2. After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud him from their sight.
Acts 1:9

3. ???

4. They were looking intently into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
Acts 1:10

5. ???

6. Why?

7. What difference does it make?

8. The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ makes a huge difference in the way we live today.

9. The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ makes a huge difference in the way we live today.

10. The ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ makes a huge difference in the way we live today.

11. Is it easy for you to relax?

12. Are you anxious?

13. Are you feeling you can’t keep everything going?

14. Do you worry about what others may think of you?

15. Do you wish it were easier to have a real relationship with Jesus?

16. Does it bother you when you
don’t have control?

18. "As I have been growing in discipleship lately the cutting edge has been understanding Jesus as the ascended Lord.”
Darrel Johnson

19. “Belief in Jesus' ascension is not just a strange added extra to Christian belief,
as has sometimes been thought, but a central and vital feature without which all sorts of things go demonstrably wrong.”
N.T. Wright

20. “Belief in Jesus' ascension is not just a strange added extra to Christian belief,
as has sometimes been thought, but a central and vital feature without which all sorts of things go demonstrably wrong.”
N.T. Wright

21. “Belief in Jesus' ascension is not just a strange added extra to Christian belief,
as has sometimes been thought, but a central and vital feature without which all sorts of things go demonstrably wrong.”
N.T. Wright

22. "Actually, it makes an enormous difference.
Timothy Keller

23. for living our lives in the world – and
"Actually, it makes an enormous difference. The ascension, when understood, becomes an irreplaceable, important resource
for living our lives in the world – and
it’s a resource no other religion or philosophy of life holds out to us.”
Timothy Keller

24. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
from The Apostles’ Creed

25. It is not simply Jesus’ return from earth to heaven.
What is the ascension?
It is not simply Jesus’ return from earth to heaven.
It is a new enthronement for Jesus, ushering in a new relationship with us and with the whole world.

26. Most Popular Bible Verse in the First Century
Psalm 110:1

27. The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”
Psalm 110:1

29. For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’
Acts 2:34-35

30. “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
Acts 2:36

31. The Ascended Jesus Jesus is king.
Jesus has work for us to do in his kingdom.
Jesus is always available.

32. Jesus is king.
When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
Acts 7:54

33. Jesus is king.
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Acts 7:55

34. Jesus is king.
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
Acts 7:56

35. Jesus is king.

36. Jesus is king.
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:60

37. Jesus is king.
No one else. Only Jesus.

38. Jesus is king.

39. Jesus has work for us to do.

40. Jesus has work for us to do.
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky?”
Acts 1:11

41. Jesus is always available.