With this line of the creed, suddenly the entire Trinity is before us. The creed began with belief in God the Father almighty, and with that word “Father” the implicit claim was made that there is a Son of God. For God is always Father, and that means there is always God the Son. So […]
Sermon Topic: Apostles' Creed Series
He Descended into Hell
In the Name of God: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. “He descended into hell.” We have to proceed with extreme caution when we dare to speak of divine things, and with all the more fear and trembling when we delve into mysteries about things like places of the dead, “that undiscovered country,” as Hamlet […]
The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead
Today we are at the exact middle of our sermon series on the creed: the 8th out of 15 sermons. It seems fitting to pause to acknowledge the gratitude that all of us clergy have for the many positive responses to this series, from choir boys (who do indeed listen to sermons!) and gentlemen of […]
He Ascended into Heaven
Jesus said, “In my father’s house are many mansions: I go to prepare a place for you….that where I am, you may be also.”[1] “Jesus is a carpenter who builds houses, but often nobody wants to live in them. We like to build our own places, even though we don’t know how to build, therefore […]
From Thence He Shall Come to Judge the Quick and the Dead
Today we come to the fulfilment of Christ’s mission to redeem the world in the last of the statements in the Creed about Jesus Christ. The Coming of Christ is threefold. He has come; he is coming; and he will come. He has come in his first coming at the Nativity, when he comes in […]
