RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL 19TH JULY 2020

TOPIC: THE BOOK OF LIFE

SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN

1. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth.

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School.

3. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee.

4. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee.

5. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School.

6. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?

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OPENING PRAYER: Father, help me to serve You wholeheartedly so that my name can be written in the Book of life

MEMORY VERSE: “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books, according to their works.” — Revelation 20:12

BIBLE PASSAGE: REVELATION 20:1-15

INTRODUCTION

The scripture establishes that there are two kind of eternity: eternal life and eternal damnation (Revelation 20:6). The Scripture also establishes that there are ‘Books’ are there is in ‘Book’; which is the ‘Book of life’ (Revelation 20:12).

This Book of life is different from ‘the Book of the living’ mentioned in Psalm 69:28. This ‘Book of life’ according to the Bible is the same with the ‘Lamb’s Book of life’ (Revelation 21:27).

God is the greatest Recorder and Rewarder. He knows those who are His and has their records. He also has the records of those who do not belong to him (2Timothy 2:19).

TEXT REVIEW: REVELATION 20:1-15

“And the dead-were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works” Rev. 20:12c.

This is an eye opener to every reader of the Bible that a man may be dead but not his works. A man may die and be buried in the sea or elsewhere but his work is still in the books of remembrance and judgement.

ACTIVITY
Teacher should identify those who will not be written in the “Books” according to the passage.

LESSON OUTLINES

1. THE ‘BOOKS’ VERSUS THE ‘BOOK OF LIFE’

2. WHO WILL NOT BE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?

THE ‘BOOKS’ VERSUS THE ‘BOOK OF LIFE’

A. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK OF LIFE:

i. The book of life contains: the names of the overcomers that will be clothed in white raiment in Heaven. Revelation 3:5

ii. The names of those who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus (Revelation 5:9; 21:27).

iii. The names of people who have truly laboured for the sake of the gospel (these are men and women) (Philippians 4:3)

iv. Those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the word of God. Rev. 20:4

B. CONTENTS OF THE “BOOKS”

i. All sinners are doomed for ever. Rev. 20:10

ii. All those who will appear at the Great White Throne judgment. Rev. 20:12a

iii. All those who will not take part in the first resurrection. Rev. 20:5-6

iv. Those who abandoned their faith (Apostasy). Heb. 6:4-6; Rev. 3:5

C. Teacher should identify the requirements to be enlisted in the “Book of life” as indicated below:

i. Salvation, faithful service to God and sanctified life. (Heb. 12:14; 1Cor. 15:58)

ii. Remain in the Lord to the end (Matthew 10:22b, 1Thess. 4:14-16).

iii. Steadfast in faith till the end. (Hebrew 6:4-6; Revelation 3:5).

D. Teacher should inform the students that there are rewards for those whose names are written in the “Book of life”. 1Cor. 3:13-14

WHO WILL NOT BE IN THE BOOK OF LIFE?

Teacher should identify and explain the following categories of people whose names would not be written in the “Book of life”.

i. The unbelievers in Christ (John 3:18; 5:24).

ii. Those who engage in the work of the flesh (Gal. 5:20-21).

iii. The abominable, unbelieving, lairs, sorcerers, idolaters, etc. (Revelation 21:8, 27)

iv. Sinners (those who engage in all manner of sins). (Romans 1:29-32; 1Timothy 1:9-11; Colossians 3:5-8; 1Corithians 6:9-10)

CLASS ACTIVITY
Class should discuss how to escape from the “Books” to the “Book of life”.

SUMMARY
Every human being’s name would either appear in the “Books” or in the “Book of life” after death.

CONCLUSION
To appear in the “Book of life” you must be born again and remain born again with focus of Heaven (Philippians 2:12; Luke 10:20).

CLOSING PRAYER
Father, do not ever let me be blotted out of the Book of life

ASSIGNMENT
Identify five(5) contents of the “Books” and the “Book of life”