28/06/2026
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHING 39
28TH JUNE, 2026
TOPIC: CIRCUMCISION THE SIGN OF EVERLASTING COVENANT
MEMORY VERSE: PHILIPPIANS 3 V 3 (NKJV) For we are the circumcision who worship God in the spirit rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh.
TEXT: GENESIS 17 V 1-27
COMMENT: Circumcision is an act of removing the fo****in of the male ge***al called h***n. In ancient Israel, this act was ritually performed on the eight days after birth upon children, servants, and aliens. Circumcision was carried out by the father. Initially, Abraham circumcised his household using a flint knife, today specialists nurses and doctors do it. Covenant is a spiritual agreement it is an oath bound promise whereby one party solemnly pledges to bless or serve another in some specified way. Sometimes, the keeping of the promise depends upon the meeting of certain conditions by the party of whom the promise is made. The concept of covenant is a central unifying theme of scripture establishing and defining God's relationship to man in all ages.
Abraham sought God because of the problem of barrenness. When Abraham grew up in the knowledge of God, he learned to relax in the presence of God, reposing confidence in God. He trusted God and knew that God would never allow him to put to shame.
When God realized this He said to Abraham that He would establish a covenant between Him and Abraham and his seed, and it will be an everlasting covenant. And He will be a God to him and his seeds forever. God promised to give Abraham and his seed the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession. Before this covenant, God changed the name of Abraham and Saral to Abraham and Sarah, which means father and mother of many nations.
The covenant of circumcision has a significance showing removal of dirty uncleanness and separation. God asked Abraham to walk before Him and be perfect. God made Abraham understand that He hated uncleanness, unjust, weight, wickedness, and evil of all kinds. Anybody that wants to enjoy eternal life in heaven and enter into God's security must establish a covenant with God just like Abraham, which will remove and separate from sin. Then come under the charge of God. God will be in charge of your affairs just like Abraham. Such will worship and serve God regularly and will not forsake the assembly of believers as the manner of some is. Such will come for Sunday service and weekly activities. You should not be coming to church only on Sundays. You should separate from sin and worldliness of all kind, serving and worshipping God in season and out of season. Representing God in the yard, office, market, being more spiritual than carnal, resisting sin to the shedding of blood, and no matter the wars you face, God will give you victory as He gave Ab No matter the reproach in your life. God will remove it and promote you. Just like God sent Hagar the strange woman away, God will remove every strange attachment in your life. Condemning every tongue that will rise against you.
Through the covenant of circumcision God brings us into the court of the Hebrew, and with the separation that goes with, it we draw near holiness. God that calls us is holy, and we should be holy. we should not dress, visit, and eat anyhow, say no to polluted food, meat like pigs, and worldly dressing. Most people after fruit fast and its cleansing they will go back to dirty living.
Before we answer the child of God, we must answer the child of Abraham. God who gave Abraham Isaac will also put laughter in our mouth and we will be far from what others are suffering as to inherit and have the Abrahamic covenant in the knowledge of our saviour Jesus Christ which will usher us to eternal life in heaven with laughter in our mouth.
Ref: Romans 8 v 5-9, 1 Thessalonians 2 v 13, 1 Corinthians 6 v 1-11, Colossians 2 v9-15.