Bible study is held on Sunday mornings from 9:00–9:45 am. If you would like to receive a Zoom link, please email us. Handouts are posted below for each session.
Bible study
nicene creed: 1700th Anniversary
The year 2025 marks the 1700th year of the Council of Nicaea of 325 A.D. and the Nicene Creed. Although Christians say this creed in church frequently, they don't always know what it's about or why it has become a part of our worship. This Bible study looks at the key figures involved in formulation of the Nicene Creed and the doctrine formulated therein. Through it all, we'll see how and why the Nicene Creed is important and vital for the church today.
September 14: early church unity
Today we ask the question how many Christians even know what the Nicene Creed is all about. We'll overview the history of the early Christian church and show how creeds had this way of unifying Christians who were often persecuted in the Roman empire. We briefly see how ecclesiastical structure developed and how baptismal creeds developed, such as the Apostles' Creed. All this will set up the time period of the Nicene Creed, when conflicting understandings of Christ's person and work began to develop. Our goal for today is to respond to the "deeds, not creeds" viewpoint by establishing why we still need creeds today.
Download the study guide here: L1_Early_Church_Unity.pdf