SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
June 7, 2026 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
ELEMENTS OF FAITH | PART 1: THE TRINITY
We believe… in one God, eternally existing in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each fully and equally God.
Doctrine of the Trinity
Trinity Diagram:
Doctrine of the Trinity
- "Doctrine" means "an official set of beliefs."
- "Trinity" refers to God's three-in-oneness.
- The doctrine of the Trinity answers the question: "How do we faithfully say everything the Bible says about God?"
Four truths about God in the Bible:
1. There is __________________ God. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5)
2. The Father, the Son, and Spirit are _______________ God. (Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm33:6; John 1:1, 14; Acts 5:3-4)
3. The Father, Son, and Spirit are ____________________ persons. (john 14:16-17; John 3:16)
4. Each is fully God and not ____________________ of God. (Matthew 28:19)
Trinity Diagram:
The Dance:
3. Jesus died to ______________________ us back into the dance.
- 9 At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’ (Mark 1:9-11)
- 4 'I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me...' (John 17:4-5)
- Point: The Trinity has always honored and orbited one another in a divine ____________________.
- C.S. Lewis, "...God is not a static thing... but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost a kind of drama. Almost, if you will not think me irreverent, a kind of dance."
- The opposite of dance is _________________________.
What this means to you:
1. God is not merely _________________. He is ______________.
RELIGION: VIEW OF GOD
Judaism: Yahweh is one God. Rejects the Trinity and Jesus' divinity.
Islam: Allah is one God. Rejects the Trinity and Jesus' divinity.
Hinduism: Many divine beings and god is an impersonal force behind it all.
Buddhism: Does not focus on a personal God.
Mormonism: God is a man who became God. Jesus and Satan are his sons.
Jehovah's Witness: God is one. Jesus is Michael the archangel.
- Love requires another. Love requires a lover and a beloved.
- God has never been without love because He has never been alone.
2. You are created _____________________ the dance.
3. Jesus died to ______________________ us back into the dance.
"Go... baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Matthew 28:19)
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