RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 – AGE 9-12 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 21ST OF JANUARY, 2023 – LESSON TWENTY ONE (21) – TOPIC: HOW TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE THROUGH

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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024
AGE 9-12 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 21ST OF JANUARY, 2024
LESSON TWENTY ONE (21)
TOPIC: HOW TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE 2:
THROUGH THANKSGIVING, PRAYER SACRIFICIAL OFFERING (CASH OR KIND)

BIBLE TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
[16]Rejoice evermore.
[17]Pray without ceasing.
[18]In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

MEMORY VERSE: PSALMS 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

LESSON AIM: To let the children know that it is good to thank God in all things.

CENTRAL TRUTH: Thankfulness is an indication of gratefulness.

INTRODUCTION: When someone wants to go to a country other than his/hers, he/she needs a visa which gives permit to enter the new territory. You are treated as an intruder and unwanted guest when you enter a country without a valid Visa. Such a fellow may be deported to his/ her native country. Thanksgiving is a visa to the presence of God. Today’s topic tells us other ways we can express our gratitude to God.

STUDY GUIDE:
A. HOW TO BE THANKFUL. Luke 17:12-19
Think about what God has done for you.
List them one by one
Recount what God has done to him.
Appreciate Him for each of them.

B. EXPRESSION OF THANKSGIVING Ps 30:12, Ps 50:14, Ps 105:1, Amos 4:5, 1kg 8:5-10
Utter thanksgiving with your mouth…. In prayer. Testify about what He has done for you…. In testimony.
Give your substance in appreciation of His goodness.
When giving to God, give beyond what is convenient for you.
Give your body.

C. ACTS OF THANKSGIVING, PRAYERS AND TESTIMONY. Matthew 6:9-13.

  1. Whenever you want to pray, always let your thanksgiving to be the first.
  2. Do not rush through thanksgiving
  3. Be thoughtful and thank God for each of His goodness you can remember. You will be surprised at how long you will spend in prayer If you are a thankful child of God.
  4. Thanksgiving and testimony.
  5. When God does something for you, having thanked Him in prayer, proclaim it for others to hear.
  6. Testimonies magnify God and guarantee our victory.

D. TRUTH ABOUT THANKSGIVING AND SACRIFICIAL OFFERING:

  1. Thanksgiving is not complete without giving (thanks + giving=thanksgiving).
  2. Your offering is a demonstration of how thankful you are.
  3. Sacrificial Offering commands God’s visitations and blessings.
  4. Sacrificial giving is not a function of how large your offering is, it is an indication of your obedience and what you have.
  5. Sacrificial offering can be in Cash or Kind. Cash: You can give your money to God, you can pledge your lunch money for period of time to God. However, while giving beyond your parents giving cash as offering, always carry your parents along for accountability saka Examples of what you can give in Kind: you can give your time, skills talents, energy and resources to God.

E. PREPARATION FOR THANKSGIVING:

  1. Thanksgiving must be deliberate.
  2. Take out time to think of the goodness of God every day.
  3. Itemize what you are to thank God for.
  4. While packaging your offering, present it as though you are giving to a VIP.
  5. Be joyful when giving offering to God.
  6. When it is thanksgiving Sunday in church, dress your best and dance before God.

F. BENEFIT OF THANKSGIVING. Luke 17:12-19

  1. God’s approval Gen 4:4
  2. More blessing
  3. Repeated miracles

CONCLUSION: Thanksgiving is a visa while praise is the key to the inner chamber of God. It is the ladder to the greater miracles and breakthrough. Be thankful.

LIFE APPLICATION: Thanksgiving is a good lifestyle. Thank God as well as people who are good to you. Always say thank you for any act of kindness you receive from today and devote at least 10minutes to thank God for the next seven days.

INVITATION: You can only worship God with thanksgiving, prayer, anc sacrificial offerings only when you have surrender your life to Christ.

DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY: PSALM 69:33-36
MONDAY: PSALM 70:1-5
TUESDAY: PSALM 71:1-8
WEDNESDAY: PSALM 71:9-16
THURSDAY: PSALM 71:17-24
FRIDAY: PSALM 72:1-8
SATURDAY: PSALM 72:9-16

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