RCCG YAYA Sunday School Teacher Manual 29 September 2024 Lesson 5

RCCG YAYA Sunday School Teacher Manual 29 September 2024 Lesson 5 – God-Pleasers

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TOPIC: God-Pleasers

OPENING PRAYER: Father, help me to please You always in Jesus’ name.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The teacher should allow the Assistant teacher to review the lesson for the previous week.

MEMORY VERSE: “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;” – Colossians 1:10 (KJV)

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 (KJV)

1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:

2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

Also Read:– RCCG Sunday School Teacher Manual 29 September 2024 – My Enemy: “The Flesh”

INTRODUCTION: The Almighty God created us human beings with the capacity to relate with Him and with one another. It is the level of your relationship with God that determines whether you are willing to please Him or not. A God-pleaser refers to someone who does things that bring pleasure to God. Things that make Him smile. These approved behavioural patterns are available in the word of God to learn from.

LESSON AIM: To teach students about the prospects of pleasing God.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, students are expected to:

a. Understand what it means to be a God-pleaser.

b. Identify what to do to please God.

c. Know the benefits of pleasing God.

TEXT REVIEW: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6.

Teachers to fill in the gaps.

A. Their visit to the brethren is not a failure, V1.

B. Despite the suffering, bad treatment and strong opposition they face in preaching the gospel at Philippi, ……………………………V2.

C. Their exhortation …………………………V3.

D. As they were allowed ……………….……..V4.

E. They neither engage …………………….V5.

F. They do not ……………………………..……V6.

LESSON OUTLINES:

Becoming A God-Pleaser
Benefits Of Being A God-Pleaser

1. BECOMING A GOD-PLEASER

You must be determined to be a God-pleaser because every good thing requires seriousness and grit for it to succeed. Below are some of the ways to become a God-pleaser.

(i) Be a devout worshipper: God loves to be worshipped because He cannot worship Himself, therefore He seeks worshippers (John 4:23-24).

(ii) Believe and trust God wholeheartedly: One of the ways to give pleasure to God is your absolute trust in Him. (Psalm 118:8). This gives you easy access to Him always (Hebrews 11:5-6).

(iii) Obey and serve Him: God takes pleasure in the people who obey His word (Exodus 19:4-5).

(iv) Actively enlarge His kingdom: Seek to testify about your salvation experience to someone daily, draw men out of darkness into the light, expanding God’s kingdom. (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-18).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Students should share with the class other things that can be done to please God. Support with scriptural references.

2. BENEFITS OF BEING A GOD-PLEASER

There are so many rewards available to those who choose to please God (Hebrews 11:6). Some of these include:

A. Divine presence with all its abundant wonders. The presence of God brings fullness of Joy (Psalm 16:11).

i. It was the presence of God that prospered Joseph everywhere he went and in everything he did (Genesis 39:2).

ii. The presence of God makes mountains move out of the way (Psalm 68:8).

iii. It was the presence of God that separated the Red Sea. (Psalm 114:3-8).

B. Glorious manifestation both here on earth and in eternity. Those who please God shall be abundantly blessed here on earth and reign with Christ in eternity as kings and priests (Mark 10:28-30; Revelation 5:10).

C. Demonstration of God’s power. When you are a God pleaser, you do not only make the promises of God to come to pass in your life, (2 Corinthians 1:20), but you turn them into time-bound decrees (Job 22:28).

D. Divine safety and security. As a God pleaser, your defence is sure, because God will shield you against every evil targeting you and fight your battles. In other words, your battles become God’s battles (2 Chronicles 20:17, Exodus 14:13-28).

E. Divine promotion. Anyone who pleases God will be divinely promoted and made ten times better than all his/her contemporaries. (Daniel 1:8, 20).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should share the benefits of doing God’s will.

CONCLUSION: Beloved, it is better and extremely profitable now and for eternity to be a God-pleaser. Be determined to be one and God will help you.

EVALUATION: Students should mention three benefits of pleasing God.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, like Jesus, let my life be pleasing unto you.

ASSIGNMENT: List five (5) people in the Bible who pleased God (2X5=10 Marks).

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN

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.
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.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee
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.
O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?