RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 – AGE 4-5 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 4TH OF FEBRUARY, 2024 – LESSON TWENTY THREE (23) – TOPIC: GOD THE FATHER DELIGHTS IN A GRATEFUL HEART
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 4-5 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 4TH OF FEBRUARY, 2024
LESSON TWENTY THREE (23)
TOPIC: GOD THE FATHER DELIGHTS IN A GRATEFUL HEART
BIBLE TEXT: NEHEMIAH 9:6 PSALM 103
Nehemiah 9:6
[6]Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
MEMORY VERSE: Malachi 1:6a “A son honours his father, a servant his master.
LESSON AIM: God the father deservers your gratitude.
CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Give thanks to God for everything He made.
INTRODUCTION: God the Father is the creator Gen 1:1, He is the absolute owner of everything.
PROGRESSION OF EVENTS
A. Give God the Father your gratitude by first remembering that He created the heavens and the earth and He made you in His perfect image. He gave you your body and mind so you could use them to worship Him and to praise Him.
B. You can use your mind to think about God;
- Your heart to love Him for who He is and all He has done
- Your mouth to praise Him by felling Him and other how wonderful He is (what are some thing you can praise him for? Allow a brief time for testimonies by children and praise on what God has done for them and they can praise Him for.)
- You can use your hands to play songs of praise on musical instruments write poem about His greatness or draw picture of His beautiful creature and to clap for Him in praise.
- You can use your feet to dance like David danced to praise God, you can also use your feet to go to places to tell other about his wonderful love witness (What are the place you can tell other about His love? let the children respond; Sunday school, children church, good news club, school, your neighborhood and everywhere accompanied by elderly person)
- You can use your eye to notice what He has made
- You can use your ears to hear beautiful sound of His creature and listen to other as they praise Him. You can remind yourself as David did that you should always have a grateful heart.
C. You show God the Father your grateful heart by remembering the things He has done and will do.
- God forgave your sins and gave you salvation Vs 3.12 (by the gift of His Son Jesus Christ).
- He gave you physical healing vs 3
- Protects you from danger v
- His loving kindness v
- Daily provision v5 6. Helps you in opposition v6
- Patience and correction v8,v9
D. You show God the Father your grateful heart when you realize how wonderful He is.
- God’s greatness, wonder and miracles are from of merciful and as our father He knows our weaknesses, He is everlasting.
- God the Father is to be praised by telling Him how much you appreciate His greatness and beauty and all that he does for you.
- You thank God for the thing He has given to you. The more you study and learn His word, the more you study and must show God the Father your grateful heart
CLIMAX: David gave His grateful worship to God the Father. Vs 20:22
CONCLUSION: When David finished remembering all about God, he was filled with praise and called upon angels and other created beings on earth to help him tell God how wonderful He is Vs 20:22 He repeatedly praised and worshipped God Vs 20:22 (you too have to always show your gratitude to God the Father).
CHALLENGE: Always take time to show gratitude to God the Father through worship, praise and giving thanks. Always remember what God has done for you, and who He is, think of how best you can show Him your grateful heart and cause other to understand His greatness too, talk to Him and tell Him how wonderful He is and How much you appreciate all He has done.
INVITATION: How awful it is to ignore someone who has been so very kind and loving to you. If you have not receive Jesus as your savior, you are ignoring God’s goodness to you. So why don’t you receive his gift of Jesus as your savio now. Romans 10:13.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY: PSALM 24:1-2
MONDAY: PSALM 24:3-4
TUESDAY: PSALM 24:5-6
WEDNESDAY: PSALM 24:7-8
THURSDAY: PSALM 24:9-10
FRIDAY: PSALM 25:1-2
SATURDAY: PSALM 25:3-4
Open Heavens 2024 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
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