Maybe you've heard of it. Maybe you have it memorized. Maybe you have no idea what the Nicene Creed is, or any other creed for that matter! Creeds are statements of faith, but they are so much more! A creed is a line in the sand, a standard of beliefs that are agreed upon, abided by, and ferociously guarded. The Nicene Creed is perhaps the most famous. It arose from a Council called by none other than Constantine himself! It was a crazy time, driven by controversy and fueled by intense debate. In this episode, we look at the content of the creed, but mostly dig deep into the heresy that caused it, and the bizarre events surrounding it!

When we read the Gospel of Matthew, we immediately get bogged down in all of the begets and begottens, so we skip over that part and get to the good stuff! Likewise, when we read the Gospel of Luke, we love to read about Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and all the magnificence that comes with the Christmas narrative. Then we run into this boring list of who's who and what's what, so we skip over that and run ahead into the action! Not so fast! What if we told you there is a matrix of theology, intentional messaging, and mathematical brilliance lying just under the surface of these mysterious ancestral lists? Trust us! There is so much more than meets the eye! Join us as we plunge through the portal and enter the cryptic world of the genealogy of the Son of God! You don't want to miss this one!

You say you want a revolution, well you know. We all want to change the world! That's the tone of Zecharia's prophetic song! After 9 months of being unable to speak, he names his child John, his mouth is opened, his tongue is loosed, and this incredible song erupts from the depths of his soul! It is a song of revolution, of overthrow, of a coming Messiah who will free them from the oppression of their enemy and restore their land! But the song takes a turn about two-thirds through. It's a different kind of revolution, triggered not by military might, but by the forgiveness of sins! The Sunrise will come, ushering in a wave of peace! What is he prophesying about? That's what we're getting into today. The Sunrise. The branch. The anatole! You're going to have your mind blown at what is revealed in this incredible song!