RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2023/2024 AGE 9-12 TEACHER’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 9-12 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 30TH OF JUNE, 2024
LESSON FORTY FOUR (44)
TOPIC: BENEFITS OF A GRATEFUL HEART FULFILMENT OF DESTINY.

BIBLE TEXT: GENESIS 41:14-40
Genesis 41:14-30
[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.
[26]The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
[27]And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
[28]This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
[29]Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
[30]And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; ……………………

MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

LESSON AIM: To let them know that it is only God that can make it possible for one to fulfill his/her destiny in life.

CENTRAL TRUTH: you were made to bring praise, honor and glory to God.

INTRODUCTION: Fulfillment of destiny is key to a fulfilled life. Every child has a destiny to fulfil. There is a divine purpose behind every divine destiny. Nobody is in the world as a mistake – we are divinely sent, placed and equipped-Jeremiah 1:5, Psalm 37:23.

STUDY GUIDE
A. WHAT IS DESTINY?
1) Destiny is the purpose of God for man’s life

2) Destiny is a divinely pre-planned destination and designation in life. Jer 1:15

3) Destiny is totally of God’s counsel for a man

4) Destiny is what God has decided concerning man before he/she was conceived. Isaiah 25:1:49: Eph 1:4

B. HOW CAN ONE FULFILL DESTINY:
1) You must be a child of God (Born again) Genesis 41:15-16, 39:9

2) Goal Setting: A goal is a result that one is attempting to achieve. Daniel 1:12- 17,

3) Self discipline-Self discipline preserves a destiny and moulds it into the form that God made it from the beginning. Daniel 1:8-10, Phil 3:4-7, 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, Ρτον 13:3

4) Prayers-Daniel 6:10-11:20-23, Daniel 9:1-4, 17-19

5) Persistence and focus- channeling your energy to a particular area of interest and absolute concentration. Hebrew 10:38-39, Daniel 9:1-2

6) Faith: Do not fear is the message to hold on to in the journey to your success Hebrew 4.2. Heb 11 6. Dan 11:32

7) Hard work/ Be Diligent Proverbs 13.4, Proverbs 19:14-15, 24.Psalm 90.17Deuteronomy 28. 8. 12.

C. HINDRANCES TO FULFILLING DESTINY
1) Fear, Doubt or unbelief Hebrews 3.17

2) Disobedience Numbers 20. 11-12

3) Indiscipline/lack of Self Control. Deut 3:25-29.Judges 16:19-211 Corth 9:27

4) Lack of sense of value. Ephesians 5:15

5) Lack of thought. Proverbs 4:23

D. PEOPLE THAT FULFILLED DESTINY
1) JOSEPH. Genesis 41:1-40.

2) JEREMIAH: Jeremiah 29:11.

3) DANIEL: Daniel 9:1-19

4) ESTHER.

5) JESUS: John 19:30.

CONCLUSION: Each and every person that gets conceived has a plan and destiny, an agenda from God to fulfill. No human being is ever born as a mistake, no matter the avenue of conception. Each life is carefully planned by God. God will always be there to back you up. Ps 139:14-17.

INVITATION: No one can fulfill his/her destiny in life without the help of the Almighty God. He formed you in your mother’s womb and knows what you will become in life. You must be willing to yield to His guidance, and accept Him as your Lord and personal Saviour.

LIFE APPLICATION: This glorious destiny that God had in place for you before time began, was all for His glory, as is everything in life. God needs you, society needs you, everyone in this world needs you to accomplish God’s destiny for your life.

ACTIVITY: Mention five means through which destiny can be lost?

DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY- PSALM 135:1-5
MONDAY- PSALM 135:6-10
TUESDAY- PSALM 135:11-15
WEDNESDAY- PSALM 135:16-21
THURSDAY- PSALM 136:1-5
FRIDAY- PSALM 136:6-10
SATURDAY- PSALM 136:11-15

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