GOD'S CHASTENING

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL

Y.A.Y.A. EDITION

LESSON: FORTY (40)

DATE: SUNDAY 2ND JUNE 2024

TOPIC: GOD'S CHASTENING

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
Father, please help me to understand the depth of your love for me.

MEMORY VERSE: "You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you". –Deuteronomy 8:5 (NKJV)

BIBLE PASSAGE: HEBREWS 12:5-12.

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.”

7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.

9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be partakers of His holiness.

11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Renew Your Spiritual Vitality

12 Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.

INTRODUCTION
To chasten is to correct or discipline someone, often with the use of some pretty sharp punishment for the purpose of moral improvement (Proverbs 19:18; 23:11). We need to consider God's chastening and what He (God) as our Father expects from us in response to the chastisement we receive from Him. Note that chastisement is not meant for destruction. A parent chastises the child he or she loves (Proverbs 3:12; 13:24).

TEXT REVIEW: HEBREWS 12:5-12.

A. The writer of the book of Hebrews reminds believers of God's word. He encourage believers not to be discouraged and ignored ............ V5.

B. The writer also made believers to understand that:

i. The Lord discipline those He loves and accept as children ................ V6.

ii. .................. V7.

iii. ................. V8.

iv. .................. V9-V10.

v. ................... V11.

vi. .................... V12.

LESSON OUTLINES
1. PURPOSE OF DIVINE CHASTENING
2. BIBLICAL EXAMPLES

PURPOSE OF DIVINE CHASTENING

The teacher should emphasize the following:

A. God's chastening is an expression of His love which He uses to check us and to ensure that as His children, we should live right (Deuteronomy 8:5).

B. Though painful, it eventually yields the fruit of righteousness (Hebrews 12:11).

i. It is a test of true love: a corrective measure (2 Samuel 7:14-15; Psalm 118:18).

ii. It is also to help us grow and bring about revival in the church (Hebrews 12:10).

iii. Divine chastening brings about restoration for us to continually have fellowship with God and ultimately reign with Him (Deuteronomy 8:5-6).

iv. It is to prepare us as vessels unto honour for God's use (2 Timothy 2:21).

C. We must not despite God's chastening so that we will not be condemned with the world (Proverbs 3:11; 1 Corinthians 11:32).