DESCRIPTION: The ten days between Jesus' return to heaven (we call it The Ascension) and the giving of Spirit (known in the church as Pentecost) was a period of time filled with tension, expectation, and prayerful waiting.
During this period of time, Jesus was not physically present with them, nor
did they have His Spirit with them. Why the delay? Why keep them waiting? As we'll learn more about this week, God allowed them to go through a liminal experience - a time of confusion and difficulty - to prepare them for what was ahead. He does the same in us; hard times don't tell us He's far away, they tell us He's at work. That means for those in Christ, there is hope in our hard times.

Because of Christ's ascension:
a. He intercedes for us
b. He distributes blessings
c. He sends the Spirit

LIMINAL experience: a period of confusion or disorientation during a
transition form one state to another

DIFFICULTY and suffering are not signs that God is far off, they are signs
that God is at work

There is FREEDOM found in obedience

a. Oneness with Himself
b. Oneness with one another

In the early church there was opportunity for skeptics and outsiders to
come and change their minds about Jesus

Everything that has been taken from us by sin will be restored to us in
Christ

If you're ready to make a LIFELONG, LIFESTYLE decision to follow Jesus, please reach out to us or to someone you know at Life Bridge so that we can get in touch. To talk to one of our pastors, reach out to us by giving us a call at (920) 494-4042, emailing lbccgb@gmail.com or through our social media pages.