The Story of God, the World and You

THREE – God is THREE Persons united in love TWO – The story of the world is the story of TWO men ONE – You’re born ONE Adam, will you be ONE with Christ?

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“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.” Matthew 26:38 “Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” Luke 22:44 “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36

What was God doing in the beginning? The OmniBeing They were enjoying each other’s company

What was God doing in the beginning? The OmniBeing FATHER SON SPIRIT

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:4-6

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:4-6

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:4-6

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, 5 to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. 6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:4-6

Trinity Three Persons united in love

me The OmniBeing

Galatians 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, SON FATHER

SON us FATHER Galatians 4:4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman,

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SON us 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, FATHER

SON us 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law. FATHER

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I will! Family manners!

When the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law… Family manners! Of course!

SON us 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law. FATHER

SON us 4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law. To redeem those born under the law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. FATHER

SON us Galatians 3:26-28 “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ... you belong to Christ.” FATHER

Galatians 3:26-28 “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ... you belong to Christ.”

Clothed Genesis 3 Genesis 27

Galatians 3:26f; 4:5 clothed yourselves with Christ “Through faith in Christ Jesus... you have clothed yourselves with Christ......that we might receive the full rights of sons..”

SON us Galatians 4:6 Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father.” FATHER

Family manners! Of course!

You are my beloved Son

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SON us FATHER 2 Peter 1:4 We “participate in the divine nature.”

“My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.” Matthew 26:38 “Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.” Luke 22:44 “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” Mark 14:36

THREE – God is THREE Persons united in love TWO – The story of the world is the story of TWO men ONE – You’re born ONE Adam, will you be ONE with Christ?

12 Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned

We Share A Family History

We Share Family Traits Suspicion Slavery Selfishness Stuff-ups

We Share a Family Inheritance Death

It is ever the Holy Spirit's work to turn our eyes away from self to Jesus; but Satan's work is just the opposite of this, for he is constantly trying to make us regard ourselves instead of Christ. He insinuates, "Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you do not repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you have not the joy of his children; you have such a wavering hold of Jesus." All these are thoughts about self,

and we shall never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self: he tells us that we are nothing, but that "Christ is all in all.” Remember, therefore, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee-it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument-it is Christ's blood and merits; therefore, look not so much to thy hand with

which thou art grasping Christ, as to Christ; look not to thy hope, but to Jesus, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith. We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by "looking unto Jesus."

Keep thine eye simply on him; let his death, his sufferings, his merits, his glories, his intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to him; when thou liest down at night look to him. Oh! let not thy hopes or fears come between thee and Jesus; follow hard after him, and he will never fail thee.

THREE – God is THREE Persons united in love TWO – The story of the world is the story of TWO men ONE – You’re born ONE Adam, will you be ONE with Christ?

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Royal name Royal power Royal wealth Weakness Poverty Shame

Priesthood in Hebrews

Hebrews 4: Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are— yet was without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16

1 Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. Hebrews 5:1-3

19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest for ever, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20

Hebrews 7:24-28 Because Jesus lives for ever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. 26 Such a high priest meets our need- one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens... The law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect for ever. Hebrews 7:24-28

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Man in the presence of the Father

US You are my Son! With you I’m well pleased!

US My Child! How do you consider your standing with God? How do you respond when you’ve sinned? omni- being US

My Child! Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are— yet was without sin. 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16

“As I was passing in the field, and that too with some dashes on my conscience, suddenly this sentence fell upon my soul, Thy righteousness is in heaven; and, I thought I saw with the eyes of my soul Jesus Christ at God’s right hand. There, I say, is my righteousness; so that wherever I was, or whatever I was a- doing, God could not say of me, He lacks my righteousness, for that was just before him.

I also saw that it was not my good frame of heart that made my righteousness better, nor my bad frame that made my righteousness worse; for my righteousness was Jesus Christ himself, the same yesterday and today for ever. Now my chains fell from my legs indeed, I was loosed from my affliction and irons, my temptations also fled away, so that I went home rejoicing for the grace and love of God.”