RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 – AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 12TH OF OCTOBER, 2023 – LESSON ELEVEN (11) – TOPIC: QUALITIES OF A GRATEFUL HEART 4: A TESTIFIER OF GOD’S WONDERFUL WORKS
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 12TH OF OCTOBER, 2023
LESSON ELEVEN (11)
TOPIC: QUALITIES OF A GRATEFUL HEART 4: A TESTIFIER OF GOD’S WONDERFUL WORKS
BIBLE TEXT: Mark 5:1-25
[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.
[16]And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
[17]And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
[18]And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
[19]Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
[20]And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
[21]And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
[22]And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
[23]And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
[24]And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
[25]And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 145:4 “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.”
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LESSON AIM: The children will believe that God sent Jesus to save them and to tell others about Him.
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants you to tell others about Jesus.
INTRODUCTION
Children of God! Do you know in the Roman military a legion is made of 6000 soldiers? During the me our Lord Jesus was on earth physically, there was an unclean man who lived in an unclean place surrounded by unclean animals. His reputation was so bad that even the people in the nearby town did not want anything to do with him because this man was possessed by demons who had ruined his life which made him live in the cemetery near where they rear pigs. The demon living in this man was called a legion which means there were 6000 of them living inside him.
PROGRESSION OF EVENT
- Jesus and His disciples got off the boat at Gadarene and realized that they were in a cemetery.
- Things got very scary when a started running out of the cemetery with broken chains hanging from his wrists and ankles.
- He did not have clothes on and had scratches and blood all over him.
- The disciples were frightened but the man did not come near them but went straight to Jesus.
- The man started talking loudly in a very strange voice and the disciples wanted to run away but Jesus did not run away.
- Jesus knew that the reason the man was acting this way was that evil spirits were living inside of him.
- Jesus looked at the man and spoke to the evil spirits inside of him asking for the name.
- The evil spirits in the man answered in a strange voice that his name is legion because they are many.
- Jesus commanded the evil spirit to leave the man immediately and they begged to be sent to the two thousand pigs close by.
- All the pigs began to act strange that they jumped off of a cliff into the sea and died.
- The owners of the pigs were amazed and ran into the town to tell everyone what happened.
GOSPEL CONNECTION: But Jesus is stronger than satan and knew his dirty tricks. Jesus loved the man that was possessed by an evil spirit and wanted to set him free. Jesus loves you too and wants to set you free from your sins. Jesus came down to earth to take the punishment for your sins. Jesus died a terrible death on the cross, was buried and on the third day, He came alive again (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Because of what Jesus went through, you can now have your sins forgiven if you ask Him to be your Saviour.
CLIMAX: The man became normal and wanted to follow Jesus but Jesus told him to go back to his family and tell them the wonderful things God had done for him. The man went to a place called Decapolis and told all that Jesus did for him.
CONCLUSION: With this man’s testimony, more people sought Jesus for healing which included the woman with the issue of blood and Jarius.
CHALLENGE: When Jesus encountered the demon-possessed man, He had compassion and healed him. No matter what struggle you face, when you come to Jesus, there is nothing He cannot do. When He does, He will want you to tell others about it so that they too will believe.
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: You need to go out this week and tell others about the goodness of Jesus in your life.
INVITATION: You need to call upon Jesus as Lord to be saved. (Romans 10:13) .
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY Psalms 21:9-13
MONDAY Psalms 22: 1 -4
TUESDAY Psalms 22:5-8
WEDNESDAY Psalms 22:9-12
THURSDAY Psalms 22:13-16
FRIDAY Psalms 22: 17-20
SATURDAY Psalms 22:2 1-24
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