RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL (AGES 4-5) – TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 23RD OF JANUARY, 2021 LESSON TWENTY ONE (21)

RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL (AGES 4-5) – TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 23RD OF JANUARY, 2021
LESSON TWENTY ONE (21)

TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS (THE DILIGENT)

BIBLE TEXT: GENESIS 26:12-35
[12]Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
[13]And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
[14]For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
[15]For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
[16]And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
[17]And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
[26]Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
[27]And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
[28]And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
[29]That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
[30]And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
[31]And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
[32]And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
[33]And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
[34]And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
[35]Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
MEMORY VERSE: PROVERBS 12:24 “the hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall will be under tribute”
LESSON AIM: God blesses the diligent.
CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Attract God’s blessings by being diligent.
INTRODUCTION: Do you know that when a baby horse is born, it is very hard for it to stand up and walk? The little foal has to try and try and try again. A foal who is learning to walk will try to get up, but then he will fall back down because his legs are not very strong. But he doesn’t give up; he keeps trying and trying again. He falls down many times, but then he is finally able to stand on his little legs. He is a little wobbly at first, but in a few days he is able to walk and even run! 2 Chronicles 15:7 says “But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak. For your work shall be rewarded.
PROGRESSION OF EVENTS:
A. Then lsaac sowed in the land and reaped in the same year a hundred fold and the Lord blessed him.
B. The man began to prosper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous. He had possession of flocks, herds and great deal of servants so the philistines envied him.
C. Now they had stopped all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father and they had filled them with earth. The philistines treated Isaac wickedly by blocking the well and preventing him and his cattle from getting water because they are envious of his wealth. Do you also get jealous of other people and so destroy their things or feel something bad happens to them? That is a sin. Sin is whatever you do, think or say that makes God unhappy. You and l are born in sin (Romans 3:23); the punishment for sin is death (Romans 6:23), but God loves you and I, so He gave us His son Jesus to die for our sin (John 3:16); Jesus gave His blood and life on the cross to pay for the punishment or our sins (Heb. 9:26). He died, was buried and He rose the third day. If you believe and receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior you will have your sins forgiven (John 1:12).
D. And Abimelech the king of the philistines said to Isaac “Go away from us for you are much mightier than we”
E. Then Isaac departed from them and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.
F. And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, also his servants dug in the valley and found a well of running water there (Genesis 26 vs 18) but the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsman saying “the water is ours” so he called the name of the place Esek. They dug another well and they quarreled over that one also so he called its name Sitnah (Genesis 26 vs 19-20).
G. And he moved from there and dug another well and they did not quarrel over it so he called its name Rehoboth because he said “for now the Lord has made room for us and we shall be fruitful in the land” (Genesis 26 vs 21)
CLIMAX: Then he went up from there to Beersheba and the Lord appeared to him that same night and said “l am the God of your father Abraham do not fear for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendant for my servant Abraham’s sake.
CONCLUSION: Then Abimelech, his friend and commander of his army came to Isaac from Gerar and he asked then “why have you come to me since you hate me and na have sent me away from you”
But they said “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you, so we came to make an oath and a covenant with you wil not harm us. Since we did not hurt you or harm you but only sent you away in peace you are now the blessed of the Lord.
CHALLENGE: As a child of God you must be diligent like Isaac. He worked hard even in the face of opposition. You too must be diligent in your work, do not relent no matter how difficult it is or no matter the challenges or opposition you are facing always know that God is with you always (Hebrews 13:5). Let your life attract God’s blessing through diligence.
DAILY DEvOTIONAL:
SUNDAY – GENESIS 30:33-38
MONDAY – GENESIS 30:39-43
TUESDAY – GENESIS 31:1-6
WEDNESDAY – GENESIS 31:7-12
THURSDAY – GENESIS 31:13-20
FRIDAY – GENESIS 30:21-27
SATURDAY – GENESIS 31:28-34#rccgjuniorzeal
RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL (AGES 4-5) – TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 23RD OF JANUARY, 2021
LESSON TWENTY ONE (21)

 

TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD’S BLESSINGS (THE DILIGENT)
BIBLE TEXT: GENESIS 26:12-35
[12]Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
[13]And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
[14]For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
[15]For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
[16]And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
[17]And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
[26]Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
[27]And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
[28]And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
[29]That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD.
[30]And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
[31]And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
[32]And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
[33]And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
[34]And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
[35]Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
MEMORY VERSE: PROVERBS 12:24 “the hand of the diligent shall bear rule, but the slothful shall will be under tribute”
LESSON AIM: God blesses the diligent.
CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Attract God’s blessings by being diligent.
INTRODUCTION: Do you know that when a baby horse is born, it is very hard for it to stand up and walk? The little foal has to try and try and try again. A foal who is learning to walk will try to get up, but then he will fall back down because his legs are not very strong. But he doesn’t give up; he keeps trying and trying again. He falls down many times, but then he is finally able to stand on his little legs. He is a little wobbly at first, but in a few days he is able to walk and even run! 2 Chronicles 15:7 says “But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak. For your work shall be rewarded.
PROGRESSION OF EVENTS:
A. Then lsaac sowed in the land and reaped in the same year a hundred fold and the Lord blessed him.
B. The man began to prosper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous. He had possession of flocks, herds and great deal of servants so the philistines envied him.
C. Now they had stopped all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father and they had filled them with earth. The philistines treated Isaac wickedly by blocking the well and preventing him and his cattle from getting water because they are envious of his wealth. Do you also get jealous of other people and so destroy their things or feel something bad happens to them? That is a sin. Sin is whatever you do, think or say that makes God unhappy. You and l are born in sin (Romans 3:23); the punishment for sin is death (Romans 6:23), but God loves you and I, so He gave us His son Jesus to die for our sin (John 3:16); Jesus gave His blood and life on the cross to pay for the punishment or our sins (Heb. 9:26). He died, was buried and He rose the third day. If you believe and receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior you will have your sins forgiven (John 1:12).
D. And Abimelech the king of the philistines said to Isaac “Go away from us for you are much mightier than we”
E. Then Isaac departed from them and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar and dwelt there.
F. And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, also his servants dug in the valley and found a well of running water there (Genesis 26 vs 18) but the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsman saying “the water is ours” so he called the name of the place Esek. They dug another well and they quarreled over that one also so he called its name Sitnah (Genesis 26 vs 19-20).
G. And he moved from there and dug another well and they did not quarrel over it so he called its name Rehoboth because he said “for now the Lord has made room for us and we shall be fruitful in the land” (Genesis 26 vs 21)
CLIMAX: Then he went up from there to Beersheba and the Lord appeared to him that same night and said “l am the God of your father Abraham do not fear for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendant for my servant Abraham’s sake.
CONCLUSION: Then Abimelech, his friend and commander of his army came to Isaac from Gerar and he asked then “why have you come to me since you hate me and na have sent me away from you”
But they said “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you, so we came to make an oath and a covenant with you wil not harm us. Since we did not hurt you or harm you but only sent you away in peace you are now the blessed of the Lord.
CHALLENGE: As a child of God you must be diligent like Isaac. He worked hard even in the face of opposition. You too must be diligent in your work, do not relent no matter how difficult it is or no matter the challenges or opposition you are facing always know that God is with you always (Hebrews 13:5). Let your life attract God’s blessing through diligence.
DAILY DEvOTIONAL:
SUNDAY – GENESIS 30:33-38
MONDAY – GENESIS 30:39-43
TUESDAY – GENESIS 31:1-6
WEDNESDAY – GENESIS 31:7-12
THURSDAY – GENESIS 31:13-20
FRIDAY – GENESIS 30:21-27
SATURDAY – GENESIS 31:28-34