We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God … eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; (The Nicene Creed)
We’re spending Sunday mornings looking at the Nicene Creed - one of the summaries of the Christian faith. We’re continuing in the largest section - the one about Jesus Christ - and starting to look at Jesus being fully God. What difference does that make? Why is it so important?
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God (The Nicene Creed)
We’re spending Sunday mornings looking at the Nicene Creed - one of the summaries of the Christian faith. This line in the creed begins the longest section - and it’s all about Jesus. Who we believe Jesus is, and what we believe Jesus did are the core of the good news of the Gospel.
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen (The Nicene Creed)
We’re spending Sunday mornings looking at the Nicene Creed - one of the summaries of the Christian faith. Here is the first line in the creed that describes an action of God, rather than a characteristic. What is it God does? He creates. Not some things, not a few things, but everything. Why does he do that? What's the purpose of creation?
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty (The Nicene Creed)
We’re spending Sunday mornings looking at the Nicene Creed - one of the summaries of the Christian faith. What do we mean when we say that we believe in the Father, the Almighty? Does it change our perception of what God is like?
We believe in one God, the Father ... the Son ... the Holy Spirit (The Nicene Creed)
We’re spending Sunday mornings looking at the Nicene Creed - one of the summaries of the Christian faith. What is it that we believe? Why does it matter?