:27, that He will give you Peace but to receive His Peace you need to come to Him. Receive Him into your life ,then He will take away all troubles and sorrow. Call on Him today, receive Him into your life and He will give you Peace. If you have already received Him, tell others about Him, So that they too can receive Him and also enjoy His Everlasting Peace, Isaiah 26:3 says God will keep you in perfect Peace as you trust in Him. He is our source of Peace; He gave you Jesus who is the Prince of Peace. Isaiah 48:22 says no Peace for the wicked repent from your Sinful way accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and begin to enjoy the abundant Peace of God.

INVITATION: The prince of peace is calling you today, surrender your life to Him.

LESSON TWENTY ONE (21)
TOPIC: BE GOOD AND KIND
BIBLE TEXT: Luke 10:30-37

MEMORY VERSE: Colossians 3:12, say “Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering:”

LESSON AIM: is only Jesus Christ through The Holy Spirit that can impart us with the Spirit of goodness and kindness.

CENTRAL TRUTH: God wants you to Show kindness and goodness to al.

INTRODUCTION: Kindness and goodness is the act of caring and offering help to others especially the needy. Treating others with compassion. Kindness is acting for good of People regardless of what they do. It can also be refer to as good and goodness in action being marked by good and Charitable behavior, pleasant disposition, concern for others. Being helpful towards someone in need neither in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped.

STUDY GUIDE:
A. MENTION THOSE THAT NEED KINDNESS AND GOODNESS (Matt.25:34-40)
As humans we all need the act of kindness and goodness, the Old and the Young, Male and Female, Rich and Poor, the sick and healthy. Kindness goes with love.

  1. The sick at Hospital or Home.
  2. The Poor in need of food, cloth, home e.t.c
  3. An Orphan.
  4. The Discouraged.
  5. The Challenged.
  6. The rich who has flat tyre.
  7. A stranger who lost his route. e.t.c

B. WAYS WE CAN SHOW KINDNESS AND GOODNESS TO OTHERS

  1. Visit the sick in the Hospital or at Home give gift and also pray for them.
  2. Give food or clothing to Orphanages.
  3. Encourage your friends that failed exam or whose parent or their family are going through hard time.
  4. Baby sits in motherless home during your Holiday.
  5. Write a note of encouragement or inspiration to Someone.
  6. Be Kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle (Plato).

C. HOW TO SHOW KINDNESS AND GOODNESS

  1. Speak gently, always being positive and lifting others
  2. Help people, with no thought of reward.
  3. Overlook other’ s mistakes; have great patience with imperfections.
  4. Forgive easily and quickly.
  5. Put the need and desires of others before your own.
  6. Share the good things in your life freely.
  7. Be genuinely interested in the welfare of others.
  8. Give of yourself, especially your time.
  9. Be polite and courteous.
  10. Share another’s burden.
  11. Listen patiently.
  12. Set a good example.
  13. Resist the urge to talk about others unkindly.
  14. Treat others the way you’d like to be treated.
  15. Be fair and honest at all times.
  16. Try to love people unconditional.

CONCLUSION: There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others, so showing Kindness can help us lead others to Jesus. So pray for strength, love capacity and desire to help others. Let us radiate the light of the gospel at all time and all places that the spirit of God may radiate from us. If you have Jesus, you will have that Nature to show Kindness to people around you. Receive Him today and He will give you the heart of Kindness. If you have already received Him, He wants you to bring people to Him through your Kindness; you can reach many for Jesus Christ

LIFE APPLICATION: Kindness is the Nature of God that is impacted by the Holy Spirit to be able to give sincere Kindness; you need the Heart of Jesus.

LESSON TWENTY TWO (22)
TOPIC: FAITHFULNESS
BIBLE TEXT: Matthew 25:14-23

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 25:23, “His Lord said unto him, well done, good and faithful servant, thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.

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

CENTRAL TRUTH: God rewards faithfulness

INTRODUCTION: Faithfulness comes from a place of trust and loyalty. To be faithful is to be reliable, steadfast, and unwavering in what God has given us to do. Jesus narrated a parable in Matthew 25:14-23 to give us a clue on Faithfulness. The instruction given was occupy till l come, while some received commendation based on what they had achieved, one was not faithful for he went and hid his own talent.
STUDY GUIDE

A. BEING FAITHFUL IN LITTLE
Jesus taught that he who is faithful in a very little thing will be faithful also in much(Luke 19:17) Example Abraham was considered faithful(Galatians 3:9)

B. FAITHFULNESS IN WHAT IS COMMITTED TO OUR HANDS
As little children God is expecting us to be faithful to him in using our talents/gifts/skills that He has committed into our hands:

  1. Faithfulness in singing in the choir
  2. Faithfulness in praying
  3. Faithfulness in praying musical instruments like keyboard, guitar, drumming.
  4. Faithfulness in doing ushering work in church
  5. Faithfulness in preaching the gospel.
  6. Faithfulness in handling money.

C. WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAITHFULNESS

  1. God will reward it
  2. Greater responsibilities will be given to us
  3. We will reign with Christ
  4. God and men will honour us
  5. More grace and anointing will be on us
  6. We will be rewarded with the crown of life.

D. DISADVANTAGES OF UNFAITHFULNESS

  1. Punishment from God
  2. You might be replaced
  3. You will not command respect
  4. Important assignment might not be given to you.
  5. We will not fulfill our lives and ministries.

LIFE APPLICATION: Our God is a faithful God, so in all your dealings you must resemble your heavenly father by being faithful.

CONCLUSION: When a person walks consistently with God in humble service to him, he/she can be called faithful.

LESSON TWENTY THREE (23)
TOPIC: PATIENCE
TEXT: Romans 5:3-4

MEMORY VERSE: James 1:3, “knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience’

LESSON AIM: To let the children know patience is a good attribute.

CENTRAL TRUTH: We should learn to wait on God.

INTRODUCTION: Patience is a virtue.” We’re all familiar with that cliché, and many of us know that patience is listed by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23 as among the fruit of the Spirit. So there’s no disputing that the Christian ought to be patient. An example from the life of Christ illustrates this. Jesus was very patient with his disciples. They were sometimes thickheaded, lazy, selfish, and slow to believe. Even from a merely human standpoint, we can see how frustrating they must have been. How much more irritating it would be for God Incarnate to interact daily with these men. In spite of Jesus’
miracles and words of wisdom, they were focused upon themselves and wavered in their belief about who he really was. To say that was
uncomfortable for Jesus would be an understatement. Notice that Jesus’refusal to complain about his irritating disciples can be described as an exercise of self-control. Surely he would have been justified in blistering them with insults.

STUDY GUIDE
A. FAITH AND PATIENCE
FAITH

  1. Faith is a substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen
    PATIENCE
  2. Patience comes to faith’s aid to make it stand

FAITH

  1. Faith is obedient action in response to what God has said.
    PATIENCE
  2. Patience rests on the word of God to make our faith in God be perfected.

FAITH

  1. Faith is agreement with the word of God
    PATIENCE
  2. Having believed God, you need to be patient to have what God has promise.

B. PATIENCE AS AN ATTRIBUTE

  1. Patience is the quality of being able calmly to endure suffering
  2. Patient allows you to wait calmly for or through something that is pleasant.
  3. Patience as an attribute is a virtue that does not allow you to be easily provoked.
  4. Compassion, humility, generosity, self-control, forbearance and endurance are key element in patience.

HOW CAN YOU BE PATIENCE WITH THE PEOPLE

  1. Acknowledge the sovereignty of God over human affairs.
  2. Pray for Gods strength.
  3. Pray God open your spiritual eyes to know what God intends for you.
  4. Do not fear but trust God.
  5. Pray for transformation and renewal.

D. HOW CAN YOU BE PATIENT WITH GOD

  1. Through prayer.
  2. Through fasting.
  3. Through fasting.
  4. Constant reading of the word of God.
  5. Constant meditation on scriptures.
  6. Walking in the Spirit for direction.

CONSEQUENCE OF IMPATIENCE (1 SAMUEL 13:1-14)

  1. It hurts those that we love.
  2. It brings about permissive will of God instead of perfect will of God.
  3. It can bring about a curse.
  4. It can make one loose the real glory.
  5. It can make us loose the best that God intend to give us
  6. It can God makes resist us.
  7. It makes you act contrary to Gods will.
  8. It can bring about problem.

CONCLUSION: Impatience is a display of pride because we are elevating our understanding above that of our all knowing God (Psalm 1-7). While the patience of Christ is exceptional in many respects.

LESSON TWENTY FOUR (24)
TOPIC: GENTLENESS AND SELF-CONTROL
TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:24

MEMORY VERSE: 1 Thessalonians 2:7, “But we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children”

LESSON AIM: To let the children know that gentleness and self-control are good virtues.

CENTRAL TRUTH: Gentleness and self-control are fruit of the Holy Spirit.

INTRODUCTION: Gentleness is a way for us as Christian to stand in contrast to the disorder and selfish conducts of the world, a display of God’s love to those who are walking in darkness and it is very important for us to exhibit godly character of self-control.

STUDY GUIDE
A WHO IS A GENTLE PERSON

  • A gentle person is one who, although right, although more powerful or more important, will not impose themselves over others.
  • A gentle person is very easy to be entreated.
  • A gentle person is kind and calm.

B. FEATURES OF GENTLENESS

  • Gentleness is not weakness
  • Gentleness is strength under control
  • It allows one to be tender
  • It allows us to be caring and nurturing to others
  • It helps us stay calm
  • It places the others first
  • It is selfless

C. OUR EXAMPLE OF GENTLENESS

  • Jesus is our model of Gentleness and care. 1 Pet.21-23
  • Apostle Paul is also another example. 1 The 2:7-8

D. IMPORTANCE OF SELF CONTROL
Self control as a fruit of the spirit is a form of Christian discipline which must be to the foundation of faith. It is the ability to discipline or control our life under Jesus Christ as Lord; it is gained through prayer, knowledge and exercise of the Christian faith.

E. HOW IS SELF CONTROL ATTAINED?
The decision to have self control is attained through daily
a. Through prayer.
b. Knowledge of the word of God
c. Following the Lord, Luke 9:23.
d. Making conscious effort to give up sinful practices and
e. Bringing oneself under control of Jesus Christ and His ways.

F. MENTION AREAS WE MUST PRACTICE SELF CONTROL. ROM 12:1-2
Self control must be practiced in good and right things:-

  1. Eating
  2. Pleasure
  3. Dressing
  4. Music
  5. Acquiring things: handset, clothing etc
  6. Temper
  7. Use of tongue (talking)

LIFE APPLICATION: We should be gentle especially when we are defending our faith so the name of God can be glorified.

CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ as our example, demonstrated self-control and gentleness during His earthly ministry. Therefore we too can do the same as His disciples through the help of the Holy Spirit.
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AGE 4-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 19TH OF FEBRUARY, 2022
LESSON TWENTY FIVE (25)
TOPIC: REVISION 4

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

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