Bulletins

May 17, 2015

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Let's read about the Ascension from all four Gospels together:

The Commission

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."
Matthew 28,16-20

The Ascension

50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.
Luke 24,50-51

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
Mark 16,19

9 And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
Acts 1,9b

Angels

10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11 and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
Acts 1,10-11

Return to Jerusalem

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away;
Acts 1,12

52 And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
Luke 24,52

Praying in the Temple

53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.
Luke 24,53

Apostle's Witness

24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. 25 But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.
John 21,24-25

May the Lord also make us His witnesses to the world!

God bless you.

Rev. Christopher J. Pollard