Category Archives: Ascension

The Ascension of our Lord: A Brief Introduction

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. We … Continue reading →

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Why Ministers Leave

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Uri Brito

The typical pastor stays in a church for 3.6 years. This does not seem to offer much hope for any long-term vision for a local parish. Planning ahead seems futile from the outset. This discouraging number stems from a variety … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Lectionary Preaching

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Uri Brito

When I arrived at my local congregation in Pensacola we were using the Revised Common Lectionary. The RCL is a fine Lectionary and provides a wonderful tour of the Scriptures in a three year cycle. But as time went on … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Uri Brito

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Live (SNL), DJesus Uncrossed, the Romans, the Jews and the God of the Bible

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Uri Brito

DJesus UnCrossed is SNL’s latest attempt to de-christ Christ. Of course, in our day, Jesus is easy to disrespect. One wonders if SNL would attempt a comedy journey through the life of Muhammad. No further comments needed. David Flowers believes … Continue reading →

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Ascension Sunday: Singing in the Reign, Luke 24:44-53

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Uri Brito

People of God, we are taking a short hiatus from our I Corinthians 15 study to concentrate on a few significant markers in our Church Calendar. This day we are going to delve into the Ascension of Jesus Christ. I—like … Continue reading →

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Exhortation: The Humanity of the Ascension

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Uri Brito

Where is Jesus now? The Ascension answers that question. We know that Jesus is at the right hand of the Father. He is ruling and reigning from his heavenly throne. He has given the Father the kingdom, and now he … Continue reading →

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Ascension Day means Jesus is Lord

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Uri Brito

Fellow CREC pastor, Steve Wilkins, offers a good summary of Ascension Day.

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Ascension and Jesus’ Humanity

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Uri Brito

Matt O’Reilly directed my attention to a great new work by Gerrit Scott Dawson entitled Jesus Ascended: The Meaning of Christ’s Continuing Incarnation. In the work he describes Jesus’ continual humanity at the right hand of the Father: “If he dropped the hypostatic … Continue reading →

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Ascension Sunday, Brief Thoughts

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Uri Brito

The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. However, … Continue reading →

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Basis of our Eschatological Certainty

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Uri Brito

The authority and power Jesus receives at the Right Hand of the Father is the certainty we have that all the nations of the earth will conquered by the power of the gospel; that our evangelism is not in vain. … Continue reading →

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Ascension (s) in Luke 24 and Acts 1

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Uri Brito

There is some level of debate over whether Luke 24 records The Ascension of Jesus to the right hand of the Father (as in Acts 1) or whether Luke 24 records a pre-figuring of The Ascension in Acts 1. Advocates … Continue reading →

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