Tonight is not only the last night of our Credo Series, but also the last night of Elevate for the year. I would be bummed but it’s not the end of the world, just the 4th Wednesday in April. Last week Paul covered the middle section of the Apostles Creed, and this week Kyle will be covering the rest of the remaining lines starting at “I believe in the Holy Spirit.” This last section basically sums up the creed stating the foundational beliefs of the Church. The church isn’t necessarily the Catholic Church like it says but is referring to the body of believers, brothers and sisters in Christ, everyone who follow’s Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior. The next line reads, “The communion of Saints” which I thought meant the communion of the Lords Supper where you eat of the bread that represents Christ and drink the wine, the Lord’s blood. The reason we have communion is to remember what Christ did for us on the cross, talking our sins away. However this is not that communion, “the communion of saints,” refers to the fellowship of the believers. The early churches used to meet in houses and would mostly consist of small groups of people so great relationships would be founded and they would keep each other accountable and strong in their faith. The next part says “the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,” which goes over Jesus’ death on the cross and rising from the dead on the 3rd day to take away our sins. Finally “the life everlasting” is what we know as eternal life in Heaven with God.
1. Kyle mentioned the Catholic Church as a body of believer’s, fellow Christians. Who is in your, “body of believers,” some people that you think share your faith and believe with you?
2. The line, “the communion of saints,” Kyle mentioned talk about the fellowship, the hanging out of fellow believers talking about God. Do you ever have a communion of saints, and what are some things you can do and say to other people that believe in God to encourage them and learn more about God.
3. Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again to forgive us from our sins. Knowing this, do you ever ask for forgiveness for you sins? What seems to be a sin that you have a hard time asking forgiveness for?
4. The line, “the life everlasting” Kyle mentioned refers to life in Heaven. How do you know if you are going to Heaven? How can you be sure? In John 3:16 Jesus says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” That means Jesus is the only way to achieve eternal life and not go to hell.
5. The Apostles Creed is a very old creed written a long time ago but it was written to also be a prayer. To close at the end of the night, pray the creed together.
6. This is the last Wednesday so be sure to bring up your attendance and offering. Love you all.
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hey,
love this weeks talk i think it is great to end on this and i learned some stuff from the reading i didn't know so i am excited to share with the group.
chistina cauble
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