THE ASCENSION (7 OF 8)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Acts 1:10-11, Luke 24:50-53
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Title: The Ascension
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (7 of 8)
Scripture: Acts 1:10-11; Luke 24:50-53
Author: Tim Melton
Have you heard about the Michigan man who for 30 years used a 22-pound rock as a doorstop. He later found out that it was actually a meteorite that was worth $100,000.i
Or maybe you have heard of the grandfather who bought an interesting chess piece 55 years ago for $6 and eventually passed it down to his family. It turned out to be a chess piece made of walrus ivory from a medieval chess set, found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland back in 1831. The piece is now said to be worth $1.2 million.
Or maybe you can relate better to the woman in Compiegne, France, who had her belongings appraised as she was preparing to sell her house. The auctioneer noticed a painting hanging over her stove in the kitchen. It turned out to be a lost painting from the 13th century Florentine artist Cimabue. The masterpiece - known as "Christ Mocked" - is part of a set of paintings that depict Jesus' crucifixion. The painting was put up for auction and sold for $26.8 million.ii
All of these stories have one thing in common. Each person had something they had grown very familiar with but were oblivious to the fact of its great value.
For many Christians the Ascension of Christ falls into that same category. We are familiar with how Jesus returned to heaven after being crucified and being raised from the dead, but have little understanding of its true value in the story of the Bible and how it affects our own spiritual lives. The goal of this sermon today is for us to have a better understanding of what happened at the Ascension and how valuable that is to us all as we seek to walk with Christ.
Jesus was raised from the dead on Easter morning during the Jewish Passover. Acts 1 then tells us how Jesus presented Himself to His disciples over a period of forty days and gave them many convincing proofs that He was alive. In His final words, Jesus then ...
Series: Resurrection to Pentecost (7 of 8)
Scripture: Acts 1:10-11; Luke 24:50-53
Author: Tim Melton
Have you heard about the Michigan man who for 30 years used a 22-pound rock as a doorstop. He later found out that it was actually a meteorite that was worth $100,000.i
Or maybe you have heard of the grandfather who bought an interesting chess piece 55 years ago for $6 and eventually passed it down to his family. It turned out to be a chess piece made of walrus ivory from a medieval chess set, found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland back in 1831. The piece is now said to be worth $1.2 million.
Or maybe you can relate better to the woman in Compiegne, France, who had her belongings appraised as she was preparing to sell her house. The auctioneer noticed a painting hanging over her stove in the kitchen. It turned out to be a lost painting from the 13th century Florentine artist Cimabue. The masterpiece - known as "Christ Mocked" - is part of a set of paintings that depict Jesus' crucifixion. The painting was put up for auction and sold for $26.8 million.ii
All of these stories have one thing in common. Each person had something they had grown very familiar with but were oblivious to the fact of its great value.
For many Christians the Ascension of Christ falls into that same category. We are familiar with how Jesus returned to heaven after being crucified and being raised from the dead, but have little understanding of its true value in the story of the Bible and how it affects our own spiritual lives. The goal of this sermon today is for us to have a better understanding of what happened at the Ascension and how valuable that is to us all as we seek to walk with Christ.
Jesus was raised from the dead on Easter morning during the Jewish Passover. Acts 1 then tells us how Jesus presented Himself to His disciples over a period of forty days and gave them many convincing proofs that He was alive. In His final words, Jesus then ...
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