SPC Summer Adult Sunday School: The Righteous Reign of God (Inheriting the Kingdom)

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 14:10-23)
• 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 eighth meeting, we used Galatians 5:13-26 to discuss how we inherit the Kingdom of God. Below is a recording of our discussion and the scripture we used.

Galatians 5:13-26

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” If, however, you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another. Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.