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PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 3 : CONSEQUENCES OF MISSING THE RAPTURE, August 21ST , 2022 Comments Off on PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 3 : CONSEQUENCES OF MISSING THE RAPTURE, August 21ST , 2022

PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 3 : CONSEQUENCES OF MISSING THE RAPTURE, August 21ST , 2022

Posted by on Aug 20, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT Every believer should be ready for the rapture. HYMN: WHEN THE TRUMPMET OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND. TEXT: Matthew 24:21-24; Romans 11:25-31 INTRODUCTION The coming of the LORD is a biblical fact. The rapture, which will occur first, is the coming in the air; when the saints meet the Lord in the air, takes them back to heaven with Him, presents them to the Father where they remain during the time the tribulation is running its course on the earth, 1 Thessalonians 3:13; John 14:1-3. The marriage super and the judgement of the saints take place in heaven. The rapture is different from the second advent of the LORD. At the second advent, after the tribulation, the LORD and the saints leave heaven together to come down to the earth, 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 19. Therefore, the rapture is the time the LORD comes for the saints to take them to heaven while the second advent is the time He comes from heaven with the saints to the earth to live here and fulfil a mission. After the rapture while the saints will be with the LORD in heaven, there will be untold woes going on in the earth for unbelievers and “believers” that missed the rapture....

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PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 2: THE CATCHING UP OF THE SAINTS, August 14TH , 2022 Comments Off on PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 2: THE CATCHING UP OF THE SAINTS, August 14TH , 2022

PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 2: THE CATCHING UP OF THE SAINTS, August 14TH , 2022

Posted by on Aug 13, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT Every believer should prepare for the catching-up. HYMN: WHEN THE TRUMPMET OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND. TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18, 5:1-11; 1 CORINTHIANS 15:50-55; 1 JOHN 3:2-3 INTRODUCTION We continue our series of study on “preparing for His coming”, as we consider an event popularly called the “Rapture”. The word rapture is not used in the Bible but it means the “catching up” of the saints, both dead and alive, to meet the Lord in the air. The certainty of the resurrection of the Christian rests on the fact that Christ Himself rose from the dead, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23. The scriptures nowhere enjoin us to attempt to calculate the date, month, or year as some have done in the past and exposed themselves to ridicule. The prospect of the rapture teaches us that it is not important whether Christ meets us dead or alive physically. What matters is that we remain faithful to the end. There are only two options for the faithful: we are either both changed and caught up in the air if we are still alive or we will be raised imperishable, if we were dead. We must daily look forward to his coming and be prepared as the consequences of missing the rapture...

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PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 1: SIGNS OF THE END TIMES, August 7TH , 2022 Comments Off on PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 1: SIGNS OF THE END TIMES, August 7TH , 2022

PREPARING FOR HIS COMING, PART 1: SIGNS OF THE END TIMES, August 7TH , 2022

Posted by on Aug 6, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT The coming of the Lord is at hand! HYMN: WHEN THE TRUMPMET OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND. TEXT: Matthew 24:3-51; 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 4:3-4; 1 Peter 4:7 INTRODUCTION At the fall of man, God promised that the “seed of the woman” will crush the head of Satan. With time, the prophets gave more details about the first coming of Jesus Christ, Isaiah 53:1-12. However, at the time the promise was fulfilled, the religious order of the day was caught at unawares. Their expectation of the Messiah was blurred by personal bias, opinions and the political state of Israel. They expected a political deliverer. God may not have told them exactly when Christ would come but the circumstances of His birth, life, ministry and death were clearly spelled out but “…and the world knew him not.”, John 1:10b. Jesus is coming soon. Again, the events that will signal His second coming and the end of the age are clearly taught in scriptures. We must be prepared, lest we should be taken unawares. “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a...

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PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING, July 31ST, 2022 Comments Off on PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING, July 31ST, 2022

PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING, July 31ST, 2022

Posted by on Jul 30, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT The practical life of a believer is a more effective message to his generation. HYMN: WHEN WE WALK WITH THE LORD. TEXT: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22, Romans 13:12-14 INTRODUCTION The practical Christian life is anchored on values that are supernatural, divine, and eternal. The Christian is a citizen of the kingdom of Heaven, beyond this material universe. He is governed and motivated by the expectations of that kingdom. He lives neither for himself nor by the dictates and values of this earthly system. The scriptures abound with instructions of divine origin that are to serve as guidelines for practical relationships and responsibilities. The fruit we bear will lend credence to the truth of a transformed life, a renewed mindset, and our obedience to the dictates of this higher kingdom. When our hearts are richly endowed with the word of God and with the presence of His spirit, the evidence will be an exemplary life that manifests Godly virtues unhindered. Here on earth, there are so many Christian duties which may appear like a routine or have been trivialized by us, but which are very essential in our walk with God. They are kingdom virtues which we are to cultivate as followers of Christ. The aim of this lesson...

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INTIMACY WITH GOD – WORSHIP, July 24th, 2022 Comments Off on INTIMACY WITH GOD – WORSHIP, July 24th, 2022

INTIMACY WITH GOD – WORSHIP, July 24th, 2022

Posted by on Jul 23, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT It is only those who worship God in Spirit and in truth that are true worshippers. HYMN: OH, Worship the King TEXT: Leviticus 6:8-13; Romans 12:1-2; John 4:23-24 INTRODUCTION Worship can be defined simply as an ardent devotion or reverential love and allegiance accorded a deity or a sacred object. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein”, Psalm 24:1, is the only One that deserves our worship. He is the only one that we should worship. “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve”, Matthew 4:10. Therefore, it is only God, the Creator of all, that qualifies to receive our worship. As a matter of fact, the Scriptures make us to understand this as recorded in Revelation 4:11, “thou are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created”. It follows from this therefore, that the reason for our being is to offer acceptable worship to God our maker. “O come let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker”, Psalm 95:6. Worship is a reasonable service we must continually offer to...

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Supernatural Power in Praise, July 17th, 2022 Comments Off on Supernatural Power in Praise, July 17th, 2022

Supernatural Power in Praise, July 17th, 2022

Posted by on Jul 17, 2022 in Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT God inhabits the praises of His people. HYMN: HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty TEXT: 2 Chronicles 20:1-24; Psalm 149:1-9 INTRODUCTION Praises and Worship are the main activities in the kingdom of God. It is the eternal duty of the Angels and other hosts of Heaven to render praises to God continually, Revelation 4:8, 5:9-13. When genuine praises are offered to God by Men, a common platform is provided for Heaven and Earth to relate cordially. The true nature and power of Heaven is brought to bear on Earth through praises to God. Much of the power of godliness in the lives of believers comes from making God our chief joy. Our faith in Christ is made clear and manifest by our level of thankful rejoicing in Him. Praise, therefore, is of cardinal centrality in our Christian race. By it we give glory to God for the triumphs already received, and through it we receive further recompense for being truly thankful to God. In this study, we shall examine the various scriptural basis for praising God and the numerous benefits that follow. LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: To explain the meaning of praises in the context of the Christian faith.To explain why we should...

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