Sunday School

CENTRAL THOUGHT The peace with God through Christ’s suffering.   Text: Matthew 27:27-54   INTODUCTION The word Passion as used Galatians 5:24 can be defined as strong feeling, intense desire or enthusiasm towards something.  It is also referred to as affection and lust of the flesh.  Paul in his letter said “those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh and its passion and desires”.  However, when Passion is used in relation to Jesus Christ, it refers to his suffering and death, in which case it is prefixed by the word “The”, The Passion (of Jesus Christ).  In the Christian world, this period is referred to as the “The Passion Week”. It starts from “Palm Sunday” when Jesus triumphantly entered into Jerusalem as a king, through to “Good Friday”, when he was crucified.  In our study, we shall examine some of the agonies and pains experienced by our Lord Jesus during “The Passion Week”.   LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: To Critically examine Christ suffering. To understand why He needed to go through all the sufferings. To understand how we are to reciprocate the sacrifice of Christ for us. To examine Christ seven last statements on the cross. To identify some of the miraculous events that accompanied the death of Christ....

CENTRAL THOUGHT  The good of the land is for the obedient heart.   TEXT: Isaiah 1: 16-20. INTRODUCTION God is very much concerned about the comfort and welfare of His people. It is His utmost desire to bless, protect and provide for His children. God wants us to depend on Him as our source for every need of our lives. He is the rightful owner of the good of the land. The earth is the Lords and the fullness thereof (Psalm24:1). The beast of the forest, silver and gold belong to the Lord (Psalm. 50:10, Haggai 2:8. God is the one that gives us power to get wealth [Deut.8:18] True prosperity is a function of divine connection. When you are connected to God and ready to obey Him whole heartedly, you will prosper. The believer must however pattern his/her life in obedience to God’s word in order to continually be a beneficiary of these divine blessings. How to demonstrate this obedience and be blessed of the Lord will be the focus of this study.   LESSON OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study are: To understand the mind of God toward His children To identify the conditions attached to receiving blessing. To discover how we can demonstrate obedience to God....

CENTRAL THOUGHT: Healing is the children’s bread.   Text: Esther 4, 5, 6 (reading text; Esther 6:1-14)   INTRODUCTION Esther was an orphan brought up by her cousin Mordecai in Shushan during the reign of Ahasuerus.  She was made queen by the great hand and favor of God to be used of God to deliver the Jews from being exterminated.  A fair girl, obedient to her parents and authorities, she found favor with the king to be made queen out of choice from seven others, who had gone through purification for one year. The enemy of the Jews, Haman through his hatred for Mordecai, had planned to exterminate the Jews.  This plat came to the notice of Mordecai, who decided to use Esther the queen.  Esther, ignorant of the plot merely sent clothes to Mordecai to replace sack-cloth he had on.  When the plot was made known, she hesitated because of the royal statutes which forbade her to come before the king except on invitation.  When she was challenged to consider why God had placed her there (4:14), she went into action and dared to believe God. God honored the general fasting and prayers called for by Esther.  She was granted favor to see the king; Mordecai was honored...