FINDING HOPE WHEN IT IS HARD

The Creed, Series

Week 4

Tim Bycroft, Lead Pastor  

THE POINT EXISTS TO WELCOME THE UNCHURCHED TO BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. 

Pointing People to God  

Pointing People to Jesus  

Pointing People to Community 

A church characterized by Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness.

1 Peter 1:3, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy, God has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade." 

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,

Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

was born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.

On the third day, He rose again.

He ascended into heaven,

is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the holy catholic (universal) Church,

the communion of saints,

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body,

and the life everlasting.

Amen.

"Jesus was crucified, died and was buried."

"He descended to the dead. On the third day, he rose again. He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of the Father and will come again to judge the living and the dead." 

Romans 3:23-25, “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin.”

HE DIDN'T JUST DIE FOR ME, HE SUFFERED FOR ME. 

Isaiah 53:5, "He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His wounds we are healed." 

"Jesus with crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead."

Hades - temporary holding place for the souls awaiting judgment. 

Gehenna - place of eternal separation from God in hell. 

1 Peter 3:18-20, " Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He (Jesus) never sinned, but He died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. 

He suffered physical death, but He was raised to life in the Spirit. So He went and preached to the spirits in prison, to those who disobeyed God long ago." 

Revelation 1:18, "I am the Living One. I was dead, and now look, I am alive forever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and Hades." 

ON THE THIRD DAY, HE ROSE AGAIN.

3 = wholeness or completion. 

Hebrews 10:11-12, so powerful. Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never take away sins.   

 But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.