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RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL
DATE: SUNDAY MARCH 15TH 2026
LESSON: TWENTY-EIGHT (28)
TOPIC: LOVERS OF PLEASURES
SUNDAY SCHOOL 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 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?
OPENING PRAYER: Lord, teach me how to please and love You in Jesus’ name.
BIBLE PASSAGE: 2 PETER 2:13-14
[13]And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;[14]Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
MEMORY VERSE: “Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.” – 2 Timothy 3:4
INTRODUCTION: Lovers of pleasures are those who have invariably turned sensual pleasures, sensual gratifications, etc. to their god and there-fore love and serve them instead of God. These people live for pleasure without restraints and are inordinately concerned with their interests above others. Paul, in 2 Timothy 3:1-4 states, lovers of pleasures as a sign of the last days. He used the Greek word “philodonos” meaning “lovers of plea-sures” to emphasise that society will become en-grossed and obsessed with the pursuit of their comfort, happiness and pleasure. We shall exam-ine the dangers of sensual pleasures and remind ourselves of how to bring pleasure to God.
LESSON AIM: To examine the dangers of
sensual pleasures and to remind believers of how to bring pleasure to God.
TEACHING OBJECTIVES: Through this lesson, students should be able to:
a. Define lovers of pleasures and the characteris-tics associated with them.
b. Highlight the dangers and negative conse-quences of indulging in sensual pleasures.
c. Explain the importance of being created for God’s pleasure and how to live a life that pleases Him.
d. Emphasise the need to love and serve God passionately rather than pursuing pleasures. carnal
TEXT REVIEW: 2 Peter 2:13-14
The above verses describe the behaviour and fate of those who indulge in unrighteousness and sen-sual pleasures. The passage highlights the con-sequences of living for pleasures rather than for God.
i. And shall receive. V13.
ii. Having eyes full of adultery…………V14.
LESSON OUTLINE
1. DANGERS OF SENSUAL PLEASURES
2. CREATED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE
DANGERS OF SENSUAL PLEASURES
1. Sensual pleasure is a carnal or worldly plea-sure that naturally extinguishes all love and sense of God (2 Timothy 3:4-5). These fleshly lusts por-tend a lot of threats to its practitioners and those around them.
2. Some dangers are:
i. The word of God has no root in them because of the cares of this world and love for the plea-sures of life (Luke 8:14).
ii. They are careless in the way they live (Isaiah 47:8). This incessant love for pleasures often re-sults in poverty (Proverbs 21:17).
iii. They are sold out to lustful desires (Titus 3:3).
iv. A blind eye is turned to God’s judgement (Romans 1:32).
v. These people will be judged because they take pleasure in sin (2 Thessalonians 2:12; 1 John 5:17a).
vi. It is rather unfortunate that these people are dead while they live (Romans 8:6; 1 Timothy 5:6).
vii. The reward of unrighteousness awaits them (2 Peter 2:13).
3. Furthermore, those who take pleasure in fleshly lusts are not subject to God’s law (Romans 8:7):
i. Their growth is stunted as they refuse to leave the baby stage and still exhibit other carnal traits like strife, envy, etc. (1 Corinthians 3:1-3).
ii. They are self-gratifiers (Philippians 2:21) wl. run after mundane and earthly things and their god is their belly (Philippians 3:18-19; Numbers 11:4).
iii. When every man is eager only for what he can get, and anxious to keep what he has, it makes men dangerous to one another.
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Share an experience you know or have heard about any danger of sensual pleasures.
CREATED FOR GOD’S PLEASURE
1. Revelation 4:11 discloses that we were cre-ated for God’s pleasure and we are to give Him glory and honour all the time.
i. One of the ways to give God glory is to ac-knowledge Him in all that we do (Proverbs 3:6; Jeremiah 9:23-24); when this is done in complete obedience, it is accompanied by prosperity (Job 36:11).
ii. We honour God when we surrender totally to Him (Psalm 37:5; 55:22).
2. We also give pleasure to God when we do the following:
i. Live uprightly (1 Chronicles 29:17).
ii. Stay away from anything that defiles (Ezra 10:11).
iii. Trust Him (Psalm 36:7-8).
iv. Do His will (Psalm 103:21).
v. Seek to know Him for His greatness (Psalm 111:2).
vi. Fear Him and hope in His mercy (Psalm 147:10-11).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2: How do you bring pleasure to God?
CONCLUSION: Love God and serve Him passionately; carnal pleasure is enmity against God.
Love not the world!
EVALUATION: Mention three ways to give God pleasure.
CLOSING PRAYER: Lord, let my life be pleasing unto You.
ASSIGNMENT: Identify five (5) things people are obsessed with in an attempt to live comfort-ably (2×5=10 Marks).
