Riverside Covenant Church -- West Lafayette, IN
Life together.
The present city of Iznik, Turkey, then Nicene, in the Northwest part of the country was the location for the first council of church leaders to occur, in 325 A.D. It consisted of a meeting of 300 Bishops, convened by Constantine the first Christian ruler who had made toleration for the practice of Christianity Roman policy with the Edit of Milan in 313.
Philippians 4:10-23
The Secret; verses Phil 4:10-13
Philippians 4:2-9
Dominant note of this letter is joy.
Context:Phil 1:18, Phil 2:18, Phil 3:1
Prior passages: 3: 20 – 4:1 note “Therefore.”
4:2 – 3 Appear to deal with a particular problem
Things to do
Vs. 4.Rejoice in the Lord always.
Rejoice = Re + joy
This first universal creed of the church, this creed was produced at the first ecumenical council held at Nicea in 325. The creed is rich in history and theological content. It is the part of the liturgical tradition to this day and many if not most Christians recite it each Sunday. We will be examining the theological issues addressed in the creed, the Biblical support for the content of the creed, and the potential value of the creed for Christians today.
The series will begin on Sunday, July 12 and will be led by Dave Timmerman.
Dana and I are in Portland, Oregon this week for the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual Meeting and my ordination on Saturday night at 7pm PST (10pm EST). It has been a long, but useful process leading to this week and I am grateful that others have affirmed God’s call upon my life. When the Covenant ordains, it "sets apart" persons with the authority to preach and teach the Word, administer the sacraments and rites of the church, and exercise pastoral care and leadership. The ordained pastor functions as theologian in residence and missional leader, overseeing, empowering, and enabling all forms of a local church’s ministry. If interested, you can watch the ordination service live online here.