Apostles' Creed: God the Father Almighty // Rev. Matt Kennedy // June 14 2025

At the risk of over-simplifying things, there are two great misconceptions about Christian faith: Some misperceive Christianity to be just a system of morals (e.g. doing good, being nice) while others will misconceive Christianity as simply a system of doctrine and dogma where one just checks off boxes of right options. Christian life is more than both of these.Christian life includes both belief and conduct. The novelist Dorothy Sayers once wrote that beautiful ritual and good morals can be found in all kinds of religions, but what makes Christian faith distinct from others is that we confess God has revealed something about the story and the nature of the universe, "The Christian faith is the most exciting drama ever staged... the dogma is the drama. A drama summarized in the creeds of the Church. If we think them dull it's because we have never really read those amazing documents or recited them so mechanically they've lost all meaning."So with this in mind, we'll be spending a number of weeks this summer looking at one of the most ancient creeds: the Apostles' Creed. My hope is to contemplate the words of the creed and see that good theology is more than boring dogma or dead doctrine, but an essential foundation for faith, hope, and love.