RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022 | Lesson 45 || Understanding of the Times

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022

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LESSON FORTY FIVE (45)
TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIMES

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 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 blessings

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?

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022

OPENING PRAYER: Almighty Father, please grant to us to the grace to understand the times we are to enable us know what to do at the appropriate time.

BIBLE PASSAGE: ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8

MEMORY VERSE: “And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.” 1Chronicles 12:32.

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022 | INTRODUCTION

Orderliness is one of the characteristics of our God. There is time for everything and He has made everything beautiful in His time. Like the sons of Issachar, Christians must constantly pray for the wisdom and grace to understand the time and how to act accordingly in life (1Chron.12:32).

TEXT REVIEW:
To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.

ACTIVITY: Teacher should identify the twenty eight (28) times enumerated in Ecclesiastes 3:2-8.
i. ——————- ii. ———————–
iii. ————————- iv. ———————
v. ———————– vi. ————————–
vii. ———————- viii. ———————–
ix. ————————- x. ————————–
xi. ————————– xii. ———————–
xiii. ———————— xiv. —————————
xv. ———————– xvi. ————————-
xvii. ——————— xviii. ———————— xix ———————- xx. ————————-
xxi. ————————xxii. ———————–
xxiii. ————————- xxiv. ———————-
xxv. ————————- xxvi. ————————
xxvii. ———————– xxviii.———————-
Please apply as appropriate.

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022 | LESSON OUTLINES

I. UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES
2. IT IS NOT YET TIME TO REST

1. UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES
i. Teacher should mention the twenty eight (28) times enumerated in Ecclesiastes 3:2-8.

ii. Teacher should explain the seven (7) other times to discern as indicated below:
a. The seed (sowing) time and harvest time. (Gen.8:22; Gal.6:7-9).

b. The time of God’s favour. (Ps.102:13; Isa.40:2).

c. The time to praise and trust God. (Ps.34:1; Ps.62:8; Job.14:14).

d. The time to wake out of spiritual sleep or slumber. (Rom.13:11; Eph.5:14; 1 Cor. 15:34).

e. The time to serve God diligently. (Eccl.12:1, Jn.9:4).

f. The perilous time. (2Tim. 3:1-7; 1Tim. 4:1; 2 Pet. 3:3).

g. The time of judgement. (2 Pet. 2:9; 2 Pet. 3:7).

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022 | Lesson 45

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Students should react to any of the times enumerated above bearing their experiences.

2. IT IS NOT YET TIME TO REST
Students should pay attention to the following times, terms and conditions:
i. Believers are sojourners on earth. (Heb.11:13, 1 Pet.2:11).

ii. Believers would give account of their pilgrimage on earth when we get to heaven. (Matt.20:8).
iii. Believers should realise that this is not time to rest but to work for Christ. (Jn. 9:4).

iv. Believers should remember that the King is coming soon and His work and assignment demand haste. (1Sam. 21:8).

v. They should realise that the time to work is now. (Ps.119:60; Eccl.12:1).

vi. They should understand that it is dangerous to give up or rest in the battle before the enemies. (1 Pet.5:8; Matt.13:25).

vii. They should however understand that the Almighty God is the Master of times and situations. (Ps.48:1-2; Eccl.3:11).

NOTE: The “rest or sleep” in this outline should not misconstrued for sleeplessness or restlessness after daily labour. (Mark 6:31; Eccl. 5:21).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: How can believers manage his/her times between physical and spiritual chores?

SUMMARY: Believers should understand the appropriate times to work and rest.

RCCG Sunday School Teachers’ Manual 10 July 2022 | CONCLUSION

To live daily in God’s will and fulfil purpose, a believer must understand the times and act appropriately.

EVALUATION: Describe the times we are as believers.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, help me to do what is right at the right time.

ASSIGNMENT
Mention five (5) advantages of understanding or knowing the times.

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