RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 – AGE 4-5 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 24TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023 – LESSON FOUR (4) – TOPIC: WHO DESERVES GRATITUDE 3: TEACHERS

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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 4-5 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 24TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
LESSON FOUR (4)
TOPIC: WHO DESERVES GRATITUDE 3: TEACHERS

BIBLE TEXT: EZRA 7:1-10
[1]Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
[2]The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
[3]The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
[4]The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
[5]The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:
[6]This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
[7]And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.
[8]And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
[9]For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
[10]For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

MEMORY VERSE: Acts 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Also Read: Open Heaven 24 September  2023 – Topic: WHAT YOU SAY MATTERS 

LESSON AIM: Teachers are partners with God and parents in molding lives of young ones.

CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Obedience and respect for your teacher is a sign of gratitude.

INTRODUCTION: A teacher is someone who impart knowledge, skill or training There are formal and informal teachers. A formal teacher teaches within the four wall of a classroom and we have others like coaches, instructors and your Sunday school teachers.
They all work hard to see that you acquire some knowledge or skill that improves your life and make you useful and valuable therefore they deserve your gratitude.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS.
A. After the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylonians the city were carried away to a pagan city of Babylon, after seventy year the Persians overthrow Babylon and the Jewish who are God’s people could return to Jerusalem.(The city Jerusalem was destroyed by war and the people were taken into slavery they lost their freedom. sin also make you to lose your freedom. what is sin)?
B. The temple in lerusalem was built back and Ezra came back up from Babylon and he was a skilled script in the law of Moses which the LORD God of Israel had given.
C. Some of the children of Israel, the priest, the Levites, the singer. gate keeper came back to Jerusalem in the 7th year.
D. And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the 5th month of the 7th year of the king.
E. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord and to do it, and to teach God’s status and ordinances in Israel.7:10

CLIMAX: Ezra found favour and support from king Artaxerxes who gave a decree that all the lsraelite in his domain that want to return to Jerusalem with Ezra may go and the king gave the silver and gold 7:11-15

CONCLUSION: Teachers are very important in the lives of people as bring about a desired change in the behavior of their learners as we see how God used Ezra to turn the heart of the people back to God and they became better people. There are many people in the Bible that God used too Moses = Joshua, Elijah=Elisha, Paul=Timothy etc.

CHALLENGE: Ezra is a teacher of the word of God like your Sunday school teacher and also your secular school teachers, special teachers like music computers bailey, chorography, baseball, Etiquette teacher etc. you are to love, respect them and show them gratitude. when you come next Sunday you will share how you show gratitude to one or two of your teachers.

INVITATION: A child of God will show gratitude love and respect to their teacher. if you have not believe in Jesus do so now Roman 10:13.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY.PSALM 5:5-6
MONDAY PSALM 5:7-8
TUESDAY PSALM 5:9-10
WEDNESDAY PSALM 5:11-12
THURSDAY PSALM 6:1-2
FRIDAY.PSALM 6:3-4
SATURDAY PSALM 6:5-6

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