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Perilous Times. RCCG Sunday School Teachers.

Topic: Perilous Times
Opening Prayer: Father, save your children from the perilous times. Redeem all your children who become victims of the perilous times in Jesus’ name.
Previous Knowledge: “This known also, that in the last days, perilous time shall come”.- 2 Timothy 3:1.

Lesson Introduction
The translated word for “perilous” in 2 Timothy 3:1 is “chapelos”, which means troublesome, dangerous, harsh, fierce, full of risk, hazardous, harmful, dreadful, and threatening.

The term “last days”, refers to the period between Christ’s ascension into Heaven and His second coming. “Perilous times’ constitute part of the last days.

“The last days” is, not just a prophesy, it started from the days of the Bible (Heb. 1:2; 1 John 2: 18-19). The importance of prophecy and warning against the perilous times cannot be overemphasized because we are living in the fulfilment of the perilous times. The purpose of this study is to carefully consider the writing of Paul to Timothy in 2 Timothy 3:15 on the things that characterize the ‘Perilous Times’ and the position every believer in Christ could take.

Teacher’s Diary
Lesson Aim: To study the nature of the perilous times and the cautions to believers.
Teaching Objective: Through the lesson, students should be able to:

Understand the characteristics of the perilous times.
Discover necessary precautionary steps which believers can take during perilous times.

Teaching Plan
To achieve the above-stated, the teacher should:

Enumerate the characteristics of the perilous times.
Encourage the students to take caution using the word of God as Guide.
Summarise, conclude, evaluate and give assignments to students.
Allow the assistant teacher to review the previous week’s lesson, conduct the class, mark the assignment and take the closing prayer.

Text Review

The activities of the ungodly men during the perilous times include leading women to diverse lust, especially those women who are laden with sin. 2 Timothy 3:6, both men and women would have reasons to disobey God and their parents.

Find any other five (5) characteristics of men and women during the perilous time.

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Teaching Method: Teachers should use the lecture teaching method.
Time Management: Two lessons outline time allocation.

Lesson Outlines

Men/ Women would only love themselves (and not God). 2 Timothy 3:2.
People will be self-centred. Phil 2:21

Covetous, full of lust and materialistic people. Luke 12:15; 2 Peter 2:3.

Boasters and people who express vainglory. Psalms 10:3.
Proud people who value themselves more than other people. Prov. 21:4.
Blasphemers who speak immoral things about God and holy things. Mark 3:29.

Disobedient to parents (Biological and spiritual). Eph. 6:1-2
Unthankful and ungrateful people. (Romans 1:21).

Men and women who are not holy. Jude 1:18.
People who lack family affection and who do not show tender love. 1 Tim. 3:3; Romans 1:31.
People who betray trust and the friendship relationship. Romans 1:31, 2 Timothy 3:4; Acts 7:52.

Those who accuse fellow human beings wrongly or falsely. Prov. 10:18
People who lack self-control or who are unrestrained. 2 Peter 2:14.
People who are unfriendly, wild, violent, and aggressive. Psalms 11:5.

People who are liars, who speak/ do evil against true believers.

Stubborn, heady, arrogant and reckless. Prov. 21:29a.
People who are full of themselves (high-minded0. 1 Timothy 3:6.
Lovers of pleasure/immoral people. Phil. 3:19.
Religious but Godless people, 2 Tim. 3:5; Matt 23:27.

NOTE: (Class Activity 1).
After the teacher has identified the above-stated nineteen characteristics of people during the Perilous times, teachers should allow students to comment on the points using true-life experiences or stories of the identified behaviours in their respective environment(s).

LESSON OUTLINE 2. CAUTION FOR BELIEVERS
The scripture gives the following cautions to believers to guide against being ensnared by the perilous times.

Turn away from ungodly people and practice. 2 Timothy 3:5.
Do not fellowship with people who have demonstrated the above-stated nineteen points and others. 2 Cor. 6:14-17.

Avoid all forms of carnality and false doctrines. Romans 8:6-7, Eph. 4:14.

Believers should be watchful and prayerful against temptations and deceptions. Matt. 26:4, 2 Cor. 2:11.
Believers should be filled with the Holy Spirit and obey his leading at all times. James 14:7; Romans 8:14.

Class Activity 2
Identify any other steps that believers should take to avoid being trapped by the perilous times.
Summary: Perilous times are here. Believers should be well guarded.