This is Us: The Nicene Creed

  -   September 28, 2025

1. Are you familiar with the Nicene Creed or was this new to you? What parts feel especially meaningful or grounding for your own faith?
2. How does knowing we share this creed with Christians around the world and throughout history change the way you see your place in the Church and here at Lakeside?
3. Have you ever struggled to stay united with people in the church who see God or theology differently than you? How does the Nicene Creed challenge or encourage you in that tension?
4. In what ways does Lakeside reflect the unity-in-diversity the Nicene Creed calls us to? Where might we still have room to grow?
5. The creed says, “We believe…” not “I believe.” How does that collective voice challenge the individualism we often bring into faith?
6. Where do you see beauty in believing alongside people who come from different backgrounds, cultures, or denominational stories, even here at Lakeside?
7. Have you ever felt isolated or like you didn’t “fit” in church? How does the idea that “we are not alone” (anchored by a shared faith) speak to that experience?
8. How might our understanding of Jesus be deepened by listening to perspectives different from our own?
9. If the Nicene Creed were written today, here’s what it might sound like. Both versions affirm key beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. What theological truths are emphasized in both versions? Are there any ideas or phrases in the modern version that add nuance or shift the focus from the original? How might these differences reflect changes in what people today most need to hear or understand?