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Often a Gospel story will be a little too long to keep kids attention if you read the whole thing. Here are some ideas…

Find “break points”. These are places where you can stop to clarify what is happening in the story, any confusing terms (i.e. Pharisee, disciple, etc.), and to paraphrase it yourself. You can even draw a line in your Bible so you remember where to stop.
Find the key phrases and just paraphrase the rest. A great example of this is the cross story. It is simply to long to read in its entirety. Find the key phrases that you need to read out of the Bible. By the way, NEVER paraphrase the whole story, always read out of your Bible when giving a talk.
Read the beginning of the story early in your talk, then tell a personal story, application, etc and leave the ending for the end. This can build anticipation and draw more attention to the story. A good example of a story like this is the Woman caught in adultery. Leave them with people with rocks raised over their heads wondering what is going to happen next

Jesus feeds five thousand	Mt 14:13-21, Mk 6:32-44, Lk 9:10-17, Jn 6:1-13	Jesus feeds five thousand	Miraculous power
Jesus walks on Water	Mt 14:22-36, Mk 6:45-56, Jn 6:15-21	Jesus and Peter walk on water	Faith, miraculous power
Rich young ruler	Mt 19:16-30, Mk 10:17-31, Lk 18:18-30	Man not willing to give up everything for Christ	Faith, cost
Two men receive sight (incl. Blind Bart in Mk)	Mt 20:29-34, Mk 10:46-52, Lk 18:35-43	Have mercy on me… Jesus challenges … what do you want me to do	Challenge, miraculous power

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Theology Thud - Trinity (Part 5)

Each person is fully God

Person

Support

Father is God

Evident from the first verse of the Bible…

Jesus is God

John 1:1-4 (NIV) 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2He was with God in the beginning.

3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

4In him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 20:28 (NIV) 28Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

Hebrews 1:3 (NIV) 3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

Hebrews 1:8 (NIV) 8But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.

Psalm 102:25 (NIV) 25In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. (NIV) 25In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Titus 2:13 (NIV) 13while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

2 Peter 1:1 (NIV) 1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

Romans 9:5 (NIV) 5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) 6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 3:3 (NIV) 3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”

Colossians 2:9 (NIV) 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

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Theology Thud - Trinity (Part 4)

God is three separate persons

Person	Support
Jesus is not the Father	John 1:1-2 (NIV) 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. John 17:24 (NIV) 24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
Jesus is not the Holy Spirit	John 16:7 (NIV) 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
Father is not Holy Spirit	John 14:26 (NIV) 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

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Theology Thud - Trinity (Part 2)

2. Further revealed in the NT

All Three Spoken of Together

Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV) 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.

17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Matthew 28:19 (NIV) 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 13:14 (NIV) 14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Ephesians 4:4-6 (NIV) 4There is one body and one Spirit— just as you were called to one hope when you were called—

5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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Theology Thud - Trinity (Part 1)

1. Partially revealed in the OT

Plurality

Genesis 1:26 (NIV) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Genesis 3:22 (NIV) 22And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”

Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) 8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

God talking to another God

Psalm 45:6-7 (NIV) 6Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

7You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

Psalm 110:1 (NIV) 1Of David. A psalm. The Lord says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”