Couverture de Sermon: Apostles’ Creed Week Two - In Jesus Christ

Sermon: Apostles’ Creed Week Two - In Jesus Christ

Sermon: Apostles’ Creed Week Two - In Jesus Christ

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 Sermon Date: 01/01/2026 Bible Verses: Various Speaker: Rev. Timothy "Tim" Shapley Theme: https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/a-new Introduction: Belief Has a Name Last week, the Apostles’ Creed confronted us with a decision: “I believe.” Two words. A personal declaration. A line in the sand. But belief does not float in the abstract. Belief always has an object. You don’t just believe something—you believe someone. And this week, the Creed presses us further. It refuses to let belief remain vague. Because belief without an object is meaningless. Christian faith is not generic spirituality. It is not belief in belief. It is not positive thinking wrapped in religious language. It is not a set of values, a moral framework, or a comforting tradition. Christian faith is belief in a Person. A Person with: a namea historya bodya crossa tomband a throne That’s why the Creed doesn’t say “I believe in goodness” or “I believe in love” or “I believe things will work out.” It gets specific. It gets concrete. It gets uncomfortable. “And in Jesus Christ…” That name is not neutral. It divides history into before and after. It confronts every culture. It unsettles every conscience. And it demands a response. You can admire Jesus. You can study Jesus. You can reference Jesus. But you cannot remain undecided about Jesus. Because the moment His name is spoken, neutrality dies. Point One: And in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord This phrase answers the most important question anyone will ever face—not just theologically, but personally: Who is Jesus? Not “Who do you think He is?” Not “What does He mean to you?” But who is He—really? Paul answers with shocking simplicity: “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord…” (Romans 10:9) Notice what Paul doesn’t say. He doesn’t say “Jesus is inspiring.” He doesn’t say “Jesus is helpful.” He doesn’t even say “Jesus is Savior” first. He says Lord. Not a lord. Not one option among many. Not your truth. Lord. Philippians takes that claim and stretches it to cosmic scale: “God has highly exalted Him… that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.” (Phil. 2:9–11) Every knee. In heavenOn earthUnder the earth That includes emperors and slaves, skeptics and saints, kings and commoners. Some will bow in joy. Some will bow in regret. But all will bow. Why? Because Jesus is: God’s only Son — unique, eternal, not created, not adopted laterOur Lord — sovereign, authoritative, ruling now, not waiting for permission Jesus Himself claimed this authority without apology: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.” (Matthew 28:18) Not most authority. Not shared authority. All. And Revelation seals it with the final title history will ever need: “King of kings and Lord of lords.” (Revelation 19:16) To say “Jesus is Lord” is not a religious slogan. It is not a worship lyric. It is not church language. It is a declaration of allegiance. It means: You don’t vote Him in.You don’t negotiate His authority.You don’t redefine His commands.You don’t domesticate His claims. You either submit—or you resist. There is no third category. And the Creed puts that decision right at the front because Christianity does not begin with comfort. It begins with lordship. Point Two: Who Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit Jesus did not begin at birth. The Creed includes this line to protect us from one of the most common and dangerous misunderstandings about Jesus—that He was simply a good man who became important, a moral teacher who was later elevated, or a prophet who happened to be exceptional. No. His very conception was divine. This was not mythology. This was not symbolism. This was intervention. The Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary—not as a metaphor, but as a miracle—so that salvation would be: Fully God’s workFully God’s initiativeFully God’s power No human effort produced the Savior. No lineage earned redemption. No strength of will brought Christ into the world. Redemption did not rise up from the earth—it came down from heaven. This matters because it tells us something essential about the gospel: We do not save ourselves. Christianity does not begin with human potential—it begins with divine grace. It does not begin with what we offer God, but with what God gives us. ✦ Christianity begins with grace, not genetics. From the very first moment, Jesus is God reaching toward humanity, not humanity climbing toward God. Point Three: Born of the Virgin Mary The Creed now grounds the miracle of Christ’s conception in the soil of history. “Behold, the virgin shall conceive…” (Isaiah 7:14) Matthew and Luke go to great lengths to tell us this wasn’t a legend passed down through whispers—it was an event anchored in names, places, rulers, and timelines. Why does this matter? Because the Creed insists that Jesus was not half-God and half-human. He was not God pretending...
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