Ascension Week Launch
Welcome
Welcome to Week 3 of the Easter Reading Plan! This reading plan will support this series (which can be watched here) by walking us through the final days of Jesus’ life, his death on the cross, his resurrection from the dead and his ascension to Heaven.
The focus of this season is on the resurrection of Jesus. Peter, a follower of Jesus who was present for his ministry, his death, and his resurrection, said this: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance - an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” 1 Peter 1:3-4
Because Jesus defeated death, we can be made new. We can have hope. We can trust that we also will be beyond the power of change and decay. May the truth of these things help you engage with this plan with wonder and joy!
Before We Start
During the Easter season two aspects of Jesus’ resurrection are usually focused on: the cross and the empty tomb. What’s often given less focus is his Ascension, which refers to Jesus returning to the presence of the Father in Heaven. Yet when the church is born and Peter stands up on the day of Pentecost, the Ascension is one of the core things he talks about as he communicates the Gospel. He says: “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made [Jesus] both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” (Acts 2:32-36)
Jesus’ place at the right hand of the Father is incredibly important. This week our reading will focus on what Jesus did between his resurrection and his ascension, as well as looking at some passages that talk about the meaning of the ascension itself.
Welcome to Week 3 of the Easter Reading Plan! This reading plan will support this series (which can be watched here) by walking us through the final days of Jesus’ life, his death on the cross, his resurrection from the dead and his ascension to Heaven.
The focus of this season is on the resurrection of Jesus. Peter, a follower of Jesus who was present for his ministry, his death, and his resurrection, said this: “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance - an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.” 1 Peter 1:3-4
Because Jesus defeated death, we can be made new. We can have hope. We can trust that we also will be beyond the power of change and decay. May the truth of these things help you engage with this plan with wonder and joy!
Before We Start
During the Easter season two aspects of Jesus’ resurrection are usually focused on: the cross and the empty tomb. What’s often given less focus is his Ascension, which refers to Jesus returning to the presence of the Father in Heaven. Yet when the church is born and Peter stands up on the day of Pentecost, the Ascension is one of the core things he talks about as he communicates the Gospel. He says: “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made [Jesus] both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” (Acts 2:32-36)
Jesus’ place at the right hand of the Father is incredibly important. This week our reading will focus on what Jesus did between his resurrection and his ascension, as well as looking at some passages that talk about the meaning of the ascension itself.
Posted in Easter 2023