"A Beautiful Mystery!" Trinity Sunday 2018
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SERMON NOTES:
The Trinity
What?
Genesis 1 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image …!
Deuteronomy 6 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
John 1 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Ephesians 218 For through him (Jesus) we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
How?
The doctrine of the Trinity reveals the nature of God as a singular unified whole (one) while also being three distinct persons.
One God in three persons – co-equal, co-eternal, co-existent!
Why? …… for us!
Grasping, by faith, the mystery of the “Trinity” frees us to receive God in all His fullness as
Father –
Son –
Holy Spirit-
SOLITUDE, SCRIPTURE, PRAYER - GUIDE:
Find a quiet place and 15 minutes.
Solitude – Spend several minutes quietly alone. Take some deep breaths… Just be… … …Ask, “Holy Spirit, speak to me through your Word!”
Scripture – Read slowly, out loud if possible, listen, reread, dwell, notice words & phrases you are drawn to & return there! (Sermon notes may help with understanding, but don’t stop there.)
Keep asking, “Jesus, what are You saying? Why this word this day?
What are You asking me to believe about You and about me? How am I learning to Live Loved?
How do I join You today on Your mission and in my transformation?”
Prayer – Let your conversation with God flow from what He is saying then talk about what you notice is on your heart and also on your list.
Monday – Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Tuesday – John 1:1-14
Wednesday – Ephesians 2:18-22
Thursday – John 3:1-18
Friday – Ephesians 3:14-21
Saturday – Psalm 103