In a culture obsessed with success and celebrity, Jesus challenges us to embrace humility. When we live for others we find a true beauty and meaning in our actions.

The call to discipleship is a call to serve others. Jesus shows us how those with authority are to live - they are to serve, care and show humility. To put others before ourselves often feels counterintuitive, but as we draw closer to Christ, the Spirit shapes and moulds us into His likeness.

Christ challenged the assumptions of many, that the Law of God was the heart of faith. Instead He shows us how loving others, even when it breaks the letter of the law, is truly what living as a full human involves.

We must not overlook the importance of being spiritually prepared for life’s unpredictability by building faith, practicing perseverance, and choosing contentment regardless of circumstances. We should strive to live out faith daily as role models, valuing forgiveness, and trusting in God’s plans even when the future is uncertain.

Each of us centers our lives around something or someone. Jesus warns his followers to be careful about what this center is, as not all are equally valuable.

The promise of God's new creation is a promise of hope; it is a promise of a new and eternal life. Regardless of all our failures and weaknesses in this one, we will be perfected when Chris returns and we join Him in resurrected glory.

The Creed calls the Church 'one, holy, catholic and apostolic'. It's easy to look at the Church sometimes and feel like this description isn't totally accurate. Despite this, we remember that the Church is grounded in the One Lord, Jesus Christ, who is holy beyond comprehension, who offers salvation to all and whose teachings and authority has been passed through his apostles down to us.

The Holy Spirit enriches our lives, speaks to us and changes us. From Genesis 1 we see Him present in our world transforming and creating; as we walk with Jesus, He works in us to transform and create a new creation brimming with abundant life.

In April AD 33 human history changed; after the crucifixion of Jesus, things would never be the same again. In the sacrifice Jesus makes on the cross we see Sin defeated, humanity cleansed and the image of God in us restored.

At the center of the Creed is the question of 'Who is Jesus?'. In Him the God of Israel was uniquely revealed and present, and yet fully and perfectly human. We see in Jesus the God who wants to be with His people and also what it is to live as a true bearer of God's image.

Right at the outset of the Creed is the affirmation that God is the 'maker of heaven and earth'. When we look deeply at what this means we gain new insight into the world around us, and into our own creative potential.

We are beginning a new series marking 1,700 years since the council of Nicaea by exploring the meaning of the Creed. This week we take an overview of what it means to believe in the Trinitarian God.