To
have been on that hillside,
having
walked with the Lord.
To
have been with him, risen,
knowing
we are restored.
To
believe because we had seen,
to
have walked with Jesus.
Knowing
the cross,
but
also knowing Easter.
To
stand in the presence of God,
to
feel Christ with us.
To
go into the wilderness,
even
as he ascended.
To
hear his final words,
his
commission, his victory.
To
watch as he ascended,
to
go into the world.
If
we cannot imagine the Ascension,
if
we cannot believe Easter,
if
we do not live Pentecost,
all
the days of our lives
If
we don’t follow the Great Commission,
if
we don’t say with Joshua,
“as
for me and my house,
we
will serve the Lord”,
What
is the point,
why
do we claim Jesus,
if
we do not love,
if
we do not love as he did.
We
are commissioned,
we
are commanded,
we
are called to share the message,
to
be light in this world.
To
stand in the presence of God,
to
walk yoked to Jesus,
we
are called to feel his sweat,
to
feel the Spirit in us.
We
are not to ask What Would Jesus Do,
but
to sense his Spirit guiding,
leading
us in this life,
listening
for his message,
for
the call on our lives.
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April
28, 2013
Worship
Theme: “ Ascension Sunday:
The
Great Things God’s Love Does”
John
14:23-29
Acts
16:9-15
Revelations
21:10, 22:1-5
Call
to Worship
Unison
Prayer
Prayer
of Dedication
Message
for Children
and
sermon “To Stand in the Presence of God”
by
Raymond A. Foss
substituting
for Pastor Ruth Foss
A Handmaiden of the Lord
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
May 5, 2013
Ascension
Sunday
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