The Feat Of Gamaliel.

Welcome back!

During the month of August, while I was posting re-runs of the past year's blogs, Pastor Sam started a series of four sermons extracted from a section of the Nicene Creed. He finished that series this past Sunday.

It was a series that, frankly, was done an injustice by being compressed into four sermons. It really could be a sixteen-week course. Perhaps that will come in the future. But, for now, all we have is this little blog site. I can't do much between now and Saturday, but I think we could all benefit from a brief recap of the four sermons. So, that's what we'll do between Wednesday and Saturday. And if the Lord presses me to do more, then I'll let you know.

Some of you may not know the Nicene Creed, and others of you might not have memorized it, so here it is. The section that Pastor Sam preached on is indicated in italics.

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
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.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.