RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 13-19 STUDENT’S MANUAL SUNDAY LESSON 7, FOR OCTOBER 16, 2022 : TOPIC – THE NEW BIRTH (SALVATION)
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RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2022/2023
AGE 13-19 STUDENTS’ MANUAL
SUNDAY 16TH OF OCTOBER, 2022
LESSON SEVEN (07)
TOPIC: THE NEW BIRTH (SALVATION)
BIBLE TEXT: Romans 6:4-6
[4]Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
[5]For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
[6]Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
MEMORY VERSE: 2 Corinthians 5:17 “If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away, behold all things are become new”.
CENTRAL TRUTH: The Holy Spirit does the work of the new birth.
INTRODUCTION: When a child is just born, everything about that child is new, the child has a new life, new identity and the child will have some similar features with the parents. The institution the child is born will have to create a new record for him and the child will have to be registered into the country and any school or institution the child attends. The moment we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal saviour and we are baptized we have a new life where all our record of wrong is deleted and we now have a new record with Him. We then begin to live like Him as we follow his instructions. New birth in Christ is similar to this but it is spiritual through the work of the Holy Spirit. The same way the mother does all the work of pregnancy to delivery, so also the Holy Spirit does the work of the New birth so we can see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3). Once we believe in the saving power of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit regenerates us and begin to transform us into the image of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17.
STUDY GUIDE
A. WHAT IS NEW BIRTH?
1.- It is referred to as a spiritual birth or a regeneration of the human spirit John 3:8
2. It is the gateway to the kingdom of God John 3:3
3. ………………………………. (the birth of love) 1 Pet. 1:31
4. It is the birth into an everlasting inheritance 1 Pet. 1:4, John 1:12
B. REQUIREMENT FOR THE NEW BIRTH
1. Faith John 3:14-15
2. ………………………………. John 1:18, John 3:6
C. STEPS INTO HAVING THE NEW BIRTH EXPERIENCE
– Repentance and Baptism. Acts 2:38, Ps. 51:1-13
– ………………………………. John 3:5, Romans 8:8-11
– Regular Bible study 2 Timothy 2: 15, Ps. 119:11, 105
– Regular Prayers and Fasting 2 Chron. 7: 17, Mk 14:38, Daniel 9:3
– Attending church regularly to fellowship with other believers. Heb. 10:25, Rom. 10:17
– ………………………………. Rev. 12:11, Ezekiel 3:18
– Holiness and Separation from Sin. 2 Corinthians 6:17, Heb. 12:14
– Godly Choices Col.3:5
LIFE APPLICATION: The New birth involves leaving the old way of life and walking in the new which is evident by a great transformation and trusting in Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to help daily.
CONCLUSION: The work of the New birth is the work of the Holy Spirit and faith in Jesus and not by human effort 1 Pet. 1:3-4.
INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION
What is God saying in today’s lesson?
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How can I apply this to my life?
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My prayer today is:
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