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Reading Acts 1:1-11
1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt
with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2
until the day when he was taken up, after he
had given commands through the Holy Spirit to
the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 To them
he presented himself alive after his suffering by
many proofs, appearing to them during forty
days and speaking about the kingdom of God.
4 And while staying with them he ordered them
not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the
promise of the Father, which, he said, "you
heard from me;
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Reading Acts 1:1-11
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 asked
him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the
kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, “It is not
for you to know times or seasons that the
Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 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.”
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Reading Acts 1:1-11
9 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. 10 And while they
were gazing into heaven as he went, behold,
two men stood by them in white robes, 11 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." ESV
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Luke 24:50-51
Acts 1:9-10
The
Ascension
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Luke 24:50-51
Acts 1:9-10
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John says we are to;
1 John 2:28 … Live deeply in Christ. Then
we'll be ready for him when he appears, ready
to receive him with open arms, with no cause
for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he
arrives. (MsgB)
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Jesus said…
Luke 11:23 Whoever is not with me is against
me, and whoever does not gather with me
scatters. ESV
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The Holy Spirit through Paul describes what
Jesus was doing by dying. He was…
Colossians 2:14 … Blotting out the
handwriting of ordinances that was against
us, which was contrary to us, and took it out
of the way, nailing it to his cross;
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The Holy Spirit tells us that;
2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he [God]
made him [Jeus] to be sin who knew no sin,
so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God. ESV
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Through John the Holy Spirit says;
1 John 1:6-7
6 If we claim that we experience a shared life
with him and continue to stumble around in
the dark, we're obviously lying through our
teeth — we're not living what we claim. 7 But
if we walk in the light, God himself being the
light, we also experience a shared life with
one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus,
God's Son, purges all our sin. (MsgB)
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In his second letter John says that others
ought to be able to see the light of God by
how we live our lives.
And then he says anyone who…
1 John 2:10 … dwells in God's light
…doesn't block the light from others. (MsgB)
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When Jesus gave us a model prayer, what we
call The Lord’s Prayer, right at the end of that
prayer instructs us to petition
with these powerful words;
Luke 11:4 And lead us not into temptation; but
deliver us from evil. KJV
That is a prayer that Jesus will always answer.
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When the Holy Spirit was dealing with the
church at Corinth about accommodating the
practice of idolatry He says to them (and us), 2
Corinthians 6:14-16
How can you make a partnership out of right
and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is
light best friends with dark? 15 Does Christ go
strolling with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust
hold hands? 16 Who would think of setting up
pagan idols in God's holy Temple? But that is
exactly what we are, each of us a temple in
whom God [is supposed to rule and reign].
(Paraphrased)
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Once again through Paul the Holy Spirit warns
of the dangers of becoming;.
2 Timothy 3:4-6 …lovers of pleasure rather than
lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of
godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such
people. ESV
Lovers of pleasures ...means worshippers of
things that gratify the flesh and move us away
from simple and loving and instant obedience
to God.
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Again the Holy Spirit says to us;
1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.
20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test
everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain
from every form of evil. ESV
Or as Peterson puts it;
22 Throw out anything tainted with evil. (MsgB)
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It is time to grow up, to allow the Holy Spirit to
produce in you the full stature of Jesus so
that you may influence the lives of others and
move them to follow Jesus.
Peterson has Luke 11:23 saying;
Luke 11:23 This is war, and there is no
neutral ground. If you're not on my side,
you're the enemy; if you're not helping, you're
making things worse. (MsgB)
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Jesus says He is able to
Hebrews 7:25 … save to the uttermost those
who draw near to God through him, since he
always lives to make intercession for them.
ESV
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Jesus is not against us. He is for us.
Paul, by the Holy Spirit, instructs us about how to
come to the communion table. He writes saying;
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered
to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he
was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had
given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my
body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of
me." 25 In the same way also he took the cup,
after supper, saying, "This cup is the new
covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you
drink it, in remembrance of me.” Slide 18
1 Corinthians 11:23-32
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he
comes.
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will
be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the
Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and
so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For
anyone who eats and drinks without discerning
the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
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30 That is why many of you are weak and ill,
and some have died.
31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not
be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the
Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be
condemned along with the world. ESV
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