RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 14TH OF FEBRUARY 2021 LESSON 24
TOPIC: KINGS ARE NOT SAVED BY THEIR LARGE SEIZES OF THEIR ARMIES
HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
1. I love this family of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their arms
And `am so glad to be
A part of this great family
2. I bless this family of God,
So greatly prospered by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And `am so glad to be
A part of this great family
3. I know this family of God,
So deeply rooted in the word,
They have taken me into their arms
And `am so glad to be
A part of this great family
4. I see this family of God,
So highly lifted above all,
They have taken me into their arms
And `am so glad to be
A part of this great family
5. Come, join this family of God,
So highly favoured by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And `am so glad to be
A part of this great family.
OPENING PRAYER: Father, please manifest Your power in my life all the time.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The leader should ask the members about the story of Simon the sorcerer.
MEMORY VERSE: “There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.” Psalm 33:16
BIBLE TEXT: 1 Kings 20:1-21
1 – And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2 – And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
3 – Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
4 – And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
5 – And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
6 – Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.
7 – Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 14TH OF FEBRUARY 2021 LESSON 24
8 – And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
9 – Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10 – And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
11 – And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
12 – And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
13 – And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
14 – And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.
15 – Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 – And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
17 – And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18 – And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19 – So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
20 – And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
21 – And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: Benhadad, the king of Syria gathered thirty-two kings and their chariots to fight the king of Israel according to our today’s text, because he saw Israel to be small in size likewise her men of war. Little did he know that by going to mock Israel he was in turn mocking their God. When the God of Israel stood up and fought against him, he came and pleaded for leniency. Romans 8:31 has this to say: “…if God be for us, who can be against us?” Nothing can be against you, if your trust is in God. It does not matter your size, provided that God is on your side, you are on the path of victory. Please note this: Whether you are a secular king with a kingdom that you oversee or you are a King and Priest in God’s kingdom according to Revelation 1:6 and 5:10, note that one with God is majority.
TEXT REVIEW: 1 Kings 20:1-21
i. By strength shall no man prevail.
ii. Strength will fail at battle but God never fails.
LESSON OUTLINES:
THOSE THAT WERE DELIVERED IN WAR BY GOD IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR SIZES
1: GIDEON: He discomfited the Midianites with only three hundred men by God’s instruction. – Judges 7:2; 5-7
2: KING JEHOSHAPHAT: He appointed a praise team at the war front and by the time they finished singing, there was no war to fight. – 2 Chronicles 20:20-24
3: ABRAHAM: He went and rescued his nephew (Lot) with his 318 (three hundred and eighteen) trained men. – Genesis 14:5-17
On the contrary, when God departed from the camp of the Israelites because of Achan’s sin (Joshua 7:1-11); Despite the large size of the forces of Israel, they were utterly defeated by the small army of Ai.
ACTIVITY: What will happen to the person that God is not his ally?
SUMMARY: Allow God to be your ally always in any battle of life.
CONCLUSION: It does not matter the small size of your army, you will surely defeat your adversary if you have God as your ally. However, God will only come to your aid if sin is not found in you or in your camp.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Thank the Lord for making you King and Priest unto Himself. – Revelation 1:6
2. Ask for God’s mercy where you have erred against Him. – Hebrews 4:16
3. Father, give us all-round rest in RCCG.
4. Father, contend with those that are contending with your son, Daddy G.O..
5. Individual requests. RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 14TH OF FEBRUARY 2021 LESSON 24
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Study King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:1-26 and learn how he won the war.
TUESDAY: Study those that did not win and refrain from their mistake/s (Achan’s sin in Joshua 7:1-11)
WEDNESDAY: Learn to put on you the whole armour of God according to Ephesians 6:10-18
THURSDAY: Tell God to settle you according to 1 Peter 5:10.
FRIDAY: 1 Peter 2:9 – Ask God to manifest His glory in your life?
SATURDAY: Decree that whatever battle confronting you in life must disappear now.
SUNDAY: Give God thanks for your deliverance.