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RCCG YAYA Sunday School Students Manual 20 April 2025 Lesson 34 – Missions Mindedness

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TOPIC: Missions Mindedness (RCCG Sunday School Manual For Young Adults And Youths (YAYA)

MEMORY VERSE: “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” – Romans 10:14 (KJV)

BIBLE PASSAGE: Luke 10:1-9 (KJV) (Scroll down for RCCG Sunday School 20 April 2025 HYMN)

1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.

4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.

5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

INTRODUCTION: Every believer has a call to missions (2 Corinthians 5:18). Missions is the sending out of believers to proclaim the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Unreached People Group (UPG) as well as the Unchurched and Unaccessible People Group (UIPG). A people group can be considered unreached if evangelical Christians are less than 2% of the entire population. Missions is at the heart of what the church stands for (Acts 2:41). It is what Jesus commissioned us to do (Mark 16:15). Everyone has a role to play in missions (Acts 4:34-35).

LESSON OUTLINES:

THE MISSIONARY GOD

A MANDATE FOR ALL BELIEVERS

1. THE MISSIONARY GOD

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are all involved in missions. God the Father initiated the process by sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to the world to save humanity (John 3:17). Jesus came in obedience to the Father’s instruction to redeem the world from eternal damnation (John 10:10). Jesus has now commissioned every believer to continue with the task (Matthew 28:19-20; John 20:21). The Holy Spirit is always with us to lead us (Acts 8:29), guide us (Acts 16:6-7), strengthen us (Acts 4:8, 13), and help us to finish the task (2 Timothy 4:7).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Although believers have been commissioned for missions, some are yet to be involved. Why?

2. A MANDATE FOR ALL BELIEVERS

Every believer has been commissioned to do ‘missions’ (Matthew 28:19-20; John 20:21). You have no choice if you are born again (John 15:16). The question is not whether or not you are called to do missions, but rather the question is whether or not you obey the call. Paul was not disobedient to the call (Acts 26:19-20). However, one can get involved in any of these areas:

Preaching: Some are called and set apart to go to different lands to preach the gospel (Acts 13:1-2). The work of missions demands that some people should go to those who have not heard the gospel. Jesus, our perfect example was going from place to place preaching the gospel (Matthew 4:23). Jesus commanded us to go to the entire world (Acts 1:8). Unless there are people who will go and preach there is no way missions can be done: we need men and women who will traverse lands to proclaim the gospel (Isaiah 6:8).

Praying: Missions work thrives on prayer; the work will suffer without it. Paul enjoined the brethren in Ephesus to partner with him in prayers (Ephesians 6:18-20). Regular prayers must be offered to God for missionaries and missions’ work (Colossians 4:2-4). We ought to remember missionaries in our family altars and personal prayers (2 Thessalonians 3:1-2).

Paying: Missions is a very expensive venture. This is why God has blessed His children so they can finance His project (2 Corinthians 12:15). Paul commended the Philippians for being exceptional in financing missions work (Philippians 4:14-19). As an individual you can pay a missionary’s salary, children’s school fees, or help missionaries on training. You can adopt a mission field and finance their work.

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: How do you want to be involved in missions?

CONCLUSION: Missions is a vital assignment that God has given to every believer. Be involved.

QUESTIONS

Explain how God is a missionary.

Explain three ways believers can be involved in missions.

ASSIGNMENT: State five things you will do (are doing) to support the missionary efforts of your church (2×5=10 Marks).

FURTHER READING:

Sunday: Mark 16:15-16 (KJV)

15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Monday: Romans 10:14 (KJV);

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Tuesday: Acts 26:15-20 (KJV)

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

Wednesday: Colossians 4:2-4 (KJV)

2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

Thursday: John 20:22-23 (KJV)

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

Friday: John 14:26-27 (KJV)

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Saturday: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-3 (KJV)

1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

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