CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH WORLDWIDECHILDREN SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON(KINGDOM OF GOD FAMILY)
Theme:
The Exemplary Child.
LOWER ELEMENTARY
LESSON TWENTY
October 17 and 24, 2021
TOPIC: FROM USELESSNESS TO USEFULNESS
TEXT: Philemon 1:4-22
MEMORY VERSE:
LESSON OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lesson, the pupils should be able to:
1. identify God as a merciful God who has the power to save and deliver from sin;
2. seize every opportunity to preach the gospel of God Jesus to the hopeless and straying sinners; and
3. realise that no matter their situation God is able to forgive and save.
The once useless boy later became very useful after accepting Jesus into his life.
INTRODUCTION
A lost sinners is a helpless being who moves from one place to another without anyone to help or assist him/her. This can be related with anyone who lacks Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. Such person lived a wayward and meaningless life. We saw the example of such people in the Bible, but today, we want to look at the life of one of them whose name is Onesimus. God bless you as you listen in Jesus' name.
WEEK ONE: ONESIMUS - A BAD CHARACTER
October 17, 2021.
There was once a servant in the Bible who stayed with his master. The servant's name was Onesimus and his master was Philemon.
On day, Onesimus offended his master and he ran away from many days. Onesimus did not apologise to his master, Philemon, but he rather chose to escape with his sin. That is what sin does to a sinner who refused to confess his sins to Jesus so as to be saved.
Onesimus became a wanderer, with hunger, thirst, and suffering. But one day, he came across Apostle Paul who preached the gospel of God Christ to him. Onesimus accepted Jesus Christ and Paul taught him the word of God. Did you see why you must preach to others to come to Jesus? Onesimus was useless when he left his master, he suffered and was rejected by people, but God prepared his servant, Paul, to preach to him, because our God is merciful. He is still merciful today, if you come to Him.
LESSONS
1. With sin in your life, you will become useless.
2. Anyone who lives in sin is a slave.
3. God is still looking for sinners who will come to Him for salvation. He is a merciful God.
WEEK TWO: ONESIMUS - A CHANGED CHARACTER
October 24, 2021.
Last week, we learnt about someone who ran away from his master. What was his name? And who is the master? Who preached to him?
Today, we want to look at the outcome of the step of salvation that Onesimus took.
Paul wrote a letter to his master, Philemon, to forgive Onesimus, not only that, Onesimus returned to his master as a brother in Christ, not as a servant or slave because he has become a new creature (II Corinthians 5:17) in Jesus. He was no longer a sinner but a saved soul. If anyone accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, the host of heaven will be happy with him/her while the devil will be sad.
Philemon accepted Onesimus as his own son and forgave him of all what he did in the past and never mentioned it again. Are you a child of God or a slave to Satan? Do you love and forgive anyone who offends you? Come to Jesus today.
LESSONS
1. Onesimus, a slave, became a son because he repented of his sins.
2. Philemon was a good master because he forgives Onesimus.
3. A sinner is a slave to Satan while a saved soul is a child of God.
QUESTIONS
1. Who was Onesimus?
2. Mention the role played by Paul in this lesson.
3. What did you learn from the life of Philemon?
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, come into my life and reign in my life as my Lord and Saviour.