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Sunday Seminars

Sunday Seminars are like our version of Sunday School. Rather than doing a weekly Sunday School hour, we do these 3-hour long seminars on particular topics about 4 times per year. Below you can find audio recordings of past seminars, along with some recommended resources on the seminar topic.

This year marks 1700 years since the Council of Nicaea, at which the foundation for the Nicene Creed was laid. In this seminar Pastor Mike explains why creeds are a wise way for churches to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints, and why the elders of Citylight Center City believe this particular creed would be a wise creed for our church to adopt as one of our official doctrinal standards.

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The Nicene Creed:

We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who, for us humans and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And we believe in one, holy, universal, and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

The Nicene Creed: What You Need to Know about the Most Important Creed Ever Written, Kevin DeYoung

The Nicene Creed: The nature of Christian unity and the meaning of gospel words, Mark Gilbert and Leonardo De Chirico

Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves

Friendship with God, Mike McKinley

The Trinity, Scott Swain

Crisis of Confidence, Carl Trueman

 

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In this seminar, Pastor Mike Anderson addresses what makes a church truly “Christian”, and why even true, gospel-preaching Christian churches may choose to worship in separate congregations and denominations based on issues of secondary, but real, importance. He also traces the history of denominations beginning with the early church councils, through the reformation, and culminating in many of the common denominations we see today.

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Timeline of major events

Summary of major denominations

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In this seminar, we consider how we can help others in their friendship with God and likeness to him in the various types of relationships we have with others.

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Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul David Tripp

Discipling, Mark Dever

The Company We Keep, Jonathan Holmes

The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield

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In this Sunday seminar, we look at the practices that scripture suggests we should commit to and do regularly to cultivate greater friendship with God and greater likeness to him.

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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald Whitney

Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines, David Mathis

The Discipline of Grace, Jerry Bridges

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There are no sermons in this series for this congregation.