Ascension Sunday - The Church Unleashed

This Sunday is Ascension Sunday. Jesus moves from death, burial, and resurrection to ascend into heaven on clouds of glory. Literally, it is a picture of Jesus being enthroned! He is elevated to the right hand of the Father to rule and reign till he brings all things under his Lordship. It is no accident that after spending 40 days with his disciples and mostly dealing with their doubts and fears and all the things we know that keep us from believing the gospel—it is at the point of his Ascension that we see the church unleashed. We see it literally go viral and spread like wild fire across the Roman Empire.It is a moving picture, it is a powerful picture, and it is also instructive. This Sunday for those of you not out of town (it is also Memorial Day weekend and a day we remember those who have served our country in the military!) we will talk about it. This is the conclusion of our Eastertide series of Jesus’ appearances and what an epic conclusion. From Acts 1 on, the world would never be the same. (So if you are out of town I encourage you to watch the livestream or listen to the message on our app. Not because I am so good, but because it it thrilling to see Jesus use unqualified and disqualified people to change history!)So I hope to see you this weekend as we change rhythms to the more relaxed mode of Summer. One thing about this new rhythm - just because we are not as busy, it doesn’t mean we are not enaged in the “mission of God.” In fact, the summer might be the best time to really engage God’s mission in your neighborhood or places you do life. You can check out our June newsletter for more on that.Blessings,Jim