Waiting With Anticipation: Without Anxiety
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This is Ascension Sunday
This is Ascension Sunday
An explanation of the celebration of the Ascension
Ascension & Pentecost are best celebrated together through the week.
Luke & Acts can be considered two volumes of the same Gospel
The Gospel of Luke records Jesus’ earthly ministry from His birth through His crucifixion and resurrection, ending with His ascension (Luke 24:50–53).
The ministry of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Luke was not the end of Christ’s work; Acts recounts the ongoing work of Jesus through the Holy Spirit and the early church.
Jesus’ crucifixion, together with His resurrection forms the foundation of the apostles’ preaching of repentance and forgiveness to all people (Luke 24:46–48).
Jesus showed them what was true about himself, that he was truly alive with them.
He ate with them, spoke to them, and let them touch him.
Jesus told his disciples to Wait & Pray for the gift of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the same Spirit of the Promise of the Pentateuch, the Spirit of Revelation of the the Prophets, and The Spirit of Wisdom of the other Hebrew Scriptures.
The Holy Spirit of the Scriptures reveals the deep things of God to all true Christian believers.
The Holy Spirit comes to purify them in righteousness (his baptism).
The Holy Spirit comes to give Jesus disciples power to be his witnesses in speech and in enduring suffering.
It seems, the disciples were still looking for their kingdom to dominate over others.
Sometimes, we seem to be so distracted with the pleasures of life, we mistake it for having peace.
Jesus re-directed their attention to receive the promise of the Kingdom of God, his presence and his power.
Lasting Peace comes in knowing the presence and power of God.
Everything that he had spoken to them during the time between his resurrection and his ascension was about the Kingdom of God.
Jesus ascended “before their eyes” & “hid him from their sight.”
The disciples stood there, still looking for him.
The angels watched them and questioned their continued looking.
Even the angels spoke of Jesus later returning “in the same way” as if they knew later believers might be in doubt.
His resurrection forms the foundation of the apostles’ preaching of repentance and forgiveness to all people (Luke 24:46–48).