Stop Gazing and Go

 N.T.#818 "Stop Gazing and Go"

June 18, 2026 

Acts 1-Part 2

LET IT GLOW

Jesus had commissioned His disciples in verse 8 to be His witnesses. They would have the Holy spirit to empower them to do so. Then when Jesus was finished speaking, He was taken up into a cloud and disappeared to heaven. 

What happened net?

• They were gazing upward when 2 men appeared to them in white clothing. 
• They asked why the guys were gazing up into heaven. 
• They informed the guys that Jesus would come back in the same way He left-in clouds of glory. (verse 11)

Wow! What a thing to experience! How would you react to an extraordinary thing happening before your eyes?

LET IT GROW

What a dramatic departure! It was a confirmation for the disciples, and us, that Jesus is exactly who He claimed to be:

• He is Mediator between man and God.
• He is the Son of God who came out of heaven to earth to save souls. 
• He is our High Priest who makes reconciliation for the sins of men.
• He is the Christ Savior who intercedes for people before God.
• He is the High Priest who is touched with the feelings of our infirmities and delivers  us.

(The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible)

This same Jesus in the same way, would descend for believers as they had seen Him ascend from them. Before Jesus returns, His Holy Spirit empowers His church to carry on the ministry of worldwide evangelization. (Liberty bible Commentary)

Are we still standing, gazing up, looking for our Savior to return instead of serving and witnessing for Him?

LET IT GO

Stop gazing and go tell.