01/02/2020
*RCCG TEENS TEACHER'S MANUAL*
*LESSON TWENTY -THREE (23)*
*SUNDAY 2ND OF FEBRUARY, 2020*
*TOPIC: SIN CAUSES DARKNESS*
*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 friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and old 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 blessing on Thee.
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?
*BIBLE TEXT*: Judges 16:18-21
18.And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.
19.And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
20.And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
*1 Samuel 31:1-6*
1.Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2.And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
3.And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4.Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5.And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6.So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
*MEMORY VERSE*: Ezekiel 18:20 "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him".
LESSON AIM: To let the teens aware that sin causes darkness and darkness causes evil.
*CENTRAL TRUTH: Sin is the most cause of human problems.
*INTRODUCTION*: In lesson 18, we gave a very simple definition of sin as when you good and you do not do it, it is sin. James 4:17. In this study we want to look at what sin can cause in the life of a child of God.
*STUDY GUIDE*:
*A*. *The summary of what sin causes is Darkness*:
D -- Death. Rom.6:23, James 1:15
A -- Anguish of the heart. Psalm 32:3-4
R -- Robs us of joy. 1/) John 1:4
K -- Kills the peace of God in us.
N -- Not confident to pray. Isaiah 59:2
E -- Eternal separation from God. Revelation 21:8
S -- Sickness. John 10:10.
S -- Spiritual truth will not be understood.
*B*. Teenagers to look at the story in Judges 16:18-21 and highlight the activities of Samson that led to his death:
1. ................................................................
2. ................................................................
3. ................................................................
4. ................................................................
5. ................................................................
DISCUSSION: Discuss the various ways darkness can come upon someone in sin.
*INVITATION/APPLICATION:* Are you living in darkness? You need to run away fast from sin and the camp of Satan. Then submit yourself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
*CONCLUSION*: Proverbs 6:27 says "Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?". We cannot afford to toy with sin as children of God. Anyone that indulges in acts of sin should expect darkness to cover his life. This is because God cannot reckon with sin. He cannot behold sin.
*DEVOTION FOR THE WEEK*
*SUNDAY*: Exodus 20-23 - God's Angel of protection
*MONDAY*: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 - The Greatest Gift.
*TUESDAY*: John 11:45-47 - The Plot to Kill Jesus.
*WEDNESDAY*: Acts 27:9-12 - Paul's Warning Ignored.
*THURSDAY*: Luke 13:22-33 - The Narrow Way.
*FRIDAY*: Genesis 37:1-40 - The sale of Joseph into slavery.
*SATURDAY*: 2 Samuel 23:8-39 - David's Mighty Men.