Discovery Fellowship Church
Parousia #1 - What in the World are we Waiting For?
Locations & Times
Discovery Fellowship Church
6630 Brittany Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Discovery Online
Sunday 9:00 AM
What Happened Next?
What is the PAROUSIA?
Jesus’ Agenda…
1. Proof of Life
1. Proof of Life
2. Taught about the Kingdom of God
3. Stay in Jerusalem & Wait for the Spirit
4. Promised He Would Return
Did the Ascension of Jesus Really Happen?
1. Miracles don’t need precedents
2. The entire New Testament assumes it
3. Scripture emphasizes eye-witness verification
4. No other alternative explanations are offered
5. It had an intelligible purpose
1. Miracles don’t need precedents
2. The entire New Testament assumes it
3. Scripture emphasizes eye-witness verification
4. No other alternative explanations are offered
5. It had an intelligible purpose
“During the 40 days he had kept appearing, disappearing and reappearing. But now this interim period was over. This time His departure was final. Therefore, they were not to wait around for His next resurrection appearance. Instead, they were to wait for somebody else, namely; the Holy Spirit. He would come only after Jesus was gone. Then they could get on with their mission in the power He would give them. Plus, they were reminded that someday He would return the same way He departed.”
- Dr. John Stott
The Message of Acts
- Dr. John Stott
The Message of Acts
What is the Value of the Ascension?
1. The Value of the Promise of Return
2. The Value of the Angel’s Exhortation
1. The Value of the Promise of Return
2. The Value of the Angel’s Exhortation
“The implication seems to be that the disciples must realize that they will not bring Jesus back by gazing up into the sky. There was something fundamentally irregular about their gazing up into the air when they had been commissioned to go to the ends of the earth. Their calling was to be witnesses not to be spectators.”
- Dr. John Stott
The Message of Acts
- Dr. John Stott
The Message of Acts
Biblical Order of Events…
1. Jesus Returns to Heaven (Ascension)
2. The Holy Spirit Comes (Pentecost)
3. The Church Goes Out to Witness (Mission)
4. Jesus will Come Back & Stay (Parousia)
1. Jesus Returns to Heaven (Ascension)
2. The Holy Spirit Comes (Pentecost)
3. The Church Goes Out to Witness (Mission)
4. Jesus will Come Back & Stay (Parousia)
“If Jesus returns tomorrow, then I will rest tomorrow. But today I have work to do. I must continue the struggle until it is finished.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(1906 – 1945)
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
(1906 – 1945)
Characteristics of the Disciples…
1. Indwelt & filled with the Holy Spirit
2. Clear & bold in proclaiming the message
3. Expectant that Jesus could return at any time
4. Marked by integrity, purity, truthfulness, love, & mutual support
1. Indwelt & filled with the Holy Spirit
2. Clear & bold in proclaiming the message
3. Expectant that Jesus could return at any time
4. Marked by integrity, purity, truthfulness, love, & mutual support
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