RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL LESSON TWO SUNDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2018 – THANKSGIVING: WHEN AND HOW?
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RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL LESSON TWO SUNDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2018 – THANKSGIVING: WHEN AND HOW?

*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 old 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
Almighty Father, let my mouth open to praise you always.
Let me have the right attitude to thanksgiving always.

BIBLE PASSAGE: Luke 17:11-19

Luke:17.11
Now it happened as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
Luke:17.12
Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.
Luke:17.13
And they lifted up [their] voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Luke:17.14
So when He saw [them,] He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
Luke:17.15
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luke:17.16
and fell down on [his] face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
Luke:17.17
So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where [are] the nine?
Luke:17.18
“Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”
Luke:17.19
And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

MEMORY VERSE : “I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” – Psalm 34:1.


INTRODUCTION:
In the world we live in, many believe that most things they get are their rights. They believe in their sweat, smartness and intellect, hence, they see no reason they should give thanks to anyone,not even the Almighty (Zechariah 4:6). For believers, this is not only wrong but wicked and dangerous act.

For instance, in Luke 17:17-19, only one of the lepers returned to give thanks to the Lord. He was heal and also made whole while the remaining nine were only heal but not make whole.

TEXT REVIEW: Luke 17: 11-19 “MERCY” IS BY MERCY.

We all owe our existence to the mercy of God (Like 17:13)
Lamentation 3:22 unequivocally pronounced, “it is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassion fail not”.
Some people may think that only the sick need mercy as the case with the ten lepers (Luke 17:12). No, we enjoy journey mercies(Psalm 121: without which the would have consumed us. We enjoy rest / sleep mercy (Psalm 4: or else we would have slept the sleep of death( Psalm 13:3). We enjoy locational mercy(Psalm 91:12).

How many times have we returned thanksgiving to God for His constant mercies?
In today’s Bible passage, one leper did not take God’s mercy for granted. He returned and gave thanks with a loud voice ( Luke 17:15). God wants believer who has been cleansed from sin( which is worse than leprosy) to stop standing after off (Luke 17:12).

Many only returned on thanksgiving Sunday to give thanks to God. Some, during Easter or Christmas. This is standing afar off. Some don’t even return at all because they thought they are qualified for mercy. A few one return to the Lord to thank him only when they see miracles. Teacher! You should know better. Miracles or no miracles, you are embodiment of God’s mercies and therefore, you are to come near to him daily, fall down on your face at His feet and give Him thanks(Luke 17:16). He had shown you mercy because of His mercies.


LESSON OUTLINES
1. When should we offer thanksgiving?
2. How to offer acceptable Thanksgiving

WHEN SHOULD WE OFFER THANKSGIVING?

Teachers should use the following questions to discuss lesson outline 1.

i. When do people usually thank God?
ii. When do people don’t feel like thanking God?
iii. When should believers thank God?

ANSWERS TO QUESTION 1:
i. When it is well /rosy. Psalm 103:1-2, 136:1-4
ii. When people see miracles. Like 17:15
iii. When we can do all things including paying our bills. Phil. 4:13

ANSWERS TO QUESTION 2:
i. When in adverse conditions 2Cor.11:26-30 Job 1 :20-22
ii. When disappointed, abandoned or rejected. Psalm 42:5, 10-11, job 19:25
iii. When going through trials. Psalm 59:16-17, Daniel 3:17-18, Act 16:25-31
iv. During persecution / temptation. Daniel 6:10, James 1:2-4
v. During delay Psalm 13:1-6.

ANSWERS TO QUESTION 3:
i. All times. Psalm 13:1-6
ii. All circumstances and situations. 1 Thess. 5:18.

HOW TO OFFER ACCEPTABLE THANKSGIVING

i. Teachers should find out from the students how they have been offering their thanksgiving to God.
ii. Teachers should identify necessary precautions or avoidable pitfalls in thanksgiving.
iii. Teachers should give guidelines for proper/acceptable thanksgiving.

A. AVOIDABLE PITFALLS

i. Do not give thanks out of necessity/ grudging 2Cor. 9:7

ii. Do not give thanks from an unrepentant heart. Psalm 51: 16-17.

iii. Do not give thanks from waves of sin/proceeds of iniquity. ROM. 3:23; Numbers 22:7.

B. GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTABLE THANKSGIVING

i. Give willing. Exodus 35:5

ii. Give it with joyful noise. Psalm 95:2

iii. Give songs to the Lord. Psalm 13:6; 126:1-2

iv. Give clap offering to the Lord. Psalm 47:1.

v. Give thanks to the Lord with dancing and musical instruments. Psalm 150:3-6.

vi. Give quality substance, time, materials, property, money etc. to God. Prov.3:9-10.

vii. All thanksgiving should represent a sweet smelling savior to God in holiness and obedience. Genesis 4:4; Psalm107:22 .


CLASS ACTIVITIES 1&2
Those who participate in the discussion should score 20 marks.

SUMMARY
Give acceptable thanksgiving to God always.

CONCLUSION
According to Romans 1:21, only people of vain imaginations and foolish or darkened heart will not be thankful (Psalm 50:14)

CLOSING PRAYER
Father, don’t let me ever be tired of giving acceptable thanks to you.

ASSIGNMENT
Identify five (5) conditions under which a person thanksgiving can be rejected.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens: (Sunday, September 9, 2018) - Beyond The Messenger

1.I worship You, my Father, because You are the Most High God, who rules in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever You choose.

2.Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus' name.

3.Father, let every spirit of unbelief and doubt in my life be consumed by Your fire, in Jesus' name.

4.Father, give me the grace to believe in You, that I may be established and in Your prophets, that I may prosper, in Jesus' name.

5.Father, let every spirit of the Pharisee, in my life
that opposes and maligns, servants of God, be destroyed by the blood of Jesus.

6.Father, help me to accept and cooperate with anyone You place over me as a spiritual authority, irrespective of his age or financial status, in Jesus' name.

7.Father, please, help me to believe and accept whatever a preacher says, once it agrees with Your infallible word, in Jesus' name.

8.Father, help me to accord Your minister, that comes in Your name, honour and respect, that I may be blessed through his ministration, in Jesus' name.

9.Father, empower me to always look beyond the messenger, to see You, who is ministering and performing miracles, through him, in Jesus' name.

10.Father, please, give me a humble, gentle, submissive, teachable and obedient disposition and spirit, at all times, in my spiritual journey, in Jesus' name.

11.Father, arise and scatter every opposition, sponsored from the pit of hell, against the ministry of Pastor E.A. Adeboye, in Jesus' name.

12.Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)
13.In Jesus' name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)
14.Thank you Father for answered prayers.
(1 Thessalonians 5:18).
#GodBlessOurNation

These prayers have no expiry date! Pls, pray them, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus' name.