He ascended! He ascended indeed! (March 6, 2011)

PowerPoint slides from Sunday March 6th message.

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He Ascended! He Ascended Indeed! (March 6)

Here is audio for Sunday, March 6th message.



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A Psalm of Thanksgiving for the Present Ministry of Christ

O God, you are my salvation and my hope,
To you I give thanks.
I praise you for your Son and my Savior,
For all he did for me on the cross.
That on the basis of his death, my sins can be forgiven,
your wrath satisfied, my soul set free,
and my relationship to you restored!

I praise you that his work did not end there
But goes on and on and on.

O Father, I thank you that Christ is right now
Working His plan for the ages ... and for me!
No one can thwart his plan, no one can stop his progress!
Also, I praise you that Christ is interceeding and advocating
For me and for believers around the world. Oh how we
Need him to plead our case! And oh how grateful I am
That he does so not based on my performance but on his propitiation!
In addition, my soul rejoices in all the preparations he has made
To one day welcome me to your house, Father.
What a glorious day that will be!

Oh my soul, rejoice in the ongoing work of Jesus,
The God-Man, our Savior, God's Son,
Lord of lords and King of kings, the Christ!

Amen

The Ascension through the brush of artists and the pen of a theologian!

Here is an interesting link that features scores of paintings and drawings about the Ascension of Christ. Enjoy!


Also check out what theologian John Calvin had to say about APPLYING THE ASCENSION. 


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Heaven!

Here are a couple of links that will take you to two of Randy Alcorn's resources concerning heaven.


Heaven: Questions and Answers with Randy Alcorn (brief transcript)


Heaven Booklet: Introduction (4 minute audio)


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Descended into Hell . . . On the Third Day He Arose Again from the Dead

Click on podcast image for the audio from Sunday, February 27th's message.



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The Appearances of the Resurrected Christ

Jesus Christ appeared to numerous followers in the days between His resurrection and his ascension to heaven. Click here for a summary of his many and varied appearances. After reading through this chart (and I would encourage you to also pull out your Bible and read at least some of the biblical texts), take some time to reflect (either in your mind or in your journal) on the following questions:

1. What was the mindset of Jesus' followers BEFORE seeing Jesus?  AFTER seeing Jesus?

2. What did Jesus communicate to these followers during these appearances?

3. What effect do the records of these appearances have on your heart, soul, faith?

After your time of reflection, take a moment to spend some time in worship of our great God ... who in raising His Son our Savior from the grave was giving His hearty "Amen!" to Jesus' earthly ministry and mission.

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pj