Good Monday Morning my family of faithful ones, friends near and far.
I'm sitting down this morning preparing to jump into study for a brand new series of teachings to share in our church fellowship. This new series is entirely based off of the Apostle's Creed. Do you remember it?
APOSTLES
CREED
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
And 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, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
the Creator of heaven and earth,
And 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, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
the holy Christian church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
I learned it as a kid growing up in our family's church, and it's a wonderful statement of what I've entitled this series: "What We Believe - The Foundations of Our Faith"...
I first began to think about this a year ago, and now it's time to share it. I believe...and so do you...but what we believe in makes all the difference in the world.
Jesus said, Matthew 7:24-27
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
Foundations of what we believe...I am reminded of what Augustine said about faith that believes.
Peace to you, have a great week...and if you're part of New Life, hope you can catch the first of these teachings this next Sunday.
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