04-27: The Significance of the Ascension
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Thank you for joining us today for worship! We study through Acts 1:7-11 and explore the significance of the ascension of Jesus Christ.
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Acts 1:6-11
The Ascension
[6] So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
[7] Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. [8] But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
[9] After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight. [10] They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. [11] “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
Notes:
*Notes are slides used on Sunday morning made available for your personal notes and study.
Survey: The Ascension is seldom preached and at times almost totally forgotten or overlooked. It is one of the four greatest events of Jesus’ life (birth, death, resurrection, ascension).
I Timothy 3:16
What Does the Ascension Tell Us That Strengthens Our Faith?
1. It marked the completion of Christ’s earthly work of redemption.
John 4:34
John 17:4
Colossians 2:10
Hebrews 4:14
2. It signaled the end of our Lord’s limitations.
Philippians 2:6-8
3. It signified His as King and Ruler.
4. It signaled our Lord’s sending the Holy Spirit.
John 16:7
5. It marked the start of Jesus preparing our eternal home.
John 14:1-3
6. It marked the passing of the work of evangelism to His followers.
Acts 1:1-2
7. It marked our Lord’s Headship of the Church.
Ephesians 1:20-22
