RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADERS’ MANUAL 11 FEBRUARY 2024
LESSON TWENTY FOUR(24)
TOPIC: DANCING BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS
HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM
1. I love this family of God,
So closely knitted into one,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
2. I bless this family of God,
So greatly prospered by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
3. I know this family of God,
So deeply rooted in the word,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
4. I see this family of God,
So highly lifted above all,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family
5. Come, join this family of God,
So highly favoured by the Lord,
They have taken me into their arms
And am so glad to be
A part of this great family.
OPENING PRAYER: Father, never allow me to be trapped in ungodly issues of life.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Leader should ask some members to state some of their visions and their benefits as a reminder of the last lesson.
MEMORY VERSE: “But let him ask in faith nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” James 1:16
BIBLE TEXT: 1 Kings 18:21-24
[21]And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
[22]Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
[23]Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
[24]And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: Dancing between two opinions is a common daily occurrence in man’s life especially when his heart is not regenerated. People want to live a holy life but are not ready to pay the price. It is a staggering issue that hinders many people from catching their balance in the journey of life thereby failing to accomplish anything because of divided mind.
LESSON AIM: To make believers understand that leveraging on opinions may cause irredeemable loss of relationship with God and doom to divine assignment.
TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, members should be able to know:
• Why people dance between two opinions.
• The dangers of dancing between two opinions.
TEXT REVIEW: I Kings 18:21-24
a. Issues of life have made many to dance between following God or doing a quick fix.
b. Until people see the result of your claim of your option, they will not concur to your saying. c. Corrupted minds will request for sign before taking steps or deciding on what to do.
LESSON OUTLINE ONE
WHY DO PEOPLE DANCE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS?
i. Fear of uncertainty – Exodus 32:1.
ii. Ignorance of who God is -1 Kings 18:21,39.
iii. Wrong perception or mentality – Numbers 13:31-33.
iv. Spiritual slumbering or inactiveness – Matthew 13:25.
v. Keeping wrong company – 1 Kings 13:18-20.
vi. Past failures or disappointments.
vii. Lack of vision and focus.
LESSON OUTLINE TWO
DANGERS OF DANCING BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS
1. Loss of divine information and divine presence – 1 Kings 13:20- 21.
2. Withdrawal of spiritual authority and grace – I Kings 13:23-26.
3. Spiritual deviation or spiritual drifting-Luke 7:18-22.
4. Loss or reduction of spiritual engagement and performance.
5. Living in fear – 1 John 4:18.
6. Walking into destruction – I Kings 13:25.
ACTIVITY: Mention biblical characters who got trapped between two opinions and the repercussion.
SUMMARY: “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24
CONCLUSION: If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light-Matthew 6:22.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, deliver Your children from indecision.
2. Father, grant us the grace to hear Your voice and obey.
3. I refuse to be unstable in all my ways in Jesus name.
4. Father, please help RCCG to remain steadfast to the end.
5. Father, help all our new converts not to draw back to perdition.
6. Your personal request.
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Make up your mind to be committed to the truth and Kingdom business, shun idleness – Prov. 6:1- 10.
TUESDAY: Be ready to effect positive change like Elijah.
WEDNESDAY: Ask the Spirit of God to lead you through 2024 without failing.
THURSDAY: Read and meditate on Philippians 4:8.
FRIDAY: Shun every association that may kill your relationship with God.
SATURDAY: Make the Word of God your daily food to avoid spiritual dryness.
SUNDAY: Counsel anyone you know who is in a dilemma (two opinions).
