Category: Daily Devotion
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Five Ways Christ Is Working in His Ascended State: #2 Christ is not only governing the universe, but He is also ruling His church:
[God] raised [Christ] from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and…
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Five Ways Christ Is Working in His Ascended State: #1 Jesus Christ governs the universe.
Now that Jesus is back in heaven, we are led to ask a very basic question: What is He doing? Though His earthly work is finished, surely He’s still doing something. Well, He does a tremendous amount. His job description, if you like, is vast. It’s a longer list than a simple article can contain,…
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What Happened at the Ascension?
The Gospel story doesn’t end with a distressed Christ. It doesn’t end with a crucified Christ. Nor does it even end with a resurrected Christ. It ends with an ascended Christ, who is Lord and King, reigning on high from heaven, awaiting the appointed time for His return. Nevertheless, the ascension of Jesus into heaven…
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Sunday Morning Hymn: “There is a Green Hill Far Away”
There is a green hill far away,Outside a city wall,Where the dear Lord was crucified,Who died to save us all. RefrainO dearly, dearly, has He loved,And we must love Him, too,And trust in His redeeming blood,And try His works to do. We may not know, we cannot tell,What pains He had to bear;But we believe…