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The Road to Emmaus

Life B-P Church Easter Sunday Service, 31st March 2024

Text: Luke 24:13-35

 

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ:

  • It is the central truth of Christianity. (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:17,18)
  • Jesus made at least 10 appearances during the 40 days before His ascension up to heaven.
  • His third appearance took place on the Road to Emmaus, which is about 11 km from Jerusalem. (v.13)
  • His glorious new body needs no medicine, rest, food or water. (cf. John 4:6)
  • It can also vanish and appear again at His own will. (vv.31,36)
  • We will one day have a body like that. (Philippians 3:21) 

Who were these disciples?

  • Only one of them is named – Cleopas. (v.18)
  • They were not of the 12 disciples, but of a larger group. (cf. Luke 19:37)
  • They were returning home to their village of Emmaus.

 

  1. The Despondent Disciples’ Perplexities (vv.13-24)
  • They did not know that Jesus is alive.
  • Their hearts were filled with perplexing questions and mysteries.

 

  1. The Resurrected Christ’s Teaching (vv.25-31)

The experience of the two disciples had two stages: 

a. Burning Hearts (v.32)

  • They now understood why Christ had to die and why the tomb was empty. 
  • They may have been told about:
  1. The Passover Lamb as a forepicture of the Messiah (Exodus 12:21)
  2. The Messiah’s Death in Isaiah 53:5
  3. The Messiah’s Resurrection in Psalm 16:10
  • They must have realised how superficial and shallow their knowledge of Scripture had been.

 

b. Opened Eyes (v.31)

  • Why were they not able to recognise the Lord Jesus Christ?
    Possible reasons:

⃝ They were not expecting Christ to be alive. (cf. Mary Magdalene, John 20:14-16)

⃝ Jesus appeared in a different form, or God caused the disciples to see a different form. (cf. Mark 16:12; Luke 24:16, 31)

 

  • Why would God deliberately keep them from recognising Jesus? (cf. vv.9-11; Mark 16:13,14)

⃝ Verse 25 – “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.”

⃝ It was probably due to their lack of faith. (cf. Matthew 13:13,14)

 

  • Their eyes were opened when Jesus took bread, blessed it, break it and gave to them. 

He had done this before in:

  1. Multiplying the five loaves and two fishes (Luke 9:16)
  2. Instituting the Lord’s Supper (Luke 22:19)

 

The lesson: The importance of faith

 

  1. The Delighted Disciples’ Testimony (vv.32-35) 
  • They could not wait until the next day to relate everything to the rest of the disciples!
  • We should be just as excited about sharing the Gospel with others,
    as these two disciples were.

 

Application:

Dedicate yourself anew to the Risen Saviour: To serve Him, to tell others about Him, to study His Word diligently, and to live by faith in Him!

 

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