Total Time: ~2.5-3 hours
Focus: Understanding the rich, eternal inheritance God has freely given to all who believe.
🏛️ Session 1 - Qualified to Receive
📖 Primary Reading (30 mins):
- Colossians 1 (entire chapter) - Paul gives thanks for the saints’ faith and explains how Christ has made them meet to be partakers of the inheritance
🔑 Key Verses from the Chapter:
- Colossians 1:12-14 - “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light…”
📖 Additional Passages:
- Ephesians 1:11-14 - “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance…”
- Acts 26:18 - “…that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith…”
🔍 Word Study Suggestions:
| KJV Word | Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Inheritance | Greek (NT) | κληρονομία (klēronomia) |
| Saints | Greek (NT) | ἅγιος (hagios) |
| Qualified/Meet | Greek (NT) | ἱκανόω (hikaoō) |
🧠 Reflection Questions:
- What does it mean that you are already “qualified” for this inheritance?
- Why is it important that God is the one who made you meet, not you?
🔐 Session 2 - Reserved in Heaven
📖 Primary Reading (30 mins):
- 1 Peter 1:1-12 - A letter of living hope and an incorruptible inheritance kept by the power of God
🔑 Key Verses from the Chapter:
- 1 Peter 1:3-5 - “…an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you…”
📖 Additional Passages:
- Hebrews 9:15 - “…they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”
- Galatians 4:6-7 - “…an heir of God through Christ.”
🔍 Word Study Suggestions:
| KJV Word | Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Reserved | Greek (NT) | τηρέω (tēreō) |
| Incorruptible | Greek (NT) | ἄφθαρτος (aphthartos) |
| Heir | Greek (NT) | κληρονόμος (klēronomos) |
🧠 Study Prompts:
- What words does Peter use to describe your inheritance?
- How does the security of God’s promise free you from fear of loss?
🕊️ Session 3 - Children, Heirs, and Glorified
📖 Primary Reading (30 mins):
- Romans 8:12-39 - Life in the Spirit, adoption as sons, and our inheritance as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ
🔑 Key Verses from the Chapter:
- Romans 8:16-17 - “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs…”
📖 Additional Passages:
- Titus 3:4-7 - “…heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
- Revelation 21:6-7 - “He that overcometh shall inherit all things…”
🔍 Word Study Suggestions:
| KJV Word | Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Heirs | Greek (NT) | συγκληρονόμος (sugklēronomos) |
| Adopted | Greek (NT) | υἱοθεσία (huiothesia) |
| Glorified | Greek (NT) | δοξάζω (doxazō) |
🧠 Application Questions:
- What does it mean to be a joint-heir with Christ?
- How does knowing this inheritance is eternal affect your present struggles?
Supplement: Understanding Jewish Inheritance Laws →
✝️ Final Encouragement & Memory Verse
📖 Memory Verse (KJV):
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.”
— 1 Peter 1:3-4
🙏 Prayer Prompt:
- Thank God that He made you fit for this inheritance, not by works but by grace.
- Ask for a heart that lives with hope, joy, and security in what’s already yours.