Preaching and Worship from a

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Preaching and Worship from a Fully Trinitarian
Perspective
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Key Points from the Regional Conference

Joe Tkach Humanity lives in and is connected to
God in Christ. Our sin causes us to feel
separated even though we are not. (Col.
115-16) Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God
and he reveals God to be Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit, in union with humanity through the Sons
incarnation as Jesus. This is why the gospel is
good news it really is good and it is good for
everyone, not just a few.
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Key Points from the Regional Conference

Dan Rogers We are not just saved by Christ
but we are saved in Christ. What happened to
Christ 2,000 years ago included humanity. The
objective reality is that all are in Christ but
subjectively not all realize, know, or believe
this. The Holy Spirit works in and through the
Church to help humanity realize that they are
united with Christ.
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How do we preach and worship in this reality?

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We dont worship or preach God generically, we
worship and preach him as he really is Father,
Son, and Spirit.

Worship To the Father, in the Son, by the
Spirit or To the Father, to the Son, and to the
Spirit Preaching The announcement of the good
news that the Father has adopted humanity in
the Son by the Spirit.
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Our vocabulary changes as our belief
changes. Risks

Change Burn Out Language Paralysis
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Two areas of vocabulary change

Description of God
Explanation of Gods Plan
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Two Vocabularies to Describe God
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Who is the God who said to the darkness let
there be light and there was light?Who is the
God who made the heavens the sun and moon,
the stars and sky?
He is the one who's like no other omnipotent
and, oh so wiseInvisible yet ever present He is
the Holy God most high
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Who is the God who said to the darkness let
there be light and there was light?Who is the
God who made the heavens the sun and moon,
the stars and sky?
He is our Father who has loved us He is the
Son in whom we liveHe is the Holy Spirit of
truth He is the Holy God most high
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Two Ways of Describing God in Preaching
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Two Vocabularies to Describe Gods Plan
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You came from heaven to earth To show the
way From the earth to the cross My debt to
pay From the cross to the grave From the grave to
the sky Lord I lift Your name on high
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You came from heaven to earth To be the way From
the earth to the cross My debt to pay From the
cross to the grave From the grave to the sky Lord
You lifted us on high
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Two Ways to Preach about Gods plan
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May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all