DESTINY DESTROYERS

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL

LESSON: FORTY-TWO(42)

DATE: SUNDAY JUNE 16TH 2024

TOPIC: DESTINY DESTROYERS

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
My father, I frustrate every destroyer of my destiny in the name of Jesus.

MEMORY VERSE: "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end". – Jeremiah 29:11

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 KINGS 11:1-6

1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

[6]And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

INTRODUCTION
Destiny is God's purpose for a man's life. It is a divinely pre-planned destination. It is the totality of God's counsel for a person and what he has decided concerning a person even before conception (Jeremiah 1:5). As good as it is, at several points in life, it still depends on one's attitude and agreement with God. God has a prepared destination for us and we must surrender totally to Him to avoid destiny destroyers that may want to scuttle God's plan for our lives.

TEXT REVIEW: 1KINGS 11:1-6

The teacher should identify any five (5) things from the Bible passage which King Solomon did to provoke God.
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LESSON OUTLINES
1. DESTINY DESTROYERS
2. BIBLICAL INSTANCES

DESTINY DESTROYERS

Some destiny destroyers are mentioned below:

1. Ignorance: this is destiny destroyer (Hosea 4:6). If we are aware of our destiny, we shall be free, focused, and fulfulled. Failure to do so may lead to destruction (John 8:32).

2. Pursuits of vanity: Solomon pursued so much vanity until he became a complete backslider. The privileges of wealth and lack of self-control ruined his destiny (Eccl. 2:10-11).

3. Lack of faith: This is also a destiny destroyer (1Timothy 1:19).

4. Pride: Pride is excessive self-esteem. It is when you are filled with an exciting sense of credit due to yourself. Pride is a sin and it leads to loss and destruction (James 4:6).

5. Sinful lifestyle: Sins not confessed and forsake are dangerous because they provoke God to anger. A man who is living in sin cannot fulfill his destiny or attain the eternal destination which God has promised (1John 3:4; Romans 3:23).

6. Anger: Uncontrolled emotional outburst as lead many people out of God's purpose for their lives (Ecclesiastes 7:9; Prov 29:22).

7. Laziness: This will make an idle person perpetually under the industrious person (Proverbs 12:24).