Introduction I've said before that the Apostles' Creed is thoroughly trinitarian, because it begins with God the Father almighty who made the heavens and the earth. The Creed then moves on to Jesus Christ, who is the Father's Only-Begotten Son and our Lord. And he was conceived by the Spirit and was born of the … Continue reading The communion of saints, forgiveness of sins, resurrection →

Introduction This is now our sixth week in this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed. We've thought about God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And we've thought about Jesus Christ, his Only-Begotten Son, our Lord. And we've thought about how Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born … Continue reading The Church →

Introduction This is our fifth week in this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed. So far we thought about God the Father Almighty who made the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. And we've thought about Jesus Christ, God's Only-Begotten Son and our Lord. And then over the last … Continue reading The Holy Spirit →

I made use of Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic, 2022) for this sermon. Introduction In this series of sermons based on the Apostles' Creed, we've already thought about God the Father almighty who made heaven and earth. And so, we thought about the Creator who is infinite, eternal, unchangeable and independent; and … Continue reading The Son’s Exaltation →

I made use of Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic, 2022) for this sermon. Introduction Two weeks ago we were thinking about the first line of the Apostles' Creed which says, 'I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.' And so, we thought about the Creator-creature distinction and how … Continue reading The Son’s Humiliation →

Introduction I explained last week that I was beginning a new series of sermons which will be loosely based on the Apostles' Creed. At least, the Apostles' Creed will provide an outline for what I hope to preach about over the coming weeks. The Apostles' Creed is one of the earliest and best known of … Continue reading Jesus Christ, God’s Son, our Lord →

I made use of Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin (Zondervan Academic, 2022) for this sermon. Introduction I'm beginning today a series of sermons which will be based on the Apostles' Creed. The Apostles' Creed is one of the earliest and best known of the Christian creeds. The word 'creed', of course, comes from the … Continue reading The Creator and the Creation →