COMMENTARY
The Ascension of the Lord
17 May 2026
Reading 1: Acts 1: 1–11
The Ascension of Jesus
As they were looking on, He was lifted up.
Reading 2: Ephesians 1: 17–23
“He seated Him at his right hand in the heavenly places.”
And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body.
Gospel: Mathew 28: 16–20
The Messiah’s Final Commission to His Disciples
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”