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Sunday, January 31st, 2021

The Dance of the Trinity 

Today we wrap up our Christmas series in Luke’s Gospel, with the Lord now beginning his public ministry (Luke 4.14-30). But this is more than the story of the rejection of a prophet in his home town. In today’s focus passage the ‘Dance of the Trinity’ is opened to our view: The Father Sends, the Son Obeys and the Spirit Empowers. 

Reflection Questions 

1. Isaiah promises the coming of a mysterious figure ‘The Servant of the Lord’. Read Isaiah 42.1-9, 49.1-7, 50.4-11. Write a list of the features of the ministry of this mysterious figure.  

2. Read Isaiah 52.13-53.12. Write a list of features of the ministry of the mysterious ‘Servant of the Lord’, according to this passage. 

3. Jesus uses Isaiah’s final description of this ‘Servant of the Lord’ when he preaches at the synagogue in Nazareth (see Isaiah 61.1-3 and Luke 4.16-22). Reflect upon what you know of Christ’s life, deeds, death and resurrection. How does he fulfil the role of Isaiah’s ‘Servant of the Lord?’ 

4. How would you feel if a member of your family, perhaps a child or sibling, was not invited to a family celebration? How does the Father feel, then, when we don’t include his Son? Or if the Spirit is overlooked? 

5. The Father sends, the Son obeys and fulfils the mission of the Father, and the Spirit empowers Jesus. Which person of the Trinity do you need to explore further in order to embrace all of our Triune God?

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