Topic: Drop Those Toys [Open Heavens for Teens 22 May 2020]
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Memorise: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11
READ: Hebrews 5:11-14
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Bible In One Year: 1 Chronicles 6-7; John 8:21-36
MESSAGE:
Being a teenager, you need to realise that you are no longer a child and so you have to drop childish things. Now, you should be able to take responsibility for some things around the house. You shouldn’t be spending all your time on social media, by the TV or playing video games. You are an adolescent now and an adolescent is a young adult.
Your parents should be able to rely on you to take good care of your younger ones. You should be able to cook, clean the house, help wash the car and change the tires when necessary. No one needs to tell you when to study your books, because you are mature enough to know that you need to read to be successful at your exams. No one needs to remind you before you do certain things in the house. You will soon be an adult, start taking responsibility now.
Reflection:
Are you a mature teenager or still a baby of the house?
Hymn 8:
1.God give us Christian homes!
Homes Where the Bible is loved and taught,
Homes where the master’s will is sought,
Homes crowned with beauty
Thy love hath wrought;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
2.God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the father is true and strong,
Homes that are free from the blight of wrong,
Homes that are joyous with love and song;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
3.God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the mother in queenly quest,
Strives to show others Thy way is best,
Homes where the Lord is an honoured guest;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
4.God give us Christian homes!
Homes where the Children are led to know,
Christ in His beauty who loves them so,
Homes where the altar fire burn and glow;
God give us Christian homes;
God give us Christian homes!
Daily Devotional for Teen’s 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.