Relationships Build the Kingdom

Relationships Build the Kingdom [U1, L5]

*Relationships founded on justice, love, and mutual respect build up the Church and the Kingdom of God.

*Christ founded the Church, the Body of Christ, and the Holy Spirit plays a pivotal role in sustaining the Church and her mission.

Relationships Build the Kingdom

• The Kingdom of God is God’s reign on earth and in Heaven. We await the final coming of the reign of God through Christ’s return. 

• We are called to participate actively in the coming of God’s Kingdom on earth and in Heaven.

• The common good is the sum total of social conditions that allow people to reach their fulfillment.

Vocabulary

• Common Good: The sum total of social conditions that allow the people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily. It concerns the life of all rather than only a few and requires respect for the person, the social well-being and development of the group itself, and peace.

• Kingdom of God: God’s reign or rule over all things. During His public ministry, Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God was at hand. The Church is the seed, or beginning, of the Kingdom here on earth. The Kingdom will be fulfilled in Heaven

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The Lord's Prayer

Mt 6:9-13

The Kingdom of God

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVHz34eiSPE

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What stands out to you in this prayer?

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Why do you think Jesus taught His disciples to pray in this way?

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What does the line “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven” mean to you?

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How do you imagine Heaven?

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The Kingdom of God

And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.

-John 12:32

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What do you think this Scripture passage means?

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How do you think this passage relates to the coming of the Kingdom of God?

The Kingdom of God

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate* to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

–JOHN 14:15-18 

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How do you think this passage relates to the coming of the Kingdom of God?

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Jesus spoke these words to His disciples during the Last Supper. Why do you think He did so?

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How does this passage in John 14 connect to the passage you read in John 12?

Community Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pElsMmFhNc

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Why did they think that it was important to have a community garden?

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Why do you think it’s important to be involved in a community project, such as a garden?

Missions of Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vos8Q_i63IQ

Multiple Choice

Where are the students from?

• Franciscan University of Steubenville

• Cal State Bakersfield

• Fresno State

• Harvard University

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Where are the students going?

• Mexico

• Puerto Rico

• Honduras

• Africa

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Why is it important to be a “missionary” in our Church?

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Why do you think college students would sign up to sleep on the ground for a week and serve in a foreign country, rather than go to a beach or relax for spring break?

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How would a mission like the one shown in this video help build up the common good AND the Kingdom of God?

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What is the difference between contributing to a community garden and going on a mission trip?

Your Turn

to help build the Kingdom of God here on Earth

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What can you do now to help build the kingdom of God (Love, Peace & Justice) starting small at your home? (Give me specific ideas)

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What could you do in a greater scale to build the Kingdom of God..think BIG..mission trips, non-profit organizations, etc. WRITE THIS DOWN on YOUR Journal & Title it " My Mission of Love".