Because He Lives – Ascension takes us to one of the high festivals of the Christian church. Christmas is the celebration of our King. Easter is the celebration of our King’s resurrection. Ascension is the celebration of the coronation of our King.
Graduation Gift
I want to introduce you to Robert Hale Jr, he’s done this a few times at different universities, but last year he gave all of the graduated from Dartmouth $1,000. That might seem like a drop in the bucket. The average Dartmouth grad has racked up $25k in debt. But that’s nothing in comparison to the debt we rack up before our God. I like the comparison. Most people have no idea how Robert Hale Jr became a billionaire. I’ll let you do that research, but how many of those students figured – Hey, look a rich guy just gave us money!
Pleading Our Case
You may not have had your student loan debt forgiven, but God did forgive your debt. Your God didn’t just wave his hand and say you’re forgiven. Jesus was on the move. Jesus, symbolically seated at the right hand of God, has the right and authority to forgive all of our debts. He stands before the Lord on our behalf, pleading our case. He says, ‘Father, the sinner standing before you pleads for your mercy. He makes no excuses. He claims no right to your mercy. But he believes in me, and I already paid the price for his sin on the cross. Have mercy on him. Forgive him.’ Yes, Jesus is on the move, and his work for the kingdom is not complete as he stands before the Father on our behalf. And his work for the kingdom is not complete as he spreads his saving gospel message throughout the world.
Want to hear more? Watch this week’s message taken from Luke 24, Because He Lives – Ascension.
Topic(s): Easter
Book(s): Luke
Series: Because He Lives
Tag(s): Ascension
Speaker(s): Fred Guldberg