Rccg Teacher's Sunday School Manual for September 28, 2025, Lesson 4 : Title - God's Temple

Rccg Teacher's Sunday School Manual for September 28, 2025, Lesson 4 : Title - God's Temple 

RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL

SUNDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2025

LESSON: FOUR (04)

TOPIC: GOD'S TEMPLE

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, enlighten me about Your dwelling place and how to hallow it in Jesus' name.

BIBLE PASSAGE: 1 Corinthians 6:16-20.

[16]Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”

[17]But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

[18]Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

[19]Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

[20]For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

MEMORY VERSE: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1 Corinthians 3:16.

INTRODUCTION: In the Old Testament, the temple of God was a physical structure in Jerusalem, a sacred place where God's presence dwelled. The Greek word for "temple" is 'naos, meaning the dwelling place of God. In the New Testament, however, the temple is no longer a building but the physical body of every believer. When we sur-render our lives to Jesus Christ, our body be-comes His temple, and our heart becomes His throne (1 Corinthians 3:16).

LESSON AIM: To deepen the understanding of the church about the temple of God and how it should be reverenced.

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: Through this lesson, student ents should be able to:

a. Understand the constituents of God's tempie.

b. Distinguish between the temples of the old and New Testaments

c. Know how to hallow the temple of God.

TEACHING PLAN: To achieve the above-

stated objectives, the teacher should:

a. Allow the students to recite the memory verse, read the Bible passage, contribute to the discus-sion, and do class activities and assignments.

b. Allow the Assistant Teacher to see to the well-being of the class, and mark attendance and assignment.

c. Teach the lesson outline, summarise, con-clude, evaluate the lesson and give assignments.

TEXT REVIEW: 1 Corinthians 6:16-20.

A. The apostle Paul established in his epistle to the Corinthian church that the believer's body must not be contaminated with immorality (V16).

This is because;

i. He that is joined ...V17.

B. Therefore, believers must flee fornication.

i. Because ... V18b.

ii. But he that committeth fornication V18c.

C. One of the evidences that your body is God's temple is that:

i. The Holy Ghost ... V19b.

ii. Which ye have of God, and V19c.

D. For ye are bought with a price: therefore

i. Glorify God.........V20b.

ii. And in your spirit, ......V20c.

LESSON OUTLINE

LESSON OUTLINE 1: THE BELIEVER'S BODY

A. The apostle Paul profoundly describes the Church as the body of Christ and a sacred temple where God dwells.

1. He calls the Church "a holy temple in the Lord," emphasising its unity as a spiritual family and dwelling place for God's presence (Ephesians 2:19-22).

2. As believers, we are not just part of this collec-tive temple but are individual temples of the Holy Spirit. Paul reminds us, "Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit?" (1Corinthians 6:19).

3. He warns that defiling God's temple invites His judgement (1 Corinthians 3:17).

B. i. We become God's temple through spiritual rebirth, as His Spirit comes to dwell within us (John 3:3-7; 2 Corinthians 6:16).

ii. This transformation makes us new creations in Christ, called to glorify God both in body and spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

C. It is a dangerous deception to believe that God only cares about our hearts while our bodies are inconsequential:

i. Such thinking leads to practices that dishonour the temple God has made sacred.

ii. Our lives: body, soul, and spirit, must reflect His holiness (1 Thessalonians 5:23), as His presence within us calls for reverence and obedience.

CLASS ACTIVITY 1: What will you continue to do to keep God's temple clean?

LESSON OUTLINE 2: REASONS BELIEVERS ARE GOD'S TEMPLE

Here are some reasons believers are God's temple:

1. God's Spirit dwells in believers thus, making their bodies a sacred (1Corinthians 3:16). dwelling place

2. Believers are temples of the Holy Spirit, pur-chased by Christ's sacrifice (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

3. God lives among His people, making them His temple and dwelling (2 Corinthians 6:16).

4. Like living stones, believers are built into a spiritual house where God's Spirit resides (Ephesians 2:22).

5. As God's temple, believers serve as a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices accept-able to God through Jesus Christ (1 Peter 2:5).

6. Being God's temple calls believers to live holy lives, reflecting God's holiness (1 Corinthians 3:17).

7. As God's dwelling place, believers are trans-formed into His likeness, with His glory revealed through them (2 Corinthians 3:18).

  These points emphasise the profound identity and responsibility of believers as God's temple, showcasing the sacred connection between God and His people.

CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Take a moment to appreci-ate God for making you His temple.

CONCLUSION: Being the temple of God is not merely a symbolic idea; it is a profound reality that demands we live in purity, honour, and sub mission, offering ourselves as vessels for t glory.

EVALUATION: Compare and contrast between the Old and New Testament temples.

CLOSING PRAYER: Father, I receive the grace to present my body as a living sacrifice to You ev-ery day of my life.

ASSIGNMENT: State five (5) things to keep your body healthy (2x5=10 Marks).