Gerrit Dawson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church Baton Rouge and author of Jesus Ascended: The Meaning of Christ’s Continuing Incarnation (and other books), came to the meeting of the Pacific Northwest Presbytery of the PCA on September 26-27, 2019. At our Thursday evening worship service he preached a sermon titled “Blessing Hands Above” from Luke 24:50-53. (Here is the sermon audio.) He also led us in a Friday morning workshop, learning from the prayer called “St. Patrick’s Breastplate” how to “bind unto myself this day” different aspects of the life of the Incarnate Savior. (Here are the notes from the workshop, here is the litany* of links to Jesus’ life that he shared with us, and here is the session audio.)
* Please feel free to use this litany in your personal or public worship. (With proper attribution if in print, of course!)
Bonus Resource: Gerrit wrote an article for the Desiring God website, “The Human on Heaven’s Throne: Why the Ascension of Christ Matters.”
