RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL LESSON TWO SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2021
TOPIC: BE THANKFUL
SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.
2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.
3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.
4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee
5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.
6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?
OPENING PRAYER
Father, I thank you for your loving kindness towards me and my family.
MEMORY VERSE: “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms “. – Psalm 95:2
BIBLE PASSAGE: PSALMS 100:1-5
Psalm:100.1
A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
Psalm:100.2
Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
Psalm:100.3
Know that the LORD, He [is] God; [It is] He [who] has made us, and not we ourselves; [We are] His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Psalm:100.4
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, [And] into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, [and] bless His name.
Psalm:100.5
For the LORD [is] good; His mercy [is] everlasting, And His truth [endures] to all generations.
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INTRODUCTION – RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL LESSON TWO SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2021
To be thankful literaily means to be full of thanks or appreciation. It is an expression of gratitude to someone. Thankfulness in this context is an act of thanksgiving or a show of gratitude to God. Though some people are ungrateful for various reasons, we must not be ingrates because of its attendant dangers.
TEXT REVIEW: PSALM 100:1-5
A. The psalmist states that all land (nations, tribes)should make a joyful noise to the lord. V1.
B. The people should:
i. ………………………v2a
ii. ………………………v2b
C. He states the reasons as follows:
i. The lord is God. V3a.
ii. ……………………..v3b.
iii. ……………………v3c.
D. Therefore,
i. ……………………….v4a.
ii. ……………………….v4b.
E. Other reasons to be thank ful to God are:
i. ……………………….v5a.
ii. ………………………..v5b.
iii. ……………………….v5c.
LESSON OUTLINES
1.REASONS AND BENEFITS OF THANKSGIVING
2.DANGERS OF INGRATITUDE
REASONS AND BENEFITS OF THANKSGIVING
Question 1:
What are the reasons for thanksgiving?
Answer:
The reasons for thanksgiving are inexhaustible: some of them are;
1. Thanksgiving is a command (1Chronicles 16:8).
2. The request of a believer should start and end with thanksgiving (Philippians 4:6).
3. We thank God for victories over battles of life (Jonah 2:9).
4. It is important to thank God for his mercy and divine provisions (Psalms 68:19; Micah 7:18-20).
5. Thanksgiving is offered to God for his miracles and restoration of hope (1 Samuel 2:1-5; Psalms 126:1-2).
6. The primary reason God created us in his image is for fellowship, thanksgiving, praise and joyful heart (Isaiah 43:21).
Question 2:
What are the benefits of thanksgiving?
Answer:
If you will cultivate the habit of showing gratitude to God, you will compel overflowing blessings from him. Here are some of them:
1.Thankful people receive answer to prayers (John 11:41-44);
2. Thankful people enjoy abundant provision (Mark 8:6-8);
3. Thankful people experience deliverance from bondage (Acts 16:25-26).
4. Thankful people are peaceful and joyful (Philippians 4:6-7).
5. Thankful people enjoy divine presence (Psalms 22:3;95:2),
6. Thankful people also experience complete restoration, wholeness (Luke 17:16-19)
7. Thankful people enjoy victory without a fight (2Chronicles 20:21-23).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1
Class should mention other benefits of giving thanks to God
DANGERS OF INGRATITUDE
Question 1:
Why do some people find it difficult to show gratitude to God?
Answer :
A. Ingratitude is the result of vain imagination and a darkened heart. Sometimes your thanksgiving is senseless to the ordinary person but it is more profitable to be thankful than to grumble or complain (Romans 1:12; Proverbs 15:8).
B.There are several reasons people are ungrateful to God: Some of which include;
1. Sin or spiritual blindness (Ephesians 4:17-18).
2.Refusal to take account of what God has done (Romans 1:21).
3. Pride (Acts 12:21-23).
Question 2:
What are the dangers of ingratitude?
Answer:
Every act of ingratitude comes with its attendant dangers which are:
1.Risk of losing the existing blessing, salvation and Heaven (Matthew 25:24-25,30).
2. Limiting one’s blessings or answered prayers (Luke 17:12 -16,19).
3.It could result in emptiness and sorrow (Proverbs 15:13;17:22) thereby, making restoration practically difficult.
CLASS ACTIVITY 2
Students should share their experiences on when they found it difficult to thank God and how they were able to pull through.
SUMMARY
Every child of God should learn to be thankful so as not to be caught in the web of ungratefulness and it dangers.
CONCLUSION
Showing of gratitude to God ensures continuous divine presence and fellowship.
CLOSING PRAYER
Father, forgive me for every act of ingratitude; give me the grace to always be thankful from today in Jesus name.
ASSIGMENT
Mention five (5) people who gave thanks to God with reference from Bible.
RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL LESSON TWO SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER 2021