Week 11

LESSON TITLE: Gratitude & Contentment – Appreciating Wetin You Get

📖 MEMORY VERSE
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (Pidgin Bible)
“For everitin, make una thank Baba-God, becos na so Baba-God want make una do for Christ Jesus.”

Students repeat am 3 times:
-I dey thankful.
-I dey happy wit wetin I get.
-Joy dey for my heart.

📝 LESSON AIM
By di end of dis lesson, we go sabi:
-Wetin gratitude and to dey happy wit wetin you get mean.
-Why thanksgiving dey important.
-Difference between contentment and laziness.
How gratitude dey attract joy and peace.

🌍 LESSON INTRODUCTION
My pipo, happiness no dey come from plenty tins.
E dey come from thankful heart.
Some pipo get plenty but dem no dey satisfied.
Some get small but get peace.
Gratitude na di key to joy.
Contentment na di guard of peace.

📖 LESSON TEACHING

1️⃣ Wetin Gratitude & Contentment Mean
Gratitude na to appreciate Baba-God for wetin you get.
Contentment na to dey satisfied without complaining.
Gratitude mean:
-To sey “thank you” always.
-To see good even for inside small tins.
Contentment mean:
No compare your life with others.
No envy people blessing.
Example:
Ten lepers heal, only one return back to thank Jesus.
Paul learn to dey okay for all situations.
👉 Thankful heart dey attract joy.

2️⃣ Gratitude Dey Unlock Blessings
Thanksgiving dey open door.
Wen you thank Baba-God:
-Your eye go open to more blessings.
-Complaining go reduce.
-Peace go increase.
Example:
Jesus thank Baba-God before multiplying food.
Thankful pesin dey enjoy peace even for inside kasala.
Gratitude turn chikini to plenty.

3️⃣ Contentment Dey Protect Your Heart
Lack of contentment dey bring:
-Envy
-Greed
-Bitterness
-Contentment dey epp you:
-Enjoy your journey.
-Avoid unnecessary pressure.
-Focus on growth.
👉 Contentment no be laziness; na peace of mind.

4️⃣ How to Practice Gratitude Daily
Thank Baba-God everi morning.
Appreciate pipo around you.
Count your blessings.
Stop to dey complain too much.
Celebrate small wins.
Gratitude dey grow wit practice.

🪞 PRACTICAL APPLICATION FOR LIFE
Start everiday tok: “Baba-God, thank you for today.”
Write down tins wey you dey thankful for.
Sey thank you to pipo.
Smile more.
Focus on progress, no be lack.
Thankful pipo dey enjoy life.

📌 Stop to dey tok sey:
❌ “Why my own never reach?”
❌ “Others better pass me”
❌ “I no satisfied”

📌 Start to dey tok sey:
✅ “Thank you Baba-God”
✅ “I dey blessed”
✅ “I dey satisfied”

❓ DISCUSSION QUESTIONS + ANSWERS
Q1: Wetin gratitude mean?
✅ Ansa: Gratitude na to appreciate Baba-God for wetin you get.
Q2: Wetin contentment mean?
✅ Ansa: Contentment na to dey satisfied witout envy or complain.
Q3: Why gratitude dey important?
✅ Ansa: E dey bring joy, peace, plus more blessings.
Q4: Contentment mean laziness?
✅ Ansa: No. Contentment na peace, no be sey you no agree to grow.
Q5: Wetin happen if pesin no get gratitude?
✅ Ansa: Complaining and bitterness fit steal joy.

🗣️ WEEK ELEVEN CONFESSION
“Baba-God, thank you for my life.
Thank you for wetin I get.
My heart full of gratitude.
I dey content and joyful.
Complaining no get place for my life.
Peace dey rule my heart. Amen.”

📌 TEACHER NOTE
Encourage thanksgiving testimonies.
Teach balance between ambition and contentment.
Remind dem say gratitude dey change mind-set and dey move Baba-God to do more.