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1. Jesus Gives Us Tomorrow!

Acts 1:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... book of Acts, which is the sequel to Luke’s Gospel. Reading both of these accounts, we learn from where it was that the Ascension took place. "Then He led them out as far as Bethany." That means the Bethany district or area and on the brow of Olivet. Have you ever considered what it must have been like for the resurrected, soon-to-be-ascended-and-reunited-with-His-Father Jesus to have stood there that day? Many thoughts must have gone through his mind as he prepared for his departure. It was in this area ...

2. The Seduction of the Palms

Luke 19:28-40

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Leonard Sweet

... city itself as a palimpsest lying between this celebratory entrance and the savagery of the crucifixion. He reminds us that in Jewish tradition, the name Jerusalem ironically means "foundation of peace." Jesus' walk through the city, beginning with the glorious procession from Mt. Olivet in today's text and continuing to Luke 19:48 with his arrival at the temple itself, acts as a kind of walking tour that points out how Jerusalem's "foundations of peace" are crumbling. Because it is the season of Passover ...

3. Lesson from a Chipmunk

Acts 1:1-11

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Tony Everett

... while they wait for the gift of power Jesus promised? Maybe Jesus would come back down soon, descending as the Son of Man to do battle for Jerusalem. Maybe these are the last days that the prophet Zechariah wrote about. This was the Mount of Olivet, after all, where all this was supposed to happen! (see Zechariah ch. 14). While the apostles were staring at the clouds, suddenly two angels interrupted their silent musing. “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up at heaven? This Jesus… will come in ...

4. The Time Is Now!

Luke 24:50-53

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away." (Acts 1:1-12) Did you catch it? Did you spot what looks at first glance like a Bible discrepancy? Luke's gospel says the ascension takes place in Bethany, but in Acts 1:12 the same author records that Mount Olivet was the place. Is it really a discrepancy? No. In fact, anyone who has visited the Holy Land soon discovers that if someone is on the Mount of Olives, he can be said to be at Bethany. The two locations are so close in proximity that the two names ...

5. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

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Barbara Brokhoff

... not even a Sunday - we find it a bit difficult to get too excited about the Ascension of our Lord. But lest we miss its true importance, let us look at it one more time. Jesus and his little band of followers are standing on a knoll called Mount Olivet, within sight of Jerusalem, and emotions are running high. Jesus is about to leave them - again! Some few days ago he told them he had to die, and he did - on another hill called Calvary, also within sight of Jerusalem. That first time he was taken away from ...

6. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... , one might well ask, "Don't you have any place else to go?" "Peter, couldn't you at least go back to fishing for awhile?" "Matthew, couldn't you return to collecting taxes?" Or, "Have you thought that you could build a great memorial there on Mount Olivet, marking the exact spot where Jesus stood when he left to go to the Father?" "Have any of you thought of starting your own religion? Surely you've learned a lot from your former leader, so maybe now you could choose someone more acceptable to the majority ...

7. Readying the Twelve for Mission

Acts 1:12-26

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Donald Macleod

After two such unprecedented events as Resurrection and Ascension, certainly this question is in order: what can God do for an encore? Or, one might simply exclaim: what a hard act to follow! The eleven disciples left Mt. Olivet and returned to Jerusalem, as Jesus had commanded them. Naturally, they sought out the Upper Room, a place filled with memories that were now sacred. Other faithful persons joined them until they numbered about a hundred and twenty, (v. 15) including a number of women with Mary and ...

8. When Jesus Speaks Your Name

John 20:10-18

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Gregory J. Johanson

... shore of the oblivious years." - Whittier if we expect him to be that. And if, in faith, we expect him to be our external contemporary, he will be that for us: Warm, sweet, tender even yet A present help is He; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee. - Whittier 2) Mary Magdalene was found by Christ, even while she sought him unsuccessfully. Her earnest searching did not go unanswered. It was right for her to be seeking and searching with heart, soul, and mind. Yet she could not recognize the ...

9. His Last Supper

Luke 22:7-38

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Brett Blair

... in the words of John Wesley: if your heart is like my heart, then give me your hand and we walk together. We need to cherish our times of coming together-— as families, friends, and as the church. The day was not yet over. Jesus went up to the Mt. Olivet and prayed and spoke to a crowd. It was here that Judas came up to him and gave him a kiss. I have often wondered why he did that. I mean, why did he not spit in his Face. Why did he not slap him? But he gave him a ...

10. Like A Big Happy Family

1 Peter 3:8-22

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King Duncan

... fear. If they only knew that the church is not only people loving God but also people loving one another. In his book REBUILD YOUR LIFE, Dale E. Galloway tells about an experience when he was custodian of a large church while he was a student at Olivet College In illinois. He writes: "One Saturday as I was cleaning the sanctuary, I had the windows open and a little bird flew in. Once inside, the bird flew around, having a big time looking that huge church over. What an adventure, so exciting and new. And ...

11. Jesus Saves, We're Called To Invest

Matthew 25:14-20

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... , we have to use it or lose it. Remember Jesus Saves, We're Called to Invest in a life that honors Him and brings glory to God. 1. William H. Willimon, Remember Who You Are, (The Upper Room, Nashville, TN, pp. 27-28) 2. Adapted from The Parables In the Olivet Discourse by HamptonKeathley IV. It may be viewed at http://www.bible.org/docs/nt/books/mat/mat25.h™. 3. Andrew M Greeley 4. Parables, Etc. (Saratoga Press, P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), March 1998

12. The Main Business of the Church

Acts 1:1-11

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King Duncan

... us to reach out to others—God’s desire that all His children would have fellowship with Him. The second answer is to be found in our Scripture lesson for today from the opening chapter of the book of Acts. The setting is a mount called Olivet. The resurrected Christ is making his final appearance to his disciples before his ascension to be with his Father. Here are his final instructions to them: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem ...

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