05.17.26 - Ascension Sunday - Luke XIII: The King Ascending

The Apostle Paul quotes an ancient Christian hymn that encapsulates Jesus' mission in a few lines of poetry in his letter to the Philippians. Philippians 2:5-11 marks Jesus' descent from glory to mortality in order to begin and fulfill His rescue mission. Luke ends his gospel with the ascension and b egins the Book of the Acts of the Apostles with it. In this sermon we mark the completion of that…