Beloved, these prayer points are spiritual and may not be understood by carnal minds. If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus’ name, I pray.”

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PERSONAL DAILY CONFESSION: I confess today, the grace of God is forever sufficient and settled concerning me in all that I go through to the glory of His name. I am excelling and attaining level of victory and my joy will never become dead because Jesus is moving mountains off my path and levelling all crooked path to the glory of His name. Hallelujah

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PRAYER POINTS

Thank You, Father, for the salvation of my soul and for the grace to be counted among the living today.

Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus name.

Father, please cleanse me today from everywhere sin I have committed against my own body and save my soul from eternal condemnation, in the mighty name of Jesus

Father, give me the courage to flee from adultery and fornication. Lead me not into such temptations, deliver me and my household from what will destroy our homes, careers and businesses, in the name of Jesus

Father, please, silence every urge putting me in a position to always think about how to defile my body and help me to put myself under control, in Jesus’ name.

Father, when the thought of defiling my own body in an ungodly way come to me in many ways, let me flee away instantly, in Jesus’ name.

Father, arise, frustrate, and scatter all the plans of my enemies concerning me and my body; let there plans never see the light of the day, in Jesus’ name.

Father, deliver this generation from the sin of fornication and adultery that is gradually becoming a norm. Save humanity from this deadly sin, in Jesus’ name

Father, help our younger ones to learn how to control their body and not go around messing up themselves in the name of civilisation and engaging in Internet challenges that are demonic and targeted to their body, in the mighty name of Jesus

Father, please save Your church today. Deliver Your our spiritual leaders from the sin of fornication and adultery. Give them the grace to change their ways and ask for forgiveness, in Jesus’ nam

Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; thank You, Father, for the abundance of Your grace upon his life , ministry and family.

Father, please uphold Your children working everyday on this platform (rccgonline.org) with Your right hand of righteousness. Give them the grace to keep up with this good work of Faith, in the name of Jesus

Father, bless everyone dedicating their time to pray through these prayers & declarations at the point of their needs. Give them the grace to share/rebroadcast, in Jesus’ name.

Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus’ name.

Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)

In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

Thank you Father for answering our prayers and may you continue to always answer us in Jesus name (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

By faith, appreciate God for answered prayers. Your testimonies are undeniable in Jesus’ name. See you here tomorrow. Bye for now!

#GodBlessOurHomes

THEME: FOLLOW PEACE

MEMORISE: If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ROMANS 12:18

READ: ROMANS 12:17-21
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this,you will heap burning coals on his head.”
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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MESSAGE:

To be at peace with people means to stay out of trouble. Sometimes, it means to even accept blame for the wrong you didn’t do. It also means to be quiet when insulted. It is wal king away from a scene that could lead to a quarrel.

Being at peace with people is to speak well of those who hate you. You wonder if this is possible right? It is. If not, God wouldn’t tell us to be at peace with all men.

Often, when an attack is launched at me in the media, I choose to be quiet. People wonder why. Well, I am a child of the Prince of Peace.I can never fight.

As a child of God, you should not be involved in fights or quarrels. Even when bullied, you are not expected to fight back. Rather, report the bully to the right authority and the best authority is God.

The hallmark of Christianity remains peace. Maintaining a peaceful attitude when cheated is still the best way to tell people that you are a child of God indeed.

KEY POINT: Father, please give me the grace to be at peace with everyone at all times

HYMN 3 : ALL TO JESUS I SURRENDER

1. All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.

Chorus:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Saviour,
I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
Take me, Jesus, take me now.

3. All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me.

4. All to Jesus I surrender,
Now I feel the sacred flame;
O the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory to His name!

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
LEVITICUS 4-6; MATHEW 25:1-30
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE

TOPIC: PRAYER FOR MERCY OVER THE SHEDDING OF THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT IN OUR LAND

BIBLE TEXT(S): GENESIS 4:10, HEBREWS 12:24, HEBREWS 9:22

INTRODUCTION:
It is of the Lords mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. God’s love and forgiveness is mercy.

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PRAYER POINTS:

1. Father thank you for your mercy that is new every morning and is greater than any judgement. James 2:13

2. Father thank you for your mercy through the blood of Jesus that speak better things than the blood of the Abel. Hebrews 12:24

3. Father thank you for the promise of your mercy that you will have mercy on whom you will have mercy and have compassion on whom you will have compassion.Rom 9:15

4. Father thank you for your mercy because it is good and endure forever. Psa 118:1

5. Father thank you for the provision of mercy freely for every one to enjoy the miracle of sleeping and waking up. Lamentation 3:23

6. Father by your mercy and the blood of Jesus, cleanse all nations of the filth created by the shedding of the blood of the innocent. Revelation 21:11

7. Father by your mercy, silence every altar demanding for the blood of the innocent, by the power in the blood of Jesus. Isaiah 28:18

8. Father by your mercy, let our land find grace in your sight and magnify your mercy by saving life from all forms of evil. Genesis 19:19

9. Father by your mercy, we plead the blood of Jesus on our land to arrest every work of blood waster and enthrone peace like a river. Isaiah 66:12

10. Father by your mercy, put an end to bloodshed of the innocent in all our land. Gen 4:10

11. Father by your mercy restore righteousness and holy living in our land Joel 2:25

12. Father by your mercy strengthen and lead the people of our land to be redeemed to the glory of your name. Exodus 15:13

13. Father show mercy to thousands that love you and keep your commandments Exo20:6

14. Father by your mercy don’t turn away your eyes from watching over us because of bloodshed in the land. 2Chronicles 30:9

15. Father by your mercy arrest the people responsible for bloodshed in our land and reveal yourself to them as the consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29

16. Father by your mercy, let the power demanding the sacrifice of human blood in our land be uprooted in Jesus name. Matthew 15:13

17. Father by your mercy, direct the flaming sword of the Lord in the garden of Eden that turn every side to watch over our land. Genesis 3:24

18. Father by your mercy, terminate the call for destruction from the altars where human blood is used for sacrifice. Rom 9:14-15

19. Father by your mercy, raise a standard against the enemy whenever they are coming as a flood to swallow the blood of the innocent. Isaiah 59:19

20. Father by your mercy, pull down the weapon that is engaged in the spilling of the blood of the innocent in our land. 2Corinthians 10:4, Jer 18:7

MEMORISE: As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

READ: ROMANS 12:1-2
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.
2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

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MESSAGE:

Facing peer pressure as a teen may be unavoidable. What matters however. is how you handle it. For instance, you see your friends ‘balling’, and they look really cool.

Maybe you are in the higher institution and you find out that those who party in your class perform excellently academically and you wonder how. Yours might be that all your friends have boyfriends and you are left out of the fun’.

My child, nothing is new under the sun. All those who you think are ‘balling’ today will face the consequences of their actions tomorrow.

Rather than think about what you are missing, think about what you will gain tomorrow. Think about the love the Heavenly Father has for you and shun any ungodly love.

One of the ways to shun peer pressure is to make friends with people of like minds. Make godly friends and encourage one another.

Study the word of God together, exhort one another, renew your mind through the word of God, go to decent places together, read decent books. Get busy. Never conform to the ways of the world.

KEY POINT: You can be different.

HYMN 12: I’M PRESSING ON THE UPWARD WAY

1. I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining everyday;
Still praying as I onward bound
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Chorus:
Lord, lift me up and let me stand,
By faith, on Heaven’s table-land;
Where love, and joy, and light abound,
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

2. My heart has no desire to stay
Where doubts arise, and fears dismay;
Though some may dwell where these abound,
My constant aim is higher ground.

3. Beyond the mist I fain would rise,
To rest beneath unclouded skies,
Above earth’s turmoil peace is found
By those who dwell on higher ground.

4.I long to scale the utmost height,
Though rough the way, and hard the fight,
My song while climbing, shall resound
Lord, lead me on to higher ground.

5. Lord, lead me up the mountain side
I dare not climb without my Guide;
And, heaven gained, I’ll gaze around,
With grateful heart from higher ground.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
LEVITICUS 1-3; MATHEW 24:23-51
AUTHORS: PASTOR E. A ADEBOYE
PASTOR (MRS) FOLU ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 MEMORIZE: Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Timothy 2:22

OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 BIBLE READING GENESIS 39:7-12

7. And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.

8. But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

9. There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

10. And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

11. And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

12. And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me; and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

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OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 MESSAGE

Whatever you know or suspect will annoy God, run away from it.

For example, in Malachi 3:8-9 the Almighty God says that if you rob Him of His tithe. He would curse you.

If I were you, I would vehemently avoid a curse from God, because if God curses you Himself, who would cancel the curse? Don’t spend His tithe! Flee fornication.

Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. – (1 Corinthians 6:18)

In the above passage, it says clearly that you must flee fornication.

God said if the devil comes against you, resist him and he will flee (James 4:7), but when you find someone who wants to lead you into fornication, don’t wait to fight, flee!.

In Genesis 39:7-15, when the wife of Potiphar tried to get Joseph to commit adultery with her, the Bible says that Joseph fled.

You must flee fornication because the Bible says that when someone has been committing sin for long and God says “This fellow has become an abomination; I want to destroy Him”, He will arrange for the fellow to commit adultery.

Once he commits adultery, he is finished.

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. – (Proverbs 22:14)

Therefore, whenever you are beginning to feel tempted to commit adultery or fornication, you should cry to God and say “Lord, what have I done to become an abomination to you? Please forgive me” then flee whatever was drawing you to sexual immorality in the first place.

The wife of one of my Pastors once reported to me that her husband’s secretary had been cooking and bringing him meals in the office every day.

I sent for the man and he confirmed his wife’s report. I said “Go back and sack that secretary”.

He did, but then reemployed her two weeks later. When I heard, I told him “You are about to destroy yourself”.

Before long, the man and his secretary a married woman went to start their own Church.

Soon after, the secretary chased him out of the Church that they both founded.

After that, her husband discovered that two of their sons were the biological children of the so-called Pastor – her former boss.

In short, everything started to go down for the man when he refused to flee the source of adultery.

It does not matter how hard it is: flee fornication so that you would not be destroyed.

OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 KEY POINT

Adultery and fornication are not things to joke with at all. If you have ever done it in the past, cry to God today to forgive you.

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OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 HYMN

HAVE YOU BEEN TO JESUS FOR THE CLEANSING POWER?

1. Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

REFRAIN:
Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless?
Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

2. Are you walking daily by the Saviour’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

3. When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Pure and white in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

4. Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

OPEN HEAVEN 8 FEBRUARY 2021 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: JOHN 6:1-71, JOHN 7:2-53, JOHN 8:1-59

OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 MEMORIZE: Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 10:14

OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 BIBLE READING DEUTERONOMY 4:23-24

23. Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

24. For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.

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OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 MESSAGE

Our God is a jealous God. He hates to share you with any other god.

That is why you must flee idolatry. Idolatry means worshipping idols.

Anything you regard higher than God is an idol, whether you are doing consciously or not.

This is why you need to check who you are worshipping at every point in time. For some people, it is their jobs.

They don’t joke with their job at all; even when it clashes with God’s will, their job is priority. Jesus said:

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon. – (Luke 16:13)

The moment your source of income has become so important that it takes priority over God, you are serving an idol.

Many people purposely leave most of their money at home and take just a little amount to Church because they know that God can ask them to give more than they planned for.

When God tells some people to sow a seed that they don’t want to sow, they quickly tell their spouse because they know he or she will disagree, then they go back to God and say “Lord, you see that I wanted to sow, but my spouse refused” You forget that God can see your heart (Proverbs 16:2).

When God told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac to Him, Abraham could have quickly told Sarah, knowing that Sarah could hide the boy.

He however kept mute; he didn’t even say anything to the boy who was to be sacrificed.

This is a heart that puts no other thing before God.

God does not want any other position in your heart but number one.

The moment something else is competing with Him, He excuses Himself.

He said you should either be hot or cold; if you are lukewarm, He will spew you out of His Mouth (Revelations 3:16).

I once told a brother that we were going for evangelism on a Monday and would like to use his car.

He immediately replied that he needed the car to go to work.

I then assured him that all the vehicles we needed were already prepared; it was just a test.

He couldn’t even take public transportation to work for only one day so that the word of God could be preached to lost souls.

At one point or the other, God will ask you to choose between His will and something or someone you love very much. I hope you choose God.

OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 KEY POINT

Is God really number one in your life?.

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OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 HYMN

JESUS, MY LORD, MY GOD, MY ALL

1. Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,
Hear me, blest Saviour, when I call;
Hear me, and from Thy dwelling place
Pour down the riches of Thy grace;

REFRAIN:
Jesus, my Lord, I Thee adore;
O make me love Thee more and more.

2. Jesus, too late I Thee have sought;
How can I love Thee as I ought?
And how extol Thy matchless fame,
The glorious beauty of Thy name?

3. Jesus, what didst Thou find in me,
That Thou hast dealt so lovingly?
How great the joy that Thou hast brought
So far exceeding hope or thought!

4. Jesus, of Thee shall be my song,
To Thee my heart and soul belong;
All that I have or am is Thine,
And Thou, blest Saviour, Thou art mine.

OPEN HEAVEN 9 FEBRUARY 2021 BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: JOHN 9:1-41, JOHN 10:1-42

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PERSONAL DAILY CONFESSION: I confess today, I will not toil in unfruitful ground, the power of God has raised me into the level of achievement each and everyday. My life is a living testimony no more limitation in Jesus’ name.

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DAILY DECLARATIONS

I decree, this Sunday shall add value to my life and household. Our going out and coming is blessed, in Jesus’ name

Holy spirit divine have Your way in me and take preeminence over my life this Sunday, in Jesus’ name

I decree, I am breaking forth on all sides and no longer tarry in place of unfulfillment in the mighty name of Jesus

I decree the joy of the Lord is my strength and my hope always, in the mighty name of Jesus

I cancel every futile effort to break free from any limitation, in the mighty name of Jesus

I decree the Lord is making a way for me I will no longer labour in vain, in Jesus’ name

I terminate every unwanted power working endlesslessly over my destiny, in Jesus’ name

I cancel every principalities and power of darkness working tirelessly over my destiny henceforth

Lord Almighty, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; renew his strength, power and anointing, in Jesus’ name.

Dear Holy Spirit, thank You for all the testimonies on this platform, please continue to inspire the intercessory team for more prophetic declarations on this platform, in Jesus’ name

Somebody shout Hallelujah!

Beloved, these prayer points are spiritual and may not be understood by carnal minds. If you want to be blessed from these prayer points, you must first, surrender Your life, to the Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, by saying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I come to You with a deeply repentant heart, please, forgive me all my sins. I surrender my life to you, today, and, I accept You, as my personal Lord and Saviour. Please, come into my life and save my soul from eternal destruction in hell fire. In Jesus’ name, I pray.”

God bless You! Reach us today for guidance [email protected]

PERSONAL DAILY CONFESSION: I confess today, I will not toil in unfruitful ground, the power of God has raised me into the level of achievement each and everyday. My life is a living testimony no more limitation in Jesus’ name.

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PRAYER POINTS

Thank You, Father, creating me in Your image and likeness, and for Your transformation agenda for my life.

Thank You, Father, for the gift of the Holy in my life, and for divine revelations and guidance.

Father, in anyway I have fallen short of your glory, please, have mercy and forgive me, in Jesus name.

Father, expose all false brethren around me and help me to flee when it is time to flee in Jesus name.

Father, I receive the grace to be sensitive to my environment and know when to flee, in the mighty name of Jesus

Father, please take me out of wrong circles and relationships that do not mean well for me, in the mighty name of Jesus

Father, give unto me the power to know times and seasons, and let no power be able to truncate or upturn Your plans for my life, in Jesus name.

Father, give me the grace to obey divine instructions that could prolong my life, and make me to fulfill my calling and destiny, in Jesus name.

Father, bless your son, Pastor E.A.Adeboye; thank You, Father, for the abundance of Your grace upon his life , ministry and family.

Father, please uphold Your children working everyday on this platform (rccgonline.org) with Your right hand of righteousness. Give them the grace to keep up with this good work of Faith, in the name of Jesus

Father, bless everyone dedicating their time to pray through these prayers & declarations at the point of their needs. Give them the grace to share/rebroadcast, in Jesus’ name.

Father, let every challenge, hindrance and obstacle of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus’ name.

Your Personal petitions.
( Philippians 4:6)

In Jesus’ name I pray.
(John 14:13-14; 15:16)

Thank you Father for answering our prayers and may you continue to always answer us in Jesus name (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

By faith, appreciate God for answered prayers. Your testimonies are undeniable in Jesus’ name. See you here tomorrow. Bye for now!

#GodBlessOurHomes

TOPIC: PRAYER OF MERCY FOR THE CHURCH OF GOD

BIBLE TEXT(S): REVELATION 2:18-29, PSALM 90:14, PSALM 136:10-12, VS. 25, NEHEMIAH 9:32-36.

INTRODUCTION: In Revelation 2:18-29, the church in Thyatira was commended for love, service, faith, patience and improvements. However, she lacked discerning of spirits and was seduced into fornication, sorcery and idolatry.

Seduction is a major weapon against the Church to draw her away from the love of God. Holy Spirit is calling on us (the Church) to repent and be revived.

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PRAYER POINTS:

1. Father we Thank You for Your Mercy that is always renewed in Your Church every morning. Lamentations 3:22

2. Father we ask for Your Mercy and forgiveness for all our lapses and failure in the past years.

3. Oh Lord we confess and repent of sins of the Church which we have sinned against Thee.Please, have mercy on Your Church. Nehemiah 1:6

4. O God we have dealt very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept Thy commandments and statutes. Please Lord, have mercy on Your Church in Jesus’ Name.

5. We cry unto You Dear Lord, to purge us of every iniquity in our heart. So that You can hear and answer our prayers in Jesus’ Name. Psalm 14:34

6. Father, by Your Divine Mercy, deliver Your Church from sleep of death. Psalm 13:3

7. Father deliver Your Church from every form of captivity because of Your mercy that endures forever, in Jesus’ Name. Psalm 136:10-12

8. Oh God Satisfy your Church with Your Mercy that we may rejoice and be glad, in Jesus’ Name. Psalm 90:14

9. Father; show Your Church Mercy and deliver her from dead works and curses of the enemies because Your Mercy is good in Jesus’ Name. Psalm 109:17-21

10. Help your Church O Lord our God and save us according to Your Mercy in Jesus’ Name.

11. Father let your Church obtain Mercy this season in Jesus’ Name. Romans 11:31

12. Father, You are gracious and merciful, please do not forsake Your Church in Jesus’ Name. Nehemiah 9:31

13. Father deliver Your Church from being servants on the land that You have given us in Jesus’ Name.

14. Oh God arise for the help of Your Church and Revive Her again in Jesus’ Name. Psalm 44:26

15. Father by Your Mercy deliver Your Church from Spiritual Deafness and from worldly distractions. James 2:22

MEMORY VERSE: “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith towards God”. Hebrews 6:1.

LESSON INTRODUCTION: After salvation, every believer is expected to begin the process of spiritual growth.

Just like a baby grows from living on ordinary milk to some light solid meal and eventually to cracking real bones at adulthood, a Christian must grow from just taking the milk of the word (1 Pet.2:2) to a spiritual bone-cracker (Heb.6:1).

It is not correct to claim that the Spirit of God lives in you without any effect on your lifestyle.

Spiritual maturity is achieved through becoming more like Jesus Christ.

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OUTLINESS

1. Characteristics Of A Spiritual Christian
2. Signs Of Spiritual Maturity

CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPIRITUAL CHRISTIAN

A spiritual Christian lives as a son and not as a slave (Romans 8:14-16, Luke 8:21).

He is led by the Spirit (Galatians 5:16, 18, Ephesians 5:2, 15) and bears the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23, Psalm 92:13-14).

He is mindful of spiritual things (Romans 8:5; Philippians 2:5).

He is free from the law (Romans 8:2, John 8:32) and its condemnation (Romans 8:1, Luke 6:37).

He has mortified the deeds of the flesh (Colossians 3:5-9, Galatians 5:20).

He is divinely guided and has spiritual insight (1 Corinthians 2:10-13, 15).

SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY
Maturing believers possess some of these indicators: An appetite for ‘strong meat, i.e. love for deeper doctrines (Hebrews 5:12-14). Unyieldingness to personal offence, (Philippians 1:15-18).

A conscience informed by Scripture, not opinions (Romans 14:1-3).

A sense of humility when used by God in ministry (1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Corinthians 4:7).

A tendency to give credit for spiritual growth to God, not people (1 Corinthians 3:4-7).

CONCLUSION: Becoming spiritual is Christ’s aim for the Church. We should all strive towards spiritual maturity, so as to be ready for thecoming of Christ.

QUESTIONS

1. What are the characteristics of a Spiritual Christian?

2. What are the signs of spiritual maturity?

FURTHER READING: MON: John 5:24; TUE: Romans 8:2; WED: John 3:18; THUR: Romans 8:34; FR: Col. 3:1-2, SAT Phil. 2:5; SUN: 1John 2:6

ASSIGNMENT: Mention five signs of spiritual immaturity.

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL 7 FEBRUARY 2021

TOPIC: SPIRITUAL MATURITY

OPENING PRAYER: Father, I receive the grace to grow spiritually.

BIBLE PASSAGE:. Hebrews 5:12-14.

MEMORY VERSE: “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith
toward God”. Hebrews 6:1.

LESSON INTRODUCTION: After salvation, every believer is expected to begin the process of spiritual growth. Just like a baby grows from living on ordinary milk to some light solid meal and eventually to cracking real bones at adulthood, a Christian must grow from just taking the milk of the word (1 Pet.2:2) to a spiritual bone-cracker (Heb.6:1).

It is not correct to claim that the Spirit of God lives in you without any effect on your lifestyle. Spiritual maturity is achieved through becoming more like Jesus Christ.

TEXT REVIEW: Hebrews 5:12-14.
A. The writer of the book of Hebrews laments the spiritual state of some believers that he expected to have matured spiritually in that:

At the time they ought to be teachers they needed someone to teach them again the first principles of God’s word. -v12a.
They still needed milk and not solid food. -v12b.
B. He further explains that:

LESSON OUTLINES

LESSON OUTLINE 1: CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPIRITUAL CHRISTIAN
Teacher should highlight some of the things that characterise a spiritual Christian.
A. A spiritual Christian lives as a son and not as a slave (Rom. 8:14-16, Luke 8:21).
B. He is led by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 18, Eph. 5:2, 15).
C. He bears the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23, Ps. 92:13-14).
D. He is mindful of spiritual things (Rom. 8:5, Phil. 2:5)
E. He is free from the law (Rom. 8:2, Jn. 8:32) and its condemnation
(Rom.8:1, Luke 6:37).
F. He has mortified the deeds of the flesh (Col.3:5-9, Gal. 5:20).
G. He is divinely guided and has spiritual insight (1Cor.2:10-13, 15).
H. Peace is available with Him (Mk. 11:23).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Class should discuss those factors that characterise a carnal Christian.

LESSON OUTLINE 2: SIGNS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY
Naturing believers possess some of these indicators:
An appetite for ‘strong meat, i.e. love for deeper doctrines (Heb.5:12-
14).
B. Not yielding to personal offence(Phil 1:15-18).
C. Conscience informed by Scripture, not opinions (Rom.14:1-3).
D. A sense of humility when used by God in ministry (1Tim.3:6; 2Cor.4:7).
E. A tendency to give credit for spiritual growth to God, not people (1Cor.3:4-7).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should mention some other notable signs of a maturing Christian.

SUMMARY: Christian are expected to be spiritual and not carnal. The signs of maturity must be evident in their lives.

CONCLUSION: Becoming spiritual is Christ’s aim for the Church. We should all strive towards spiritual maturity, so as to be ready for the coming of Christ.

EVALUATION: Teacher should ask the students to mention some of the signs of spiritual maturity.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, from today, I choose to grow in the faith by your grace.

ASSIGNMENT: Mention five signs of spiritual immaturity.