RCCG Sunday School Teacher’s Manual 4th September 2022 (Lesson 1) – Who Is Our God?
TOPIC: Who Is Our GOD?
OPENING PRAYER: Dear God, help me to understand who You are. (Scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 4 September 2022 HYMN)
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
Teacher should allow students to review the previous week’s lesson.
MEMORY VERSE: “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:” – Isaiah 45:5 (KJV)
BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Chronicles 29:10-12 (King James Version)
10 Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: Some people, called atheists, do not believe in or intentionally deny the existence of God. The Bible calls them ‘fools’ (Psalm 41:1). There are other who believe in the existence of many gods and consult with them based on peculiar needs; they are called polytheists.
The Bible unequivocally teaches that there is only one God who created all things, sustains all things, and transcends all things. This is what we believe as Christians. It is worth noting that we do not worship or serve the same God with the people of other religions who also believe that there is only one ‘God.’ Who then is our God and what make him unique?
TEXT REVEIW:1 Chronicles 29:10-12.
In this passage, David publicly acknowledge his God and declares some of His attributes and works.
a. ‘Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever’……..V10.
b. Greatness and the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty are God’s………V11a.
This is because:
i. All that………………………V11b.
ii. …………………………………V11c.
c. Riches and honour come from him …………V12a.
And also:
i. …………………………………..V12b.
ii. ………………………………….V12c.
iii. …………………………………V12d.
LESSON OUTLINES
- OUR GOD IS THE UNCREATED CREATOR.
- OUR GOD IS UNIQUE.
1. OUR GOD IS THE UNCREATED CREATOR
Question 1: Why is our God the uncreated creator?
Answer: The teacher should highlight the reason our God is the uncreated creator (Colossians 1:17; Ps 90:2), as follows:
As reveled to us by the Bible,
i. We believe that they is only one God who created the Heaven and the Earth (Genesis 1:1).
ii. Our God is the creator of both visible and invisible creatures (Colossians 1:16).
iii. Our God created all living things (humans, animals and plants) and non-livig things (sun, moon,rivers, stars, mountains, etc.)- Ps. 8:3; John. 1-13.
vi. In our God, every creature receives life (John. 5:26; Genesis 2:7).
v. Our God created and controls times and seasons (Gen. 1:14; Daniel 2:21a).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Students should mention why our God is the uncreated creator.
2. OUR GOD IS UNIQUE
Question 1: How unique is our God?
Answer: Our God is unique in that he possesses attributes other gods do not possess.
The uniqueness of our God is evident in many of His attibutes.
i. Our God is the Supreme Being and Ruler of all that is (Ps.103:19; 115:3).
ii. He is the self existent one (Isaiah 45:5-6).
iii. Our God is perfect (Ps. 18:30) in holiness (Lev. 11:44; Ex. 15:11).
iv. He is unique in power (Ps. 62:11), goodness (Ex. 34:6) and wisdom (Rom. 11:33).
v. Our God is everywhere -Omnipresent (Jer. 23:24),
Question 2: What other unique attributes does our God possess?
Answer:
i. He is all-powerful -Omnipotent (Rev. 19:6) and,
ii. All-knowing -Omniscient (1John 3:20).
iii. Our God is a spirit (John 4:24; 2Cor. 3:17).
iv. Our God is all light (1John 1:5) and glory (Ps. 19:1).
v. Our God is love (1John 4:8, 16) and loves us with an everlasting love (Jer. 31:3).
vi. The sovereignty of our God is expressed in the fact that he does whatever pleases Him (1Chr. 29:11; Ps. 115:3). No one can query him (Isaiah 29:16; 45:9).
vii. Our God is Eternal (Deut. 33:27; Rom. 1:20).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should distinguish between ‘our God’ and other gods
SUMMARY: The God of the Christians create all things and He is distinct from other gods in so many ways.
CONCLUSION: Every Christian must believe and declare boldly that our God is the only God.
CLOSING PRAYER: Father, I declare that You are the God of all gods and no god can be compared to You.
ASSIGNMENT: Why do you think atheists say, ‘There is no God?’ Give five (5) reasons.
RCCG Sunday School manual is used in Sunday School Classes in the RCCG.
The RCCG Sunday school manual is written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye and is available online for easy access. See the previous RCCG Sunday school Manual for 2022 here
