RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 16 February 2025 Lesson 25 – Topic: The Power Of The Holy Spirit

RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 16 February 2025 Lesson 25 – Topic: The Power Of The Holy Spirit

RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 16 February 2025 Lesson 25 – The Power Of The Holy Spirit

RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 16 February 2025 TOPIC — The Power Of The Holy Spirit

OPENING PRAYER: Lord Jesus, fill me with the power of the Holy Spirit. (Scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 16 February 2025 HYMN)

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The teacher should review the previous week’s lesson.

BIBLE PASSAGE: Acts 3:1-7 (KJV)

1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

2 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

MEMORY VERSE: “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 (KJV)

LESSON INTRODUCTION: The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity (The Godhead) and He works in dynamic ways. The primary guidance that all believers in Christ, whether past or present, have is the Holy Spirit. He is the driving force behind the Christian life.

LESSON AIM: To teach the church how to make full use of the power of the Holy Spirit.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

Describe the relationship between the Holy Spirit and believers.
Understand how to work in the Spirit.

TEACHING PLAN: To achieve the above-stated objectives, the teacher should:

a. Allow the students to recite the memory verse, read the Bible passage, contribute to the discussion, and do class activities and assignments.

b. Allow the Assistant Teacher to see to the well-being of the class, and mark attendance and assignment.

c. Teach the lesson outline, summarize, conclude, evaluate the lesson, and give an assignment to the students.

TEXT REVIEW: Acts 3:1-7.

This passage contains a miraculous show of God’s power through Peter and John at the ‘Beautiful Gate.’ Read and summarise below:

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i. Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. V1

ii. And a ………………………………………V2.

iii. ………..………………………………………V3.

iv. ………….………………………………………V4.

v. …………….…………………………………….V5.

They showed confidence in God:

vi. ……………………………………………….…V6.

The miracle happened:
vii. ………..…………………………………….…V7.

LESSON OUTLINES:

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BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

1. BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

A. When the Holy Spirit demonstrates His power through believers, many people would believe in Jesus (Acts 2:2-6, 37, 41).

i. Everyone who believes in Jesus can have the power of the Holy Spirit in them (Acts 11:15; John 1:12).

ii. The Holy Spirit, after descending on the disciples of Jesus at Pentecost, aided their evangelistic work (Acts 2:37-41).

iii. Therefore, the Holy Spirit empowers believers today to be true witnesses of the gospel at all times and in any place (Acts 1:8) and to do diverse miracles (Acts 3:1-7; 9:39-41; Hebrews 2:4).

B. To be effective as God’s children, the Holy Spirit releases His power in the form of spiritual gifts to help them (1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:11).

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i. He also guides and shows them how to live in the way God wants (John 16:13).

ii. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are sanctified and made to be Christ-like (1 Corinthians 6:11).

iii. They are strengthened in their weaknesses and limitations (Romans 8:26; Ephesians 3:16; Judges 14:6).

iv. He (Holy Spirit) empowers believers to establish God’s will (Numbers 27:18; 1 Samuel 16:13).

v. He makes the believer’s body His temple (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

vi. The Holy Spirit seals us till the day of Redemption (Ephesians 4:30).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Do you think the Holy Spirit is still active today? Discuss.

2. WALKING IN THE SPIRIT

For believers to walk in the Spirit:

i. They must allow God’s Holy Spirit to guide them (Romans 8:14).

ii. Believers who walk in the Spirit, are aided to know, obey, and declare God’s will (1 Corinthians 2:14-16).

iii. To walk in the Spirit is to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

iv. Walking in the Spirit also means being sincere in acknowledging and confessing our sins and faults, and asking for God’s forgiveness (1 John 1:7-10; James 5:16a).

v. It is the eagerness to be restored to a better relationship with God after a fall (1 John 2:1-2).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Apart from the points listed above, what does it mean to walk in the Spirit?

CONCLUSION: The power of the Holy Spirit is still very much available today and you can experience it (Acts 2:39).

QUESTIONS:

Mention four things the Holy Spirit does in the Believer.
What does it mean to walk in the Spirit?

EVALUATION: What does the Holy Spirit do to make us effective as God’s Children?

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, baptise me with the power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name.

ASSIGNMENT: Mention five meanings of walking in the Spirit (2×5=10 Marks).

RCCG Sunday School HYMN

O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friendship suits me well,
Both young and old will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest

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