RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 – AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2023 – LESSON TEN (10) – TOPIC: QUALITIES OF A GRATEFUL HEART 3: A WITNESS OF THE GOSPEL.
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2023
LESSON TEN (10)
TOPIC: QUALITIES OF A GRATEFUL HEART 3: A WITNESS OF THE GOSPEL.
BIBLE TEXT: Acts 3:1-10
[1]Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
[2]And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
[3]Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
[4]And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
[5]And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
[6]Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
[7]And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
[8]And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
[9]And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
[10]And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
LESSON AIM: The children will learn the importance of obeying God’s Word and tell others about the good news of Jesus’s salvation.
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants you to tell others about Jesus.
INTRODUCTION
How many of you have seen dolphins in real life? Have you ever been to a zoo or an aquarium and seen what a dolphin can do? Dolphins we are told are the smartest creatures in the sea. Dolphins can do some amazing things. Dolphins, better than almost all animals , can communicate. Dolphins are social creatures, and they love to talk; we too also love to talk. When Jesus was about to leave the earth, He gave a command to His followers to take the good news about His resurrection to the world. Jesus is counting on you to share that good news just like His followers did.
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PROGRESSION OF EVENT
- Philip obeyed Jesus’s instructions and left Jerusalem for Samaria to preach the good news.
- Crowds of people saw God’s power working through Philip and believed in Jesus.
- While in Samaria the angel of the Lord instructed Philip to go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.
- As he traveled down the desert road he heard the rumbling of horses carrying a chariot coming in his direction and sitting in it was a man from Ethiopia.
- A eunuch who was an important official, a treasure for Candace Queen of Ethiopia, and was on his way back from Jerusalem where he went to worship God.
- As Philip ran alongside the Chariot, he heard the Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah out loud, and Philip asked him if he understood, he said how can he when no one to explain to him.
GOSPEL CONNECTION: When you can understand God’s word it is because you have not yet believed in the Lord as Saviour. God loves us and gives us an understanding of His Word but when you sin, He is separated from you and cannot hear you. When you believe that Jesus came to earth and died on the cross, was buried, and rose again on the third day so that you can have your sins forgiven. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).
CLIMAX: The Eunuch invited Philip to sit on the Chariot and he accepted; he asked Philip who Prophet Isaiah was talking about. Philip used the passage to explain about Jesus and the Eunuch believed.
CONCLUSION: They saw water along the way and the Eunuch asked to be baptized and Philip did.
CHALLENGE: Philip’s example teaches us that as children of God, we should obey the commandment of the Lord and tell others about Jesus. We do not know how God is working in the lives of those around us.
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: This week, let us pray that each day you would listen carefully to God’s instructions and be quick to tell others about Jesus so that your light can shine (Matthew 5:16).
INVITATION: For you to be a testifier of God’s good news, you need to believe in the Lord Jesus as Saviour. (John 5:16).
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY Psalms 19:5-8
MONDAY Psalms 19:9-12
TUESDAY Psalms 19:13-14
WEDNESDAY Psalms 20:1-5
THURSDAY Psalms 20:6-9
FRIDAY Psalms 21:1-3
SATURDAY Psalms 21:4-8
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