RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 AGE 6-8TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 30TH OF JUNE, 2024 LESSON FORTY FOUR(44) TOPIC: BENEFITS OF A GRATEFUL HEART 14: FULFILLMENT OF DESTINY
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 30TH OF JUNE, 2024
LESSON FORTY FOUR (44)
TOPIC: BENEFITS OF A GRATEFUL HEART 13:
FULFILMENT OF DESTINY
BIBLE TEXT: Genesis 41:12-40.
Genesis 41:12-25
[12]And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
[13]And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
[14]Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
[15]And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
[16]And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
[17]And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
[18]And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
[19]And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
[20]And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
[21]And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
[22]And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
[23]And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
[24]And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
[25]And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do………………..
MEMORY VERSE: Habakkuk 2:3 “For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it shall speak, and shall not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will. surely come, It will not tarry.”
LESSON AIM: The children will know that it is only God that can fulfill everything in their lives.
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants you to rely on Jesus for everything.
INTRODUCTION: Class! Can some of you tell us the craziest dream you have ever had? (Give each child room to answer). Do you usually know what your dream means? Joseph even from childhood had always had dreams which he told his brothers that made them very jealous of him. They plotted to kill him but instead they sold him into slavery. Joseph was thrown into prison when Poitiphar’s wife told lies about him. Joseph met Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker in prison and interpreted their dreams correctly. How many obstacles were between Joseph and the promise of the dreams he had as a youth? (He was a slave, he was in prison, he was in a foreign country, and the cupbearer forgot him). Let us find out how long it took Joseph to overcome all those obstacles.
PROGRESSION OF EVENT
- The cupbearer that was restored to his job in Pharaoh’s palace forgot all about Joseph until years later.
- Pharaoh had two strange dreams, and all the wise men sorcerers, and magicians could not interpret the dreams.
- When the cupbearer heard, and suddenly remembered how Joseph in prison interpreted his dream and that of the baker two years earlier.
- He went to Pharaoh and told him about Joseph, who was then brought before Pharaoh to hear the dream.
- Joseph gave God all the credit for helping him interpret dreams when Pharaoh told him that he heard that he could tell him the meaning of his dreams.
- Pharaoh described his dreams to Joseph that he was standing by the river Nile when suddenly seven fat healthy cows came out of the water, then came seven thin ones and ate up the healthy ones.
- In Pharaoh’s second dream, he saw a stalk of wheat with seven healthy heads of grain growing and suddenly dried-up heads of grain grew up and swallowed up the healthy ones.
- Joseph interpreted the dreams as the same that there would be seven years of abundance in Egypt and seven years of famine and advised that in the seven years of abundance, food should be stored up.
GOSPEL CONNECTION: There were many people in Joseph’s life who wanted to cause him harm, either by killing him or putting him in prison but God never left Joseph because He loved Joseph. God is always with you and me because He loves us.
CLIMAX: Pharaoh liked the idea so much that he put Joseph in a government high position in Egypt as second in command and in charge of storing food for the years of famine and feeding the people during those years.
CONCLUSION: Pharaoh told Joseph that it is only in his house that he would be greater than Joseph.
CHALLENGE: Remember God was always with Joseph even during his suffering. God used what people planned for evil and brought good things from it. We should remember Joseph when the odds seem against us in life. God will still work on His plan, and we can overcome all obstacles.
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: This week, anytime you notice God directing you to do something, praise Him for showing you the way.
INVITATION: God can only direct or show you things if you call upon the name of Jesus and be saved (Romans 10:13).
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Sunday – Psalms 78:5-8
Monday – Psalms 78:9-12
Tuesday – Psalms 78:13-16
Wednesday – Psalms 78:17-20
Thursday – Psalms 78:21-24
Friday – Psalms 78:25-28
Saturday – Psalms 78:29-32
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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