Pastor Blaine preaches about the 𝘼𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 out of Acts 1. Acts 1:6-11 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” Sermon Notes: Main Idea: An Absent Christ Means A Present Hope I. The Ascension Advances Jesus’s Glory II. The Ascension Affirms Jesus’s Body III. The Ascension Announces Jesus’s Victory IV. The Ascension Allows Jesus’s Sending V. The Ascension Assures Jesus’s Coming Discussion Questions: 1. In general, what different kinds of hope do we get from Jesus's ascension? 2. How does the fact that Jesus ascended and is in heaven in a physical body shape our understanding of the physical body? What are the implications of this doctrine? 3. How does Jesus's ascension relate to the Holy Spirit? 4. How does the assurance of Jesus's return help us in our ongoing mission?