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Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome to the start of our new sermon series on The Apostles’ Creed. We will be going line-by-line through one of the earliest Christian Confessions of Faith, and understanding why each line is so important for our understanding of Christianity itself and the work of the…

What, or more accurately, who is the Holy Spirit? We look at the Trinity to discover the awesome promise and power of the Holy Spirit.

We are the Church; the sent ones (ekklesia) carrying the revelation of Jesus Christ, Mary’s son, and Savior of the world FOR THE WORLD.

When we eat the Word, we are not only “caught up” in the clouds one day. We learn to get “caught up” in what God is already doing today.

Intro/scripture But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your…

Scripture/Introduction When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.…

Main Point: Jesus of Nazareth was and is truly God and truly man, and this Jesus is the only Savior for sinners.

Intro/Scripture Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just! What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. As…

Scripture When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. Pray…

Scripture/Introduction “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate, knowing it was out of self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas instead. “What shall I do, then, with the one…

Introduction and Scripture That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal…

Thomas, who acted on rational evidence, confessed Jesus as God when he experienced Jesus, had the evidence. We follow Thomas when we proclaim Jesus by word and deed without fear of or attachment to this world and its fears and values.

Scripture and Introduction “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you…

The sinless life of Jesus has become the model and the power for the church today.

Scripture In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord…

Review Why is the Apostle’s Creed important? What we believe is important It is biblical The creed teaches, anchors, directs I believe in God the father almighty, maker of heaven and earth Scripture In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness…

Introduction What do you believe? Could you explain to me what you believe about God? How would I know if you truly believed what you said? When reading a book, if I want to know the author’s argument I can do two things: I can read the whole book. I can read the introduction and conclusion of each chapter.…

I Believe in God The Father Deuteronomy 6:4-12 & Hebrews 11:1-3 ; 32-40 “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 Today we begin our Summer Series called “I BELIEVE.” Our series is based upon the Apostles’ Creed. Before we turn our reading from Deuteronomy…

1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ…

What is a Baptist? Try to forget that you are a Baptist. Pretend you are a person who has never been to church, and your friend, who is a Baptist, has invited you to visit church on the next Sunday. You agree to attend, but later start wondering what will be taking place. Your friend told you he attends…

INTRODUCTION: Why should the word demand our attention? Nehemiah chapter 8 as a whole and even in the chapter 9 verses 1 to 4 describes a careful reading and attention to the word of God. In fact, they sought to study the Law. But, Why should the word demand our attention? What makes the word worthy…

Because of what God has done to redeem and unite all believers as one in Christ, it is essential that we maintain our unity and peace.

'I believe in God' is the first message (03/10/2019) in the 'I Believe...' series from the Alto area United Methodist Churches (A. Frank Smith UMC and Cold Springs UMC). afsumc.org John R. Black Exodus 3:1-15 #afsumc #csumc #methodist #christianity #alto-methodists #umc #exodus-3 #believe