RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADERS’ MANUAL 4 OCTOBER 2026
LESSON FIVE (05)
TOPIC: NOT BREAKING RANKS
OPENING PRAYER: Father, please help me never to step out of Your purpose and calling for my life
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Leader is to remind the members on what it means to be God’s favourites.
MEMORY VERSE: “They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march everyone on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks.” Joel 2:7
BIBLE TEXT: JOEL 2:7-8
7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
INTRODUCTION: Looking at Joel 2:7-8, A disciple of Christ must be discipline, united spiritually aligned and be obedient, staying in his or her God given assigned position, an army of Christ is always in right place, no weapon can stop them. God’s army is always charged and ready to enforce divine order.
LESSON AIM: To help members know reasons for following divine order and avoid self-government.
TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, members should be able to:
1. Know what it takes to follow divine order.
2. Know dangers of following self-government.noltotosc
TEXT REVIEW: JOEL 2:7-8
a. God’s army is always charged and ready to enforce divine order.
b. They scale the walls like picked and trained commandos.
c. They never break ranks or crowd each other.
d. Each is right in place, no weapon can stop them.
LESSON OUTLINE ONE:
DIVINE ORDER
The word divine order means;
1. God’s perfect, established arrangement. Corinthians 14:40
2. Following God obediently in your steps, decisions and relationship, not human impulses.
3. No confusion. 1 Samuel 16, Samuel followed God’s order in making choice of king for the Israelites.
4. Elimination of disorder, unnecessary struggles. 1 Corinthians 14:33
SIGNS OF OPERATING IN DIVINE ORDER
1. Experiencing inner peace in decisions and operations. David rejected Saul’s garment in fighting Goliath.
2. Everything will fall in place without force or human’s inputs. 2 Chronicles 20:1-20.
3. Divine direction step-by-step.
4. Relationships aligning with destiny. Esther followed Mordecai’s instructions, she later got divine alignment.
LESSON OUTLINE TWO:
AVOID SELF GOVERNMENT
1. Ruling your own life by your wisdom, desires and opinions instead of submitting to God’s authority, God’s Word and the Holy Spirit is dangerous.
2. Doing what is right in your own eyes. Judges 21:25, can bring disconnection from God’s guidance Proverbs 14:12, loss of divine protection, opening door to temptation e.g Samson.
3. Self-government can also lead to poor decision making and regret and easy target to the enemy, therefore desist from it and be in God’s favourite agenda.
SUMMARY: Self-government for a believer means running your life without God, God’s army moves in discipline, unity and divine order.
CONCLUSION: Following divine order brings peace not anxiety,direction not Confusion, progress not stagnation. It helps to avoid mistakes and wasted seasons and positions one for God’s blessings and favour
PRAYER POINTS:
1, Father, remove every spirit of pride and rebellion from my heart,and give me submissive spirit.
2. Lord, help Daddy & Mummy GO to remain in their assigned position.
3. Father, keep me away from distraction that can cause me to break ranks.
4. Lord, give me grace to honour and submit to godly authority without murmuring.
5. Father, align my steps, my decisions, and my actions with Your divine arrangement.
GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY: They shall run like mighty men, they shall not break their ranks. Joel 2:7-8.
TUESDAY: Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40.
WEDNESDAY: Breaking ranks often begins with rejecting spiritual authority. Hebrews 13:17.
THURSDAY: Unity preserves strength, division weakens purpose. Psalm 133:1
FRIDAY: Breaking ranks is a rebellion in disguise.1 Samuel 15:23.
SATURDAY: Pride is a major cause of breaking ranks.Proverbs 13:10
SUNDAY: Disobedience removes divine covering. Exodus 23:20-2 1
