• God is communal, not just valuing community but existing in relationship, intimacy, and connection.
• The Trinity in Scripture:
• At Jesus’ baptism, the Father speaks, the Spirit descends, and the Son is present (Matthew 3:16-17).
• The Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness for testing (Mark 1:12-13).
• In Gethsemane, Jesus cries out to the Father (Luke 22:41-44
POINT TWO
Being communal is a part of our nature
Genesis 2:18 ESV
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
POINT THREE
We are invited into Community with God
Ephesians 2:19–20 ESV
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,