The Ascension | Acts 1:1-11 - Clint Leavitt

The resurrection isn’t the end of the story: it’s the beginning of the revolution. Following Easter, join us for our Sunday gatherings at Midtown as we explore the book of Acts, which follows the earliest years of the church and provides a profound glimpse into the revolutionary nature of the Kingdom of God. This isn’t simply the start of a new religious sect that we reflect on appreciatively; it isn’t simply another social group we recall and draw inspiration from; it is the reporting of the cosmic drama of God and humanity, together in partnership to bring flourishing to all things, the same cosmic drama we participate in today. This is the remarkable next of the resurrection. Listen as Pastor Clint opens the series by examining the ascension of Christ and how it ignites the powerful Kingdom of God into and throughout the entire world. Sermon Resources: 1. “I looked and looked and looked, but I didn't see heaven or God.” -Yuri Gagarin 2. “He had to leave them in one dimension to return in a greater demonstration of power. He left as Jesus of Nazareth, resurrected and victorious; He returned as the Holy Spirit, indwelling and found everywhere.” -Lloyd John Ogilve, Drumbeat of Love: The Unlimited Power of the Spirit as Revealed in the Book of Acts 3. “Christians themselves are discovering, by means of the Spirit, that the reign of God is much wider than they themselves thought or expected.” -Justo Gonzalez 4. Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries: https://homeboyindustries.org/ 5. “Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which He looks with compassion on the world. Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which He blesses the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are His body.” -St. Teresa of Avila Join us below: Facebook: www.facebook.com/midtownpreschurch Instagram: www.instagram.com/midtown.pres Website: www.midtownpres.org Community Groups: www.midtownpres.org/community-groups Sunday Services: www.midtownpres.org