As Jesus ascends into the clouds, he fills the hearts of all true disciples with worship and joy. How can the departure of Christ be good news? That's the question we seek to answer in this message.

As Jesus verifies his resurrection for the disciples, he foreshadows the future for all who believe in him and calls his followers to go to all nations as witnesses to the good news of the gospel.

As Jesus verifies his resurrection for the disciples, he foreshadows the future for all who believe in him and calls his followers to go to all nations as witnesses to the good news of the gospel.

Jesus, resurrected and revealed, brings comfort and clarity in the midst of our sadness and confusion.

Jesus, resurrected and revealed, brings comfort and clarity in the midst of our sadness and confusion.

Luke's account and the reactions of the women, the disciples, and Peter give us certainty about the truth of the resurrection and reveal our deep need for Jesus to not be dead.

Luke's account and the reactions of the women, the disciples, and Peter give us certainty about the truth of the resurrection and reveal our deep need for Jesus to not be dead.

In Joseph of Arimathea and the women who followed Jesus from Galilee, we are given witnesses both to the fact of the death and burial of Jesus and to what faith looks like in the midst of darkness. We have much to learn from them all.

In Joseph of Arimathea and the women who followed Jesus from Galilee, we are given witnesses both to the fact of the death and burial of Jesus and to what faith looks like in the midst of darkness. We have much to learn from them all.

As Jesus dies, we witness three divine and supernatural events, followed by three responses of the shocked witnesses. Here also Jesus teaches us how to entrust our lives to our Heavenly Father, even as we take our last breath.