The Long Game of Sending
Jesus rises, teaches, blesses His disciples… and then leaves. At first glance, Ascension Thursday feels disorienting. Why would Jesus depart just as hope was returning? But in Luke 24:50–53, the disciples discover that His departure is not abandonment, but expansion. The long game of God was never sustained by Jesus's physical presence. It advances through sending. In The Long Game of Sending, Terry considers absence, trust, mission, and the surprising joy of a people learning that the risen Christ still reigns—even when they can no longer see Him standing beside them.
Series Information
Lent through Pentecost traces the long road of Jesus toward Jerusalem — toward suffering, surrender, resurrection, and ultimately the sending of the Spirit. Again and again, the disciples misunderstand the path. They expect quick victory, visible power, and immediate clarity. Instead, Jesus keeps leading them deeper into a Kingdom that moves differently than the world expects. In this series, Terry walks us through the slower rhythms of faith — waiting instead of rushing, trusting instead of controlling, and discovering, often later than we expected, that resurrection was already moving beneath the surface. From ashes to fire, from wilderness to empty tomb, from fear to witness, The Long Game invites us to follow Jesus not merely toward Easter morning, but toward the kind of life that can only be formed over time.