The Trinity must not simply be the center of our doctrine. It must be at the center of our living. Like every great doctrine of the Christian faith, it must be a part of our lives and loves and not just our affirmations. And no doctrine is more profound and powerful for our living and loving than the Trinity.

No matter what our circumstances, “do not let your hearts be troubled”. We know the Way and he lives with us.

This is how everyone will know who is following Jesus. The ones who love Jesus. This was Jesus new command. New, not because it had never been heard before. New because it was the mark of his people. New because there was a higher standard, “just as I have loved you”.

When you know where you are from, where you are going, and who God has made you, you can “wash feet”, become a servant and know that is the path to greatness.

There are many competing worldviews that claim to know God. So… Why Jesus?

‘Glory’ is certainly not the word a first-century Jew would have ever used to describe a cross. Crucifixion was the most brutal, shameful means of execution devised by man. And yet as Jesus approached “the hour” of his arrest, crucifixion and resurrection, he prayed for the Father to glorify his name. And He did.

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, fulfilling prophesy as he comes, we see the King of Glory being acclaimed by the crowds who shout “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”.

It’s about worship, and who we become when we worship. How much we treasure Jesus is measured by what we would give up to know him better and make him known.

This morning we find in one short story the most evil act of pragmatism ever perpetrated and the most sovereign act of grace, all in the same words and choices!