Sunday School

  CENTRAL THOUGHT:  The promise of the LORD’s birth was made and fulfilled by God Himself. HYMN: OH, COME ALL YE FAITHFUL TEXT: Luke 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION:  The birth of the LORD Jesus Christ is generally celebrated all over the world. Most countries have set aside December 25th of every year as the day to commemorate His birth. In many countries (especially in the western world, that day is observed as a public holiday. Usually commemoration of the LORD’s birth christened Christmas is done by most people (and sometimes countries) with pomp and pageantry. Homes, streets, shops, etc. are decorated. In the business world, it is also a time of boom. More goods are brought into the market and sales increase. Because of the upsurge in business activities during the period, some critics say that the Christmas celebration has been or is being commercialized. Nevertheless, the fact of the LORD’s birth is a reality. It is fact of the holy scriptures and also a fact of human historical records and writings. The events surrounding His birth were also real. Therefore, while there is joy in celebrating the birth of the LORD, the significance or purpose of that birth must not be ignored. He was born, lived, died, rose again and is...

CENTRAL THOUGHT The absence of Natural Affection is indicative of a decaying society awaiting God’s judgement.   TEXT:  2 Timothy 3:1-3; Romans 12:9-12    INTRODUCTION One of the features of the end-time that is gaining prominence both in the world and amongst Christians is the issue of indifference to the plight of others. Simply put, the vice of “neighborliness” is far replacing the virtue of “neighborliness” as taught by the Lord Jesus Christ, Luke 10:29-37. The center point of the gospel is love…. “For God so loved the world (of sinners) that He gave his only begotten son…”, John 3:16. Concerns for mankind, demonstration of compassion and the provision of relief to those in distress characterized the ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Since man is the only creature that God made after His very image and likeness, He expects that the activities of every Christian should revolve around the love of God expressed to man.  We therefore cannot love God if we hate the man (or our neighbor) that was created after His image and likeness, 1 John 4:21. End-time events show that most men and women are getting less concerned about the plight of their fellow human beings, be they Christians or unbelievers. Nothing is big, valuable,...

  CENTRAL THOUGHT May it not be that someone else does what the Lord has assigned for you because of your failure and wickedness.   TEXT: Matthew 21: 33-44, Romans 9:3-5, 25-33     READING TEXT:  Matthew 21: 33-44     INTRODUCTION: Parables, which were common – place stories, provided our Lord Jesus Christ an effective vehicle of communicating the deep truths of the kingdom of God.  This particular one of the Householder and husbandmen was no exception.  It reveals God’s eternal plan of salvation for mankind, namely that through Israel the Gospel of Christ be made known to the world.  With their reflection of the Messiah, the gentiles – a people who were not regarded as one – have, by faith, become children of Abraham and instruments for the propagation of the Gospel.  This parable could be of more significance to our generation than it was to the audience (scribes, Pharisees, commoners, etc.) that received it from the Lord.  Israel got carries away with her rich religious heritage, thinking it could substitute for the Messiah.  That same deception has overtaken some of us today.  We think the kingdom of God is our exclusive right because of either our position in church or our financial contribution to the church, or...