Lesson 10 – STRONGHOLDS

By the end of this lesson the child should be able to:
•   Learn about the Armor of God

•  Understand Strongholds

•  Be taught about Open Doors

•  Proclamations

•  Take home Homework for next session

AS KIDS ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE LESSON (10 minutes) ACTIVITY
Optional: Get children to colour the Bible Verse Visual Aids

Supplies needed:
• Print two swords, cut them out and mount them on card. Bible Verse Visual Aid.
• Print Stronghold list, Open Door list and Proclamations one for each child
• Print Bible Verse take home track, 'Knock Knock' track and Activity Book and the chapter 10 of the ‘And Puppy’ book one for each child.

1. GAMES: (10 minutes) - PASS THE SWORD:

Have children sit in a circle and play "musical sword". As the music plays, or the drum beats, the children will pass the sword and when the music/drum stops, the child holding the sword, will read the Bible verse

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

The child then will sit out and the chair is removed and the game continues.

2. GAMES: (10 minutes)
Do an army cadence left, left, left, right, left.

I AM IN GOD'S ARMY TOO (I am in God's army too);

HE'S MY KING AND THAT IS TRUE (He's my King and that is true);

I'LL WEAR THE ARMOR OF MY GOD (I'll wear the armor of my God);

AND DO ALL THAT HE SAYS TO DO (and do all that He says to do).... (Repeat as the children march around the room)

3. ACTIVE PRAISE CHORUS (10 minutes)
Optional: War Song (Use music Video)

Optional: We pull em down (Use music Video)

4. INTIMATE WORSHIP (5 minutes)
Optional: The battle (Use music Video)

5. TEACHING
a. Review the memory verse:
2 Corinthians 5: 17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; old things pass away; behold all things become new. ( Use Visual Aid from last week)

Optional Review: Play video 'I'm a new Creation'

b. Learn a Bible Verse (5minutes)
Divide the class into 6 groups get each group to say a part of the verse. Repeat standing, sitting, jumping, shouting, whispering etc

#1. Bible Verse

•  The weapons we fight with

•  are not the weapons of the world.

•  On the contrary,

•  they have divine power 

•  to demolish strongholds.

•  2 Corinthians 10:4

#2. Ephesians 6:11 (Use visual aid)

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.

c. Teach the Lesson (15 minutes)

Introduction:
In any League Baseball game there is one player that has some very special equipment. That's the catcher. This is a very dangerous spot right behind the batter and needs special equipment for protection. The Bible teaches us that you and I need protection in the game of life and it tells us that we need the armor of God to protect us from Satan's evil schemes. Pray the Warfare Prayer.

https://sermons4kids.com/armor-of-god.html

Today we are going to learn about Satan's Strongholds. What is a "Stronghold"?

"An area of your soul that refuses to submit to the ruling authority of Jesus."

STRONGHOLDS

"STUCK UP" SPIRIT Prov. 16:18

Pride, a bossy, bullying, teasing, gossiping, boastful, sarcastic, insulting spirit

DEAF & DUMB SPIRIT Mk. 9:17-29

A Spirit that jumbles your thoughts, sending you insane, with fits and disruptive behaviour .

THE SPIRIT OF SLUMBER Rom 11:8

Isolation, sleepiness, forgetfulness, foolish daydreaming, laziness and confusion demon.

FORTUNETELLING Acts 16:16-18

Magic, casting spells, Harry Potter, horoscopes, demonic video games.

FAMILIAR SPIRIT 1 Sam. 28:7

Curses from Witches and Warlock, Satanist and Freemasons. Negative words spoken over you.

SPIRIT OF FEAR 2 Tim. 1:7

Insecurity, Inadequacy, Inferiority Complex, Nightmares, Panic Attacks, Fear of the dark

SPIRIT OF HEAVINESS Isa. 61:3

Gloominess & Sadness, Rejection,

Despair, Grief and Shame, Guilt, Self-pity

JEALOUSY

Bitterness, anger strife, fighting, Control, Revenge,

Rage, Hatred, Murder, Violence

LYING II Chr. 18:22

Deception/Lies, Exaggeration,

Using bad words, cursing, Theft,

SPIRIT OF ANTI-CHRIST 1 John 4:3

SPIRIT OF POVERTY

SPIRIT OF BOND Rom 8:15

Eating too much, Addiction (drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, Video games, TV etc )

SPIRIT OF SICKNESS Luke 13:11

SEXUAL SINS Hos. 4:12

Selling your body for money, sex before marriage.

SPIRIT OF PERVERSION Isa.19:14

Lust, Lesbianism, Homosexuality, Masturbation, Child Molestation, Incest, Pornography on TV, phone, Internet, magazines.

We allow these strongholds in by opening doors:

OPEN DOORS:

UNFORGIVENESS: Towards people that have hurt you, been nasty to you, bullied you, told lies on you, got you into trouble unfairly.

OCCULT: (example: reading Harry Potter books and watching the movies, watching magic movies and demon video games, Halloween parties.)

SEXUAL SIN: People you have been sexually involved with including petting, and foreplay, acts of masturbation. Anyone that has interfered with you.

SOUL TIES: People that have had an ungodly control over you. This may include bad mothers, wicked fathers, step parents, brothers/sisters.

PRIDE: (example: do you feel you have a better family than others, a better house, better car, go to a better school, better grades than others etc.

IDOLATRY: What stands between you and God. (example: spending too much time watching TV, playing on your phone, talking on the phone etc.)

UNCONFESSED SIN: (example: pray and ask God to forgive you for all of your sins, list them). Any unconfessed sin will hinder your deliverance.

Teaching developed by the late Drs. Paul Hollis and his wife Dr. Claire the founders of Living Free Ministries, a multi-faceted ministry focused on the advancement of God's kingdom here on Earth, adapted for the youth within our programme.

There is one door that is closed and Jesus wants us to open that door. He says " Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in" Revelation 3:20

Story Time: The Story Teller and 'Scruffy' the sock puppet read "And Puppy' Chapter 10 I'm in the Lord's army.

Discussion:

6. APPLICATION / ENCOUNTERING GOD

TAKE HOME PAGE ‘ 'Activity Book' 'Memory Verse Tracks' Knock Knock, Chapter 10 of "And Puppy'. (You will be given your Homework to take home)

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