Sermon Series: I Believe – The Apostles’ Creed

The simple phrase “I Believe” is anything but simplistic. Belief has emotional, spiritual, and physical realities. We can believe something in our mind, but not in our soul. We can believe something in our soul, but not allow it to transform our actions. Belief can be full and real, and at the same time incomplete. Like the man whose son was healed from demonic possession by Jesus, we too often proclaim, “I believe, help me in my unbelief!”

We often form belief systems based on what we are taught by people we trust. These beliefs are shaped and transformed by our own personal experiences. As we live our life, our beliefs get tested by external factors that impact us, but we seldom take the time to refine them through intentional processes.

This fall we are launching a sermon series on the The Apostles’ Creed titled “I Believe.” “Creed” is from the Latin word Credo which means “I Believe.”

The Christian Church has been proclaiming this Creed since the Resurrection of Jesus. There is no formal start date for the Apostles’ Creed. There is no origin story or original documents. The Apostles’ Creed seems to have been an early elevator speech of the Christian faith as taught by the Apostles.

What is your elevator speech? If someone were to approach you and say, “I heard you are a Christian. What do Christians believe? What do YOU believe?” What would you say?

Maybe you have an idea, or maybe you have started that journey but haven’t taken the time to refine your beliefs through an intentional process.

That is ok!

God is greater than our worst answer, and accomplishes His work in spite of our weaknesses. However, if we take the time to refine our beliefs, it will be a blessing to us and others around us.

Maybe you have questions you’ve been wanting to ask. Maybe you have just started your journey of faith. Maybe you have been a believer your whole life, but haven’t thought about your beliefs for some time. Maybe you have a non-believer in your life you would like to be able to have a great spiritual conversation with. Maybe you’ve started to wonder if the world is right about Christians being close minded and unloving. Maybe you have someone who is asking great questions, and you’d like to be better prepared!

There is no limit to the number of reasons digging into our faith is a blessing to us and others. Join us each week as we walk through the Apostles’ Creed and develop our own ability to say “I believe.”

Get connected to a small group and have great spiritual conversations with others.

You are not alone! We are blessed to be surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. A “communion of saints,” if you will. At the center of it all, we have a good and gracious God who gives us faith and the words to proclaim that faith to one another.

And this is most certainly true.

Check out our recent E-Newsletter article on the “I Believe” Series!