Y.A.Y.A Edition: Rccg Sunday School Teachers Manual, April 28TH 2024, Topics Financial Independence

RCCG Y.A.Y.A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER’S MANUAL

Y.A.Y.A. EDITION

LESSON: THIRTY-FIVE (25)

DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 28TH 2024

TOPIC: FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

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
Dear Lord, I receive grace to enter into my financial breakthrough in Jesus’ name.

MEMORY VERSE: “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day”. – Deuteronomy 8:18 (NKJV)

BIBLE PASSAGE: GENESIS 26:12-16

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.

13 The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;

14 for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.

15 Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth.

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”

INTRODUCTION
There has been so much instability in recent times and it looks like a whole lot of things are becoming unattainable, especially in the place of finance. Dwindling economic realities around the world make it more difficult to believe that financial independence exists given rate at which companies fold up, the rate of inflation, and exchange rate vulnerability just to mention but a few. A lot of people today either borrow to survive or wait on a paycheque from their employer before any financial decision or action is taken over their well-being and that of their family.
It is important to know that God has a financial plan for us as his children and he does not what us to be poor (3Jn. 1:2a). We would be looking at what financial independence is, how it relates to us as Christians, and practical steps we can take to attain financial independence.

TEXT REVIEW: Genesis 26:12-14
The Prophet Moses taught believers the principles of financial independence through the example of Issac’s lifestyle.

1. Issac sowed in the land, and …………….. V12.
2. He began to prosper, ……………. V13.
3. He had possession of …………… V14.
   The more the philistines tried to stop him, the more prosperous he became until he became mightier than them all.

LESSON OUTLINES

1. MEANING OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
2. ATTAINING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

MEANING OF FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

a. Financial independence is an act of being financially sufficient.

b. It means having sufficient income, savings, or investment to last a lifetime without necessarily waiting to be paid by someone else at the end of the month.

c. It is being able to attend to your needs conveniently without regrets while preparing for tomorrow.

d. Financial independence is not starvation, the inability to attend to today’s need just to provide for tomorrow,

e. It is not being stingy or lacking the ability to be compassionate and do good to others.

f. It is also not to love money like Achan or Judas (Joshua 7:20-21; Jn. 12:4-6).

CLASS ACTIVITY 1
Have you attained financial independence?

ATTAINING FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

1Believers can attain financial independence by:

a. looking unto God for their financial independence (Deut. 8:18);

b. Depending solely on the Holy Spirit for inspiration (Prov. 10:22);

c. Tithing (Malachi 3:10-12);

d. Working towards having multiple streams of income;

e. Being disciplined (spend prudently);

f. investing and not just saving;

g. Eliminating or avoiding debt;

h. Acquiring financial knowledge, being wise and diligent.

2. It is possible to be financially independent, especially as Christians (Luke 1:37).
3. Even if it seems hard for others, we should always believe that it is attainable (Deut. 8:18).
4. Abraham and Issac are examples of people who were financially independent in the Bible (Gen. 24:1, 35; 26:12-16).

CLASS ACTIVITY 2
Students should mention some international steps they would take to overcome financial dependency.

CONCLUSION
Financial independence is possible for a Christian and you have a role to play in attaining it.

CLOSING PRAYER
My God, I enter into the realm of my financial abundance in Jesus’ name.

ASSIGNMENT
Mention five (5) roles you have to play to be financially independent. (2×5=10 Marks).

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