Living for Jesus

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Of First ImportanceThe Ascension of Christ

• Luke 2450-53
• Acts 13-11

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President BushState of the Union Address

• We will increasingly focus our efforts on
  helping prepare more capable Iraqi security
  forces, forces with skilled officers, and an
  effective command structure. As those forces
  become more self-reliant and take on greater
  security responsibilities, America and its
  coalition partners will increasingly be in a
  supporting role.

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Luke 2450-53

• When he had led them out to the vicinity of
  Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
  While he was blessing them, he left them and was
  taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him
  and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And
  they stayed continually at the temple, praising
  God.

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The Ascension

• Conclusion of Jesus Ministry
• Ac 13-9, 1Co 155-6, Mk 1619, 1Ti 316
• The Angels Explanation
• Ac 110-11, 2Ti 47-8
• The Disciples Reaction
• Ac 112-14, Eze 3626-27, Ac 236-39, Jn 167,
  Ro 826-27, Ac 413, 2Ti 17, 1Jn 44

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Acts 13

• After his suffering, he showed himself to these
  men and gave many convincing proofs that he was
  alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty
  days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

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1 Corinthians 155-6

• and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the
  Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than
  five hundred of the brothers at the same time,
  most of whom are still living, though some have
  fallen asleep.

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Acts 14-5

• On one occasion, while he was eating with them,
  he gave them this command Do not leave
  Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father
  promised, which you have heard me speak about.
  For John baptized with water, but in a few days
  you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

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Max LucadoCome Thirsty

• Were so reluctant to do what they did. Who has
  time to wait? We groan at such a thought. But
  waiting doesnt mean inactivity - rather
  inHIMactivity. Waiting means watching for him.
  If you are waiting on a bus, you are watching for
  the bus. If you are waiting on God, you are
  watching for God, searching for God, hoping in
  God.

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Max LucadoCome Thirsty

• Great promises come to those who do. But those
  who wait on the Lord will find new strength.
  They will fly high on wings like eagles. They
  will run and not grow weary. They will walk and
  not faint.
• To those who struggle, God says, Wait on me.

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Acts 16-9

• So when they met together, they asked him, Lord,
  are you at this time going to restore the kingdom
  to Israel?
• He said to them It is not for you to know the
  times or dates the Father has set by his own
  authority. But you will receive power when the
  Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my
  witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
  Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
• After he said this, he was taken up before their
  very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

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The Great Commission

• Making them disciples by baptism in the
  three-fold name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Mark 1619

• After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was
  taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand
  of God.

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1 Timothy 316

• Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is
  great
• He appeared in a body,
• was vindicated by the Spirit,
• was seen by angels,
• was preached among the nations,
• was believed on in the world,
• was taken up in glory.

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The Ascension

• Conclusion of Jesus Ministry
• Ac 13-9, 1Co 155-6, Mk 1619, 1Ti 316
• The Angels Explanation
• Ac 110-11, 2Ti 47-8
• The Disciples Reaction
• Ac 112-14, Eze 3626-27, Ac 236-39, Jn 167,
  Ro 826-27, Ac 413, 2Ti 17, 1Jn 44

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Acts 110-11

• They were looking intently up into the sky as he
  was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white
  stood beside them. 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.

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2 Timothy 47-8

• I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
  race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in
  store for me the crown of righteousness, which
  the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me
  on that dayand not only to me, but also to all
  who have longed for his appearing.

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O That Will Be Glory

• When all my labors
• and trials are oer,
• And I am safe
• on that beautiful shore,
• Just to be near
• the dear Lord I adore,
• Will through the ages
• be glory for me.

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O That Will Be Glory

• When, by the gift
• of His infinite grace,
• I am accorded
• in Heaven a place,
• Just to be there
• and to look on His face,
• Will through the ages
• be glory for me.

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O That Will Be Glory

• Friends will be there
• I have loved long ago
• Joy like a river
• around me will flow
• Yet, just a smile
• from my Savior I know,
• Will through the ages
• be glory for me.

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The Ascension

• Conclusion of Jesus Ministry
• Ac 13-9, 1Co 155-6, Mk 1619, 1Ti 316
• The Angels Explanation
• Ac 110-11, 2Ti 47-8
• The Disciples Reaction
• Ac 112-14, Eze 3626-27, Ac 236-39, Jn 167,
  Ro 826-27, Ac 413, 2Ti 17, 1Jn 44

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How would the disciples react now that Jesus was
not with them in flesh?

• They obeyed!
• Ac 112

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Acts 112

• Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill
  called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath days walk
  from the city.

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How would the disciples react now that Jesus was
not with them in flesh?

• They obeyed!
• Ac 112
• How important is obedience to you???
• They united in prayer!
• Ac 113-14

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Acts 113-14

• When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room
  where they were staying. Those present were
  Peter, John, James and Andrew Philip and Thomas,
  Bartholomew and Matthew James son of Alphaeus
  and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
  They all joined together constantly in prayer,
  along with the women and Mary the mother of
  Jesus, and with his brothers.

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Ezekiel 3626-27

• I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit
  in you I will remove from you your heart of
  stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will
  put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my
  decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

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Acts 236-39

• Therefore let all Israel be assured of this God
  has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both
  Lord and Christ. When the people heard this,
  they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and
  the other apostles, Brothers, what shall we do?

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Acts 236-39

• Peter replied, Repent and be baptized, every one
  of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
  forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
  the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for
  you and your children and for all who are far
  offfor all whom the Lord our God will call.

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Robert Boyd Munger

• The body of the believer had become the temple
  of the living God. And the human heart had
  become the home for Jesus Christ. This wasnt
  just some holy explosion of power and then the
  Spirit disappeared. He remains with the believer
  for the long haul sustaining you on a daily basis
  as you call upon Him through this race called
  life.

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John 167

• But I tell you the truth It is for your good
  that I am going away. Unless I go away, the
  Counselor will not come to you but if I go, I
  will send him to you.

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The Holy Spirit

• Is An Agent of Peace

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Heather Mercer

• I laid underneath thinking that the next bomb
  would hit our building and Ive got to tell you
  that I have never felt so close to God in all my
  life.
• It was as if Jesus was holding me.

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The Holy Spirit

• Is An Agent of Peace
• Is Also Personal
• Ro 826-27

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Romans 826-27

• In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our
  weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
  for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
  with groans that words cannot express. And he
  who searches our hearts knows the mind of the
  Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
  saints in accordance with Gods will.

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The Holy Spirit

• Is An Agent of Peace
• Is Also Personal
• Ro 826-27
• Is Powerful
• Ac 413, 2Ti 17, 1Jn 44

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Acts 413

• When they saw the courage of Peter and John and
  realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,
  they were astonished and they took note that
  these men had been with Jesus.

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2 Timothy 17

• For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but
  a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

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1 John 44

• You, dear children, are from God and have
  overcome them, because the one who is in you is
  greater than the one who is in the world.

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David Blooms Last E-Mail

• I hope and pray that all my guys get out of this
  place in one piece. But Il tell you Mel, I am
  at peace. Here I am supposedly at the peak of my
  professional success, but frankly I could care
  less. Its nothing compared to my relationship
  with you and the girls and Jesus Chris.

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