The final forty days of the disciples’ journey to Jesus’ cross were a potent mix of commitment and dread. The three days following his crucifixion plunged them into the most crushing, bleak, Sabbath ever. His Resurrection Day appearances staggered their imaginations. The ongoing post-Resurrection visits were a combination of exhilaration and perplexing questions. Those forty, precious, days resuscitated within them a rebirthing hope and a tentative, but expanding, joy. Then, Jesus’ departure stunned them, both devastating them and challenging them.
Acts 1:1-13a
Acts 1:1-3 – closure ___________________________
Acts 1:4,5 – closure ___________________________
Acts 1:6-8 – launch _________and closure _________
Acts 1:9-13a –________closure and launch ________