SPC Summer Adult Sunday School: The Righteous Reign of God (Peace to the Nations)

During the Summer, the adults of Sligo Presbyterian Church will discuss the the righteous reign of God, on Sunday mornings, beginning at 9:00 a.m. We'll follow the schedule below:

The Prophets Proclaim God’s Power

• June 4 - God Reigns (Isaiah 52:7-12)
• June 11 - God’s Kingdom of Peace (Isaiah 65:17-25)
• July 2 - Peace to the Nations (Zechariah 9:9-13, 16-17)

Jesus Envisions the Kingdom

• July 9 - The Kingdom Has Come Upon You (Matthew 12:22-32)
• July 16 - The Sower and the Seed (Matthew 13:1-9,18-23)
• July 23 - The Weeds Among the Wheat (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
• July 30 - Finding and Gathering (Matthew 13:44-52)

God’s Eternal Reign

• Aug. 6 - Inheriting the Kingdom (Galatians 5:13-26)
• Aug. 13 - The Nature of the Kingdom (Romans l4:10-23)
• Aug. 20 - Judgment in the Kingdom (1 Corinthians 4:1-6,17-21)
• Aug. 27 - God’s Kingdom Will Be All in All (1 Corinthians 15:20-28)

During our third meeting, we used Zechariah 9:9-13, 16-17 to discuss how God will bring peace to the nations. Below is a recording of our discussion and the scripture we used.

Zechariah 9:9-13 [New International Version]

The Coming of Zion’s King

9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

    Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!

See, your king comes to you,

    righteous and victorious,

lowly and riding on a donkey,

    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim

    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,

    and the battle bow will be broken.

He will proclaim peace to the nations.

    His rule will extend from sea to sea

    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.

11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,

    I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.

12 Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;

    even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow

    and fill it with Ephraim.

I will rouse your sons, Zion,

    against your sons, Greece,

    and make you like a warrior’s sword.

16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day

    as a shepherd saves his flock.

They will sparkle in his land

    like jewels in a crown.

17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!

    Grain will make the young men thrive,

    and new wine the young women.