MFM Mountain Top Life Daily Devotional 4 May 2019 By Dr. D.K Olukoya – What Do You Have In Your Hand?

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TOPIC: What Do You Have In Your Hand? (Mountain Of Fire and Miracle Ministries, MFM Daily Devotional 4 May 2019)

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Kings 16-18; Luke 22:47-71

FIRE SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 11:8-17

MEMORY VERSE: “And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.” – Exodus 4:2

The MESSAGE:

Good asked Moses what is that you have in your hand? Uriah, an obedient and loyal citizen had in his hands the letter containing detailed instructions of how he was to be eliminated by the same king to whom he was so loyal. In ignorance, he delivered it to those who wasted him. On the contrary, Moses had in his hands, a rod which became God’s instrument for multiple miracles which He used in swallowing the wickedness of the enemies of God’s people and bringing them to their knees.

Are your hands holding the staff of your ministry, or your physical and spiritual death warrant? That glass of alcohol; that pen you are using to commit fraud and destroy other people’s career with impunity; that instrument of your trade that you are using to fabricate fake goods; that steering wheel of the vehicle you are driving when you know you are drunk; that contraband good you are smuggling; the illegal or fake drugs you are selling or couriering; the Bible that you are using to preach after committing sexual immorality or fraud; that scalpel that you as a doctor are using to perform abortions. The list is inexhaustible of what can become the instrument of your physical death or evidence for your condemnation to eternal damnation.

On the contrary, your hands can become the means by which God can use you for His glory wherever you find yourself: in your place of work, at your school, home or extended family house or village, the marketplace, the streets under the bridge where drug addicts live, in the prison or hospital, your church etc.

It is important that you carefully examine your hands, your motives and the motives of those around you; and be in contact with heaven. Like in the case of Uriah, ignorance is very dangerous. Only the Spirit of God can tell you the difference. When you read, study and meditate on the word of God and listen to sermons from anointed men of God. When you pray without ceasing. When you live an uncompromising obedient life, then your spirit will be sharpened to discern the good from the evil.

Beloved, whether you find yourself at the top or at the bottom of the ladder of life, whether satisfied or dissatisfied with life, in whatever location in the four corners of the earth, I beseech you, submit your hands, your heart, your whole being for God’s use. Trust only God. Never put your trust in man; the heart of man is desperately wicked. I pray for you that the enemy will not outwit you because of your ignorance, in Jesus’ name.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
THE PERSON GOD EQUIPS, EMPOWERS AND ENABLES CAN NEVER FAIL.

PROPHETIC WORD:
The God who promoted Moses shall promote you beyond your wildest imagination.

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

1. Father God, I confess my sins and repent of anything that will make me a sitting target for destruction from the camp of the enemy, in the name of Jesus.
2. O God my Father, damage beyond repairs, my ignorance of spiritual things, in the name of Jesus.
3. My hands, catch the fire of the Holy Ghost and consume every instrument of the devil you are holding, in the name of Jesus.
   EVENING
4. You clever enemy scheming against my life, hear the word of God, die, in the name of Jesus.
5. You son of wickedness terrorising my life with affliction, receive the thunder fire of God, in the name of Jesus.
6. Almighty God, I surrender all to You. Use me for Your glory, in the name of Jesus.
7. O God my Father, enfold me in Your garment of fire, in the name of Jesus.

MOUNTAIN TOP LIFE is a daily devotional by Dr. D.K Olukoya (General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries, Worldwide)

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Topic: Entering Into Your Rest By The Word [Seeds of Destiny 4 May 2019 Devotional]

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Beloved, it is very important to know that the Word of God is the vehicle that transports God’s people to their place of rest (Matthew 11:28).

SCRIPTURE: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Hebrews 4:9-10

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Where the Word is not found, struggle continues.

Rest implies relaxation from exertion or labour. It is also relief or refreshment from worry or something troublesome. Rest also signifies calm, peace and tranquillity.

The Scripture makes it clear that there is a place of rest for the people of God (Hebrews 4:9-10). That means as children of God, we are destined for peace and tranquillity, and exempted from laborious and troublesome life on earth. It is not the will of God for His Children to pass through life in stress and tension. God has reserved a place of rest for His children; it is a place where the child of God experiences total and peaceful rest on earth even before the eternal rest in Heaven.

Beloved, it is very important to know that the Word of God is the vehicle that transports God’s people to their place of rest (Matthew 11:28). The impact of God’s Word on a person’s life is what establishes the person in a place of rest. Whenever the Word of God prevails in your life, you will step into your rest, and where the Word is not found, struggle continues.

Now, what should a child of God rest from?

i. The Cares of this World (Matt. 13:22). The child of God is expected to dwell in a realm of independence, freedom and liberty from whatever constitutes the cares of this world.

ii. Rest from anxieties, uncertainties of the future (Matthew 6:34). The child of God is expected to live in a realm of freedom from concerns and anxieties about tomorrow.

iii. The struggles and sweat of the flesh (Gen. 3:19): As a child of God you are expected to dwell in a realm in God where the flesh is no longer in charge of your life.

iv. Unprofitable, profitless human labour (Gen. 3:18): A child of God is expected to live above the realm of fruitless toils and unprofitable labour. As a child of God, you are to see the products of your labour.

v. Burdens of life (Matthew 11:28): The child of God is supposed to rest from the burdens of life. This includes rest from the pains of life and the burden of sin.

Beloved, my counsel is, endeavour to give yourself to the reading and studying of the Word, prayer and worship in order to enter your place of rest in God.

REMEMBER THIS: Where the Word is not found, struggle continues.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Let your mind rest on God’s promises from His Word always.
2. Do not relent in the study of God’s Word.
3. Cast all your burdens and cares on God.

PRAYER: O Lord, I ask that You give me rest from all the struggles, pains and burdens of life. Grant me peace that passes all understanding, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: ENTERING YOUR REST BY HIS WORD

QUOTE: Nothing can get out of control where He is involved. Culled from REASON FOR LIVING by Dr Paul Enenche

DAILY READING: Judges 19:1 to 20:48, John 3:22 to 4:3, Psalm 104:24 to 35, Proverbs 14:22 to 24

AMAZING FACT: Thomas Edison, a world famous inventor failed 1000 times while trying to invent the electric bulb but eventually succeeded; he also invented an improved stock ticker for stock exchange and was paid a massive sum of $40,000 for this and he was only 22 at the time.

DON’T FORGET TO ATTEND: The Sunday Service tomorrow at 8:00am at the Glory Dome, The Lord’s Garden, Airport Road, Abuja. Endeavour to come to Church with your friends and loved ones. God bless you.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: I decree your entry into your season of rest in Jesus’ Name. Every trace of stress and tension be dissolved from your life today, in Jesus’ Name.

Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Topic: Lot Of The Wicked [DCLM Daily Manna 4 May 2019 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

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Text: Job 21:22-34 (KJV)

Key Verse: “That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath” (Job 21:30).

MESSAGE:

Are the worldly rich and wise as their prosperity and sophisticated outlook suggest? Not by any chance, as the objective interpretation of Job’s treatise in the text indicates. A suffering Job admits that the wicked man is several notches ahead of the godly poor in terms of material possessions. The rich man may be swimming in luxury. But unknown to him who does not honour God, he is penciled down for divine wrath if he does not repent. Death does not respect any man as it comes at its own timing. It does not discriminate along social status, economic line, financial security, level of education and numerous other things that matter to men today.

While responding to the rebuke of his friends, Job noted that the wicked may prosper but they remain unrecognised and unrespected by God. As judge of all the earth, God will do right. Hell is the lot of every sinner at last. Whether a wicked man dies in a palace or in a dungeon, the worms that do not die and the fire that is not quenched will be his eternal companions. Thus, differences in this world are meaningless in eternity.

Job opposed his friends who argued that the wicked were sure to fall into immediate ruin and none but the wicked would face such a fate. On the basis of this principle, they condemned Job. Like him, no discerning believer should fail to realise that the punishment for sinners is terrible and greater in the world to come.

The wicked may enjoy great privileges in this life but at death, all will be worthless and forgotten. Death should hold no dread for the believer. We should look forward to it as the beginning of a glorious era with Christ.

Thought For The Day: The believers is redeemed to escape the eternal fate of the wicked in Hell.

The Bible In One Year: Judges 5-7

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Keep Your Birthright

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Topic: Keep Your Birthright (Open Heaven 4 May 2019)

Memorise: “Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.”- Hebrews 12:16

Read: 1 John 3:1-3 (KJV)

1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Bible in One Year: Genesis 48-50, Jeremiah 30:10-24

Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday MESSAGE:

When Apostle John caught the revelation of who we are in Christ, he was so excited about it. You can feel his excitement in these words he penned in 1 John 3:1:

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.”

We learn from these words that the children of this world will never understand our ways. They cannot understand us, no matter how hard they try, until they come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Therefore, trying to make the children of this world appreciate or accept our lifestyle is an exercise in futility. Some Christians have compromised their faith in an attempt to achieve this impossible feat, because they want to impress the world. In spite of the miracles the Master performed – healing the sick, raising the dead, cleansing lepers and other signs and wonders – the children of this world still cried “Crucify Him!” They even preferred the notorious robber, Barabbas, to the Author of life (John 18:39-40). Since they rejected our Master, don’t be shocked that they will also reject our way of life.

As sons of God, we have a birthright which our adoption accords us. Although our minds cannot fully comprehend presently the scope of what this birthright gives, we have the assurance that when we see the Lord in glory, we will understand it all, because we will be exactly like Him (1 Corinthians 2:9, 1 Corinthians 13:12, 1 John 3:2). Why is the Lord giving us this assurance? The reason is that He knows we will face challenges in life which can make us doubt the reality of our heritage as peculiar people chosen by God to be favored above others in the world, having God as our Father. Our Lord also faced this challenge in the wilderness of temptation and on the cross of Calvary (Luke 4:3-12, Mark 15:34). In the wilderness, the devil tried to make Him doubt His status as the Son of the Living God. The devil knew that God would not answer prayers inspired by satanic suggestions or borne out of the desire to satisfy a lust (James 4:3). He also knew that God would not grant a request against His perfect will (Matthew 6:10, Luke 22:42). He was therefore setting Jesus up to have His prayers unanswered when he asked Him to turn a stone into bread to approve His birthright. If Jesus’ prayers were unanswered the devil would have succeeded in making Him doubt His identity. Beloved, beware of doing things that would amount to selling your birthright as a child of God. The best way to avoid this is to consciously keep yourself away from worldly corruption and anything that defiles. Never live your life to impress anybody but your Father who is in heaven.

Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday Prayer Point:

Father, grant me grace not to sell my eternal birthright for temporary gain in this world.

Also Read: Open Heaven 3 May 2019 – Divine Assessment of Giving

Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday Hymn 10: I Have Decided To Follow Jesus

1 I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

2 The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
The world behind me, the cross before me;
No turning back, no turning back.

3 Though none go with me, still I will follow;
Though- none go with me, still I will follow;
Though none go with me, still I will follow;
No turning back, no turning back.

4 My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus;
No turning back, no turning back.

5 Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
Will you decide now to follow Jesus?
No turning back, no turning back.

Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 4 May 2019 Saturday Daily Devotional.

Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Lust Trap [Open Heavens for Teens 4 May 2019]

Memorise: “So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.” – Psalms 81:12

Read: 2 Samuel 12:7-14

7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8 And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

Bible In One Year: 1 Kings 8-9, Luke 23:39-56

MESSAGE:

In today’s Bible reading, God, through Prophet Nathan condemned David of a few sins. He conceived lust and eventually committed adultery with Mrs Uriah. Every seed of lust down in your heart end in fornication and death (James 1:14-15). Are you becoming so loose with the opposite sex? Do you enjoy spending countless hours with the opposite sex? Do you fund pleasure in seeing naked pictures of women or pornography on the internet? Run to Jesus now before lust destroys you.

Lust is deadlier than HIV/AIDS or any other terminal disease. It starts from the soul and spreads to the body. This automatically means that the Spirit of God has disappeared from the life of a lustful person. You may say, “but I have not made any move to satisfy my lust, I just look from afar”. Just said in Matt. 5:28 that just by lusting from afar, you have already committed fornication. Is it not better to just kill that lust completely? The Yoruba will say if you know that eating something is dangerous, then why will you bring it to your nose to see what it smells like? Do you still entertain lust? Repent today. Destroy all lust breeding agents in and around you and keep your heart pure.

Prayer Point: Ask God to increase the fruit of self control in you and protect you from lust.

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Hymn 7:

1. I am Thine 0 Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Chorus:
Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine.

3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
I commune as friend with friend!

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

TOPIC: The Master Sculptor [RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual 5 May 2019]

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MEMORY VERSE: “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” – Jeremiah 18:6 (scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 5 May 2019 HYMN)

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Samuel 16:11-13 KJV (RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual 5 May 2019)

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

LESSON INTRODUCTION:

A sculptor is an artist who carves or molds figures, designs in wood, stone, clay, etc. When a sculptor want to carve something out, he looks a piece of wood and begins to see what nobody else can see in it. God is the master sculptor. In today’s lesson, we shall be looking at how God can transform us from ‘logs of wood’ into a finished product.

TWO OUTLINES:

1. YOU ARE A RAW MATERIAL
2. THE PROCESSING STAGES

1. YOU ARE THE RAW MATERIAL

God, the master sculptor looks for raw materials. He pronounces what He wants them to be. For instance in Judges 6:11-16, God looked at a coward, Gideon, who was actually hiding from the enemies, and saw a mighty man of valour. God picked up David from the bush and produced a giant killer and a mighty king out of him (1 Sam. 16:11-13; 17:50-51; 2 Sam. 2:4). Moses was picked up from the backside of a desert to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 3:1-10). Peter was a crude fisherman but the Sculptor turned him into a fisher of men (Luke 5:1-10; Acts 2:41; 4:4). The Lord is looking at you today as a raw material with which He can produce something great in the future (Jer. 29:11). He will make up the difference between what you can see and what He can see, which to you is farfetched (Jer. 32:27; Isaiah 55:8-9).

2. THE PROCESSING STAGES

Several processes are engaged in converting a log of wood into a finished product. The similitude of this is what happens when God is making you what He wants you to be. Firstly, you need to fetch the wood from the bush (Exo. 3:1-2; 1 Sam. 16:11; Judges 6:11-12). This is the salvation stage. Secondly, you need to saw off the back of the wood. This was the experience of Saul of Tarsus in (Acts 9:1-8). This is the sanctification process. Thirdly, the sculptor uses hammer and chisel. This is the shaping process. This is done on you through the word of God (Jer. 23:29) to chisel out thongs like covetousness, anger, impatience, pride, etc. The fourth stage involves the use sand paper, which is to make smooth the rough edges – sharpening process (John 15:2). Finally, is the polishing stage which is the anointing of the Holy Spirit for manifestation (2 Sam. 2:4). By then, God would have turned you from a raw material to a finished product, from being a sinner to a saint and from mere clay to a vessel unto honour.

CONCLUSION: Today, stop struggling with your maker, rather, yield yourself as that log of wood in the hands of the sculptor.

QUESTIONS:

1. Give three examples of “raw materials” in the Bible.
2. Outline the stages involved in transforming a “raw material” to a “finished product”.

For Further Reading: John 15:1-2; Philippians 1:6; Matthew 5:5; Philippians 2:5-11; Isaiah 43:19; Luke 13:8.

ASSIGNMENT: Find out five (5) requirements to be a vessel of honour.

RCCG Sunday School 5 May 2019 HYMN

1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   O how I love Thee well,
   I am happy, it makes me glad
   To rejoice at Thy birth.
2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day, Thy friendship suits me well,
   Both young and old will sing Thy song,
   We long for Sunday School.
3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   Christ was Thy first teacher,
   The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
   Does manifest in thee.
4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   This testimony is sure,
   That God, the Father Almighty,
   Poured His blessing on Thee.
5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   Though the sun be so bright,
   Or if the clouds black with rain,
   I’ll be in Sunday School.
6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   I rejoice to see Thee,
   Will thou pass over me today?
   Without my being blest?

RCCG Sunday School TEACHER’s Manual 5 May 2019 Lesson 36 – The Master Sculptor

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TOPIC: The Master Sculptor

OPENING PRAYER: Father, mold me to suit your purpose. (Scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 5 May 2019 HYMN)

MEMORY VERSE: “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.” – Jeremiah 18:6 (scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 5 May 2019 HYMN)

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Samuel 16:11-13 KJV (RCCG Sunday School TEACHER’s Manual 5 May 2019)

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

LESSON INTRODUCTION:

A sculptor is an artist who carves or molds figures, designs in wood, stone, clay, etc. When a sculptor want to carve something out, he looks a piece of wood and begins to see what nobody else can see in it. God is the master sculptor. In today’s lesson, we shall be looking at how God can transform us from ‘logs of wood’ into a finished product.

TEXT REVIEW: 1SAMUEL 16:11-13 – “FROM LOG OF WOOD TO MASTERPIECE”

i. God has absolute reserve on which wood to work upon as a sculptor. 1 Sam. 16:3-6.

ii. Other wood may look alike, they may not possess the desired quality needed for a particular design. 1 Sam. 16:7-10.

iii. God by His spirit seeks for the appropriate species and waits patiently until He gets it. 1 Sam. 16:12.

iv. God, in His characteristic power, had commenced the process of shaping David long before his anointing. He had fulfilled all the conditions and requirements to lead God’s people as king. 1 Sam. 17:34-37.

v. The last stage of the sculpting process is polishing with oil. This is the stage of the anointing. Thus David was transformed from a shepherd boy, at the back of the forest, to a king on the throne. 1 Sam. 16:11-13. This can be you too.

2 LESSON OUTLINES

LESSON OUTLINE 1: YOU ARE A RAW MATERIAL

i. God, the master sculptor looks for raw materials and molds them to what He wants them to be.

ii. God turned a coward Gideon into a mighty man of valour. Judges 6:11-16.

iii. God turned the shepherd boy David into a giant killer and a mighty king. 1 Sam. 16:11-13; 17:50-51; 2 Sam. 2:4.

iv. God turned a runaway Moses, to become a leader of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. Exodus 3:1-10.

v. God molded Peter, a fisherman to become fishers of men. Luke 5:1-10; Acts 2:41; 4:4.

vi. God is waiting and looking for you to turn you to something great in the future. Jer. 29:11.

vii. God will make up for the difference between what you are now and what He wants you to be. He will perfect you. Jer. 32:27; Isaiah 55:8-9.

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Mention the difference between what you were in the last ten (10) years and what you are at present.

LESSON OUTLINE 2: THE PROCESSING STATES

To transform a piece of wood to a finished product, the sculptor (this time, God) passes through the following stages.

i. The sculptor fetches the wood from the bush by cutting the tree down and carries it home/factory. This is the similitude of the salvation stage. Exo. 3:1-2; 1 Sam. 16:11; Judges 6:11-12.

ii. The sculptor saw off (peeled) the back of the wood to remove the unwanted part. This is the sanctification stage. The experience of Saul of Tarsus. Acts 9:1-8.

iii. The sculptor uses hammer and chisel to shape and design the wood. This is the role of the word of God which chops off the unnecessary pieces. Like anger, pride, covetousness, etc. Jer. 23:29.

iv. The 4th stage is the smothering of the rough edges with sand paper. It is sharpening the rough and the blunt to specification. John 15:2.

v. The 5th stage is the polishing of the masterpiece to look attractive and desirable. This is the role of anointing through the Holy Spirit. 2 Sam. 2:4.

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Using yourself as an illustration, describe what God did to turn you from a sinner to saint and vessel of honour.

SUMMARY: God is not yet through with you, you are a work in progress.

CONCLUSION: Today, stop struggling with your maker, rather, yield yourself as that log of wood in the hands of the sculptor.

EVALUATION: Give examples of raw materials and finished products from the Bible.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, please don’t stop processing me.

ASSIGNMENT: Find out five (5) requirements to be a vessel of honour.

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RCCG Sunday School 5 May 2019 HYMN

1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   O how I love Thee well,
   I am happy, it makes me glad
   To rejoice at Thy birth.
2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day, Thy friendship suits me well,
   Both young and old will sing Thy song,
   We long for Sunday School.
3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   Christ was Thy first teacher,
   The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
   Does manifest in thee.
4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   This testimony is sure,
   That God, the Father Almighty,
   Poured His blessing on Thee.
5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   Though the sun be so bright,
   Or if the clouds black with rain,
   I’ll be in Sunday School.
6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
   I rejoice to see Thee,
   Will thou pass over me today?
   Without my being blest?

Watch Winners Chapel Live: Hosanna/Liberation Night May 2019

HOSANNA NIGHT is here!!! Tonight, The Winners’ Family (Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners’ Chapel) will be in the presence of God, celebrating 38 Years of the Liberation Mandate with their dancing shoes giving praise to God of all possibilities!.

Bishop David Oyedepo is the presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide a.k.a Winners’ Chapel. He is a man of mighty exploits operating in the Spirit of Faith. He was given a mandate by God to set the captives free through the preaching and teaching of the word of faith.

The Mandate speaks of liberation in all facets of human existence, focusing mainly on destinies that have been afflicted, battered, beaten, tattered, deformed and subsequently in groaning and agonies, as a result of pains, pangs and crying.

This is the Liberation Mandate: “The hour has come to liberate the world from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith, and I am sending you to undertake this task.”

Time: 10pm – 5am

Ministering: Bishop David Oyedepo and other anointed Men of GOD