PPT-Jesus ' last words to his disciples - His Ascension

Jesus last words to his disciples His Ascension After Jesus said His last words to His disciples He ascended into heaven When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany he lifted up his hands and blessed them While he was blessing them he left them and was taken up into heaven Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy And they stayed continually at the temple praising God Luke 245053. IV. . THE DISCIPLES’ PREPARATION BY THE SON OF GOD . (13:1–16:33). A. . THE DISCOURSE IN THE UPPER. . ROOM. (Jn 13:1 – 14:31). 1. The Prelude to the Betrayal (13:1-2). 2. The Washing of the Disciples’ Feet (13:3-17). “The tongues of dying men enforce attention like deep harmony.”. - William Shakespeare, . Richard II. de Talleyrand . Perigord, 1754-1838. “I am suffering the pangs of the damned.”. Francois . Who are they?. Carrying on the Work. Read Mt28 :16-20 . What instructions are the disciples given?. Paul wasn’t there when this happened but do you think he carried out these instructions?. When he established His Church, Jesus placed the Apostles in charge of caring for people and telling them about himself. He placed Peter at the head of the Apostles. Now down through time that authority has been handed on from Pope to Pope. This is called Apostolic Succession. The Pope is the successor of St Peter and is at the head of the Church. He leads the Bishops (the successors of the Apostles) who themselves lead the People in their local Churches. . I. There were many things that happened in conjunction with the resurrection of Jesus both naturally and spiritually. . A. From a . natural. point of view, Jesus died, was buried and rose again.. 1. The body of Jesus was requested by Joseph of Arimathea (Mt. 27:57-58; Mark 15:42-45; Luke 23:52; John 19:38). . His Ascension. Share . an experience of someone departing to go somewhere far and how you felt saying goodbye. .. Jesus’ ascension took . place when He returned to heaven after . giving . instructions to His disciples. by Pastor Fee Soliven. Matthew 14:15-21. Wednesday Evening. December 30, 2015.    . 15 When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.". - Bingo. Candidates to replace Judas after Jesus’ death.. Judas Iscariot. Simon (St Peter). Andrew. James. 1. John. . Phillip. Bartholomew. Thomas. . Matthew. James 2. Thaddeus. Simon. Matthias. Lesson Outline. After Jesus Christ died on the cross, His body was placed in a new tomb but after 3 days He came out of the tomb and was alive again. This is what is called resurrection. After He became alive again He appeared to His disciples for 40 days. He told them many things about His kingdom in heaven and about how they are supposed to tell every body about Jesus Christ. . The Purpose. I have a friend who is hindu and I was talking to her about my journey through confirmation. At this point in time I hadn’t picked out who I was going to be writing my gospel to. So when I started thinking about it I realised that I could write it to her. My gospel is written for kids around the age of 13 who are non-christians.. Luke 24:50-52. Acts 1:9-11. 1. Proves Jesus is the Messiah. John 6:30-38, 60-62. Jesus proved He is the Bread . from. Heaven when He . ascended. . back. . into. Heaven.. Acts 7:55-58. 2. Enabled Jesus to Send . Mark 8:34 – “Whoever desires to come after me, let him deny himself (garden work), and take up his cross, and follow me.”. Without Gethsemane, there’s no Golgotha. The garden must precede the cross and is the first work in following Jesus.. According to the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus appeared to his disciples during the forty days after Easter: On the fortieth day, "he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight" (Acts 1:9). . “go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and he goeth before you…” Matthew 28:6-7 “Follow Me!” Jesus gave the command to “Follow Me” 17 times (before His crucifixion). Good Morning. Today we hear how Jesus prayed for his disciples – asking God to protect them and to help them to follow his word. Let us think a bit more about this means for us today. . Opening Prayer.