| Leader: | What do we believe about God, the Father? |
| All: | We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. |
| Leader: | Scripture teaches that God the Father is our Creator. |
| Reader 1: | All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. (John 1:3, NRSV) |
| Reader 2: | The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. (Gen. 1:2, RSV) |
| People: | We believe that the work of the Father is the work of the Son is the work of the Holy Spirit. |
| Leader: | And what do we believe about Jesus Christ? |
| All: | We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, begotten from the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and was made human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried. The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will never end. |
| Leader: | We believe that God the Son is our intercessor, reconciler, and Lord, for scripture teaches us, that: |
| Reader 1: | For through him we have access in one Spirit to the Father. (Eph. 2:18, RSV) |
| Reader 2: | That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. (2 Cor. 5:19, RSV) |
| People: | We believe that the work of the Son is the work of the Holy Spirit is the work of the Father. |
| Leader: | And what do we believe about the Holy Spirit? |
| All: | We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life. He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified. He spoke through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look forward to the resurrection of the dead, and to life in the world to come. Amen. |
| Leader: | Indeed, we believe that God the Holy Spirit is our life-renewer. Scripture says, |
| Reader 1: | Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:17–18, NRSVUE) |
| Reader 2: | And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30, NRSVUE) |
| People: | We believe that the work of the Holy Spirit is the work of the Father is the work of the Son. |
| Leader: | In summary, what then do we believe? |
| All: | In all things, we believe that the will and the work of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is life-giving, life-saving, and life-renewing. Thanks be to God! |
