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RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual 21 April 2019 – Lesson 34
RCCG Sunday School TEACHER’s Manual 21 April 2019 – Only One God
MEMORY VERSE: “For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.” – Psalms 86:10 (scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 21 April 2019 HYMN)
BIBLE PASSAGE: Isaiah 43:10-15 KJV (RCCG Sunday School STUDENT Manual 21 April 2019)
10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
LESSON INTRODUCTION:
Because we live in a world many competing truth claims and many so-called gods, the identity of the one true God matters. The one true God is distinguished from all the false gods that have been imposed upon mankind by evil spirits and misled men. Gods that are fashioned by the imaginations and hands of men are absolutely worthless (Isaiah 44:9-10), but the one true God is full of glory, grace and truth. John 1:14.
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1. THE ONE TRUE GOD
2. IDOLATRY IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS
1. THE ONE TRUE GOD
The Bible says that the one true God is the sovereign, self-existent, creator of the universe (Isaiah 42:5; Eph. 1:11), He is a Spirit (John 4:24), He is eternal (Psalm 90:2), He is personal (Deut. 34:10). The one true God possesses all knowledge (Isa. 46:10) and all power (Matt. 19:26), is present in all places (Psalm 139:7-10), and is unchanging (James 1:17). There are many false gods – Hinduism alone supposedly recognizes as many as 330 million gods – but none of them possesses the attributes of the one true God.
The Bible also says that God is just (Acts 17:31), loving (Eph. 2:4-5), truthful (Numbers 23:19), and holy (Isaiah 6:3). God shows compassion (2 Cor. 1:3), mercy (Romans 9:15), and grace (Romans 5:17). God judges sin (Psalm 5:5), but He also offers forgiveness (Psalm 130:4). Any god that is not just, loving, truthful, holy, compassionate, merciful, gracious, and forgiving is not the one true God.
2. IDOLATRY IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS
Idolatry is simply the worship of a physical object as a god or immoderate attachment or devotion to something. As far as God is concerned, this is a sinful act and it is forbidden and very dangerous to do so too (Exodus 20:4; Lev. 26:1; Deut. 11:16; Isaiah 42:8; 1 John 5:21). They go by various names in the days of the Bible: Ashtaroth, Baal, Baalpeor, Chemosh, Dagon, Diana and Molech – (Judges 2:13; 1 Kings 16:32; Numbers 25:3; 2 Kings 23:13; 1 Sam. 5:2; Acts 19:24). In almost every nation of the world, there are numerous of such gods and by various names too (you can name some). Some have worshipped heavenly bodies, devil etc. (Deut. 4:19; Hosea 4:19; 3:4). Unlike the Almighty God who is full of life, idols are inactive, perishable, helpless, highly degrading and, therefore, unworthy of worship (Rev. 1:8; Isaiah 40:20; 45:20; Deut. 4:28; Jer. 10:5; Acts 7:29).
CONCLUSION: Acknowledging God as the Almighty, the only one true God undoubtedly qualifies a Christian life that operates in the miraculous. It is, therefore, wise to do so now, having the knowledge that God will not share His glory with another.
QUESTIONS:
- Justify with scriptures that there is only one God.
- How is idolatry dangerous?
For Further Reading: Psalm 83:18; 1 Chron. 17:20; Psalm 44:6-7; Mark 12:29; 1 Cor. 8:4; Eph. 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:5.
ASSIGNMENT: Give five (5) reasons why believers must worship only true God and flee from idolatry.
RCCG Sunday School 21 April 2019 HYMN
- 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. - 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. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee. - 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. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?
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