Celebrating Eastertide: Ascension Day
by Pastor Roy Esposito
- 2 Corinthians 1:20
Message Bible – “A sure beginning to what God plans to complete.”
God’s Promises: Remember, Record, Review, Declare
Promise – (epangelia) – Both the thing promised and the assurance of the promise’s fulfillment.
Romans 8:28
Romans 8:29 (NLT)
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Easter-tide
- Lent – self sacrifice
- Palm – Passion
- Holy Easter – Resurrection
- Ascension Day – Assurance of Jesus’ continued intercession for humankind
- Pentecost – Outpouring of Holy Spirit power
Acts 1:1-11
“Within transformation there is transition.” -PR
Ascension Day – a reminder to us of Jesus’ complete and total victory over evil.
The final and fatal blow to satan’s power over the Earth — a memorial of the Lion’s conquest of the Dragon !
Acts 1:4 – “Wait” for the Promise of the Father
Acts 1:8 – “Shall be witnesses-