RCCG Sunday School Teens Teachers Manual 26 June 2022 – Lesson 43
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RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2021/2022
AGE 13-19 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 26TH OF JUNE, 2022
LESSON FORTY THREE (43)
TOPIC: THE BLESSING OF RESTORATION
BIBLE TEXT: Joel 2:23-32
HYMN FOR TODAY: Be Glad in the Lord and Rejoice
MEMORY VERSE: ‘And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before’ Job 42:10
LESSON AIM: At the end of this study, the teens should know about the blessings of restoration.
CENTRAL TRUTH: God is able to fully restore anything that we have lost.
RCCG Sunday School Teens Teachers Manual 26 June 2022 || INTRODUCTION:
Restoration is the act of bringing something or someone back to a former condition or position. Divine restoration is positive act that leads to an improved and better condition, a state that is greater than the original condition. We as God’s people, sometime go through moments of loss. This can really be trying periods for us but God has promised us He will restore our lost years. However, we need to walk closely with God and the lost years will be gained back fully and better: God’s restoration will renew your joy Isaiah 54:1, Joel 2:23, and will remove shame. Isaiah 54:4-6
RCCG Sunday School Teens Teachers Manual 26 June 2022 || STUDY GUIDE
From the following verses write out what can be restored:
1. Joel 2:25-26………………………………….
2. Jeremiah 30:17 …………………………………..
3. Psalm 51:12 …………………………………..
4. Job 42:10………………………………..
5. Acts 3:19-21………………………………..
6. Psalm 23:1-3………………………………..
What Else Can God Restore? Broken relationships: with God, with families, friends, broken marriages, losses etc.
Steps for Restoration: In Luke 15:11-24, the Bible tells us the story of the prodigal son and his restoration. In this story are practical steps that we must take if we desire restoration:
- We must acknowledge that we have done something wrong and lost something valuable as a result – Luke 15:17-18.
- Return to God and confess our sins – Luke 15:21, 1 John 1:9, John 3:37.
- Receive God’s mercy and forgiveness – 2 Corinthian 6:2.
- Reject the devil’s condemnation – Romans 8:1, John 8:36
- Walk in your liberty – Galatians 5:1
Examples of People that experienced Restoration:
1. Mark 3:1 – The man with the withered hand.
2. Job – Job 42:12.
3. David recovered all. 1 Samuel 30:18
4. Lazarus in John 11
RCCG Sunday School Teens Teachers Manual 26 June 2022 || LIFE APPLICATION:
Search your life and if there is any area you are falling or not measuring to God’s expectation – spiritually, physically, mentally, emotional, etc.; confess, repent and ask God to restore you.
CONCLUSION: Unlike the general meaning of “restoration,” which is to return something back to its original condition, the biblical act of restoration is usually to greater heights. And God is able to restore both Spiritual and physical conditions. Call on Him today for divine restoration.
INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION
Ask them – What is God saying in today’s lesson?
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How can they apply this to their lives?
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Let them put their prayer points here:
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