Acts 1:9-11 (NASB)

9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were watching, and a cloud took Him up, out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, then behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them, 11 and they said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

1 Timothy 3:16 (NASB)

16 Beyond question, great is the mystery of godliness:
He who was revealed in the flesh,Was vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,Proclaimed among the nations,Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.

1 Peter 3:22 (NASB)

22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.

Ephesians 4:10 (NASB)

10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)

Hebrews 4:14 (NASB)

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let’s hold firmly to our confession.

John 20:17 (NASB)

17 Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”

Luke 24:51-53 (NASB)

51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple praising God.

The truth of Christ’s Ascension gives believers further reason to rejoice in worship of Him.

1) The Truth of Jesus’ Ascension

2) The Triumph of Jesus’ Ascension

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Acts 1:1-11 (NASB)

1 The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. 3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. 4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
The Ascension

9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11 They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

Sermon Theme: How Jesus’s Ascension into Heaven inspires our worship of Him and enables our work, walk, and witness for Him

I. What is the Ascension (Acts 1:1-11; Others)

II. Christ’s Ascension inspires our worship of Him (Selected Scriptures)

1) Jesus’s humiliation & self-limitation is over

2) Jesus is once again exalted & glorified

3) Jesus prepares a place for believers in Heaven

III. Christ’s Ascension enables our walk, work, and witness for Him (Selected Scriptures)

1) Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to indwell & empower believers

2) Jesus ministers to believers by being our Intercessor & Advocate in Heaven

3) Jesus’s ascension to Heaven anticipates His return

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