RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL – Y.A.Y.A. EDITION – LESSON: FOURTEEN – TOPIC: GLOSS – DATE: SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2023
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RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL – Y.A.Y.A. EDITION – LESSON: FOURTEEN – TOPIC: GLOSS – DATE: SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2023
TOPIC: GLOSSA
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 be 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?
OPENING PRAYER
Dear Lord, open my heart to understand the benefits of speaking in an unknown tongue
MEMORY VERSE: “For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries”. – 1Corinthians 14:2 (KJV).
BIBLE PASSAGE: ACTS 19:1-6
[1]And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples
[2]he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
[3]And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”
[4]Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
[5]When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
[6]And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
INTRODUCTION
“Glossa” is a Greek word meaning an unknown tongue. According to Jesus Christ, the ability to speak with new tongues shall be the one of the signs that follow those who believe in him (Mark 16:17). While believers receive the Holy Spirit at the point of conversation (Acts 2:38), they expected to continue to thirst and hunger for the infilling of the Holy Spirit (Luke 24:29). The ability to speak in an unknown tongue is one of the outward (physical) evidence of the overflow of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer (Acts 2:4). In this lesson, we shall attempt to answer some of the puzzling questions about speaking in an unknown tongue and it’s benefits.
TEXT REVIEW: ACTS 19:1-6
A. Apostle Paul engaged the disciples, he discovered at Ephesus in a conversation about holy ghost baptism ……… V1
Question ……….. V2a
Response ……….. V2b
Question ……………. V3a
Response ………………. V3b
B. Paul explained that… V4
C. Having listened to Paul… V5
D.
i. ……… V6a
ii. ………… V6a
iii. …………. V6a
Teacher should fill in the gaps from the passage during the preview exercise
Also Read: Open Heaven 3 December 2023 – THE KEY TO DIVINE MULTIPLICATION
LESSON OUTLINES
- SPEAKING IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE
- BENEFITS OF SPEAKING IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE
SPEAKING IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE
A. ability to speak in an unknown tongue, as well as the gift of diverse tongues, are given by the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4).
i. It is distinctive of the present Holy Spirit dispensation and it began with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-5).
ii. It is not bought with money or learned (Acts 8:18-20).
iii. Every believer is expected to speak in an unknown tongue as evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit (Acts 19:1-6).
B. When a believer speaks in an unknown tongue:
i. He speaks mysteries (unto God) which cannot be understood by men (1Cor. 14:2),
ii God can speak however, through one with the gift of diverse kinds of tongues to men with interpretations where necessary (Acts 2:4-6).
iii. Speaking in an unknown tongues is for self-edification (1Cor. 14:2)
iv. It should be engaged regularly (1Cor. 14:18).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1
Students should mention instances in the bible where the gift of speaking in an unknown tongue was foretold
BENEFITS OF SPEAKING IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE
Teachers should let students mention some of the benefits they have derived in speaking in an unknown tongue and guild them with under-listed
Here are some of the benefits of speaking in an unknown tongue:
- It improves a believer’s prayer life: The supernatural ability to communicate with God effectively and intercede for others well (Rom. 8:26; 1Cor. 14:2).
- Self-edification: it stirs up a believers faith (Jude 20).
- It is a means of yielding our tongue to God. No man can tame the tongue but God (James 3:8). By the Holy Spirit, the whole body can change, including the tongue.
- It is a weapon of Spiritual warfare (1Cor. 14:2).
- It assists believers to sing praise, and give thanks to God (1Cor. 14:15).
- It confuses the enemy (1Cor. 14:2).
- It enhances boldness (Acts 4:13).
- It sanctifies (1Cor. 6:11).
- It strengthens us from the inner man (1Cor. 14:4).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2
Students should narrate the experience of how they began to speak in tongues. Those who are yet to speak should take their time to ask the Lord for it.
CONCLUSION
Speaking in an unknown tongue is a fulfillment of the promise of God and it is for all believers to fully tap into the benefits irrespective of their church denominations, tribes, or nations.
CLOSING PRAYER
Father, fill me to overflow with Your Holy Spirit in Jesus name.
Open Heavens 2021 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
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