RCCG House Fellowship Leader Manual For April 6, 2025, Lesson 31: Topic - When God Departs From You

RCCG House Fellowship Leader Manual For April 6, 2025, Lesson 31: Topic - When God Departs From You

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RCCG HOUSE FELLOWSHIP LEADERS' MANUAL

SUNDAY 6TH OF APRIL, 2025

LESSON THIRTY ONE (31)

TOPIC: WHEN GOD DEPARTS FROM YOU

HOUSE FELLOWSHIP ANTHEM

1. I love this family of God,

So closely knitted into one, 

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family 

2. I bless this family of God,

So greatly prospered by the Lord,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

3. I know this family of God,

So deeply rooted in the word,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

4. I see this family of God,

So highly lifted above all,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family

5. Come, join this family of God,

So highly favoured by the Lord,

They have taken me into their arms

And am so glad to be

A part of this great family.

OPENING PRAYER: Father, please do not let your presence departs from me in Jesus name. 

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The leaders should remind the members on the benefits of befriending Holy Spirit.  

MEMORY VERSE: "But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil Spirit from the Lord troubled him."1 Samuel 16:14 

BIBLE TEXT: 1 Samuel 16:14-23

[14]But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

[15]And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

[16]Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

[17]And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

[18]Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

[19]Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

[20]And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

[21]And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

[22]And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

[23]And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

LESSON INTRODUCTION: The Spirit of God gives us access to God's presence, making all request granted. God's presence in one's life makes journey of life worthwhile, meaningful, stress less and successful. When Holy Spirit departs from someone, there are dangers and the destiny of that person is enveloped in obscurity 

LESSON AIM: To make members understand dangers that loss of Holy Spirit's presence can bring to humanity. 

TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, members should be able to; 

- Know dangers faced when Holy Spirit departs from someone. 

- Know remedies to the departure of the presence of Holy Spirit

TEXT REVIEW: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 

- The Spirit of God departed from king Saul and evil spirit troubled him. 

- Divine presence through anointed songs can drive evil spirit away 

- Your talents will always create path to your relevance. 

- Grace of God on you and your talents make you to become sought out. 

Lesson Outline One

DANGERS OF HOLY SPIRIT'S DEPARTURE. 

a. You become spiritually exposed to dangers. 1 Samuel 16:14 

b. Your spiritual eye is blinded, no divine instruction from heaven again. Judges 16:30 

c. Spiritual death maybe inevitable. Galatians 5:17, Matthew 15:8 

d. Loss of opportunities to make life worthwhile. 

e. Constant exposure to battles of life. 

f. Limitations and life declination 

g. Vulnerability to negative happenings. 

Lesson Outline Two

THE REMEDIES 

1. Plead for mercy and do away with hindrance to your spiritual life. Prov.28:13. 

2. Desire to always be in God's presence. 

3. Engage in spiritual exercise that will foster your spiritual sanity. Mark 9:29 

4. Cry to God for help. 

5. Deal with everything that can cause you to slide back into sin. 

SUMMARY: Negative desires can cause loss of God's presence, while Godly desire will always keep us in His presence 

CONCLUSION: Departure of Holy Spirit is worst thing that can ever happen to a believer. When you drift from your source of strength, you become weak and powerless, you become vulnerable to demonic attack. 1 John 2:16,17, Proverbs 28:13 

PRAYER POINTS 

1. Father, mark me for favour this year. 

2. Let every embargo over the growth of your church be removed. 

3. Father, remove all Achan in RCCG and all churches of Christ around the world. 

4. Father, begin new revolution for positive changes in RCCG. 

5. Father, let me laugh over my enemies this new. 

GOLDEN DIET FOR THE WEEK 

MONDAY: Don't be spiritually exposed to dangers. 1 Samuel 16:14 

TUESDAY: Don't let your spiritual eye be blinded. Galatians 5:17, Matthew 15:8 

WEDNESDAY: Don't allow loss of opportunities this year. 

THURSDAY: Be guided from constant exposure to battles of life. 

FRIDAY: Slothfulness can cause limitations and life declination 

SATURDAY: Don't be vulnerable to negative attitudes to kingdom business. 

SUNDAY: Be diligent. Proverbs 22:29