Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT Our Lord Jesus came to redeem mankind. HYMN:  WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS Text: Matthew 26:14-25; John 18:12-24 INTRODUCTION: It is a very painful thing to experience betrayal. It is more painful when that betrayer is from a very close confidant, who in all decent conscience was supposed to act in the best interest of the betrayed. This was the beginning of the climax of the passions of Jesus. One of His disciples, betrayed Him, came with an armed band and pointed him out even with a kiss. Thereafter He was tried in what would be described as a mockery of justice. The Jews had a predetermined objective of getting rid of Jesus. What was left was how to recruit witnesses; get a cooperating judge or use threat or public pressure to intimidate one judge to execute their motive. That was the summary of events that led to the crucifixion of Jesus. However, on the other side of the divide, God Almighty with the entire host of heaven were watching, knowing that the destiny of mankind was about to receive an eternal revival! The tragedy of the world today is that men do prefer noisy falsehood, absolute darkness and barbaric evil to truth, light, and righteousness....

CENTRAL THOUGHT God is the ultimate source of comfort and encouragement but He uses people as His channels. HYMN:  BLESSED BE THE TIE THAT BINDS Text: Acts 4:32-37, 11:19-30 INTRODUCTION ‘Joses’ was his real name but the Apostles nicknamed him Barnabas, which means ‘son of consolation’ or ‘son of encouragement’.  He featured prominently in the early Christian development and ministry of Apostle Paul.  He was one of the first persons to sell his land to help Christians in Jerusalem.  He was of great help to the people around him, a generous landowner.  He lived in pioneer days when the gospel was new and left an indelible mark.  He did wonders with encouragements; whenever he encouraged Christians, non-Christians flocked to become believers.             We all need encouragement, and we all need to learn to be encouragers.  Barnabas offers us a good, biblical example of an encourager.  In this study, we shall examine closely the life of this man as an outstanding example of generosity and motivation. LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: To know who Barnabas was.To examine the character and generosity of Barnabas.To identify those qualities in Barnabas that made the Jerusalem Church send him to Antioch.To highlight the roles played by Barnabas in Paul’s ministry and...

CENTRAL THOUGHT Our actions must be guided by the word of God and the fear of the Lord. HYMN:  I AM THINE, O LORD Text: Genesis 24:15-25, 27:1-46 INTRODUCTION: Rebekah was the young woman who became the wife of Isaac, Abraham’s son.  She came from a well to do family in upper Mesopotamia, now North-Eastern Syria.  She was the daughter of Bethuel, a relative of Abraham; her family background is given in Genesis 22:20-23.  Rebekah’s humility and hospitality earned her favor before Eleazar, Abraham’s servant.  It was common courtesy to give a drink to a stranger, but it took added character to also fetch water for ten thirsty camels.  In the study, we shall be looking at her character and attitude, with the view of deriving some lessons. LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: 1.  To know who Rebekah was. 2. To identify her shining qualities as a girl and a wife. 3. To examine her character and draw some lessons from them. Bible truth: Q1. WHO WAS REBEKAH IN THE BIBLE? Genesis 24:15-20, 24, 67             Rebekah was the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah which she bore unto Nahor Abraham’s brother.  She became the wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob.            ...