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?
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:11, NIV)
The arrival of the wise men is usually something we think about as part of the Christmas accounts. Epiphany, the day we remember their visit to Jesus, is the first day after Christmas - for us, the 12 days are over, and all our decorations should be packed away!
It's a bit of an odd story: the Magi come with gifts that seem unusual for a small child; they end up at the wrong place; and they have a dream that warns them to go home a different way.
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley, this Sunday.