RCCG JUNIOR ZEAL FOR AGE 13-15 MANUAL 26 JANUARY 2024

LESSON TWENTY-TWO (22)
TOPIC: MENTAL HEALTH
BIBLE TEXT: Psalm 119:97-100.
[97]MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
[98]Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
[99]I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
[100]I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

MEMORY VERSE: Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things”.
CENTRAL TRUTH: Meditating on God’s word improves our mental health.
INTRODUCTION: The word ‘mental’ describes anything that has to do with the mind. The “mind” is not the same as the brain. Our brain has all the wiring, storage, memory and processing power we need to function as a human being. The mind consists of mental states such as thoughts, emotions, beliefs, attitudes, and images. The brain is the hardware and the mind is the software. It’s the operating system that gathers, stores and manages information.
There are three key points to note from Psalm 119: 97: loving, obeying and meditating on God’s word. Doing these regularly will improve our mental wellbeing.
STUDY GUIDE
A. HOW TO HAVE AND MAINTAIN GOOD MENTAL HEALTH:
1. Philippians 4:6-7 Prayer, supplication and thanksgiving
2. Proverbs 4:23-Keep your heart with all diligence
3. Pray (both in your understanding and in the Spirit) 2 Corinthians 10:5
4. Romans 12:1-2 keep your body holy and never conform to this world, but keep on renewing your mind with the Word of God.
5. Isaiah 26:3 ————————————————
6. Be happy always – Proverbs 17:22, Proverbs 15:13.
7. 1 Peter 5:8-Be sober and be vigilant.
8. ———————————————– Joshua 1:8
B. FROM OUR TEXT, MENTION 3 BENEFITS OF MENTAL WELLNESS AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM:
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ACTIVITY: Have the Teenagers mention other benefits of mental wellbeing.
LIFE APPLICATION: Meditate on this verse and apply it, then you will see it working for you: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success” (Joshua 1:8).
CONCLUSION: Daniel 1:20-“And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm”. You too can be like Daniel if you will observe to do all the things discussed today.
INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION:
* What is God saying in today’s lesson?
* How can I apply this to my life?
* My prayer today is: