RCCG YAYA SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL 14 JULY 2024

LESSON: FORTY SIX (46)
TOPIC: FRUITLESSNESS

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

2. O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friendship suits me well,
Both young and old 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?

OPENING PRAYER: Father, do not let me become a fruitless and unprofitable servant, in Jesus’ name.

BIBLE PASSAGE: John 15:1-6.
[1] “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
[2] Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
[3] You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
[4] Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
[5] “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
[6] If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

MEMORY VERSE: “And even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” Matthew 3:10 (NKJV).

INTRODUCTION: Fruit-bearing is expected of anyone chosen and saved by Jesus Christ (John 15:16). God reacts to fruitlessness the same way He reacts to rebellion because failure to bear fruit is rebellion against the commandment and purpose of God (John 15:4). For any branch of the vine to be barren or unfruitful it must have been separated from the vine making it impossible for the fluid of life that flows from the vine to reach it.

LESSON AIM: To study import of a fruitless lifestyle.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
a. Understand some causes of fruitlessness.
b. Understand the dangers of fruitlessness.

TEXT REVIEW:
John 15:1-6.
From the passage the Lord Jesus Christ made us understand that:
i. He is the vine and ……………………………v1.
ii. He cuts off any branch that …………….v2a.
iii. He prunes the branches that …………..v2b.
iv. ……. ……………………………………………….v3.
v. …..……………….…………………………………………v4a.
vi. .………………………….……………………………………v4b.
vii. ..……………………………………………………………v5.
viii. ……………………………………………………………….v6.

OUTLINES:
1. CAUSES OF FRUITLESSNESS
2. INHERENT DANGERS

1. CAUSES OF FRUITLESSNESS
1. Ignorance of the sound word of God (1 Corinthians 3:1-2; Hebrews 5:12-14).
2. Lack of genuine repentance from sin and other vices (Ezekiel 18:30-32).
3. Pre-occupation with the affairs of this world. (Matthew 13:22).
4. Timidity in identifying with the gospel publicly (Romans 1:16).
5. Inadequate understanding of the blessings of fruitfulness (1 Thessalonians 2:19).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Discuss other causes of fruitlessness among believers.

2. INHERENT DANGERS
1. The presence of God could depart from the unfruitful (1 Samuel 16:14).
2. It could bring about a reversal of blessing with curses (1 Samuel 2:30-34).
3. God will spew out the unfruitful, for being neither hot nor cold (Revelation 3:15-16).
4. Self-exposure to enemy’s attacks (Judges 16:18-21).
5. Total annihilation of a fruitless being (Luke 13:6-9).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Students should discuss how believers can be fruitful

CONCLUSION: Fruitfulness has great gains but fruitlessness is dangerous. Be fruitful!

EVALUATION: Mention two causes of fruitlessness

CLOSING PRAYER:Father, help me to be fruitful.

ASSIGNMENT: Make it a duty to bear fruits by following up on the people you have witnessed to and give them a copy of the Bible or a spirit-filled book (No marks).