Sermon: Ascended & Reigning (May 17, 2026)

Sermon: Ascended & Reigning (May 17, 2026)

From Oaks Parish by Oaks Parish

May 18, 2026 · 29 min · Season 4 · Episode 38

About this episode

This sermon discusses the significance of Christ's ascension and reign, drawing from Ephesians and Acts.

Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:17-23 and Acts 1:1-11 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection N.T. Wright, Acts for Everyone In the world of the first century, when someone was enthroned as king, that new authority would take effect through heralds going off throughout the territory in question with the news, ‘We have a king!’ That was always proclaimed as good news, because everyone in the ancient world (unlike many in the modern world) knew that anarchy is always worse than authorized government. Governments may be bad, but chaos is worse. So the heralds, the messengers, would go off to the far reaches of the kingdom (imagine, for instance, a new Roman emperor coming to the throne, and heralds going off as far as Spain to the west, Britain to the north, and Egypt to the southeast), to announce that Claudius, or Nero, or whoever, was now the rightful king, and to demand glad allegiance from supposedly grateful subjects. And that is what Jesus is telling them they must now do. Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity The life the Spirit gives is not an abstract package of blessing; it is his own life that he shares with us, the life of fellowship with the Father and the Son. Thus the…

Topics covered

  • Ascension
  • Christianity
  • Authority of Christ
  • Holy Spirit
  • Early Church
  • Ephesians
  • Acts

Keywords

  • ascension
  • Ephesians
  • Acts
  • Christianity
  • Holy Spirit
  • authority
  • N.T. Wright

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts for Everyone, Delighting in the Trinity, The Gospel of Luke, Ephesians, Acts

Places: Spain, Britain, Egypt

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