New Hope Calendar

A Window into Heaven
A Study of the Ascension of Christ
Luke 24:50-53
March 30, 2008

What are we missing?
• Missing out because of lack of interest…
• Missing out because of tendency to dismiss desire…
• Missing out because of an anti-physical bias…
– Trying to develop an appetite for a disembodied existence in a non-physical Heaven is like trying to develop an appetite for gravel. No matter how sincere we are, and no matter how hard we try, it’s not going to work. Nor should it.
– Randy Alcorn in Heaven

Church refocusing is a journey of discovery, a quest really, to discover God’s unique calling for our church in the day and community in which we now live. It is not a scheme for guiding our church to a pre-determined destination. Rather, it is literally an opportunity to come together and hear from God in a fresh way, and then move into alignment with His purposes and calling.
*Seek to answer the following questions – “Where have I been?  Where am I going?  Who can help me get there?”)