Up Up and Away!
Up Up and Away is the theme of our next Messy Church at Immanuel Sunday 28 May 3.30pm - 5.30pm in the Immanuel Auditorium.
Around this time of the year (well on Thursday 25th May to be exact!) Christians Celebrate the Ascension of Jesus.
What is the Ascension of Jesus? - Check out these videos to learn more
Around this time of the year (well on Thursday 25th May to be exact!) Christians Celebrate the Ascension of Jesus.
What is the Ascension of Jesus? - Check out these videos to learn more
What does the Bible say?
Luke 24 says:
50 Jesus led his disciples out to the area near Bethany. Then he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them. He was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him. With great joy, they returned to Jerusalem. 53 Every day they went to the temple, praising God.
Acts 1 says:
1 Theophilus, I wrote about Jesus in my earlier book. I wrote about all he did and taught 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit. 3 After his suffering and death, he appeared to them. In many ways he proved that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of 40 days. During that time he spoke about God’s kingdom. 4 One day Jesus was eating with them. He gave them a command. “Do not leave Jerusalem,” he said. “Wait for the gift my Father promised. You have heard me talk about it. 5 John baptized with water. But in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
6 Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and asked him a question. “Lord,” they said, “are you going to give the kingdom back to Israel now?”
7 He said to them, “You should not be concerned about times or dates. The Father has set them by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria. And you will even tell other people about me from one end of the earth to the other.”
9 After Jesus said this, he was taken up to heaven. The apostles watched until a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 While he was going up, they kept on looking at the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothing stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. But he will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
50 Jesus led his disciples out to the area near Bethany. Then he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them. He was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him. With great joy, they returned to Jerusalem. 53 Every day they went to the temple, praising God.
Acts 1 says:
1 Theophilus, I wrote about Jesus in my earlier book. I wrote about all he did and taught 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven. Before Jesus left, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen. He did this through the Holy Spirit. 3 After his suffering and death, he appeared to them. In many ways he proved that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of 40 days. During that time he spoke about God’s kingdom. 4 One day Jesus was eating with them. He gave them a command. “Do not leave Jerusalem,” he said. “Wait for the gift my Father promised. You have heard me talk about it. 5 John baptized with water. But in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
6 Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and asked him a question. “Lord,” they said, “are you going to give the kingdom back to Israel now?”
7 He said to them, “You should not be concerned about times or dates. The Father has set them by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria. And you will even tell other people about me from one end of the earth to the other.”
9 After Jesus said this, he was taken up to heaven. The apostles watched until a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 While he was going up, they kept on looking at the sky. Suddenly two men dressed in white clothing stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking at the sky? Jesus has been taken away from you into heaven. But he will come back in the same way you saw him go.”
What to expect:
When does it begin:
We are going to begin at 3.30pm with creative activities for all ages in the Immanuel Auditorium These creative activites will explore what happened before during and after Jesus ascension. Doors open at 3.30pm. Please arrive as soon as possible after 3.30pm so that you and your family have time to enjoy the all age activities. Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 4.40pm we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the afternoon with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 5.30pm
We are going to begin at 3.30pm with creative activities for all ages in the Immanuel Auditorium These creative activites will explore what happened before during and after Jesus ascension. Doors open at 3.30pm. Please arrive as soon as possible after 3.30pm so that you and your family have time to enjoy the all age activities. Some of the activities will be sporty others will be crafty, some will be active, others will be reflective. Your children will enjoy leading you from activity to activity! At about 4.40pm we will wrap up our activity time and gather for our brief celebration time during which the story for the day will be shared. We will finish the afternoon with a simple meal that has been prepared with love by our Messy Church community catering team.
What to bring:
Your family and friends, your neighbours and grandparents!
When does it finish?
by 5.30pm
