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The Bible readings for Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 November are -- Judges 20:26-21:25; Ps 59:11-17; Pro 13:14-15; Lk 24:25-53.
Labels: happiness/joy, worship
posted by Ps John @ 12:25 AM
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Hi and welcome. Ashfield Baptist Church is a "caring community church sharing God's love". We are very diverse in our nationalities, backgrounds and ages, but united in our desire to grow spiritually and to reach out and help others. Our vision is "to be a body of Christ-like people living out the great commandment and the great commission in the Holy Spirit's power". This blog is mainly for people connected with Ashfield Baptist Church. It has been set up as an "info & chat space" as we start the "THRU IN 2" challenge. This is our program for reading the Bible right through during 2007 & 2008. Many are using the Every Day With Jesus Bible which also has daily devotions from Selwyn Hughes. As we read through the Bible together over these two years, we can use this blog to share insights, stories, reflections, questions etc. The goal is to grow spiritually together. So leave your comments. Together we can help each other grow. Blessings. Ps John. To leave a comment about the readings for a particular day, or to view the comments of others, just click on "comments" at the bottom of the post.
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After 3 eventful years during which they had shared so much, it was time for Jesus to leave his disciples. He blessed them and ascended into heaven. One might have thought that this would have left the disciples rather sad and sombre. But somewhat surprisingly, Luke says "they returned to Jerusalem with great joy." (24:52) Perhaps it was Jesus' blessing or the assurance that Jesus was going to send them what his Father promised.
Even more startling in some ways is what they did before heading down the mountain. They worshiped him! Jesus leaves them, and then they worship him. They must have still had a strong sense of Jesus' presence to do that.
Their worship of Jesus wasn't incongruent with worship of God but went hand in hand with it. When back in Jerusalem, they continually attended the temple to worship God (v53). This was not incongruent because Jesus was the Son of God, the very incarnation of God. Having witnessed the resurrection, they knew it. Jesus told them to wait in Jerusalem for empowerment from on high. They did, but so great was their joy that they couldn't refrain from blessing God while they waited.
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