Pastor Tom:  "Those Hands" 

As Jesus ascended into Heaven on Ascension Day the Disciples

Saw a view to Jesus Hands. The view of Jesus hands has become a symbol

For believers

Sermon Handout

May 8, 2016

Luke 24:50-53 (ESV) Then he led them out as far as Beth-

any, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51

While he blessed them, he parted from them and was

carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him

and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were

continually in the temple blessing God.

According to Merriam-Webster, one of the simple definitions

of “bless” is “to ask God to care for and protect someone or

something.”

Jesus lifts up his hands as a sign of blessing

coming down from ___________.

“Truly you are the Son of God.”

The hands of Jesus are hands of ___________.

“And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying

his hands on them.”

In our mothers we see the ____________

_________________ and _______ that Jesus

showed to those in need.

Our moms are our examples of ________ ______.

They show us the hands of Jesus by their

__________ and _______ for us all.

Jesus’ hands brought __________, healing,

________________, mercy and _______.

He blesses us with his _______________ and his

_________.

We are blessed to ________ one another and those

in our community who need our ______.

We feel those hands of Jesus in the loving touch of

our ____________. We are the ________ of Jesus

as we _________ those in need in our church and our

community.

As our Lord Jesus Christ sits at the right hand of the

Father, he continues to raise those hands to

________ us for his ___________.