Ascension Day: Christ's Victory and Our Empowerment

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So when we look at the passage of why he ascended into heaven, there are some points that we ought to know and dwell on, because this means way more than what we many times believe. or what we many times hear. And that is, his ascension means that now Jesus Christ came back and reclaimed his triumph. [00:07:11] (26 seconds)

``When Jesus is advocating for you and me, he's not trying to do that before God. When we sin, when we mess up, he's not going, oh yeah, but God, can you please give them another pass? No, no, no, that's not it. He's saying, because of my blood shed on the cross, they are now completely sinless, guiltless, and free. [00:10:43] (28 seconds)

It's not about other people watching you. It's not about other people saying you can't or cannot do this. But it is about us being completely free to say we are accepted by God because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. [00:11:38] (16 seconds)

We know that we are accepted by God because of the finished work of Jesus Christ. How good is it and how free is it how liberating is it that we're not being saved by our works? [00:14:48] (15 seconds)

The final point, and the essential gives every person in the world the opportunity for salvation. We know about his birth. We know about his birth. All right. We know about his sinless life, we know about his teaching, we know about his death on the cross, we know about his resurrection. But now we also know about his ascension. He went back to the place where he came from. And because of that, the work now is complete. [00:17:21] (38 seconds)

Many times we have to see that there's more than tradition, there's more than just a ritual or a schedule that we ought to fulfill, and that we can say, God, I want you to mess up my life in a way that only you can. I want you, God, to completely change and redirect me as you will. [00:19:43] (23 seconds)

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