Ascension Church

09/05/2026

See you tomorrow, September 6, at 11:00 AM at American Legion, 107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375!

Title: Yom Kippur: A Ritual That Won't Go Away Quietly
Scripture: Leviticus 16:1-34 (NASB)

Reflections:

The singular form of Yom Kippur does not occur in the Bible and is a later usage, reflecting the replacement of the high priest by the individual worshipper, whose fasting and prayer are conceived of by Jewish tradition as a single atoning act. In contemporary Israeli Hebrew, both Yom Kippur and Yom ha-Kippurim are in use, although the singular form is the more common of the two.
—Philologos, “At-one-ment,” September 19, 2007

Prayer, repentance, and charity/good works are sufficient to overturn any evil decree against us.
—Formula for how Jews procure atonement today, which emerged from the Conference at Yavneh in AD 90.

“There lie two ways before me this day, one leading to Paradise and the other to Gehinnom [hell and torment], and I do not know by which I shall be taken.”
—Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai's deathbed confession as quoted by the Tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 28b

"May this be my exchange, may this be my substitute, may this be my atonement. May this chicken go to its death while I enter and proceed to a good long life, and peace.”
—Prayer in the Kapparot Ritual offered by Orthodox Jews on the Eve of Yom Kippur.

“For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood by reason of the life that makes atonement.”
—Leviticus 17:11 (NASB)

And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
—Hebrews 9:22 (NASB)

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God
—1 Peter 3:18 (NASB)

09/04/2026

🚨 LOCATION UPDATE: This Sunday, September 6 at 11:00 AM, Ascension Church will meet at Forest Hills American Legion, 107-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375. We look forward to worshiping with you!

08/29/2026

Join us for Part 3 of this three-part series!

Title: Part 3: Show His Glory
Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16

Reflections:
The whole Bible is itself a missional phenomenon. The writings that now comprise our Bible are themselves the product of and witness to the ultimate mission of God. The Bible renders to us the story of God's mission through God's people in their engagement with God's world for the sake of the whole of God's creation. The Bible is the drama of this God of purpose engaged in the mission of achieving that purpose universally, embracing past, present and future, Israel and the nations, "life, the universe and everything," and with its centre, focus, climax, and completion in Jesus Christ. Mission is not just one of a list of things that the Bible happens to talk about, only a bit more urgently than some. Mission is, in that much-abused phrase, "what it's all about.”
— Christopher J. H. Wright

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
— Matthew 5:14-16

Stream:

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08/21/2026

Join us this Sunday at 11:00 AM!

Part 2: Live for His Glory

Reflection:

Since God’s glory is evident in the pinnacle of his creation, humankind, God’s people should seek it out and affirm it there as well. Even if his image has become warped and hazy, like a charred but unburnt photograph pulled from the ashes of a fire, a Christian’s heart should be warmed by the memory of what once was and could be again.
— Jonathan Leeman

God’s glory-showing requires glory-giving.
— J. I. Packer

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
—1 Corinthians 10:31

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08/15/2026

Join us this Sunday for a new series: The Life Your Were Made For.

This week part 1: Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God on Exodus 33:12-33:8

08/15/2026

📢📢📢Ascension Family

Service will be held in Forest Hills Jewish Center for the next 3 weeks !

08/02/2026

Join us this Sunday for the sermon “Wrestling with God” on Genesis 32:22-31.

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07/25/2026

Join us this Sunday for the sermon “Choose the One Thing” on Luke 10:38-42.

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Let this be your first step - go to Christ. Do you want to consult friends? He is the best friend: “a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Do you feel unworthy because of your sins? Do not fear: His blood cleanses from all sin.... Do you feel weak, and unable to follow Him? Do not fear: He will give you the power to become sons of God. He will give you the Holy Spirit to live in you, and seal you for His own; He will give you a new heart, and He will put a new spirit within you. Are you troubled or beset with a strange bent to evil? Do not fear: there is no evil spirit that Jesus cannot cast out, there is no disease of soul that He cannot heal. Do you feel doubts and fears? Throw them aside: ‘Come to Me,’ He says; ‘whoever comes to me I will never drive away.’
— J.C. Ryle
The thoughts of communion with the saints were the joy of Christ’s heart from eternity.
— John Owen

07/19/2026

Join us this Sunday for the sermon “What is Truth?” on John 18:33-40.

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07/11/2026

Join us this Sunday for the sermon “God Comes from Teman” on Habakkuk 3:16-19.

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