Discovering Christ, Pt. 9: Jesus Revealed the Trinity | Jon Valdez, Caryl Sarah

Good morning. Everyone, welcome to this

episode of Sunday Live. We are your host and we are very

grateful that you are here with us today.

Yes, and the title for today's topic is Jesus.

Revealing the Trinity to some of you may not be familiar with

that term. The word Trinity means Godhead

as one God in three persons. So that's namely the Father, the

the Son and Holy Spirit. So some would say that this

topic is, yeah, somewhat hard to understand to a degree.

But yeah, you know what? That's OK, because that's what

that's what we're here for. We're in this together, all

right? Yes, yes, yes.

Although we will not be spoon feeding you, but rather we're

going to let the word of God speak itself to us.

Yes, absolutely. So as we've said before, and I'm

gonna say it again, let's allow scripture interpret itself

today. So while we ready ourselves to

do that, why don't you ready also your notes as well?

Because I'm about to give you a list of Bible verses that we're

going to read together. So if you're ready, it's

Deuteronomy chapter 6, verse four, Genesis chapter one, verse

Deuteronomy 6 · chapter mention

26. First Thessalonians chapter 5,

1 Thessalonians 5:23

verse 23. Matthew chapter 3 from verse 16

Matthew 3 · chapter mention

to 17. Second Peter chapter one verses

16 to 18 John chapter 3 verses 16 and 17.

John 3:16

John chapter 5 from verse 17 to 30 John chapter 15 verses 26 to

John 5 · chapter mention John 15:26–27

27. Matthew chapter 26 verse 39 John

Matthew 26:39 John 17 · chapter mention

chapter 17 from verse 1 to 9 Hebrews chapter one verses one

to three and finally Hebrews chapter one verses 8 to 10.

Wow, that is definitely a long list of verses right there.

But don't worry, because you can see on the description or show

notes below that there is a PDF that will serve as your guide if

you don't have a Bible with you, but also for your convenience of

course. Bible hyperlinks are also

available, yes. So why don't you tap those?

It will take you to the Bible app directly.

But before we begin though, let's not forget that our hearts

should also be ready to receive today's words.

So yes, wherever you are, that's all be in the attitude of prayer

right now. So Father, we thank you for this

time, that as we dive into your word today, may you help us not

only understand scriptures more, but that may you reveal your

character through a revelation today.

Lord, Lord, so Lord, we thank you and we glorify you.

All this we ask in Jesus name we pray.

Amen. Amen.

Wow. So why don't you start with our

very first passage for you, John?

OK, so Deuteronomy 6/4 here, O Israel, the Lord our God the

Lord is 1. And for our second passage we

have from Genesis chapter one, verse 26.

Then God said, let us make mankind in our image, in our

likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the

birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild

animals and over all the creatures that move along the

ground. Yes.

So next first Thessalonians chapter 5, verse 23.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May God, Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and

through. May your whole spirit, soul and

body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wow. Next passage we have from

Matthew chapter 3 starting from verse 16.

Matthew 3 · chapter mention

Yes, as 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 a lighting on him.

Verse 17 And a voice from heaven said, this is my son whom I love

with him. I am well pleased.

Alright, so second Peter, chapter one starting in verse

16. For we did not follow cleverly

devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord

Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of His

Majesty. So he received honor and glory

from God the Father. When the voice came to him from

the majestic glory, saying, This is my Son whom I love with him,

I am well pleased. We ourselves heard this voice

that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred

mountain. Wow.

Another passage we have also is from John chapter 3, starting

John 3 · chapter mention

from verse 16. It says there for God so loved

the world, that he gave his only his one and only Son, that

whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal

life. And verse 17.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the

world, but to save the world through him.

All right, Next up is John chapter 5 starting in verse 17.

John 5 · chapter mention

In his defense, Jesus said to them, my father is always at his

work to this very day and I too am working.

For this reason they tried all the more to kill him.

Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling

God his Father, making himself equal with God.

So Jesus gave them this answer very truly.

I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself.

He can do only what he sees his Father doing.

Because whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

For the Father loves the Son and shows him all He does.

Yes, and He will show him even greater works than these, so

that you will be amazed. For just as the Father raises

the dead and gives them life, Even so the Son gives life to

whom he is pleased to give it. Moreover, the Father judges no

one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all

may honor the Son as they honor the Father.

Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who

who sent him. So very truly I tell you,

whoever hears my word and believes him who sent Me has

eternal life and will not be judged, but has crossed over

from death to life. So very truly I tell you, a time

is coming and has now come, when the dead will hear the voice of

the Son of God. And those who will hear, those

who hear will live. For as the Father has life in

himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in

himself, and he has given him authority to judge because he is

the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this for a

time is coming where all who are in their graves will hear his

voice and come out. Those who have done what is

good, what is good, will rise to live, and those who have done

what is evil will rise to be condemned.

But by myself I can do nothing. I judge only as I hear, and my

judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself, but him who

sent me. Wow, that's a very long time

situation, yeah, Jesus said. That.

Yeah, it's Jesus word, but it's very powerful and we're going to

get to that later, yeah. We'll discuss that later.

Don't. I hope you're not overwhelmed

yet. Yeah, please pay attention.

Please stay with us now we're going to our next passage, which

is from John chapter 15, starting with verse 26, when the

John 15 · chapter mention

Advocate comes whom I will send to you from the Father, the

Spirit of Truth, who goes out from the Father, he will testify

about me. And you also must testify, for

you have been with me from the beginning.

So Next up is Matthew 26, starting in verse 39, going a

little farther, he felt with his face to the ground, and create

my father, if it's possible. May this cop be taken from me

yet, not as I will, but as you will.

Alright, now for the next passage which is you can found

from chapter from from the book of John, chapter 17 starting

John 17 · chapter mention

with verse one. After Jesus said this, he looked

toward heaven and prayed. Father, the horrors come.

Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.

For you granted him authority over all the people, that he

might give eternal life to all those you have given him.

Now this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true

God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you

gave me to do. And now, Father.

Glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before

the world began. I have revealed you to those

whom you gave me out of the world.

They were yours. You gave them to me, and they

have obeyed your word. Now they know that everything

you have given me comes from you.

For I gave them the words you have you gave me, and they

accepted them. They knew with certainty that I

came from you, and they believe that you sent me.

I pray for them. I am not praying for the world,

but for those you have given me, for they are yours.

All right. Next is Hebrews chapter one

starting first one. In the past God spoke to our

ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various

ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,

whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he

made the universe. The sun is the radiance of God's

glory, and the exact representation of his being,

sustaining all things by his powerful word.

So after he had provided purification, for since he sat

down at the right hand of the majesty in heaven.

Now skipping to verses 8 to 10, but about the sun, he says.

Your throne, oh God, will last forever and ever.

A scepter of justice will be the scepter of your Kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.

Therefore God, even your God, has set you above your

companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.

He also says in the beginning, Lord, you lay the foundations of

the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.

So wow. There you go.

I think I'm finished with the verses.

Yes, that's all of the verses for this episode.

So thank you for reading along with us.

See you next week. No, no, we're not done yet, so.

Yeah, but as always, he would recommend for you to, you know,

reread, read it again and again and again until you get

something out of it. Because why not, right?

Yeah, Yeah. So also that way you can get

most of what you've just read. And this is also a healthy way

of treating scripture. But if you're up for it and

you're ready, we can now proceed to discuss what does this

passage teach us about It's learning time.

Here we go. So as the title already

suggests, all of the verses talk about the Trinity.

And this is because in order, you know, for us to discover

Christ, we should get to know more about him.

And you know him being related to God is just, you know, just

one of how we can get to know Him more.

Let's put it that way, yes. Yes, as you can already tell by

now, we are currently in the Discovering Christ series, and

our last series was called Discovering God.

So if you're just just letting you know if you're following us.

Just because you are in discovering Christ doesn't make

Jesus not being part of God. If anything, the verses that

we've read just now and the previous episodes we already did

proves that he is God after all, Yes, he is God and that's

already a learning and it's a very good one if you didn't

realize. So that is one of the very

characteristics of God, Him being God, yes.

Yeah. Jesus being God, yes.

So, which is why it's essential to talk about what we've learned

so far in the verses we've just read.

There's a lot of them, and we're gonna do that right now.

So I want to start off with the fact that we just read one of

the most well known and popular verses of the Bible.

And do you know what that is? I think you have already a clue

guys. It's from John chapter 3, verse

John 3:16

16. Yes, that's the one in that

verse. It says that God loves the

world. That's you and me that he gave

his Son, so his only son. We we can take note that the the

word Son was mentioned. So it just makes sense that God

is a Father. Right, True.

True, true. And he is a very loving one.

Yeah, he is. So God is well pleased with his

begotten his only son. Yes, we've read that when Jesus

was baptized and then a glorious scene took place, and then an

audible voice from heaven was heard saying, this is my son

whom I love with him I. Am well pleased.

Well pleased. Yes that's there was even a a a

witness account to this you know as we've read in second Peter

chapter one. But you know we have also read

in John something there were there were some people namely

the Jews. Yeah they didn't take Jesus

seriously. As a matter of fact, they wanted

to to kill him because they thought it was blasphemy that

Jesus was making himself equal with God because he was even

calling. It was a very huge issue that he

was even calling God his own father.

Yeah, when they heard that, they were very triggered.

Yes, what, despite all that Jesus have done.

They had no idea that he is Co equal with God.

Yes, he is Co equal with God. But I do like what Jesus said in

the John 5 passage and is alone. Oh yeah, John, Chapter 5.

John 5 · chapter mention

Powerful phrases from Christ himself.

You can read it again later if you want, but overall it shows

how tight his relationship with God the Father is.

Oh, super tight. So like you can say it's.

Admirable kind of relationship. Yeah, so.

Super intimate. If you read the passage again,

it's like like father, like son, basically.

But it's not in the Godhead. It's not just the Father and the

Son that are working together, as we can read in John John 15,

but it's also the Advocate, so it the Holy Spirit.

Yes and yeah. And he comes into play by being

a witness, by testifying about Jesus to a person.

Amen. Amen.

So we can we. You can read that again if you

want. But maybe my wife Karina wants

to say something. Yes, and actually in in John

John 17 · chapter mention

chapter 17 we can learn a lot of highlights.

So one is this highlights that it highlights the significance

of a personal relationship with God through Jesus as the means

to eternal life. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

So it mentioned there we remember we already talked about

eternal life. So this is where it comes to

play. You cannot get eternal life

without believing in God. Be Jesus.

Yes, in what Jesus has done. Yes, and you cannot be.

You cannot inherit eternal life without those prerequisites.

So take note of that. We're going to link a link

somewhere above us if you're watching on YouTube on our

eternal life episode. Also in John 17, you can take

note that Jesus prayed for his disciples.

So it's I think it's highlighting the importance of

prayer and you can probably imagine how important that is

because the the Savior himself came into human beings to human

form. And then I think he's setting an

example. Yes, prayer that's true.

That's true. I think that's what I'm I'm

trying to point out prayer. Yeah, prayer is important.

It is. Now I think also I also want to

add on. That I think this is from John

John 17 · chapter mention

chapter 17, that he just glorified God through obedience

to finishing the work. Yeah, the work.

Through the time that, I mean, it's about his death and his

resurrection, yes, so. So obedience.

Yeah, he was very obedient. You can we can all all read that

recently that we if take this cup away from me.

But yeah, if it's but not as I will but yours.

It's still the Lord's will that that he wants to be followed.

He still has this willingness despite how severe he knows he

he he must have known that it's very severe that he's going to

go through, but despite all that, that you will be done.

That's basically what he's saying.

Surrender and obedience? Yes, never surrendered to his

work. That's His death and ultimately

his resurrection afterwards. So that's very good.

In Hebrews chapter one, it's revealed that Jesus coexisted

with God the Father since the beginning.

So you remember, in creation, Jesus was there.

And you think we've already. Yeah.

Talk about that in many episodes before.

Yes. Jesus already existed.

I think it's an episode where Kuya Vidal was one of the.

Host Yes, I can remember that we mentioned John Chapter One.

In the beginning, there was a Word.

The Word was a God and the Word was God.

That's right. That's right.

And you can also click that on the top if you're watching

YouTube. And one of my learnings is that

he is also collective one. And let me explain that

collective one. You know, Hero Israel, the Lord

our God is 1 if you know your Hebrew.

I didn't study Hebrew, but I know some, I know some very

basic words. This was originally written in

Hebrew. And the word for one, there it

was. It's it.

The meaning of that word is collective 1, so that the word

is a God. That's how they pronounce it.

It's like a collection of How do you, how do you explain that?

Like, all right, let me give you an example of that.

Collective one. Collective one.

Husband and wife like me and her.

So we're two separate beings. But we are.

Since we're married, we should function as one.

We're united as one. Yeah.

So we're Mr. and Mrs. Valdez. That's that's two individuals,

right? But one, Yes.

So kind of like that. I know.

It's a very mysterious thing. Very maybe complex.

Very complex. It has its own complexity.

But you know what? We would like to encourage you

to not let this hinder you from receiving the truth of His word.

Yes. Instead, may this bless you and

encourage you to get to know more of God's nature.

Because we do believe that God interrupts with human beings

like you and I, and we can fully appreciate the truth by reading

and studying His Word. Absolutely, absolutely.

So you know, because while we can all try and learn to the

absolute limits of our human capacity.

We still cannot fully understand God because after all, we're

just people. And you know, he's God.

Yeah, but maybe we'd like to end the discussion part with this.

So he is God and we are not. Simple, right?

He is God and we are not. We may not be able to know

everything, but we can still know God for who he is.

He is a loving father who loves you and I so much that.

He would give his only Son Jesus Christ, who is by the way, he's

also God. Yes, he and and Jesus.

You know he sent Jesus to die for the sins of the world and

rise up from the dead, thus proving that he is God after

all. And when he ascended, the Holy

Spirit is revealing the truth of who Jesus is.

And now, because we now believe. We are expected to share these

truths with others through the help of this advocate.

And you know, you know who that is.

It's the Holy Spirit. Amen.

All right, So did you learn something new?

We Were you reminded of something with the verses?

Is this the first time you've encountered a Hebrew world like

I could? I cannot even mention that.

Either way, please let us know in the comments.

Whatever it is, whatever that you've learned, we really want

to hear. You really want to read your

your comment, your lessons, and, you know, just interact with us.

Yeah, what's on your heart? Let us know.

Yeah, or in the comments or on the prompt below 5 them guys.

Yeah. And would like to hear from you.

And we're sure that we're not the only ones who wants to hear

from you, but the others who are streaming this to.

That's right. And if you can summarize UH-1

sentence for your learning, I think that would be very very

nice. You would really appreciate.

That yes, it's more so. Make it simple, yeah?

And now for the part where we all internalize for a bit, uh,

and think about how we can all apply well what we've learned

today. So the question is, if God is

speaking to you, to the scriptures we just read, how

would you respond to him? Why don't you write down your

answers below? Or on your notes.

So don't be shy because we are going to share ours too right

now. Isn't that right, love?

That's right. That's right.

Still thinking about my I will though.

OK, so I would like to start it. OK, go on my I will would be.

I will not make I I mean I will make it my goal to not entertain

sin in my life. Because I know, although I know

I'm not perfect, but I have to remember that we have to be

blameless by loving righteousness and hating any

form of wickedness in my life. I know, I know it would.

It really sounds easy to say. It really sounds, you know, very

easy to declare and and and vow to.

Easier said than done, yes. But it's so hard it's it would

be. I know it would be so hard to do

it, but that's the challenge. As it would.

I know it's worth it. It's definitely worth it if we

do the right thing. And guess who also hates

wickedness and loves righteousness?

That's Jesus. Yes, that's God.

So, OK, it's my turn, right? Yes.

All right, so that's good. So resisting sin.

I like it. So knowing how my I will is

knowing how Jesus Christ in alignment with God the Father.

Yes, I will aim to be like that, close to my Heavenly Father, and

I can do that by seeking God's guidance in my life.

So that's my I will, I will pray more.

I would read the Bible more. I would study his word for me.

So that's my I will. Wow, it's so personal.

It's so nice. Now, friends, to those of you

who are listening to the sound of our voice, how would you

apply what you've learned today but leave it to you to

contemplate and write them down on the prompt or on the comments

section below? Yes.

So, all right, we want to thank you for the time you've taken to

be with us in learning or rather.

Discovering more about Jesus Christ today?

Yes, And even before this episode ends, we want you to be

motivated to further search the scriptures for yourself.

And not just read it every Sunday, but daily, but daily.

Every day. Every day.

Every day. Amen.

Amen. Amen.

So really, we appreciate you guys tuning in and you know,

sharing this with your family. Or your friends, you know, just

being a blessing to everyone around you, even if it means

yeah, So God bless you.