Dramatic Reading for Ascension

Ascension, John Singleton Copley

Lifted Up to Glory and Power:

A Dramatic Reading with Four Voices for Ascension Sunday

C: The apostle Paul wrote to the saints at the church in Ephesus: (Eph. 1:1)

A: May God give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe. (Eph. 1:17-19)

B: God is king over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. (Ps. 47:8)

A: God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places. (Eph. 1:20)

B: The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
More majestic than the thunders of mighty waters,
more majestic than the waves of the sea,
majestic on high is the Lord! (Ps. 93:3-4)

A: Christ is seated far above all rulers and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. (Eph. 1:21)

B: Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. (Ps. 97:2)

A: And God has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Eph. 1:21)

To read the dramatic reading in its entirely,

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— written by Jane and Douglas Porter,

and posted in issue #75 of the Reformed Worship magazine.

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