Revision slide of last 4 topics in Sunday school Topics covered -Integrity -Procrastination -Coming Back from Defeat -Fruitfulness The Redeemed Christian Church of God, a.k.a Living Faith Parish, Kassel Visit Us today.www.rccgkassel.org

1. The Redeemed Christian Church
of God,
a.k.a Living Faith Parish, Kassel
Sunday School
Revision

2. Topics covered
• Integrity
• Procrastination
• Coming Back from Defeat
• fruitfulness

3. Procrastination
• Memory verse:“Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not
know what a day may bring forth”
• Proverbs 27:1
• Main text:Luke 9:59-62
• Procrastination?
• To defer or to postpone or put off a required action until a
future time in order to enjoy the gain of a less important
action.

4. Procrastination…..
• Reasons include but not limited to:
• Personal Convenience:Ecc 3:1, Ecc 9: 11-12, Ecc 9:10, Acts 24:25
• Laziness and Sleep: Proverbs 22:13, Proverbs 26:13-16, Ecc. 10:18
• Consideration of family pressure at the expense of God’s
business:Matt. 8:21, Luke 9:59:62, 1Kings 19:20.21
• ….with dangerous effects which ranges from
• Loss of fellowship with God and men, loss of souls, loss
of opportunities
• Key Message/Solution
• Our lives are transitory
• We must plan to devote our resources to serving God

5. Coming Back from Defeat
• Memory verse:“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy
loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies blot out my transgressions”
• Psalms 51:1
• Text:Joshua 7: 1-15
• Reasons for defeats
• Sin I samuel 4:1-22
• Refusal to seek God for direction and strategy: Josh 7:2
• Self confidence Josh 7:3, I Cor. 10:12, Matt 26:33

6. Coming back………….
• Key Messages/Solution
– God does not delight in persistent act of transgression
– A persistent sinner will lose God‘s presence
– Usual victory will be replaced with unprecedented defeat.
» Proverbs 14.34
– Some battles can only be won strictly by weapons of holiness and faith
• E.g . War against addictions, evil forces, and temptations.
• The only way to success is in Jesus, absolute trust
and reliance on Him( as discussed under Fruitfulness)

7. Fruitfulness
• Memory verse:And God blessed them, and God said unto
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and
subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth”
• Gen 1:28
• Text: Genesis 1.26-31
• “The act of causing or assisting prolific growth...or producing result
or profits”
• British Dictionary
• The five fold blessings: Fruitful, Multiply, replenish & Subdue,
Dominate: Ex 1.6-8
• Cross-ref: Joseph Gen 39:2-6, Daniel Dan 2:48-49.Dan 6:3

8. Fruitfulness contd
• Similar analogy
• “The intensity and size of God’s light in you will determine
your sphere of domination. Although, God has commanded
you to dominate everything (Genesis 1:28), the actual scope of
your domination will be determined by the amount of God’s
word that is in you, Open Heaven, 13/05/2016”
» See John 8:12, John John 9:5, John 1:5, Matthew 5:16
• Special emphasis on John 15

9. Prerequisites of faithfulness
Acknowledge God, your creator and surest source of
fruitfulnes.
Jeremiah 17:5-8
Desire and embrace the counsel of God
Ps 1:3, Jn 15:4-5
Service
John 12:24-27
Be deligent!
Fruitfulness is a reward of hardwork
Proverbs 22:29
 Faithfulness
Genesis 41:39-53

10. Prerequisites……
Obedience
Genesis 22:15-18
Giving!
Giving and Receiving go hand in hand
Luke 6:38
Total Surrender
Luke 5:4-7, I kings 17:10-16