RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

BIBLE TEXT: Genesis 32:24-33

[24]And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

[25]And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

[26]And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

[27]And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

[28]And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

[29]And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

[30]And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

[31]And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

[32]Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

MEMORY VERSE: Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened unto you”.

LESSON AIM: God is always willing to bless you.

CHILD RELATED TRUTH: Ask for God blessing.

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

Jacob had reached the ford Jabbok on his return home after an absence from Canaan of some twenty years. He was about to face his brother Esau who had wanted to kill him twenty years earlier as revenge for Jacob taking the blessing that their father Isaac intended to give to Esau. During the night, because he really desires God’s blessing, he took his family across the ford Jabbok and entered Canaan. Then he returned to the other side where he was alone. While there,”a man wrestled with him until the break of day.

(The man is called Elohim in verses 29 and 31, suggesting that he was an angel.] Jacob got what he wanted because he thought that might be the last chance for him to get it.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS:

A. Jacob wrestled with a man. Fight for what you desire (God’s blessing)

B. In desiring for God’s blessing, be alone with God, while fighting for your right

C. Jacob was not defeated; you cannot be defeated try your best

D. Jacob told the angel, “I will not let you go unless you bless me!, you too must not take no for an answer.

E. Allow God to ask you question, Jacob name was change Israel, and that was the beginning of his blessings from God

F. Jacob agreed if he would bless him, The man asked his name. He answered “Jacob” The man said his name will no longer be Jacob but Israel, “for you wrestled with God and with men and prevailed.” He blessed Jacob. In the morning, Jacob was limping

CLIMAX: God bless Jacob, because he stay alone with God and fight for his blessing.

CONCLUSION: Jacob’s descendants remembered their ancestor’s struggle by abstaining from eating the thigh-vein. The memory gives them the strength and confidence to face and overcome their own difficulties. Matthew 7:8 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds and to him who knows will be find.

CHALLENGE: John 16:24 until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive “that you joy may be full.” As a child of

God, always ask God for what you want. God loves you and cares about your needs (let children pray for their needs; cloth, healing, new friends, school fees, their parents, success in school etc.)

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

INVITATION: God answers the prayer of His children. Receive Jesus today so that He can hear you and also answer prayers. Romans 10: 13.

RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL SUNDAY 13TH OF MARCH 2022 LESSON 28

SUNDAY – GENESIS 39:13-17

MONDAY – GENESIS 39:18-23

TUESDAY – GENESIS 40:1-6

WEDNESDAY – GENESIS 40:7-12

THURSDAY – GENESIS 40:13-18

FRIDAY – GENESIS 40:19-23

SATURDAY – GENESIS 41:1-6