DATE: 15TH SEPTEMBER 2024
LESSON: THREE (3)
TOPIC: THE DEITY OF JESUS (Part 2)
OPENING PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to value Your mighty works daily.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The teacher should review the lesson for the previous week.
BIBLE PASSAGE: John 14:6-11(NKJV)
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
MEMORY VERSE: “But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.” John 10:38.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: While it may be difficult for some people to believe or accept the fact that Jesus is God, the evidence cannot be denied. Being in the form of God and equal with God (Philippians 2:6), He performed diverse miracles and demonstrated that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
LESSON AIM: To further prove the divinity of Christ, through His mighty works and miracles.
TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the study, students should be able to:
Know the miraculous works of Christ.
Understand that God and His kingdom can only be accessed through Jesus Christ.
TEACHING PLAN: To achieve the above-stated objectives, the teacher should:
a. Allow the students to recite the memory verse, read the Bible passage, contribute to the discussion, and do class activities and assignments.
b. Allow the Assistant Teacher to see to the well-being of the class, and mark attendance and assignment.
c. Teach the lesson outline, summarize, conclude, evaluate the lesson and give assignments.
TEXT REVIEW: John 14:6-11.
The Lord Jesus confirming His divinity in the above text says:
I am the way, the truth and.........................................................V6.
And whoever knows me will know...............................................V7a.
Also, going forward, he declares, you know me because.................................V7b.
Phillip responded passionately to Jesus’ explanation saying:
Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough, V8.
Jesus exasperatingly replied to Phillip with a question and further explanation, V9a.
.........................................................................................? V10a.
That the............................................................................. V10b.
That the father...................................................................V10c.
That He is...........................................................................V10d.
TEACHING METHOD: The Lecture Teaching Method.
TIME MANAGEMENT: The teacher should apply the two-lesson outline teaching time.
LESSON OUTLINE
- THE MIRACLES JESUS PERFORMED
- THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE
LESSON OUTLINE 1: THE MIRACLES JESUS PERFORMED
A miracle is an event that involves the direct and powerful action of God, transcending the ordinary laws of nature and defying common expectations of behaviour.
It is also an extraordinary occurrence that can only be attributed to the supernatural work of God that demonstrates His involvement in human history (Exodus 14:21-22; Joshua 10:12-14).
Many miracles were performed by Jesus as proof that He is God. For instance:
He turned water to wine (John 2:7-9), walked on water (Matthew 14:25),
Multiplied a meal (John 6:11-13),
Healed the blind, the lame (John 9:7; Mark 2:3, 11), and the sick (Matthew 9:35; Mark 1:40-42),
He even raised people from the dead (John 11:43-44; Luke 7:13-15).
Christ Himself rose from the dead (Matthew 28:5-7; Acts 10:41).
No other religion can claim the resurrection of its founders.
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Share an outstanding miracle you have experienced in your Christian journey with the class.
LESSON OUTLINE 2: THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE
Jesus used the definite article to distinguish Himself as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6).
A way is a route leading somewhere.
There is no other path to Heaven except Jesus (John 14:1-3; Acts 4:12).
Jesus, as the incarnate Word of God (John 1:1) is the source of all truth (John 8:32).
According to Psalm 119:142, truth represents the law of God.
Jesus came as the law personified.
When He taught His followers, during the sermon on the mount, He reminded them of the basic points of the law and gave new commands (Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, 31-32, 33-34, 38-39, 43-44), thereby equating Himself with God as the authoritative standard of righteousness.
Jesus said He came to fulfil the demands of the law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17).
Jesus spoke of His authority over life being the source of life (John 10:10b; 14:19).
He laid down His life for His ‘sheep,’ and then took it back again (John 10:17-18).
He brought true deliverance from a life of bondage to sin and death to a life of victory over sin and freedom in eternity (John 3:15-16; 10:28).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Do you believe that Jesus is the only access into the kingdom of heaven or not? Discuss your conviction with the class. (Teachers are to scripturally guide that Jesus is the only access to eternal existence).
CONCLUSION: There is no controversy, Jesus Christ is God. Anyone who disagrees does it at his/her peril.
EVALUATION: Students should mention two things that show the deity of Christ.
CLOSING PRAYER: Father, fill my life with Your mighty works, that men may revere You in my life.
ASSIGNMENT: Write out five things Jesus has done through you for others that you could not have done by your ability (2x5=10 Marks).
SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
1. O Sunday School, on the Lord's day, O how I love Thee well, I am happy, it makes me 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 be 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 ANTHEM
Verse 1:
We are Redeemites
United in love
Jesus is for us
We shall conquer
Verse 2:
We are together
United in love
Jesus is for us
We shall conquer
Verse 3:
We are victorious
United in love
Jesus is for us
We shall conquer
Verse 4:
Covenant children
United in love
Jesus is for us
We shall conquer
Chorus:
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
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