RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL – Y.A.Y.A. EDITION – LESSON: TWENTY-EIGHT – TOPIC: THE EYE GATE – DATE: SUNDAY 10TH MARCH 2024
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RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL
Y.A.Y.A. EDITION
LESSON: TWENTY-EIGHT
DATE: SUNDAY 10TH MARCH 2024
TOPIC: THE EYE GATE
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
Father, please purify my eyes for your glory in Jesus’ name.
MEMORY VERSE: “The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness”. – Luke 11:34 (NKJV)
BIBLE PASSAGE: Luke 11:33-36
[33]“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.
[34]The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body also is full of darkness.
[35]Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
[36]If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.” Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers
INTRODUCTION
The eye gate, which is also referred to as the windows of/to the soul plays a strategic role in the information transmitted to the mind. The eyes dominate emotional communication because what we allow through the eye gate will eventually leach into our mind which is the centre of our thoughts, feelings, and reasoning. For any believer to stay pure and honour Christ always, the person must consciously guard what is allowed into his/her being through the eye gate (Job 31:1).
TEXT REVIEW: Luke 11:33-36.
According to Jesus’ teaching in the above Bible passage, there is an ideal and acceptable place for the lamp. When properly positioned, it gives light to everyone. Therefore he said:
I. The lamp of the body is …….. V34b.
Ii. Therefore, ……………. V34b.
iii. Take heed …………… V35.
iv. If then your whole body is full of light, ……………….. V36.
LESSON OUTLINES
- THE WORK OF “UNHEALTHY EYES”
- CONSTITUENTS OF “HEALTHY EYES”
THE WORK OF “UNHEALTHY EYES”
People with “unhealthy eyes” exhibit the following works of the flesh:
- They are full of the lust of the flesh to practice all forms of ungodliness (1Jn. 2:16).
- Due to a lack of the fear of God, these eyes have been exposed to iniquity and immorality (Rom. 3:18).
- They are full of adultery and cannot cease from sin (2Pet. 2:14).
- They are blinded by darkness and filled with hatred (1Jn. 2:11).
- They hide from doing good (Prov. 28:27).
- They are pure in their own eyes and filled with pride (Prov. 30:12-13).
- They give eyes to excessive sleep and are lazy (Prov. 20:13).
- Their eyes are closed to do perverse things (Prov. 16:30).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1
The class should discuss other components of “unhealthy eyes”.
CONSTITUENTS OF “HEALTHY EYES”
“Healthy eyes” are consciously developed by believers in Christ Jesus, so as to guard against any form of pollution. Some of the elements of “healthy eyes” include:
- Self-control: We must develop the self-will to control what we allow to pass through our eye gate all the time (Gal. 5:22-23). The eye must be restrained from roaming unnecessarily. This must be a personal resolve to only expose the eyes to anything that will benefit it (Job 31:1).
- Exposure: We must consciously guard our eyes against any exposure to vile things. (Psm. 101:3).
- Censor: There are some films we must deliberately refuse to watch and there are some books we must not feed our eyes on (1Thess. 5:22).
- Discipline/Guidance: We guide our eyes when we quickly take it off anything that can pollute our minds. This must be done on purpose to avoid any contamination (Gen. 9:22-25).
- Conscious: As believers, we must be conscious of where we are and quickly leave any environment or item that can harm us in the long run through our eyes (2Sam. 11:1-2).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2
The students should discuss the gains of having “healthy eyes”.
CONCLUSION
Believers who desire to honour God must scrutinize what they allow through their eye gate which ultimately is the widow of the soul.
CLOSING PRAYER
My father, let me continually honour you through what I expose my eyes to in Jesus’ name.
ASSIGNMENT
Students should mention five (5) ways that “self-control” can help them have “healthy eyes” (2×5=10 marks).
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