THE WORD REVEALS
JESUS TO US
Luke 24:13-21, 28-35
SUNDAY A DAY OF CELEBRATION
V:13. "And, behold, two of them went that same day to a
village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem
A. The "same
day" is the first day of the week.
1. Jesus was
resurrected on the first day of the week.
2. The Church
began it's celebration of the Good News of resurrection of Our Lord
and Savior
on the first day of the week.
3. All the
requirements of the Law which celebrated the Sabbath was fulfilled with
death of
Christ on the cross.
B. Two disciples of Jesus was returning home from Jerusalem
the pass over had
been celebrated.
1. It is good
for believers to come together to comfort and encourage each other.
2. It is good to
celebrate with other believers.
V:14. "And they talked together of all these things
which had happened."
A. There is no better
conversation than one which focuses on Jesus Christ.
1. They had been
to a feast, but the results were tragic.
2. They had
witnessed the death of their leader, Jesus Christ.
3. They had
witnessed the crowd shouting crucify Jesus an innocent man and the
release of Barabbas, a guilty man.
B. They must have
been in awe at the cruel injustice.
1. They were
shocked and in grief.
2. They must have
been disturbed by what their religious leaders had done to Jesus.
3. They must have
been confused of how the God they served allowed this to
happen.
4. They must
haven been even more confused by the news that Jesus had risen.
C. They were walking
and talking about Jesus.
WHERE TWO OR THREE ARE GATHERED
V:15. "And it came to pass, that, while they communed
together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them."
A. You can't have
church without Jesus.
1. Jesus said
where two or more are gather in My name, I will be in the mist.
2. Jesus shows up
when you start discussing Him.
B. When you start
meditating on the Word, you got a helper on the inside to guide
your
understanding.
1. Jesus will
drop in on your conversation.
2. All you have
to do is have the courage to talk about Jesus to some one else and
church will
begin.
V:16. "But their eyes were holden that they should not
know him."
A. You are not going
to understand everything you read in the Word immediately.
1. Sometimes God
withhold the meaning so you can study more.
2. Some times He
withholds the understanding so you can meditate more.
B. They were talking
about Jesus, but they were have trouble understanding all that
happen.
1. Don't get
weary in your studying, because the master is close by.
2. You might not
understand it right away, but God has a way of opening your eyes
to his word.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORD BRINGS JOY
V:17. "And he said unto them, What manner of
communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are
sad?"
A. Watch how Jesus
works with you.
1. The first thing
He does is stirs you up with questions.
2. Jesus cause you
to think through His Word.
3. He causes you to
keep your focus on Him.
B. Jesus is aware of
your walk and your talk.
1. Your walk and
your talk ought to match up.
2. He is aware of who you are talking too.
C. He is aware of your emotional state.
1. He knows weather
you are happy or sad.
2. The Lord you
serve gets all involve with you.
3. He can use your
emotional state to cause you to search Him out.
a. Have you
ever been lonely and needed a Word?
b. Have you
ever been hurt and needed a Word?
c. Have you
ever been lost and need a Word?
d. Have you
ever been discouraged and needed a Word?
4. The disciples
were sad and they needed a Word.
a. There are
sometimes in your life when you need to call on Jesus.
V:18. "And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas,
answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem
A. Jesus is so
involved with us, that He knows us by name.
1. Cleopas's is written
down in this book of life so everybody can know him.
2. The Lord takes
notice of your service.
B. You can feel free
to talk to Jesus any time.
1. You can talk to
Him about anything.
2. He knows
everything that have taken place, so you don't have to bring him up to
date.
3. Jesus can go back
as far as you want to go in the past, and He is still up to date.
4. Jesus want you
to talk about everything that concerns you.
C. You are no
stranger to Jesus, so you don't have introduce yourself to Him.
1. He knows where
you came from and where you are going to.
DO YOU KNOW JESUS?
V:19. "And he said unto them, What things? And they
said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed
and word before God and all the people."
A. See the question
is, do you know Him?
1. Do you know that
He was from town called Nazareth
2. Do you know that
He was a prophet.
a. He could
tell you what was going to happen before it happen.
3. Do you know He
can do miracles?
4. Do you know that He is the Word?
5. Do you know that
He is God?
6. Do you know that
before Him every knee shall bow.
B. His disciples knew
who He was, but they didn't know His plan of redemption.
V:20. "And how the chief priests and our rulers
delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him."
A. This was the
disturbing part.
1. He was God,
but Church folk turned on Him.
2. He was God,
but Church folk lied on Him.
3. He was God,
but Church folk condemned Him to death.
B. Don't think, that
just because you are good and do the right things, that Church
want turn on you.
1. Don't think that just because you are good,
that some bad stuff want happen to
you.
2. They did it to
Jesus. And Jesus said they will do it to you.
3. Everybody that
call themselves a Christian may not be for you.
4. Good thing we
know Jesus. He can watch our backs.
OUR TRUST IN JESUS
V:21. "But we trusted that it had been he which should
have redeemed Israel
A. One thing you got
to do, is trust Jesus.
1. You got to
trust that He is going to do just what He said He was going to do.
a. He told
them that He was going to be crucified.
b. He told
them that He would be delivered up to the Chief Priest.
c. He told
them that He was going to die.
d. He told
them that on the third day, He would be raised from the dead.
2. What Jesus
told them happen, yet they still didn't believe.
a. He told
them that who ever believed in Him would be save. And that is
redemption.
b. They
didn't take Jesus seriously. If they had, they would not have been
confused.
3. They
questions are ; do you believe Him, will you trust Him, is He your hope?
B. They walked home
confused on the third day , because what Jesus said would be
done was done.
1. What is your state
of mind about the Word of Jesus?
2. You don't have to be confused. The solution
is to trust Jesus.
V:22. "Yea, and certain women also of our company made
us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre."
A. Good News, Greater
Macedonia, we have a testimony from some women.
1. Some women went
to the tomb and came back with astonishing information.
2. They knew the
women.
3. They could
trust the women.
4. But they still
was in a state of disbelief.
B. Brothers, some
time you just got to lesson to the women.
1. The testimony of
others about Jesus is as valid as yours.
2. They got up
early, so they had the first testimony.
3. They got up
early to serve Jesus so they confirmed the Word of Jesus.
V:23. "And when they found not his body, they came,
saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was
alive."
A. The women went to
the tomb early in the morning.
1. While the men
were sleeping and hiding out, the women were up and serving.
2. The Lord
rewards busy folk.
B. The women had a
vision from some angel.
1. They trusted
the Word from the angels that Jesus was alive.
2. They proclaim
the Word that Jesus was alive.
C. The men heard the Word, but still didn't believe.
1. The men heard
the Word, but they still couldn't rejoice.
2. The men heard
the Word, but it was just women that told.
3. Their
disbelief left them sad.
D. Your unbelief can
leave you sad.
1. Your unbelief
can leave you confused.
2. They were
walking and talking about Jesus, but they were still confused.
3. They had the
Word, but they wouldn't believe.
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS
V:28. "And they drew nigh unto the village, whither
they went: and he made as though he would have gone further."
A. Jesus will go with
us as far as we will take Him.
1. We have to
make sure He is always in our hearts.
2. There are some
places we may not want to take Him because we have too many
skeletons in
the closet.
3. Our
relationship with Him ought to more important than anything else.
B. It is His intent
to be wherever we are.
V:29. "But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us:
for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry
with them."
A. Jesus said, That
if you abide in me and my word abide in you, I will abide in You.
1.You have set
your mind against the world to seek Jesus.
2. You have set
your mind on Jesus to learn of Him.
B. If you want a
closeness to Jesus, you have to invite Him into your heart.
1. Jesus don't
just want week end devotion, but full time dedication.
2. The disciples
had spent the day with Jesus, but they were moved to
to have dinner
with Him.
3. Anytime you
study the Word, your are having dinner with Jesus.
V:30. "And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with
them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them."
A. The Word is the
bread of Jesus.
1. In the Word,
there is life.
3. You ought to
make the Word your living.
B. The word
"meat" is the Greek word "kataklino" which means to recline
down or
take a place at a
table.
1. Jesus want a
place at your table.
2. Jesus is the head of your table.
3. You can't get
a better meal than the one Jesus has prepared.
JESUS GIVES US SIGHT
V:31. "And their eyes were opened, and they knew him;
and he vanished out of their sight."
A. Until you come to
know Jesus, you are blind to the righteousness of God.
1. When you start
studying the Word of Jesus, you will come to know Jesus.
2. On the way
from Jerusalem
from Jesus.
a. They
didn't know He who was, but the Word He spoke affected their minds.
b. The Word
changes you from the inside out.
B. When Jesus broke the bread, their eyes were opened.
1. Jesus took the
place of Master at the table.
a. That is when
they recognized him as Jesus as their master.
b. That is when
the women's report of His resurrection become true to them.
c. That is when
the Word of Jesus to them of His resurrection on the third day
became a
reality.
C. Immediately when He
recognized Jesus He vanished.
1. The just live
by faith and not by sight.
2. One you have
faith, you don't need to see Jesus to follow Him.
3. The disciples
now believed in His resurrection.
V:32. "And they said one to another, Did not our heart
burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us
the scriptures?"
A. There ought to be
a burning in your heart when study the Word of Jesus.
1. It is the Holy
Spirit that opens the Living Word to you as you study it.
B. You will find
Jesus in the Old Testament.
1. The Old
testament foretold His coming in the flesh.
2. The Old
Testament foretold the redemption that is in Him.
3. The whole
Bible is God's plan of redemption for man through Jesus Christ.
OUR TESTAMONY
V:33. "And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem
A. Once you know
Jesus, you ought to run and share the Good News with some one
else.
1. You never know
when some one is troubled and need a word from you about
Jesus Christ.
B. Time is not on our
side.
1. Jesus could
return any day.
2. You ought to
proclaim the Gospel of Jesus every time you get a chance.
V:34. "Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath
appeared to Simon."
A. The Good News, Jesus is not dead, He is alive.
1. Mohammed is
dead.
2. Buda is dead.
3. Jesus is
alive.
4. Because Jesus
lives, we live.
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