Auditorium Class Notes Available for 2007/1/27

Dear Auditorium Class of Wellspring Church,
 This is a rare occasion.  The handouts for next Sunday’s class are already posted.  You may go to the page that is marked as the page where all the class notes are available for download and find “Christology 101  Lesson 7  More Christophanies.”  Feel free to download it and study [...]

Early Church Councils and Creeds

We owe the early church leaders a great debt for their faithful legacy to the truth, in spite of personal comfort or acceptance.  They embodied their beliefs in doctrinal statements called Creeds.  These men were not ivory tower theologians.  They lived in a real world that was hostile to the truth about Jesus Christ.  Most [...]

What did they have in common?

• Since the death of Jesus Christ, 2000 years ago, 43 million Christians have become martyrs
• Over 50% of these were in the last century alone
• More than 200 million Christians face persecution each day, 60% of whom are children
• Every day over 300 people are killed for their faith in Jesus Christ.
— World Evangelical [...]

Christology 101 Lesson 1

Here is the rough outline of Lesson 1.  It is in PDF Format so you will need adobe acrobat reader to open it.
Christology 101 Lesson 1

Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed was composed in the fourth century by some of the most dedicated and uncompromising Christians the world has ever seen.  These were people who had paid a price for their open association with Jesus Christ and their belief in Him as God.  They came together from around the Roman Empire after hundreds [...]

A Starting Point

Polycarp was an early Christian who was converted under the ministry of the Apostle John.  He became the Pastor of the church the church in Smyrna which is in modern day Turkey.  It is also one of the seven churches mentioned in the book of Revelation.  He was a very humble and loving man.  At [...]