RCCG YAYA Sunday School Teacher Manual 4 October 2026 Lesson 5 – My Enemy: Satan
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TOPIC: My Enemy: Satan (RCCG Sunday School Manual For Young Adults And Youths (YAYA)
OPENING PRAYER: Father, uncover every satanic plot before me in Jesus‘ name. (Scroll down for RCCG YAYA Sunday School 4 October 2026)
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The teacher should allow the assistant teacher to review the lesson for the previous week.
MEMORY VERSE: Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. – Revelation 12:12 (KJV)
BIBLE PASSAGE: Isaiah 14:12-17 (KJV)
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
INTRODUCTION: The world is a battleground, and the Christian life is a warfare. As Christians, we have a terrible enemy, Satan; who wants to destroy us (John 10:10a). Paul called on Christians to be “good soldiers” of the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3) and to “wage a good warfare” (1Timothy 1:18). Satan and his fallen angels are spirit-beings we cannot see, but they are real enemies of every child of God (Ephesians 6:11-12). We need to study the enemy’s tactics to understand how to resist him.
TEXT REVIEW: ISAIAH 14:12-17
A. This passage provides a poetic description of the fall of a once-great figure, commonly referred to as Lucifer (later known as Satan). Identify five errors he committed according to what he said using the word “I”
i. …………………………………..
ii. ………………………………….
iii. …………………………………
iv. ………………………………….
v. …………………………………..
B. in response to Lucifer’s error, God said
i. Yet you shall ……………………. V15.
ii. Those who see you …………. V16.
C. Satan’s core task is to cause a chaotic situation by providing destruction and keeping people in bondage.
LESSON OUTLINES:
- SATAN’S STRATEGY
- HOW TO RESIST
LESSON OUTLINE 1: SATAN’S STRATEGY
A. Satan’s terrible mission against man is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10a).
B. He knows that he has been defeated and eternally condemned to the lake of fire, but he wants to take many people with him (Revelation 20:7-10; 2Peter 2:4). He does this by using:
- Lies: The Devil is called a liar and the father of all lies (John 8:44). He always attempts to counterfeit God’s principles and instructions through deception (Genesis 3:4-5; 13; Matthew 20:10).
- Fear: He uses fear to keep people in bondage and make them distrust God (Hebrews 2:15).
- Confusion: e.g. false doctrines (1Timothy 4:1-3).
- Temptation and accusation: He tempts us to act on addictive urges and to yield to lust, impulses, selfishness and greed (Luke 4:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:5). He further accuses and condemns us for falling (Revelation 12:10).
- Contention: The Devil understands that disagreement is a potent weapon to subdue the limitless power in unity (1Corinthians 11:18; Acts 15:39).
- Discouragement/depression: Satan effectively uses this tool on believers (1 Kings 19:4).
- Affliction: Satan afflicts people with sickness to hinder their efficiency (Job 2:7). He also ensures that when he gains access to a man’s life through unconfessed sin (Psalm 107:17).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Share any attack Satan has ever launched against you
LESSON OUTLINE 2: HOW TO RESIST
- When you are tempted, submit yourself to God and command the devil to leave (James 4:7).
- Use the scriptures to subdue him (Matthew 4:4-11).
- Locate the way out (2 Corinthians 10:13).
- When Satan lies to you, go to God in prayer for the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth and search the scriptures (John 8:32; 5:39a).
- When there is contention and conflict that can degenerate into disunity, seek to make peace immediately without delay (Hebrews 12:14; Romans 12:18).
- To overcome the strategy of discouragement/depression, engage yourself in serving others; work hard and avoid idleness, listen to godly music, count your blessings and encourage yourself in the Lord (1 Samuel 30:6; Ephesians 5:19; 1 Samuel 30:6).
- If you are sick, request for prayer from Elders in the Church or mature believers and exercise your faith in God’s ability to heal (James 5:14-15).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Have you used any method above to defeat Satan’s strategy? Share with the class
CONCLUSION: The word of God is a powerful tool given to believers to overcome Satan.
EVALUATION: The students should give reason(s) Christians are called to be good soldiers of Christ as well as four ways to resist the devil.
CLOSING PRAYER: Father, I frustrate any satanic agenda against me in the name of Jesus
ASSIGNMENT: State five (5) tips to resist the devil (2×5=10 marks).
SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
- 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. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee - 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. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?
