The Trinity – Part 1

June 16, 2025

Broadcast

                         The Trinity - Part 1
                              John 3:1-3
                              06/16/2025


        1    Now there was a man of the Pharisees named
             Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
        2    This man came to Jesus by night and said to him,
             ``Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from
             God, for no one can do these signs that you do
             unless God is with him.''
        3    Jesus answered him, ``Truly, truly, I say to you,
             unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom
             of God.''  (ESV)

        The Church Year or Liturgical Year is split in half.  For
   six months the Church looks at the work of Jesus Christ as He was
   born, was revealed as true God, as He suffered, died, and rose
   again from the dead.  Now begins the ``Church half'' of the year
   were we seek to learn what it means to be Christian, to respond
   to God's rich grace and mercy as shown in His Son.

        Yesterday, Trinity Sunday, is unique in that it is the only
   Sunday in the Church year that does not specifically examine an
   historical event in the life of Jesus.  Rather, we celebrate the
   great mystery of faith, asking the question, ``Who is the God in
   whom we trust?''  The answer is incomprehensible to our human
   logic and reason, for we worship One God, yet Three Persons.

        As one devotional resource, ``Treasury of Daily Prayer,''
   reminds us:
        Certainly the essence of God is beyond our weak
        comprehension, but He has graciously revealed Himself
        to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.[1]


        This week we will look at the Trinity as we seek to know the
   basic teaching of the Christian Church.

        May our Lord, the Triune God, bless you and keep you as we
   seek to know more about His grace and mercy.  Amen.

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   1. Kinnaman,  S.  A., ed. (2008).  Treasury of daily prayer.  St.
      Louis: CPH, p. 352.