RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 AGE 6-9 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 5TH OF MAY, 2024 LESSON THIRTY SIX (36) | TOPIC: BENEFITS OF A GRATEFUL HEART 8: VICTORY OVER CHALLENGES OF LIFE
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 5TH OF MAY, 2024
LESSON THIRTY SIX (36)
TOPIC: BENEFITS OF A GRATEFUL HEART:
VICTORY OVER CHALLENGES OF LIFE
BIBLE TEXT: Isaiah 41:12-14.
[12]Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
[13]For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
[14]Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
MEMORY VERSE: Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
LESSON AIM: The children will learn to trust God to help them overcome the challenges of life.
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants you to trust Jesus to have victory.
INTRODUCTION: The city of Jerusalem did look like a place where they worshiped the the only true God. Ahaz the king of Judah was wicked and disobeyed God’s laws and led the people to worship false gods. King Ahaz shut the temple where God’s people were supposed to worship the only true and holy God. Ahaz allowed altars to be built on every street corner in Jerusalem where people would bow down and worship false gods. Although Ahaz was a bad king, his son Hezekiah did not follow in his footsteps.
PROGRESSION OF EVENT
- Hezekiah became the King of Judah after the death of his father, King Ahaz.
- Hezekiah was a good king and made the people stop worshiping false gods, and God was happy with him and helped him to defeat his enemies
- The Assyrian army attacked Judah and told them that they will conquer them because they conquered other nations who believed in their gods who did not help them so their God will not help them too.
- Prophet Isaiah came and told King Hezekiah that God is going to show the Assyrians what He can do.
- That night, God sent an angel to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 of their soldiers while they were sleeping.
- The next morning, the rest of the Assyrians woke up and saw all the bodies of the dead soldiers and were afraid of God that they left Judah and went back to their own country.
GOSPEL CONNECTION: God is a miracle worker and He shows us His miracles every day because He loves. If we have sins in our lives, God cannot show us what He can do, so He sent His only Son Jesus to take the punishment for our sins. Jesus came to earth and died a shameful death on the cross, He was buried and came alive again on the third day. If you put your trust in Jesus as Lord and Saviour, He will forgive and show you what He can do for you.
CLIMAX: God saved Judah and King Hezekiah from the Assyrian army.
CONCLUSION: The king of Assyria retreated to Nineveh but he ended up being murdered by his own sons.
CHALLENGE: If you already have Jesus in your life as Lord and Saviour, He will want to show you what He can do for you. Jesus will fight for you when you are being bullied or maltreated.
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: This week, write down
anything you know that Jesus has fought for you then next week, we will give thanks to God for your testimony.
INVITATION: Believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved so that He will show you what He can do (Acts 16:31).
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
Sunday: Psalms 67:1-3
Monday: Psalms 67:4-7
Tuesday: Psalms 68:1-4
Wednesday: Psalms 68:5-8
Thursday: Psalms 68:9-12
Friday: Psalms 68:13-16
Saturday: Psalms 68:17-20
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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