Ascension and the Supper

The sermon unfolds the profound connection between the Ascension and the Lord’s Supper through the narrative of the road to Emmaus, emphasizing that Christ’s bodily absence is not a loss but the very means by which His spiritual presence is made real. Though the disciples walked with Jesus for hours without recognizing Him, their hearts were quickened through His exposition of Scripture and finally opened in the breaking of the bread, revealing His identity and reign. This moment at Emmaus establishes a pattern: Christ blesses, departs, and yet remains truly present through faith, as His ascension enables the Holy Spirit to lift believers’ hearts to His throne. The Lord’s Supper is not a physical reenactment but a spiritual encounter where the ascended Christ, seated at the Father’s right hand, makes Himself known by faith through the Word and the sacramental act. The sermon affirms that the Ascension is not a departure but a triumph, securing Christ’s intercession, the spread of the gospel, and the joy of believers who, though not seeing Him with physical eyes, know Him through the Spirit’s work in the breaking of bread.