Tag: Ascension
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Stepping Into The Gap – An Ascension Day Sermon On Acts 1:1-11
One minute Jesus was standing with and talking to his disciples. They can see him. They can hear his voice. And if they had reached out they could’ve touched him. The next minute, “he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” (Acts 1:1-11) I have no idea how that happened Read more
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Translating God Into A Deed – The Feast of the Ascension
“They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven?’” I don’t think the men in white robes are waiting for an answer. Their question is suggesting that there is somewhere else to be looking. Read more
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Ascension Day Blessing
May Almighty God enlighten the eyes of your heart to see that his blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above the heavens that he might fill all things. Amen. May he who ascended into heaven prepare a place for you; that where he is you might also be, and reign with him in Read more
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“Why do you stand looking up to heaven?” – A Sermon for the Feast of the Ascension
The collect and readings for the Feast of the Ascension may be found here. The following sermon is based on Acts 1:1-11 and Luke 24:44-53. We live in a world in which up is better than down. Singers want to be at the top of the charts, athletes want to be on top of their Read more
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The Feast of the Ascension – Filling All Things
Today, forty days after Easter, is the Feast of the Ascension. As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do Read more
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The Feast of the Ascension
Today, forty days after Easter, is the Feast of the Ascension. As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do Read more
Interrupting the Silence 