RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2024/2025 – AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 – LESSON ONE (01) – TOPIC: SALVATION
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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2024/2025
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
LESSON ONE(1)
TOPIC: SALVATION
BIBLE TEXT: Romans 10:9-10
[9]That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10]For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Acts 4:12
[12]Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
John 3:1-17
[1]There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
[2]The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
[3]Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[4]Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
[5]Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[6]That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[7]Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
[8]The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
[9]Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
[10]Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
[11]Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
[12]If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
[13]And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
[14]And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
[15]That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[16]For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
[17]For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
MEMORY VERSE: Romans 10:10 ‘For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”
LESSON AIM: The children will be assured of their salvation through faith in Jesus Christ
CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants you to be saved by believing in Jesus
INTRODUCTION: Hello, children of God! Have you ever seen a pregnant lady before? How do you know she is pregnant? Her belly! And why does her belly get so big? Because a baby is growing inside and as the baby grows, her belly grows. Do you think I could fit back in my mom’s belly? Do you think I’m too big? Well, what about you? Could you fit back in your mom’s belly? (give room for answers). These questions might sound a little silly, but someone asked Jesus these same questions. His name was Nicodemus, and he was confused about being born again. Have you ever heard someone say that before? Being born again Christian? Or a born believer? Nicodemus had not and when Jesus told him he needed to be born again to get to heaven he thought it was impossible. How could he possibly get back in his mom’s belly? But do you think that was what Jesus wanted him to do? No! Jesus meant a different type of born again which is salvation
PROGRESSION OF EVENT: JOHN 3:1-17
- There was a man named Nicodemus, and he worked for the synagogue. He was important.
- He had heard about Jesus and wanted to ask Him questions about who He was and what He was doing.
- He came to Jesus at night and started asking Him how He was doing the things He did.
- Jesus told Nicodemus that he needed to be born again,
- Nicodemus had a hard time understanding that. Was he supposed to shrink down and become a tiny baby again? How could that happen?
- Jesus explained that this was a different kind of birth.
- We have physical bodies and physical birth, but being born again happens through the Holy Spirit.
GOSPEL CONNECTION: Jesus meant that faith gives us new life. We become a new creation and have a special kind of “birth” that saves us eternally. Do you know what we have to do to receive this? Nothing! All we have to do is believe it and trust in God. We accept His gift of salvation and receive eternal life. What a beautiful gift! This message is for all of us to believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved (John 3:16)
CLIMAX: Jesus told Nicodemus that God loved us so much that He gave up His son and when we believe, we are saved eternally
CONCLUSION: All we have to do is believe and receive that new life which is salvation”
CHALLENGE: God wants us to believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths, and we will be saved. We believe in Jesus in our hearts and then show we mean it by saying we believe in Jesus with our mouths. Salvation is being born of the spirit and it can happen at any time no matter how old or young you are. And for this to happen, all you have to do is believe in Jesus and accept His gift of eternal life. And just like babies have parents that teach and take care of them after they are born, when you are born again you have another parent to be right there with you. Do you know who that is? It’s our Heavenly Father, God! And the great part about being born again is all of the amazing new brothers and sisters you get. Anyone who is born again becomes a brother or sister in Christ to every other Christian because we all share the same Heavenly Father. That makes us part of one HUGE happy family! (Romans 10:9-10; John 3:5)
CARRY-OVER ACTIVITY: As a saved child of God, you should go out and tell others about God’s plan for salvation.
INVITATION: To have eternal life, you need to believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved (John 3:16).
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SUNDAY 1 Corinthians 1:1-5
MONDAY 1 Corinthians 1:6-10
TUESDAY 1 Corinthians 1:11-15
WEDNESDAY 1 Corinthians 1:16-20
THURSDAY 1 Corinthians 1:21-25
FRIDAY 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
SATURDAY 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
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