But I want us to focus on what Jesus focused on with His ascension. The focus is on power, the Spirit, and witness, not only in Jerusalem (the hometown of the church!) but beyond it, in Samaria (a region where a sect of Judaism flourished) and all the way to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 is well known as being the outline of the book, and so it is. But more important and relevant to us than where the gospel was preached in those early days is how it was preached. The final instructions our Lord left were appropriate not just for that moment in church history, but for every moment right up to His return. So let's examine this story and listen to those instructions in more detail. What we'll see is that the reality that Jesus will return the way He left prompts us to stop date-setting and Heaven-gazing and focus instead on power, the Spirit, and witness.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...