Father, Son, & Holy Spirit
Romans 8:12-17, 22-57
We bother with the Holy Trinity because it’s the only way the entire thing hangs together
 

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...#3 How does this passage inform your prayer life, esp. vv15-17, 25-27? How are our prayers trinitarian, that is, involving all three persons of the Holy Trinity?

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Proof Mark
Luke 24:44-53
Showing & telling about life on the vine

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Divine roots & fruits

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...#2 Jesus is sure to include repentance in his command for proclamation. How come? See Deuteronomy 30:1-20; 1 Kings 8:44-53 (cf. 2 Chronicles 6:36-40); Psalms 7:12, 78:34; Isaiah 55:6-7; Jeremiah 3:22; Ezekiel 18:19-32, 33:7-11 (12-20); Daniel 9:13; Joel 2:11-13; Jonah 3:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12, 4:17, 12:41; Mark 1:2-5, 15, 6:7-13; Luke 3:3-18, 5:32, 13:1-9, 15:7, 10, 17:3-4; Romans 3:23, 11:23; Galatians 3:22; 1 Timothy 2:4, 25; 2 Peter 3:9

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Friendship
John 15:9-17
Your momma wants your own friendship with Jesus, not hers.

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...#1. Consider John 13:1-20, esp. v34, 10:18, & 14:31 (cf. 1 John 3:16). How is laying down one’s life not merely intensity of feeling/affection but the means, or way, of loving? See John 3:16; Acts 5:41; Romans 8:31-39; 2 Corinthians 11:7-11; 22-33; Philippians 3:4-14

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Abiding
John 15:1-8
Our lives ARE fruitful when lived on the vine

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...#2. How do the following verses flesh out “fruit”? See Matthew 3:8, 7:20; John 8:41; Roman 6:22; Galatians 5:22; 1 John 4:20; see also 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 5:9, 15-20; James 3:17-18; 2 Peter 1:5-8 

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