Ascend Men

Today's Scripture "I am the Lord's servant,' Mary answered. 'May your word to me be fulfilled.' Then the angel left her." Luke 1:38 “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.” (Luke 1:35) Key takeaway for the day:  When God reveals His plan for us, we should respond in faith. What is God saying to...

Today's Scripture "Zechariah asked the angel, 'How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well on in years'...'How will this be,' Mary asked the angel, 'since I am a virgin?'" Luke 1:18, 34 Key takeaway for the day:  God always comes through on His promises. What has He promised you, and how are you responding to that promise? Credits Today's narrator is Tony Smith. Thanks to Mike H...

Today's Scripture "All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' (which means 'God with us')." Matthew 1:22-23, quoting Isaiah 7:14 Key takeaway for the day:  God is always with us. What one thing can you do each day to remind yourself tangibly of this wonderful truth? Credits Today's na...

Today's Scripture "…Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah..."you are to give him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins."" Matthew 1:16, 21 Key takeaway for the day:  Have you accepted Jesus as saviour? He is perfectly able to save all those who come to God through Him. Don’t let another December go by w...

Today's Scripture "Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that yo...

From Thursday 1st December until Christmas Day we will be replacing our weekly episodes with a content-rich daily Advent devotion. If you haven't heard it already, check out my conversation " The Ascend Advent Series will start soon " with Greg Barber. Please remember to download the scriptures and key takeaways for our daily series through the Facebook Group or by emailing ascend@thec3.uk .  I'm...

If you were wanting to run a marathon and do so well, I'm sure you'd train for it. You'd prepare yourself for the challenge. The same is true in our spiritual lives. Hear from Zac Pywell, our resident world-class triathlete, who knows how it feels to train and prepare. Thanks to Mark Baldwin-Smith for reading this article and for the Cornerstone Church San Francisco for allowing us to use an audio...

In the build-up to Christmas it's easy to get focussed on the wrong things. From 1st December, why not spend a few minutes each day following the Ascend Men Advent series? Each day starts with a short scripture reading, is followed by a brief thought-provoking devotional and closes with a key takeaway for the day. Download a summary of all the scriptures and key takeaways from our Facebook Group h...

Remember to comment on our Facebook group page and share the episode with a mate. Don't forget that we have our Advent series starting on 1 Dec 2022 . Each day will consist of a reading , devotional message and key takeaway . For a copy of all the scriptures and key takeaways, please email ascend@thec3.uk . Visit here to sign-up for our upcoming events .

Tune in to hear when Gabriel buys his Christmas presents, what he loves to eat, whether he’s “fight or flight” and how he proposed to his wife. All that before he shares the story of his faithful prayer-warrior mother and how he came back from the brink.