Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHTOur life on earth is the route to heaven, our final destination. HYMN: ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIER INTRODUCTIONA pilgrim is one who travels from his/her country, to a holy place for religious reasons. This implies that a pilgrim has a permanent abode. A pilgrim is also one journeying through life as a stranger in this world since this world is not his final destination. A pilgrim can be regarded as a stranger or foreigner or sojourner in another country. The pilgrim is not a permanent dweller and does not naturalize (without the right of citizenship) in the foreign land. After some time on the pilgrimage, the pilgrim must return to his real abode. It is very important to note that in the journey of life, a pilgrim must live with determined focus so that he/she is not entangled by the affairs of the foreign or temporary land of pilgrimage.Some Christians have lost focus of who they are, where they are from and where they are going. The Christian is Christ’srepresentative or ambassador on earth who was redeemed to fulfill God’s purpose and Heaven is the final destination of the believer that overcomes the world.The world is wallowing in darkness and sin; low morals have become acceptable, environmental factors are...

CENTRAL THOUGHTHumility is a virtue that must be seen in the life of every Christian. HYMN: JESUS KEEP ME NEAR THE CROSS TEXT: John 5:30-34, John 13:3-16, Phil. 2:1-11 INTRODUCTIONIt is a fact of scripture that God desires that those who come to HIM should be like HIS SON the LORD JESUS CHRIST. This entails walking in the steps of the LORD.Humility is one of the footprints of the LORD JESUS. Therefore, a believer in CHRIST ought to be humble.It is a virtue every Christian must cultivate. Humility is a basic requirement for honor in GOD’s Kingdom. In this study we will examine some exemplary display of humility by the LORD and what should be our obligations as believers with respect to this virtue. LESSON OBJECTIVESThe objectives of this study are:1. Know what humility is.2. Be able to differentiate true humility from false humility3. Have an understanding of how the LORD demonstrated humility while on earth.4. Examine some ways people manifest pride today.5. Highlight the blessings of a humble life. BIBLE TRUTH Q1. WHAT IS HUMILITY AND HOW IS TRUE HUMILITY DIFFERENT FROM FALSE HUMILITY? Rom. 12:3, Phil. 2:3 Humility is defined in the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary as “The quality of not thinking that you are better than...

CENTRAL THOUGHTBy His death and resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ conquered death for mankind. HYMN: CHRIST THE LORD IS RISEN TODAY INTRODUCTIONVictory is the act of winning or the state of having won. It is a success in a struggle. Death as applied to man in the scripture can be spiritual or physical.Physical death is the last end of life or occasion of loss of life. Spiritual death is the eternal separation from God or cutting off from realizing God’s eternal purpose for which mankind was created.The death of Jesus initially appeared to look like a defeat. The disciples’ hope seemed to have been lost or dashed. The enemies thought they had succeeded; but little did they know that our Lord had gone to give the final blow to their master, the devil.In this study, we shall be looking at how the Lord defeated death and rose from the grave triumphantly. LESSON OBJECTIVESThe objectives of this study are:1.To know Joseph of Arimathea’s role in the burial of the Lord Jesus.2.To discuss the efforts made by the enemies to ensure that Jesus did not rise from the grave.3.To understand that Christ’s victory over death is the Hope of the believer (mankind).4.To examine some of the evidences that Jesus actually rose...