Marriages are breaking up. Family members are being cancelled. Churches are fracturing. Loneliness is epidemic. What can we all do to reverse these trends? The surprising answer is found by answering the question: “What is God?” Join us on Sunday as we see that the solution to our connectedness challenges is not in techniques or programs, but in the inspiring relationships between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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MESSAGE STUDY NOTES (also as PDF download above)
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WARM UP
Are you more of an extrovert (energized by people) or an introvert (energized away from people)? Why?
READ
Genesis 1:26; Matthew 17:5, Luke 4:14; John 3:35, 4:34, 5:19, 22, 26, 30, 6:38, 8:26, 29, 14:31, 15:26, 16:13-14, 17:1
TAKEAWAY
The Trinity (the “Community of God”) is:
1. Affirming
2. Trusting
3. Obedient
4. Interdependent
5. Honoring
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. If the Trinity is the picture of ultimate community, which of the above do you think NAC does well? Which needs the most improvement? Why?
2. What do you find in the above list to be the most beautiful attribute of the Trinity? Why?
APPLICATION
Which of the above attributes of the “Community of God” do you sense God is saying you need to work on personally to have stronger relationships? Why?
FOR MENTORING
What sin is preventing you from closer relationships with other people in your church (based on the attributes of the “Community of God”)? Take the time to confess this sin and pray about it with your mentor.
