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Host: Ally Yost
Episode: Breaking Down the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Date: April 11, 2025

Overview

In this engaging and candid episode, Ally Yost dives deep into the profound mystery of the Trinity—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Ally breaks down each Person of the Trinity, explores their unique roles in a Christian's life, and shares personal revelations, relatable analogies, and scriptural insights. The episode is filled with vulnerability, encouragement, and hope, with Ally emphasizing both the incomprehensible nature and the intimate relational aspects of the Trinity for believers.

Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Embracing the Mystery of the Trinity

• Ally's vulnerability about the topic:
  • Admits feeling intimidated by the subject, reiterates her humility, and acknowledges the limits of human understanding when it comes to the nature of God.
  • “There is no, like, fully grasping the concept of the Trinity. But I would love to just have a conversation. Can we just talk about it?” (11:05)
• Emphasizes Faith:
  • “My brain can only wrap around what brain can wrap around. And, you know, I think there is an ending with that just because we are human and we're these little peas … But also just believe. And not in a naive way.” (12:40)
• Encourages community dialogue:
  • Invites listeners to contribute thoughts and analogies in comments—"I know that there are things that you guys can bring to the table ... I know the Lord has also spoken to y’all." (14:42)

2. Analogies to Help Understand the Trinity

• Water analogy:
  • “Some people ... say that, like, the trinity is like water ... water, vapor, and ice ... but it's all water.” (15:20)
• Apple analogy:
  • “...it's like an apple. There's the skin ... insides ... seeds ... but it's all apple.” (15:55)
• States these analogies are helpful but imperfect.

3. Scriptural Foundation & Doctrine

• Defining the Trinity:
  • “Trinity is a core Christian doctrine stating that God exists as one being in three co-eternal, and co-substantial persons: the Father, the Son, who is Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. One God in three persons.” (19:46)
• Each is fully God:
  • “It's not like a puzzle piece where it's like 1/3, 1/3, 1/3. It's like all fully three persons are all fully God possessing the same divine attributes and nature.” (22:35)
• Eternity and unity:
  • References John 1 (“In the beginning, the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God ...") to illustrate the eternal nature of all three Persons. (23:25)

4. Breaking Down the Roles

A. The Father

• Ally’s journey:
  • Shares how she defaulted to approaching "just Jesus" for everything but is now learning to relate to God as Father.
    • “I never really was acknowledging God as Father and going to him when I need things … I would just go to Jesus, which is great … but I needed further just wisdom, understanding, knowledge of the Trinity in general and knowing that I have access to all three.” (17:08)
• Father as Provider:
  • “Literally like a dad. He is the Source, he is the Creator. He is the one who is in charge, he’s in power ... when you think about a dad, that is typically the role is that dad provides.” (27:08)
  • Links childlike faith to dependence on God’s provision (28:32)
• Healing Father wounds:
  • Empathetic encouragement to those who struggle seeing God as Father due to earthly parental scars:
    • “God wants you to know that he isn’t like your earthly father. If this is something that’s hard for you to do, that he is a father who will show up for you no matter what ... he will always provide.” (31:47)

B. The Son (Jesus)

• Role as Best Friend and Model:
  • “Jesus is so special … he represented who God is and God’s character in human form ... Jesus is best friend. He is brother. He walks with me in life.” (36:30)
  • Emphasizes companionship, guidance, and comfort.
• Role Model and Example:
  • Jesus shows how to "walk the walk:"
    • “He’s a role model. He's … the one that shows us how to walk. Not just talk the talk, but walk the walk as well.” (41:25)
• Key Teachings & Characteristics:
  • Love and compassion: “... love others, even those who are difficult, and show compassion for those in need.”
  • Humility, forgiveness, kindness, service, and sharing the gospel.
• Dependency on Spirit:
  • Segues into the Holy Spirit’s empowering: “...the Holy Spirit in Jesus, where he showed us how and then he left us his Spirit, who then guides us and empowers us to live a life that reflects Jesus.” (45:36)

C. The Holy Spirit

• Role as Comforter, Counselor, and Empowerer:
  • “The Holy Spirit is like a blanket when you know the Holy Spirit is in the room.” (49:37)
  • “Holy Spirit brings healing. The Holy Spirit brings wisdom. The Holy Spirit brings creativity.” (51:04)
  • Encourages listeners to seek creativity and counsel from the Holy Spirit in all situations.
• Active Presence and Transformation:
  • “The Holy Spirit is God’s active presence in the world, guiding, empowering, and transforming believers.”
  • “Without the Spirit of God, I don’t know how deep we could really go with God.” (53:40)
• Communicator and Convicter:
  • “The Holy Spirit is like, yeah, my communicator of how do I hear from God right now? And it’s typically always just through the Holy Spirit.” (54:49)
  • “The Holy Spirit convicts individuals of sin and righteousness, leading them to repentance and spiritual transformation.” (56:01)
• Unity and Church Life:
  • “The Holy Spirit unites believers in Christ, fostering a sense of community and fellowship within the church. That’s why sometimes, y’all, I’m just gonna say this … if you’re not feeling like there’s a whole lot of unity … it’s probably just not a whole lot of Holy Spirit in that church, you know?” (58:45)
• Fruits of the Spirit:
  • “The Holy Spirit… produces the fruit of the Spirit in believers’ lives, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.” (1:02:10)

5. Encouragement and Practical Application

• Give Yourself Grace:
  • Affirms listeners who relate more to one Person of the Trinity than another, encourages patience and intentional pursuit:
    • “There is grace if it takes time. And maybe it’s easier for you to connect with one person in the Trinity versus the other ... I do really encourage y’all, if you haven’t already, to just invest in that … ‘Okay, God, I want to know all three persons like so well. I want to be best friends with all three.’” (1:04:23)
• Challenge for the Week:
  • “Can we show somebody how cool Jesus is? Can we walk like him? Can we talk more like him? Be more like him? Search serve like Jesus served ... I just encourage us to serve one another, love one another, just as Jesus shows us how.” (1:05:38)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“I think the Trinity may not be something that we could fully grasp just because God is so much bigger. And I think that's when humility can step into the room.”
— Ally (12:27)

“It's not like a puzzle piece where it's like 1/3, 1/3, 1/3. ... All fully three persons are all fully God possessing the same divine attributes and nature.”
— Ally (22:37)

“I felt Jesus being like, hey, I want you to know my Father though. Like, this is great, Al, and I’m here for you and I love you and I'm happy to even pass the word. But, like, you gotta know my Father.”
— Ally (29:42)

“Jesus is best friend. He is brother. He walks with me in life. ... But I feel like that’s the special, unique side of God’s face that Jesus brings to the table, is like, that friendship.”
— Ally (36:38)

“The Holy Spirit is the very thing that brings us peace and comfort. Like, the Holy Spirit is like a blanket when you know the Holy Spirit is in the room.”
— Ally (49:37)

“If you are struggling with ... needing any kind of wisdom in decision making or how to handle a situation or a relationship, it’s always the Holy Spirit that I go to where I’m like, Holy Spirit reveal to me right now. I need you to speak, I need to hear you.”
— Ally (1:01:10)

Key Timestamps

• 11:05 — Admitting the intimidation and mystery of the Trinity
• 12:40 — Emphasis on faith and the limits of understanding
• 15:20–15:55 — Water and apple analogies
• 19:46 — Basic definition of the Trinity
• 23:25 — Eternity/unity of the Trinity; reference to John 1
• 27:08–31:47 — Understanding God as Father and provider; healing father wounds
• 36:30–41:25 — Jesus as friend, role model, and example
• 45:36–53:40 — The Holy Spirit: counselor, comforter, empowers Christ-likeness
• 58:45 — The Holy Spirit’s role in church unity
• 1:02:10 — Fruits of the Spirit and assessment of spiritual health
• 1:04:23–1:05:38 — Grace and encouragement to pursue relationships with all three Persons

Tone & Style

Ally’s approach throughout is conversational, humble, hopeful, and passionate. She uses relatable stories, deep honesty about her journey, and frequent encouragement to inspire listeners who may find the Trinity concept daunting. There’s a consistent invitation to seek deeper relationship with every part of God.

Practical Takeaway

• Accept the mystery of the Trinity but pursue relationships with all three Persons.
• Give yourself grace as you learn to engage with God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
• Lean into the unique ways each Person supports, guides, and transforms you in your faith walk.
• Serve and love others as Jesus modeled, empowered by the Holy Spirit's presence.

For further interaction:
Ally encourages sharing thoughts in comments (YouTube/Patreon) and emphasizes the value of community revelation on the topic.

This episode offers hope, wisdom, warmth, and an accessible path for believers to grow in their understanding and friendship with every facet of the Godhead.