RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL, 2022

BIBLE TEXT: 2 Kings 4: 1-7

[1]Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

[2]And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the 0house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

[3]Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.

[4]And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

[5]So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.

[6]And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

[7]Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.

MEMORY VERSE: Ephesians 3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,”

LESSON AIM: The children will learn that as believers God can use them to help others in their time of need.

CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God wants to use you to bless others

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

HELP ME! I am helpless (Helpless means Unable to help oneself; Lacking support or protection. The definition of helpless makes us realize that there are many people all around us that need help). Children! Let us look at the acoustic for HELP

H: Hands to serve someone in need.

E: Ears to hear that someone needs help.

L: Lips to speak encouragement to those in need.

P: Pray for people in need.

A long time ago, a poor widow needed help from Prophet Elisha

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

1. In one town a poor widow of one of the sons of Prophets approached Prophet Elisha

2. The poor widow was unable to pay the debts her husband left behind

3. Her two sons were going to work for the lenders until the debt was paid back

GOSPEL CONNECTION: We have a debt that we can never pay on our own. We all have sinned against God and the payment for our sins is death. We cannot do anything to buy our way to heaven. We can’t be nice enough, honest enough, obedient enough or go to church enough to buy our way to heaven. The only way we can pay for our sins by believing in Jesus. He died and paid for all of our sins with His sinless sacrifice on the cross. God raised Him from the dead and by faith in Jesus, we can have the debt of our sin canceled.

4. Prophet Elisha asked her what she had at home

5. She had only a small amount of oil in a jar at home

6. The Prophet asked her to go and borrow as many empty jars as she can get from her neighbors

7. He told her to go home, close her door and pour the oil from her jar into the borrowed jars

CLIMAX: As she obeyed, all the jars were filled and the Prophet told her to sell them and pay off her husband’s debt

CONCLUSION: The woman and her sons were able to live off on the remaining money

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CHALLENGE: God is always available to help us when we are facing a difficult problem. He knows our deepest needs and gives us exactly what we need, unlike anyone on this earth can do. The widow went to the right place to ask for help. She went to God’s servant and cried out for help. That’s true for us today. When we face difficulties in our lives we must cry out to God and ask Him for help. God may send us to a Christian we know who loves and obeys God so they can help us. God is waiting to answer and meet our every need.

If you are trusted Jesus as Lord and Saviour, you are God’s servant. He can use you as He used Elisha to help someone who is in need.

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

Put your trust in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved (John 5:24)

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022

SUNDAY – GENESIS 41:7-12

MONDAY – GENESIS 41:13-19

TUESDAY – GENESIS 41:20-26

WEDNESDAY – GENESIS 41:27-33

THURSDAY – GENESIS 41:34-39

FRIDAY – GENESIS 41:40-45

SATURDAY – GENESIS 41:46-50

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022 AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 3RD OF APRIL 2022