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Of First Importance The Resurrection of Jesus

Of First Importance The Resurrection of Jesus. Luke 24:13-35. Luke 24:13. Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. The Disciples Were Headed in the Wrong Direction, Spiritually. Their expressions were glum. Lk 24:14-17.

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Of First Importance The Resurrection of Jesus

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  1. Of First ImportanceThe Resurrection of Jesus Luke 24:13-35

  2. Luke 24:13 • Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

  3. The Disciples Were Headed in the Wrong Direction, Spiritually • Their expressions were glum. • Lk 24:14-17 CCLI License #398670

  4. Luke 24:14-17 • They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. • He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” • They stood still, their faces downcast.

  5. The Disciples Were Headed in the Wrong Direction, Spiritually • Their expressions were glum. • Lk 24:14-17 • Their attitude and conversation were negative. • Lk 24:18-21 CCLI License #398670

  6. Luke 24:18-21 • One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?” • “What things?” he asked. • “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.

  7. Luke 24:22-32 • In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.”

  8. Luke 24:22-32 • He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

  9. Luke 24:22-32 • As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

  10. Luke 24:22-32 • When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

  11. Unusual Part of the Story • The two followers did not know they were walking with Jesus. • Why did they not instantly recognize Him? • This was a miracle that Jesus performed. CCLI License #398670

  12. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 • For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

  13. Unusual Part of the Story • The two followers did not know they were walking with Jesus. • Why did they not instantly recognize Him? • This was a miracle that Jesus performed. • The Bible makes it evident that the resurrection of Christ is the central theme to our faith. CCLI License #398670

  14. Romans 10:9 • That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

  15. Unusual Part of the Story • The two followers did not know they were walking with Jesus. • Why did they not instantly recognize Him? • This was a miracle that Jesus performed. • The Bible makes it evident that the resurrection of Christ is the central theme to our faith. • Jesus wanted to teach them from the scripture that He was alive. CCLI License #398670

  16. Faith • Our faith in the resurrection must rest upon something more substantial and more solid than our emotion. • It must rest upon the word of God. CCLI License #398670

  17. Unusual Part of the Story • The two followers did not know they were walking with Jesus. • Once their eyes were opened to the fact that Jesus was alive, there was a very positive transformation. CCLI License #398670

  18. Luke 24:33-35 • They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.”

  19. Positive Transformation • Their geographic location illustrated the change in their lives. CCLI License #398670

  20. 1 Corinthians 15:19-22 • If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. • But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

  21. Positive Transformation • Their geographic location illustrated the change in their lives. • Encountering the risen Christ changes the attitudes of these two men. • Meeting with the resurrected Christ also positively changed their relationships. • This encounter with Jesus changed their testimony. CCLI License #398670

  22. Testimony • Opened eyes should always produce opened lips. • Don’t just keep the faith, spread it around. CCLI License #398670

  23. General Wm. Booth • “Some men’s ambition is art. Some men’s ambition is fame. Some men’s ambition is gold. My ambition is the souls of men.” CCLI License #398670

  24. Two Lessons of Application • No matter how deep your despair, there is always hope. • The hope we have today is what the Bible calls “The soul’s anchor.” • We have a living hope, an eternal hope, a hope that does not make us ashamed. CCLI License #398670

  25. John Autrey • “Your Emmaus is any place you go trying hard not to care that the bottom has dropped out of your life.” CCLI License #398670

  26. Two Lessons of Application • No matter how deep your despair, there is always hope. • No matter how disoriented your life, invite Jesus into your heart. CCLI License #398670

  27. Revelation 3:20 • Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

  28. Two Lessons of Application • No matter how deep your despair, there is always hope. • No matter how disoriented your life, invite Jesus into your heart. • He doesn’t want to be a resident in your life; He wants to be the President of your life. He wants to be Lord of all. • He cleanses our past sins. He gives order to our thinking. He gives purpose to our future. CCLI License #398670

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