The Ascension

The Resurrection

• Jesus taught His disciples that He must suffer many things, be rejected, be killed but on the third day He would rise again! (the gospels)

The Empty Tomb

• Jesus is alive!
• He is risen!

Appearances Of Jesus After His Resurrection

• Jesus appears to the women first! (Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of James, Salome, Joanna and other women not named)
• Jesus appeared to Peter
• Jesus appears to His disciples several times
• Jesus walks with two believers on the Road to Emmaus (Cleopas; the other believer's name not mentioned)
• Jesus appears to a group of five hundred at one time
• Jesus appears to James
• Jesus appears to all the apostles including Paul

The Forty Days Before His Ascension (Acts 1:2-8)

• Jesus gave commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen
• Jesus presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs
• Jesus spoke to them of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God
• Jesus commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the Promise of the Father - to be baptized with the Holy Spirit, to receive power to be His witnesses in the earth.

The Ascension

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven. (Acts 1:9-l1)

The Throne of Grace (Hebrews 4, 7, 8, 12)

• Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God
• Jesus as our High Priest ever lives to make intercession for us
• Jesus as our High Priest sympathizes with our weakness
• we can come boldly to the throne of Grace to obtain mercy
• we can come boldly to find grace to help in time of need

The Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:34-35, 37-39)

Nothing can separate us from the love of God- we are more than conquerors!

• not tribulation
• not sword
• nor things present
• not distress
• neither death
• nor things to come
• not persecution
• nor life
• nor height
• not famine
• nor angels
• nor depth
• not nakedness
• nor principalities
• not peril
• nor any other created thing
• nor powers

Behold, He is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty. (Revelation 1:7-8)

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Reviewing Bible Topics through Playing Cards

A Deck of Cards

It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard.

The young soldier knew it was Sunday. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk.

Just then an army sergeant came in and said, "Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?"The soldier replied, "I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord."

The sergeant said, "Looks to me like you're going to play cards." The soldier said, "No, sir. You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country, I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards."

The sergeant asked in disbelief, "How will you do that?" "You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God. 

The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments.

The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.

The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The Five is for the five virgins there were ten but only five of them were glorified.

The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.

The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation.

The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives - the eight people God spared from the flood that destroyed the Earth.

The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy. He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him.

The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone.

The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.

The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.

The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.

When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year.

There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year.

The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

Each suit has thirteen cards - there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.

Therefore, when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for."

The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, "Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?"

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Tuna Dip for a Crowd

Tuna Dip for a Crowd

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs, boiled, peeled, and sliced
• 4 cans water packed tuna; drained
• 2 packs of cream cheese, softened
• Juice of 2 lemons 
• l cup onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups salad dressing
• Seasonings to taste; salt, pepper, Tabasco, garlic salt, and paprika

Directions:

1. Mix first five ingredients together.
2. Add salad dressing and seasonings.
3. Serve with crackers or raw vegetables.

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The Cross

Look to Jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith, Who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God!!! 

(Hebrews 12:2)

The Cross

• the will of the Father -God
• God's own arm brought forth salvation
• God set forth Jesus as a propitiation (sinless substitute) by His blood
• the willing sacrifice - the offering of the body of the Son- Jesus Christ
• Jesus humbled Himself and was obedient to the point of death - the cross
• Jesus was delivered up (crucified) for our offenses (sins) and raised (resurrected) for our justification
• the righteousness of God revealed; demonstrated
• the demonstration of God's love for us while we were still sinners
• Jesus now sits at the right hand of the throne of God -it is finished!!!
• Jesus has triumphed over all principalities and powers

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God

• sinners (that's you and me!) are now justified (declared righteous) freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
• we are now justified by faith (belief, trust in Jesus)
• we are now reconciled unto God (at peace with God through the blood of the cross)
• we are now saved by Jesus' life
• we are now made alive with Jesus
• we are forgiven of all our trespasses (sins)
• we now have access by faith into God's grace
• we now stand in God's grace
• we now rejoice in the hope of the glory of God

Work of the Cross and Work started at the Cross

• propitiation – substitute
• redemption - price paid
• reconciliation - peace restored
• justification - imputed/declared righteous
• sanctification – walk it out
• glorification -perfected, completed

The Picture of Baptism 

Crucified with Christ  

• old man (flesh - sin nature) crucified 

Buried with Christ through baptism of death 

• dead to sin

Raised with Christ 

• alive to God
• death no longer has dominion

Walk in newness of life 

• present myself as an instrument of righteousness for holiness

I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ. my life is now hidden

with Christ in God. Christ is now my life. (Rom 6; Colossians 2: 12-13, 3:3)

...let us lay aside every weight, and the sin, which so easily ensnares us, and

let us run with endurance the race that is set before us!!! Hebrews 12:1)

Romans 6

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But Now Jesus

The Promise of Messiah: Genesis 3:15

I [God] will put enmity [hostility/hatred) between you [serpent/Satan] and the woman [mankind], between your [Satan] seed and her Seed [Messiah/Redeemer]; He [Jesus] shall bruise your [Satan] head, and you shall bruise His [Jesus] heel.

Old Testament Prophecy

• Isaiah 7:14
• the Lord Himself will give a sign
• a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son
• His name shall be Immanuel - God with us
• Isaiah 9:6-7
• unto us a Child is born - humanity
• unto us a Son is given– deity
• His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor Mighty God, Everlasting Father Prince of Peace
• His government - kingdom/rule 
• upon His shoulder - authority
• peace
• no end- everlasting/forever
• upon the throne of David - covenant
• established with judgment and justice

The Lord of Hosts -Jehovah Sabaoth - our Deliverer - will perform this

New Testament Prophecy

• In remembrance of his mercy...
• In remembrance of His holy Covenant... (Luke 1:54-55; 72-73)
• in the fullness of time, God sent forth his Son (Gal 4:4) 
• Mary brought forth a Son and called Him Jesus (Gospels)
• the word became flesh and dwelt among us (Jn 1:14)

The Ministry of Jesus

• I will declare the decree: the Lord has said to Me, You are My Son, today I have begotten You. (Psalm 2:7)
• But Jesus answered and said to him (John the Baptist), permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting pon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, this is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:15-17)

Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:18

• the Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
• the Lord has anointed Me
• to preach the gospel to the poor
• to heal the broken hearted
• to proclaim liberty to the captives
• to open the prison of those who are bound
• to comfort all who mourn
• to console those who mourn in Zion
• to give them beauty for ashes
• to give the oil of joy for mourning
• to give the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness
• recovery of sight to the blind
• to set at liberty those who are oppressed
• to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord

1 John 3:8b

• to destroy the works of the devil

John 3:16-17

• to bring everlasting life
• to save the world

1 Peter 1:20; Titus 2:11; 3:4

• grace, kindness and the love of God our Savior has appeared to all men

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Spinach and egg scramble

 

Ingredients:

• Spinach 12-16 oz
• eggs 6-8
• salt and pepper (optional) 
• cooking oil

Instructions:

1. Heat a little oil in a pan. 
2. Cook spinach until tender and slightly dry
3. Beat the eggs
4. Add in the eggs and salt and pepper if using
5. Cook until the eggs are done. 

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Hot Chocolate Making

When you make hot chocolate,  boil the water and chocolate in a tea pot. 

It makes it easier to pour. Just add the milk after pouring.  

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