Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT The promise of eternal life is for all believers of all ages.   TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16   INTRODUCTION The word parable comes from the Greek “parabole” meaning a placing beside.  It is therefore the pacing of one subject by another as an illustration of spiritual things by familiar earthly objects or incidents that brings the stories nearer their audience. Our Lord Jesus Christ who is the greatest teacher this world has ever known, often spoke to the people in parables in the Gospel, Matthew 13:10-13.  He made use of them to “veil” the truth from those who were not willing to acknowledge the truth, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4.  Those who really desired to know would not rest till they have found out the meaning, Isaiah 6:9-10. The parable of the workers in the vineyard was prompted by Peter’s question on the reward for those of them who had forsaken all and followed Christ.  The parable shows us that God in His sovereignty is debtor to no man, and that many who being last, may, with God’s blessings and grace outstrip those who were first called in knowledge, grace and spiritual usefulness.  This calls for humanity and reverential fear lest we should ourselves be found hypocrites at last.  God...

CENTRAL THOUGHT Fruitfulness is an evidence of true discipleship or sonship.     Text: John 15:1-17, Colossians 1:10   Introduction: Anyone who invests in a business, whether it be farming, trading or education does so for the purpose of getting a return for an investment. That return which usually comes by way of profit is indicative of fruitfulness. Any investor who does not get the expected return for his/her investment does not continue such venture because it was not profiting. God has invested in us as His children and as such, expects us to be fruitful for Him. As long as we remain in Him like the branches are to the stem, we will never have difficulties in bearing fruits. In this study we shall be considering how we can bear fruits and the types of fruits we are to bear.       LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: To understand what is fruitfulness To understand the conditions for fruit bearing To identify the type of fruit we are expected to bear To identify the dangers of not bearing fruit To know the benefits of bearing fruit     Q1. WHAT IS FRUITFULNESS? Simply put, fruitfulness is bearing fruits. It is reproduction of one’s kind. If a...

  CENTRAL THOUGHT The one who hears and obeys God’s word builds his faith on the solid foundation.   Text: Matthew 7:24-29, 1 Corinthians 3:9-15   Introduction: The word “build” is defined in many ways in the English language dictionary. One of such definition’s states “to develop and give form to, according to a definite plan or process; to fashion, mold, create”. Therefore, building as used in the context of our scriptural text has to do with a conscious effort to put materials together (blocks, cement, roads etc.) to erect a structure (ex. A house) that can withstand all forms of environmental stress. An important aspect of building a house Is the foundation upon which the materials being used for the building are laid. The believer is involved in building his or her life for God on a daily basis. Our lives must be built on the foundation of obedience to His word. Hence, in the text for this lesson, the LORD compares the believer who listens to and obeys HIS word to the man who built his house upon a rock and when the floods came beating upon the house, the building stood firm. When our lives are built upon the solid foundation of obedience to God’s word...