The Ascension

Sunday Service: June 1, 2025 • Pastor Q Kim at HOPE Church in Clarksville, MD --- In this sermon marking the conclusion of a three-and-a-half-year study of the Gospel of Luke, Pastor Q reflects on Jesus’ ascension as the vital and often overlooked culmination of His earthly ministry. He emphasizes that the ascension is not just a miraculous event, but a theological cornerstone affirming Jesus' return to the Father, His enthronement as King, and His ongoing work of interceding for believers and sending the Holy Spirit to empower them. Pastor Q unpacks how Jesus spent 40 days post-resurrection teaching His disciples, commissioning them to spread the Gospel to all nations, and instructing them to wait for the Holy Spirit. He stresses that the ascension visibly confirms Jesus’ divine authority and His promised return. The sermon ends with a call to worship, rejoice, and live with assurance, rooted in the truth of Christ’s life, death, resurrection, ascension, and continued presence through the Holy Spirit—encouraging believers to live as faithful witnesses to the ends of the earth.