RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2024/2025 – AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 26TH TH OF JANUARY, 2024 – LESSON TWENTY-TWO (22) – TOPIC: SEXUALITY
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2024/2025
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 26TH OF JANUARY, 2025
LESSON TWENTY TWO (22)
TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH
BIBLE TEXT: Mark 5:1-15
[1]And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
[2]And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
[3]Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
[4]Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
[5]And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
[6]But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
[7]And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
[8]For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
[9]And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
[10]And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
[11]Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
[12]And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
[13]And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
[14]And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
[15]And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
MEMORY VERSE: PHILIPPIANS 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy meditate on these things.”
LESSON AIM: The children will know that they can trust in God to help them meditate on things of the Lord.
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: Put your trust in Jesus to mediate on things of the Lord
INTRODUCTION: STRESS! This is a word you might hear a lot. It seems like everyone is stressed about something. Stress is being worried or feeling uncomfortable about something, and it can feel like a weight or heavy pressure. It is not a good feeling. In Psalm 118:5, the psalmist tells us that he prayed and the Lord, “took my worries away.” Does this mean that God will wave a magic wand when you pray and make everything instantly easy? He does not promise that. However, because you belong to God and He loves you, He does promise that He is always watching over you and will not let you fall (Psalm 121:3).
PROGRESSION OF EVENT: MARK 5:1-15
- It was a scary night when a boat pulled onto the shore, Jesus and his disciples got off and realized that they were in a cemetery.
- Things got even scarier when a man started running out from the cemetery yelling and screaming and did not have any clothes on
- They used to put chains on him and try to keep him away from the town but the man was strong and he broke the chains.
- There were scratches and blood all over him and the man had broken bits of the chain hanging from his wrists and ankles.
- The disciples were frightened but the man did not come to them but ran straight up to Jesus and started talking loudly.
- The disciples wanted to run away, but Jesus did not because he knew why the man was acting strangely.
- Satan had sent evil spirits to live inside of him, and Jesus asked who he was, he answered that his name was Legion
GOSPEL CONNECTION: When you do bad things, it is Satan who has sent evil spirits to live inside you but God sent Jesus to take away your sins because of His love for you. Jesus is the only sinless man who ever lived in the world. He came to die in your place so that your sins can be forgiven. Jesus willingly went to the cross taking all your sins
CLIMAX: Jesus commanded the evil spirits to leave the man and they left and went inside some pigs who were nearby, and they ran into the river and died
CONCLUSION: The people came and were surprised to meet the man clean, acting normal, and talking with Jesus
CHALLENGE: The man in our bible lesson had a mental health issue and the greatest Physician attended to him and healed him. If you already believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, He wants you to rely on Him for any form of healing. You may be going through mental stress because of your school work, or someone bullying you, or not having enough, or because you have lost a loved one. Jesus is there to help and heal you if you can tell it all to Him.
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: This week, you can rely on Jesus to help you
INVITATION: Follow Jesus and be saved (John 5:12)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY Galatians 1:11-15
MONDAY Galatians 1:16-20
TUESDAY Galatians 1:21-24
WEDNESDAY Galatians 2:1-5
THURSDAY Galatians 2:6-10
FRIDAY Galatians 2:11-15
SATURDAY Galatians 2:16-21
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