RCCG YAYA SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL 6 APRIL 2025

LESSON THIRTY-TWO (32)
TOPIC: FAILING FORWARD
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 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: Dear Lord, help me to continue to forge ahead irrespective of the odds against me.
BIBLE PASSAGE: Genesis 26:18-22 NKJV
[18] And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them. [19] Also Isaac’s servants dug in the valley, and found a well of running water there.
[20] But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they quarreled with him.
[21] Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that one also. So he called its name Sitnah.
[22] And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, “For now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”
MEMORY VERSE: “For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.” Proverbs 24:16 (NKJV).
INTRODUCTION:;Failure is simply an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; or lack of success. Failed attempts should not be viewed as an end; you become a failure when you stop trying. You must see failure as a learning opportunity and a stepping stone to future success. This is what failing forward is: the determination to apply the key lessons you learned from your failed attempts to future efforts.
LESSON AIM: To teach students how to handle failure.
TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
a. Understand the concept of failing forward.
b. Explain failure in perspective.
c. Learn how to leverage the experience.
TEXT REVIEW: Genesis 26:18-22.
Although God instructed Isaac to relocate to Gerar, Isaac however, had some experiences in the land. According to Genesis 26:18-22, identify five (5) experiences of failure that Isaac and his servants had in Gerar.
i……………………………….………..
ii ……………………………………….
iii …………..………………………….
iv ……………………………………….
v …………………………..……………
OUTLINES:
1. Failure In Perspective
2. Leverage On The Experience
1. FAILURE IN PERSPECTIVE
A. Many people get grounded in the journey of life due to one experience of failure or the other. However,
i. Failure should be a springboard to fulfilling destiny.
ii. Properly defining failure beyond your ego and personal feelings helps in achieving great success in life.
B. Below are some things to know about failure:
i. It does not make the person who fails a failure (Proverbs 24:16; Micah 7:8).
ii. It is not final for an individual who knows that he or she has an eternal destiny to fulfil (1Samuel 30:6-9).
iii. It is not always a result of a satanic attack. (Joshua 7:1-5).
iv. It helps you to do a personal reality check. (Judges 6:13-14).
v. Failure, if properly understood, imbues you with a stronger determination to take on greater but calculated risks to succeed more (Luke 5:5-6).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: How will you counsel someone who just experienced a failure?
2. LEVERAGE ON THE EXPERIENCE
Life is full of experiences of both success and failure. Having the right attitude to failure cannot be overemphasised in achieving future goals. Therefore believers must,
i. See failure as an opportunity to learn from previous mistakes (Luke 15:13-14, 17-20).
ii. Find out what you need to do to please God and fulfil destiny (Daniel 4:33-37).
iii. Do not quit: your first attempt may show that your orientation and knowledge might have limitations. (Exodus 14:13-15; 2 Chronicles 15:7).
iv. Avoid acting on assumptions alone because it is the lowest level of knowledge (Joshua 7:3).
v. Hold fast to your vision after a failed attempt (Habakkuk 2:2-3).
vi. Be confident to go beyond the consequences of your past attempts (Genesis 26:20-22).
vii. Eschew pride (James 4:6) and design a system to mitigate future failure.
CLASS ACTIVITY 2:.Have you ever failed in any endeavour? How did you handle the experience?
CONCLUSION: Learn from your mistakes and failures so that you can chart a new cause to success.
EVALUATION: Mention three (3) things you learned about failure and five (5) ways to handle it.
CLOSING PRAYER: Dear Father, I receive the grace to succeed even in the face of challenges.
ASSIGNMENT: Identify five (5) dangers of brooding over failure. (2X5=10 Marks).