RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADER’S MANUAL 28TH JUNE 2020
TOPIC: YOUTHFUL LUSTS
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
PRAYER POINTS:
Father, Please help me to overcome every form of sin that easily beset me.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE:
Leader should ask members why it is very important for believers to make God the builder of their lives.
MEMORY VERSE: “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.“
2 Timothy 2:22
BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 39:7-15
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
8 But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 [There is] none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art] his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that [Joseph] went into the house to do his business; and [there was] none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice:
15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
LESSON INTRODUCTION:
Youthful means: Young, energetic and full of vigour.
Possibly between 18 years and below 50 years.
Lust on the other hand means having strong physical desire to have sex with somebody, usually without associated feelings of love or affection
TEXT REVIEW: Genesis 39:7-15
1. The eye is one of the gate to the heart.
2. Ensure you put a control measure to what you see.
3. The best option to overcome lust is to avoid or flee it’s appearance
4. Walk in the spirit and you would not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
5. Overconfidence has destroyed lot of destinies.
LESSON OUTLINES
1 OTHER WORKS OF THE FLESH ACCORDING TO GALATIANS 5:16-21
a. ADULTERY:
Extra marital sex is voluntary sexual relations between a married person and somebody other than his or her spouse.
b. FORNICATION:
Sexual intercourse between two consenting people who are not yet married
c. UNCLEANNESS:
Impure, spiritually dirty
d. LASCIVIOUSNESS:
Always being lewd or showing strong desire for sex.
e. IDOLATRY:
The price of worshipping idols or false gods. Excessive admiration or love shown for somebody or something.
f. WITCHCRAFT:
The use of diabolical means or devilish power to achieve results.
g. *WRATH:*
Great anger often with a desire for revenge
h. STRIFE:
Bitter and violent conflict, struggle and or rivalry
i. SEDITIONS:
Speech, writing or actions intended to encourage people to disobey constituted authority.
j. HERESIES:
Opinion or belief that contradicts established religious teaching
k. ENVYING:
The resentful or unhappy feeling of wanting somebody else’s success, good fortune, quanlities and or possessions.
l. MURDERS:
The crime of killing another person deliberately and not in self defense or with any other extenuating circumstances recognized by law.
m. DRUNKENNESS:
The state of drinking alcohol to a state of stupor.
n. REVELING:
To enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
o. HATRED:
A feeling of intense hostility towards somebody
p. VARIANCE:
Always having different opinions from majority
2 CONDITIONS UPON WHICH WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE CONDEMNED INCLUDE:
In the main Bible Text above, we saw how Joseph refused bluntly to be lured into committing sin against God. Obviously, if he had gone in, that would have settled his destiny and prevented him from fulfilling the purpose of God for his life. Therefore, for us to fulfill our destiny, we must:
1. Flee from appearance of all evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22
2. Flee from idolatry. 1 Corinthians 10:14
3. Mortify our bodies. Colossians 3:1-3
4. Not use the liberty of God for flesh. Galatians 5:13
5. Walk in the spirit. Galatians 5:16-18.
6. Not lust after evil things. 1 Corinthians 10:6-11
7. Not called into uncleanliness. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-7
SUMMARY
The body is the temple of God which must be kept holy as unto God.
CONCLUSION
A youthful lust is against the will of God for us. Lust is part of the work of the flesh which always rebels against the instruction of God.
Galatians 5:16-17. It is not all that glitters that is gold; some are temptations by the devil to ensure that we do not fulfill our destinies. We therefore pray for the Holy Spirit to lead us aright whenever the devil and his deceit are at work.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Identify the lust of the flesh you know.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, please give all the youths in RCCG, the grace to flee from youthful lusts and be vessels unto honour in your hand.
2. Father, please grant us the grace to walk in the Spirit
3. We pray for all the youths, that all works of flesh will not hold them to ransom.
4. Father, as you empowered Joseph to run away from committing sin against you, please empower all our youths to overcome their temptations.
5. The lure of Satan using Potiphar’s wife amounted to nothing before Joseph, please do not allow our youths to fall victim of the devil’s deceit, in Jesus Name.
6. Father, our youths are our future; by fire, by force, let Your Spirit lead them at all times.
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: Galatians 5:17-21
Works of the flesh exposed to us. They are always against the Spirit, so beware.
TUESDAY: Galatians 5:22-26
Fruits of the Spirit also shown to us. We, that are Christ’s are expected to crucify the flesh and exhibit these fruits of the Spirit.
THURSDAY: 1 Corinthians 10:1-11
How not to lust after evil things on the way to becoming vessels unto honour.
FRIDAY: Ephesians 2:1-10
Father, please let your grace not be in vain over our youths.
SATURDAY: James 1:14-15
How lust leads to sin and finally death.
SUNDAY: James 4:1-10
Other critical effects of lusts.
AUTHOR:
Pastor E.A. Adeboye.
The General Overseer of:
The Redeemed Christian Church Of God.
