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Died, Buried, Descended – Matthew 27:57-66; Hebrews 2:14-15; Romans 8:37-38
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary; he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The Apostles’ Creed wanted to make sure that an essential part of the Christian Faith, was that Jesus, the founder of our faith and the one we call Lord and God: died. When you think about it, it’s kind of odd. How…
Suffered & Crucified – Matthew 27:11-56
“I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified.” Last week we looked at the phrase of the creed in which we confess Jesus supernatural conception and birth. And up until that point in the Creed, all seems well. We are perhaps left with the sound of children singing silent night softly in our ears while we envision a peaceful night…
Conceived & Born – Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38 & 2:1-20
Jesus was anything but ordinary. The life of Jesus is book-ended by the same thing which characterized it throughout – the extraordinary; the supernatural. Quote: “And at the beginning of Jesus life he makes an impossible entrance; and at the end of Jesus life he makes an impossible exit: he enters & exits from places where life life ordinarily doesn’t enter or exit from: A virgin’s womb; and a sealed tomb.” Life normally doesn’t make an entrance from a virgin’s…
Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord – Philippians 2:5-11, Romans 10:9-10
Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord Few people would deny that Jesus is pretty central to the Christian Faith. But sometimes, then, people want to reduce the Christian faith to a simplistic “I believe in Jesus” or “I love Jesus” or “I follow Jesus” – but, like we talked about in the initial sermon in this series – in order for those statements to have any meaning, then it’s pretty crucial to have a basic understand of who the…
Maker of Heaven and Earth – Genesis 1:1 & Psalm 19
Last week we looked at what it means to profess our faith in God the Father Almighty; this week, we are looking at what it means to profess our faith in God who is the maker of heaven and earth. And, the idea of God as “Almighty” is somewhat of a bridge which tells us both about what kind of Father God is – and what kind of maker he is. Because when you read Genesis 1 and compare it…
God the Father Almighty – Matthew 6:25-34 & Romans 8:14-17
When we declare our faith in God the Father Almighty, there’s a few things we’re not doing: First: We’re not just declaring that we believe that there is a God; we’re declaring our faith – our trust and loyalty and allegiance to God. We discussed this last week – that our faith isn’t merely intellectual assent that there is a God; but our faith is a personal trust in God, and a personal commitment to God, and a personal loyalty…
I Believe – Ephesians 4:1-6
“If we have one and the same faith in our heart, then we have one and the same confession in our mouth.” – John Calvin A regular part of our worship services, is to profess our faith using the Apostles Creed. We do not “recite” the Apostles’ Creed. We profess the Apostles’ Creed – we profess the faith of our hearts through the words of the Creed because the words of the Creed are the essential elements of our one Christian…
