RCCG Sunday School Manual JUNIOR ZEAL (AGE 6-8) 15 August 2021, Lesson 50 –TOPIC: WIN THE CROWNS

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RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL (AGE 6-8)*
TEACHER’S MANUAL
LESSON FIFTY (50)
SUNDAY: 15th AUGUST 2021
TOPIC: WIN THE CROWNS

BIBLE TEXT: 1 CORINTHIANS 9:24-27

24. Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may [a]obtain it.
    25 And everyone who competes for the prize [b]is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.
    26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.
    27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

MEMORY VERSE: ROMANS 1:16

16. “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
    LESSON AIM: The children will know that God is the only prize worth seeking in life.
    CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Your prize is eternal life with Jesus.
    INTRODUCTION: children! Who runs a race? And why do people run in races? Some people run for fun and others do because they know that it is good for their bodies and most importantly some do it to win prizes. At the end of a race, the person who crosses the finish line gets a prize.
    PROGRESSION OF EVENTS:
17. In a race, all the runners run but only one wins.
18. Run in such a way that you will win the prize.
19. All who participate for this prize train strictly.
20. They do this so that they can win this prize that does not last.
21. But we’re on for a price that does not perish but will last forever.
    GOSPEL CONNECTION:
    Like runners in a race, we should never give up but continually try to get closer and closer to God. Our prize is eternal life. To have eternal life, you must accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Jesus died, was buried, and rose again so that you can have eternal life. John 3:16 says because of the love of God, He sent His son to die for our sins so anyone who believes in Him will live forever with Him in heaven.
22. I run like someone who has a goal.
23. I fight like a boxer who hits something not just the air.
24. I fight to make my body do what I want.

CLIMAX: I do this to also win the prize myself after telling others about it.
CONCLUSION: I should live a life that will bring me closer to God.
CHALLENGE: As believers, We need to stay closer to God because we want to win the prize at the end of life. We want to please God and if we loved God and accept him as our savior then our prize will be living with him forever. That is definitely something worth working for. This week, you can follow these guidelines and see how you can get closer to God:

1. Go to Sunday school and Bible club.
2. Read your Bible and pray
3. Obey the word of God.
4. Tell others about Jesus.
   INVITATION: Since God is the only prize you must run after, accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
   DAILY DEVOTION
   SUNDAY: ACTS 24:16-21
   MONDAY: Acts 24:22-27
   TUESDAY: Acts 25:1-6
   WEDNESDAY: Acts 25:7-12
   THURSDAY: Acts 25: 13-20
   FRIDAY: Acts 25:21-27
   SATURDAY: Acts 26:1-6

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