The Ascension of Our Lord
Sermon for the Ascension of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] Is risen, he is risen indeed. Alleluia.” While Jesus blessed them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven; and they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God. You may be seated. Dear saints, that’s not what I would expect that last line that told how the…
Sermon for the Ascension of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] 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 here looking into heaven? This Jesus who has taken up from you into heaven will come in the same way you saw him go into heaven.” Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. In the name of Jesus. Amen. You may be seated.…
Sermon for the Ascension of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] When Jesus had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took them out of His sight. You may be seated. Christ is risen. He has risen indeed, hallelujah. Risen and ascended in all for us, that’s what we delight in tonight, dear saints, on the 1,991st anniversary of the Ascension. But, I think that the important…
Sermon for Ascension
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, this is Ascension Day. Talking about the Ascension, please be seated. And Ascension Day is often overlooked in the church year calendar, even though it’s really one of the oldest and most recognized holy days, dating back to…
A Witness of Christ
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Epistle reading this evening. You may be seated. That last stanza of the hymn about yearning for the Son’s embrace is the beautiful aspect of His ascension bodily. Already His…
He Lives and Reigns to Eternity
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this celebratory day, the text is from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. That was the last thing that those apostles saw as their Lord ascended into heaven. In fact, you can scour the texts of the…
Sermon for Ascension
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters in Christ, and thanksgivers for the gospel reading. As that hymn said, Oh, to feel the Son’s embrace. Can’t even imagine what it will be like to feel God touching me and my skin with His skin. Warm flesh pressed against warm flesh. Remarkable…
Willing Witnesses
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Yes, not only is He risen, He is ascended into heaven, as we confess in the creeds. This past Thursday was Ascension Day the 40th day after Easter, the day on which the Scriptures tell us Jesus left this earthly…
Gathering Around His Means of Salvation
Witnesses to His Resurrection
Note: The structure of the following sermon is that of a four dialogs between pairs of individuals as they each discuss the meaning of Jesus’ ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Each column indicates the words of a particular individual.
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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