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RCCG YAYA Sunday School Students Manual 13 April 2025 Lesson 33 – Managing Success

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TOPIC: Managing Success (RCCG Sunday School Manual For Young Adults And Youths (YAYA)

OPENING PRAYER: Father, please open my eyes to the provisions You have made for me in Christ Jesus.

MEMORY VERSE: “But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.” – 2 Chronicles 26:16 (KJV)

BIBLE PASSAGE: Genesis 45:1-5 (KJV) (Scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 13 April 2025 HYMN)

1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.

2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence.

4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.

1. ATTITUDE FOR SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS

Some people allow success to dictate their lives, but when success is well-managed, it breeds another success. Here are some approaches to managing success:

Humility in the face of success is required (Proverbs 11:2; 27:2). Do not be like King Uzziah who lifted his heart to his destruction after God made him strong (2 Chronicles 26:16).

Gratitude is a fundamental attitude to maintaining success (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Recognise that your success is not solely your doing but also a result of God’s blessings and the support of your team. Show gratitude to God and your teammates (James 1:17; Romans 16:3-4).

Bless people around you with your resources and advance God’s kingdom (Luke 12:16-20; Proverbs 22:9).

Avoid greed if you want to manage your God-given wealth (1 Timothy 6:10).

Live righteously to avoid distraction from your relationship with God and your commitment to a God-honouring life (Matthew 6:33).

Recognize that you are accountable to God for how you use your success and resources (Matthew 25:14-30).

Maintain integrity and ethical conduct (Proverbs 10:9). Success should not be achieved through dishonest or unethical means. Maintaining your integrity is crucial.

Become an expert in your chosen field, prayerfully get a good mentor for yourself and set new goals.

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Have you ever regretted mismanaging your resources? Share your experience

2. TIPS TO MANAGING SUCCESS

Success is beautiful, it has many friends but it has to be controlled. There are certain tips every successful person must understand. These include:

Success is relative to who defines it. Your success should be relative to how it benefits other people (Acts 9:36-39, 10:38).

Understand that there is good and bad success (Joshua 1:8; Exodus 5:2).

Your success is the outcome of the collaborative efforts of God, you and several people, known and unknown to you (1 Samuel 30:20-24). There is no self-made man (1 Corinthians 4:7).

Your ultimate success may be the beginning of another person’s journey to success (1 Samuel 16:1, 13-14).

There is no permanent success. You need to maintain your relationship with God (2 Chronicles 26:16; 35:21-23), work hard (Philippians 3:13-14) and have a productive team (Nehemiah 3:13-15).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: How do you view some people who show off their wealth?

CONCLUSION: The Bible teaches that success is a gift from God and should be managed with humility and gratitude.

QUESTIONS:

Mention two lessons believers can learn from the success of Joseph.

Mention three ways not to handle success.

FURTHER READING:

Sunday: Luke 12:16-21 (KJV)

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Monday: Genesis 24:12 (KJV)

And he said O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

Tuesday: Matthew 6:31-33 (KJV)

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Wednesday: Psalm 20:7 (KJV)

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

Thursday: Luke 15:11-14 (KJV)

11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Friday: Psalm 75:5-7 (KJV)

5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Saturday: Genesis 12:2-3 (KJV)

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

ASSIGNMENT: Mention five (5) Bible characters who honoured God with their success (2X5=10 Marks).

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