RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL FOR SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2020

 RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL

LESSON TEN (10)

DATE: SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2020

TOPIC: THE LORD'S PRAYER

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 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?

OPENING PRAYER

Father, please open my understanding on how to pattern my prayers before you

BIBLE PASSAGE: MATTHEW 6:9-13

[9]. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

[10]. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

[11]. Give us this day our daily bread.

[12]. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

[13]. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

MEMORY VERSE: 

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4:6

LESSON INTRODUCTION:

Many people misunderstand the Lord's prayer to be a prayer that we are supposed to recite word for word. It has been memorised by countless people throughout history and is often recited corporately. 

Rather, the Lord's prayer should be understood as an example and as a model, of how to pray. Not that we are tied up to the use of this only, or of this always; yet, without doubt, it gives us the "ingredients" that should go into prayer.  

TEXT REVIEW: MATTHEW 6:9-13

Jesus Christ gave a pattern that prayer should follow:

👉🏻 Acknowledge God as our Father in Heaven. v9b.

👉🏻Reverence His name. v9c.

👉🏻Declare that His ............................................ v10a.

👉🏻God's will must ..............................................v10b.

👉🏻........................................................................... v11. 

👉🏻........................................................................... v12.

👉🏻........................................................................ v13a.

👉🏻......................................................................... v13b

👉🏻Worship Him for His power and glory. v13c

LESSON OUTLINE 1: PETITIONS IN RELATION TO GOD AND HIS HONOUR

Teacher should do a verse to verse analysis of the passage on the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:9-10

1 "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." (Matt. 6:9).

👉🏻Jesus begins His exemplary prayer by acknowledging God the Father.

👉🏻God is our Father, meaning He cares for us.

👉🏻God resides in Heaven, which implies He is above us (Isa. 55:8-9) and He is the one to whom our prayers should be addressed to.

👉🏻We hallow His name, meaning we declare that He is holy and praise Him for who He is.

👉🏻This opening line, therefore recognises that God is both our Father and our King. He loves us, and He is far greater than us (Rev. 1:6).

2. "Thy  kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven."* (Matt. 6:10).

This is a reminder to us that:

👉🏻We are to pray for God's plan in our lives and the world, not our own plan.

👉🏻We are to pray for God's will to be done, not our desires. 

👉🏻We are to pray for His purposes. God cares for us and is greater than us. (Jeremiah 29:11)

👉🏻We are to submit our will to His (Matt. 26:39, 42; Acts 21:14).

👉🏻We are to trust that His way is better and pray that His will be accomplished on earth. (Psalm 37:4-5)

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: 

Students should mention some of the attributes of God that can be used in prayer to acknowledge His greatness. 

LESSON OUTLINE 2: PETITIONS IN RELATION TO HUMAN CONCERNS

Teacher should do a verse to verse analysis of the passage on the Lord's prayer in Matthew 6:11-13

1. "Give us this day our daily bread." (Matt. 6:11).

👉🏻We do not only desire God's will on a grand scale, but also on the smaller scale of our lives. (Prov. 30:8).

👉🏻We look to Him for our daily needs;- spiritual, practical, relational, emotional, and physical. (Matt. 6:33)

2. "And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors." (Matt. 6:12).

👉🏻Our biggest need is to be forgiven. Without God's forgiveness we are dead in sin. (Eph. 2:1).

👉🏻With His forgiveness, we are made alive in Christ. (Col. 2:13).

👉🏻Because we are forgiven, we are called to forgive (Matt. 18:28-35, Mark 11:25).

👉🏻Forgiveness restores our fellowship with God and others.

👉🏻With forgiveness, we can obey the command to love God and love others. (Matt. 23:37-40).

3. "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" (Matt. 6:13a)

This final request demonstrates that:

👉🏻Our heart is eager to please God.

👉🏻God will not lead us into temptation (James 1:13).

👉🏻He is not the author of evil.

👉🏻This prayer is an agreement with God that we do not want to sin against Him (Luke 22:40).

👉🏻It is a plea for help in achieving victory over sin and a request for protection from the attacks of the devil (Psalm 141:4, 9).

👉🏻We pray to be aware of the evil that tempts us and to readily see the escape that He has provided us (1 Cor. 10:13).

👉🏻Temptation in this verse may also refer to trails of our faith. (1 Peter 1:7; 4:12). 

👉🏻We can conclude our prayers with a remainder of God's sovereign control, His great power and that our life is for His glory. " .....For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." (Matt. 6:13b).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: 

Class should highlight other key issues that believers should prayer for.

SUMMARY: 

To pray in line with the pattern of Jesus, the major ingredient must be included.

CONCLUSION: 

The Lord's Prayer is a model provided by Jesus for how to pray.

EVALUATION: 

Teachers should ask the students to highlight the key ingredients in the Lord's prayer.

CLOSING PRAYER: 

Lord, give me the grace to pray in an acceptable manner

ASSIGNMENT: 

Student should memorise and recall the Lord's Prayer.