Friday 17 January 2014

BENEFITS OF PRAYING AND FASTING



 WCI –NYERI Sunday school
 Date:  19th January 2014
LESSON OUTLINE WEEK: Ages: 1 - 15 Years
EXCEEDING GRACE:STRANGE WORKS:STRANGE ACTS- 2 Cor 9:14-15
Prophetic Focus: PRAYER  and FASTING empowers fulfillment of prophecy  I Tim 1:18
Welcome All the Children by greeting each one of them. Ask them how the week was; how the school/Exams/home was; Ask them about their: Parents: friends; teachers: ask them the activities they did during the week etc
Do a recap of last week’s  lesson. Ask the children e.g. (Who was the Biblical Character? Memory Verse?  The songs we sang: Theme of the year: Theme of the Month….
TEXT:Isa 58:6-7{58:6} [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {58:7} [Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh(body)?
TOPIC: WHY DO WE FAST&PRAY ?BENEFITS OF FASTING&PRAYING
Objective: Teach and Help the children understand why we Fast/benefits of fasting and Praying
·         For deliverance from sins,unwanted habits and behaviours,actions that are not pleasing our God,teachers,parents,friends,classmates,neighbours e.t.c(let the children give you examples of such habits)(Jonah 3)
·         To get favour from God  Esther 4:16-17
·         To get out high places  in life Mat 5:13-15-we are the salt and the light of the world
·         For Divine Health-Isa 58:8

BIBLICAL CHARACTER :JONAH AND THE PEOPLE OF NINEVEH- Jonah3
God was very unhappy with the city of Nineveh because of the sins they did before him and he wanted to destroy/finish all of them. But because God is full of Mercy and Love for His people,he sent Jonah to go and tell the people of Nineveh that in the next 40 days,God would finish them if they did not repent  and stop doing bad things and sins.
What did the people of Nineveh do?  They listened to Jonah and Believed what God had told them.  They announced a fast for all people and all their animals.  They also prayed and cried to God for forgiveness of their bad habits, behaviors and sins  and God heard them and did not destroy them.
Bible Trivia:
-Jonah was the son of?
-when God sent Jonah to Nineveh, he refused and instead went to which town?
-what happened to the ship that Jonah entered?
-Jonah remained in the stomach of the fish for how long?
-God gave the people of Nineveh how many days to repent?
Songs-May your kingdom come-ECHO:may your will be done ECHO:on earth as it in Heaven X2
Father(/Jesus/Saviour/Healer) establish your Kingdom
Father(/Jesus/Saviour/Healer) establish your will… in my life
May your kingdom come ECHO:May your will be done ECHO:on earth… as it is in Heaven
On earth…. As it is in Heaven
MEMORY VERSE   Mat 6:9-13:Luke 11:2-4(OUR LORDS PRAYER)-Song


BIBLICAL TRUTH:PRAYER AND FASTING WORKS
CHALLENGE FACTOR: When do I Pray and Fast?
POSITIVE CONFESSION: I will fast and Pray like Jesus
ALTER CALL.


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