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And you were\\xa0dead in the trespasses and sins\\xa02\\xa0in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following\\xa0the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in\\xa0the sons of disobedience\\u2014\\xa03\\xa0among whom we all once lived in\\xa0the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body\\xa0and the mind, and\\xa0were by nature\\xa0children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.\\xa04\\xa0But\\xa0God, being\\xa0rich in mercy,\\xa0because of the great love with which he loved us,\\xa05\\xa0even\\xa0when we were dead in our trespasses,\\xa0made us alive together with Christ\\u2014by grace you have been saved\\u2014\\xa06\\xa0and raised us up with him and\\xa0seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,\\xa07\\xa0so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable\\xa0riches of his grace in\\xa0kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.\\xa08\\xa0For\\xa0by grace you have been saved\\xa0through faith. And this is\\xa0not your own doing;\\xa0it is the gift of God,\\xa09\\xa0not a result of works,\\xa0so that no one may boast.\\xa010\\xa0For\\xa0we are his workmanship,\\xa0created in Christ Jesus\\xa0for good works,\\xa0which God prepared beforehand,\\xa0that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

So when they had come together, they asked him, \\u201cLord,\\xa0will you at this time\\xa0restore the kingdom to Israel?\\u201d\\xa07\\xa0He said to them,\\xa0\\u201cIt is not for you to know\\xa0times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.\\xa08\\xa0But you will receive\\xa0power\\xa0when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and\\xa0you will be\\xa0my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and\\xa0Samaria, and\\xa0to the end of the earth.\\u201d\\xa09\\xa0And when he had said these things, as they were looking on,\\xa0he was lifted up, and\\xa0a cloud took him out of their sight.\\xa010\\xa0And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold,\\xa0two\\xa0men stood by them in\\xa0white robes,\\xa011\\xa0and said,\\xa0\\u201cMen of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven,\\xa0will\\xa0come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.\\u201d Acts 1:6-12 (ESV)

"I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.

The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

And they\\xa0worshiped him and\\xa0returned to Jerusalem\\xa0with great joy,\\xa053\\xa0and\\xa0were continually in the temple\\xa0blessing God. Luke 24:52-53 (ESV)

1. Personal Representation

Since then we have\\xa0a great high priest\\xa0who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God,\\xa0let us hold fast our confession.\\xa015\\xa0For we do not have a high priest\\xa0who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been\\xa0tempted as we are,\\xa0yet without sin.\\xa016\\xa0Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16 (ESV)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin,\\xa0we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John 2:1 (ESV)

2. Promised Return

13\\xa0But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep,\\xa0that you may not grieve as others do\\xa0who have no hope.\\xa014\\xa0For\\xa0since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him\\xa0those who have fallen asleep.\\xa015\\xa0For this we declare to you\\xa0by a word from the Lord,\\xa0that\\xa0we who are alive, who are left until\\xa0the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.\\xa016\\xa0For\\xa0the Lord himself will descend\\xa0from heaven\\xa0with a cry of command, with the voice of\\xa0an archangel, and\\xa0with the sound of the trumpet of God. And\\xa0the dead in Christ will rise first.\\xa017\\xa0Then we who are alive, who are left, will be\\xa0caught up together with them\\xa0in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so\\xa0we will always be with the Lord.\\xa018\\xa0Therefore encourage one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (ESV)

3. Personal Responsibility

9\\xa0Now concerning\\xa0brotherly love\\xa0you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been\\xa0taught by God\\xa0to love one another,\\xa010\\xa0for that indeed is what\\xa0you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to\\xa0do this more and more,\\xa011\\xa0and to aspire\\xa0to live quietly, and\\xa0to mind your own affairs, and\\xa0to work with your hands, as we instructed you,\\xa012\\xa0so that you may\\xa0walk properly before\\xa0outsiders and be dependent on no one. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 (ESV)

4. Promised Reward

Look, I am coming soon!\\xa0My reward is with me,\\xa0and I will give to each person according to what they have done.Revelation 22:12 (NIV)