The Great Commission and the Ascension

Christian Religious Studies J.S.S2 Third Term

Sub-theme: Resurrection and appearance of Jesus 

Week 10

The Great Commission and the Ascension

Performance objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Explain the meaning of the great commission, describe the mood of the disciples after Jesus had given them the great commission and ascended

2. State three significance of the Jesus ascension

Content

The great commission and the Ascension (Matt.28:16-20, Mark16:15, 18:14-20, luke24:50-53)

Christ appears to his disciples on a mountain in Galilee.. and announces to them that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to him. Having proclaimed his transcendent majesty and power as the resurrected one, Jesus then commissions his disciples to embark on a new mission. He charges them to make disciples of all the nations and instructs them to baptize new converts in.... View More

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