Point of Grace – 5.26.24 Sermon Notes – “Holy Trinity Sunday”
Why Trinity?
The Trinitarian nature of God reveals He is a God who wants us to know Him and be known by Him. He puts himself out there. He is vulnerable with us exposing His deepest affection and intimate intentions. He presents Himself to us for relationship with Him ... He is not aloof. Revealing Himself as Trinity is key to His “relational quest” for us. He wants us to know how much and how passionately He wants us and wants to be with us. We all know how important it is for building intimate relationships that we actually “want to be with the person” and communicate that “want” to them. By revealing Himself as Trinity He is over the top communicating how much He wants to be with us…. And how much he wants is to “want” Him. He has (and continues to) put forth great effort and paid a big price to “be with” us and for us to “be with” Him.
Knowing God as Trinity,
Reveals His passionate quest for our hearts and
“Woos” us into wanting to be with the One who wants to be with us!
Matthew 3:13-4:1 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
John 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.” 3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Knowing God as Trinity,
Reveals His passionate quest for our hearts and
“Woos” us into wanting to be with the One who wants to be with us!