NewCity Orlando Sermons The Nicene Creed: We Believe (Advent)
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Dec 1, 2025 A preacher explores the Nicene Creed during Advent, tracing its history from early controversies to the Council of Nicaea. The talk highlights the Creed's Trinitarian shape, the Son's deity, and the Spirit's role in Scripture. It connects creedal confession to worship, church life, and everyday trust in God.
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Conversation In Jerusalem About Rituals
- Benjamin Kandt shares a Jerusalem cafe conversation where his Jewish guide described Judaism as practicing rituals rather than belief.
- He uses this to show asking "what do you believe?" is a distinctively Christian question that shaped creeds.
Prayer Belief And Living Form A Single Loop
- The early church saw prayer, belief, and life as interconnected: lexorandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi.
- Kandt presents this Latin phrase as the sermon structure: as we pray so we believe, and as we believe so we live.
Worship Of Jesus Forces Who Is God Question
- Matthew 28 shows disciples worshiped the risen Jesus, raising the creator/creature question: does Jesus belong above the line (God) or below (creation)?
- Worshiping Jesus forced early Christians to rethink God's identity and led to doctrinal development.