Today’s Lesson
Prayer Point - Class should pray for grace to be pure.
Previous Knowledge - Teacher asks a student to review the previous week's lesson. Teacher also reads answers to the previous week's assignment while the assistant teacher collects the workbook and scores marks accordingly.
1. Opening
A. BIBLE PASSAGE - 2 Timothy 2:15-22
B. Memory Verse - "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed three with the oil of gladness above they fellows, " Hebrew 1 :9
C. Lesson Introduction - We shall study in today's lesson, why purity must precede power and what should be the ultimate goal of every believer.
TEACHER’S DIARY
A. Lesson Aim - To study the relationship between purity and divine power.
B. Teaching Objectives and Lesson Plan
i. At the end of the lesson, students should be able to discover why purity must precede divine power.
ii. They should also be able to discover what should be the ultimate goal of believers.
To achieve these objectives, teacher should explain the true source of divine power.
Teacher should link purity with power.
Teacher should caution students on the danger of placing a wrong priority on power against purity.
Teacher should place a high premium on making Heaven at last rather than craving for power.
Teacher should conclude by encouraging students to strive to make Heaven.
C. Text Review - 2 Timothy 2:15-22
Two ungodly characters are mentioned in today's passage. They are:
Hymenaeus and Philetus:
- They were full of profane and vain babbling.
- They had erred from the truth.
- They had not only gone into backsliding but also caused some to backslide too.
- They were filled with iniquities and lusts.
- They were no longer vessels unto honour.
- They were impure in heart.
Believers are warned not to emulate the above evil deeds and be prepared unto every good work.
D. Teaching Method – Teacher should use question teaching method.
E. Time Management - 15 minutes for Opening, 30 minutes for Lesson Outline, Summary, Conclusion and Assignment, 15 minutes for General Review.
2. Lesson Outlines
i. LESSON OUTLINE 1 – WHY PURITY MUST PRECEDE POWER
QA. Why must purity precede power?
- God is all-powerful. He is and the source of all power(s).
- The all-powerful God is also a holy God. Isaiah 6: 1-3
- God is perfect. Matt 5:48.
- Divine power is holy and holy things are not for dirty people (dog). Matt 7:6
- Divine power is light which darkness cannot comprehend, no matter their attacks. John 1 :5
What are the conditions for obtaining the holy power of God?
i. Be holy. I Peter 1: 16
ii. Obey God's will commandments. Deut 28:2
iii. Be ready always to purify yourself. 2 Tim. 2:20-21
QC. Why do believers need the power of God?
i. To become the number one.
ii. To be able to resist and overcome the attack of the devil and his angels. Daniel 6: 1-4
Class Activity 1 - What are those things which disqualified Hymenaeus and Philetus from being good examples in today's text?
Answer Tips - See some reasons from the text review.
ii. LESSON OUTLINE 2 - HEAVEN IS THE GOAL
i. the goal of every Christian is to make Heaven at last.
ii. It will be useless to use divine power to heal, deliver and bless others and at the end fail to make Heaven.
iii. To make Heaven, believers must be pure.
iv. It is not possible to make Heaven despite the gift of miracles if we are not pure.
v. One can make Heaven without power to perform miracles but not without holiness.
Texts: I Cor. 9:24-27; Matt 7:22-23
Class Activity 2- Mention names of believers who were close to Heaven but who still missed it because of impurity.
Summary: Believers need to be holy and pure to obtain divine power and they need to use the power in holiness to make Heaven.
Conclusion: Power can be bitter and dangerous in the wrong hands but it can be sweet and useful in the right hands. In the hands of pure, 'holy, compassionate, Christ-like children of God, power can be very useful. If you desire power, do not forget your ultimate goal, which is Heaven.
Assignment: See assignment in the workbook.
