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Table Talk: If we did not have Luke’s account of the ascension, what other ways might the story of Jesus’ earthly ministry have ended?
[“Table Talk” is an opening question or topic for discussion at the beginning of our time together. The intent is to help group members (around tables, with four to six at each table) build connections with each other, as well as to guide thinking in a direction related to the passage.]
When is the last time you heard a sermon on the ascension? As we approach the season of Lent and then Easter, we will hear a lot about the last days of Jesus’ earthly life, His crucifixion, and His glorious resurrection. Those are fitting topics. But what about the ascension? What difference does the ascension make? What if we had no record of it? What would the story of Jesus look like without the ascension? Continue reading