PRAYER AND FASTING EMPOWERS FOR HEAVEN ON EARTH EXPERIENCE

Winners’ Chapel Intl.-Sunday school – Nyeri
 Date:  25th January 2015
LESSON OUTLINE WEEK: 4
Ages: 1 - 15 Years
THEME: HEAVEN ON EARTH-WONDERS WITHOUT END-THAT’S MY NEW REALM&YOUR NEW REALM...Phil 3:20-21
Prophetic Focus:   PRAYER&FASTING EMPOWERS FOR HEAVEN ON EARTH EXPERIENCE...Isa 58:6-14
TOPIC: PRAYER AND FASTING
Objective: Teach and Help the children understand what is in Prayer and Fasting: telling Bible Story on the Biblical Character: asking the Children questions on the topic: explaining in details the topic: open Discussions-Questions and answers
Welcome All the Children by greeting each one of them. Ask them how the week was; school/home was; ask them about their: friends; teachers: school: parents: guardians etc
Do a recap of last week’s lesson.
Text Isa 58:6-14{CALL TO WORSHIP} 1 SAM {7:3} And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, [then] put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. {7:4} Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. {7:5}And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. {7:6} And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured [it] out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.


Song- I prayed I prayed and Jesus answered me: I prayed I prayed ooh:  I prayed I prayed and Jesus answered me: It is well with my soul


BIBLICAL CHARACTER: EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE FROM THE BIBLE WHO FASTED AND PRAYED: PAUL :-{ Meaning-LITTLE} Saul (asked of God)
Previously He was a persecutor of Believers (Acts 8:3). After conversion on His way to Damascus ,He preached, many believed and he  wrote 13 books of the New Testament out of the 27 in the NT{Romans,1&2 Corinthians,Galatians,Ephesians,Phillipians,Colossians,1&2 Thessalonians,1&2 Timothy,Titus&Philemon}
-He was the first Christian Apostle to the Gentiles
-Paul fasted often...Acts 9:9:2 Cor 11:27
Bible trivia
-who prayed for Saul/Paul to receive His sight again (to see)?
-how many days did Paul become blind?
-How many missionary journeys did Paul make to preach the word of God? 3
-name some of the people that preached with Paul in His preaching missions (at least 3) Barnabas, Mark, John Mark,Silas,Timothy,Priscilla,Aquilla
HOW ARE WE TO  PRAY AND FAST FOR OUR PRAYER AND FASTING TO HAVE MEANING/EFFECT?
¯    We must Pray and fast in Love-Isa 58:4,7,9b/10
¯    We must Pray and Fast in Faith-Mat 17:20-21:Mat 9:29:Mat 9:20-21
MEMORY VERSE Mat 6:9-13 Our Lord’s Prayer {in form of a song}
BIBLICAL TRUTH: FOR PRAYER AND FASTING TO HAVE MEANING, IT MUST BE DONE IN LOVE AND FAITH
CHALLENGE FACTOR: WHEN I AM FASTING, DO I DO IT IN LOVE AND FAITH?
POSITIVE CONFESSION: LORD HELP ME TO PRAY AND FAST IN LOVE AND FAITH ALWAYS
ALTER CALL.
Announcement-Next Sunday (1/2/15) shall be games Sunday-2nd Service and Exam 1st Service.