June 15, 2025 - Sunday School

​Sunday, June 15, 2025
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□️ Spiritual Responsibility and the Keys to the Kingdom

Lesson Date: June 15, 2025
Series: Kingdoms of the Bible
Speaker: Barry Johnson

I. Understanding the Keys to the Kingdom

  • Based on Matthew 16:19
  • Keys symbolize access, authority, and responsibility in God's Kingdom
  • Not exclusive to Peter—given to all believers (Matthew 18:18)

II. The Purpose of the Keys

  • Not for ownership, but for inviting others into the Kingdom
  • Contrast: human instinct is to hoard (“Mine!”), but God’s design is to share
  • Our responsibility: teach, guide, and open doors for others (Luke 11:52)

III. Operating by the Contract (God’s Word)

  • Illustrated by Airbnb example: access comes with rules from the owner
  • We live by divine guidance, not personal opinion
  • Binding and loosing reflects interpreting and applying Scripture:
    • Matthew 28:18–20 – Authority and Commission
    • Acts 2:42 – Devotion to Apostolic doctrine
    • John 16:13 – Spirit guides into truth

IV. The Role of the Holy Spirit

  • Apostles received a greater measure for their unique mission
  • Today, we’re guided by the Holy Spirit through the Word
  • John 20:22–23 – Forgiveness and discernment must align with God’s truth

V. Living with Second-Birth Knowledge

  • Don’t operate with only first-birth (worldly) intellect
  • Proverbs 3:5–6 – Trust in the Lord, not personal understanding
  • Spiritual growth requires adding knowledge (2 Peter 1:5–8)

VI. Faithfully Using the Keys

  • Every believer has keys—don’t bury them like the one-talent man (Matthew 25:14–30)
  • Use them to bring others in, not keep people out (Isaiah 22:22, Luke 18:16)
  • God is the Judge—we are the teachers and inviters

VII. Final Exhortation

  • Be a five- or ten-talent Christian—multiply what God has given you
  • Stand on truth, not preference or emotion
  • Remain steadfast and proclaim the Word faithfully and compassionately
Quiz: Spiritual Responsibility and the Keys to the Kingdom

Quiz: Spiritual Responsibility and the Keys to the Kingdom

1. According to the lesson, what do the “keys of the kingdom” primarily represent?




2. What metaphor was used to explain obedience to God’s contract?




3. What scripture did Barry use to show that keys were not just given to Peter?




4. How do believers today access guidance from the Holy Spirit?




5. What is one danger highlighted when believers do not use their keys?




6. What Old Testament practice was contrasted with New Testament grace in the lesson?




7. What quality must believers add to their faith, according to the class discussion?




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