Luke 24:50-52 & Acts 1:1-14 | New Season, New Opportunities

Luke 24:50-52 & Acts 1:1-14 | New Season, New Opportunities

DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 THEME: NEW SEASON, NEW OPPORTUNITIES SCRIPTURE: LUKE 24:50-52 & ACTS 1:1-14 Jesus hangs out for about 40 days after His resurrection, giving many proofs that He has indeed physically risen from the dead, as well as being seen by over 500 people before He gathers all of His disciples at the Mount of Olives to witness His ascension into heaven. This is a major transition in the life of humanity, specifically in the lives of the disciples. What do we do with times of transition? How did the disciples deal with the shift from walking with Jesus every day for 3 years, to watching His death, witnessing His resurrection, spending about 40 days with Him, then to watch as Jesus physically leaves and no longer physically walks with them into the new kingdom age? How, then, can we view major transitions in our own lives and the state of the ever changing world around us?

Luke 24:36-49 | Too Good To Be True?

DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 THEME: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? SCRIPTURE: LUKE 24:36-49 The resurrection of Jesus Christ was evidence that the gospel is NOT "too good to be true," but is rather "It's good because it's true!" Jesus invited the disciples, as He invites you, into resurrection new life in this life and the next because of the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave; into order to resurrect life, resurrect hope, and resurrect purpose in everyone's life.

Luke 24:13-35 | Embrace Disappointments

DATE: AUGUST 28, 2022 THEME: EMBRACE DISAPPOINTMENTS SCRIPTURE: LUKE 24:13-35 Two of the disciples, Cleopas and his wife Mary, walk away from hope toward Emmaus, Jesus comes up and walks beside them to give them His presence, His Word, and to reveal His identity and glory to them. This is what gives hope in the midst of disappointment and disillusionment. We ought to embrace disappointment as an opportunity for faith.

Luke 23:50-56 | So That...

DATE: AUGUST 7, 2022 THEME: SO THAT... SCRIPTURE: LUKE 23:50-56 Jesus is buried. It really happened. Jesus died. He is TOTALLY dead, not just "mostly" dead. The death and burial of Jesus is an illustration to one of the most powerful truths about the freedom we have because of the grace of God through identifying with Jesus in His death and His burial. Jesus died and was buried, SO THAT…

Luke 23:44-49 | Death of Christ

DATE: JULY 31, 2022 THEME: HERE IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST I LIVE SCRIPTURE: LUKE 23:44-49 The death of Christ is best viewed through the lens of the resurrection as a fulfillment of all truth and scripture. Christ died during Passover to become our passover lamb. There is incredible beauty and power behind the imagery of the original Exodus and the NEW Exodus through Jesus our passover lamb. The curtain/veil was torn to give us access to Yahweh and is how He poured our His Spirit upon all flesh.