This Changes Everything, Part 7
Emmaus Road U-turns
Luke 24:13-36 (NKJV)
What causes followers to walk away?
• Walking by ____________________ not faith
And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?” v. 17
• Losing _________________
But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see. vv. 21-24
• Letting Personal __________________ Determine ___________________________
• Stop _________________ God for ______________________
GOOD NEWS:
1. JESUS MEETS US ____________________________
So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him. vv. 15,16
2. JESUS _____________________________
‘‘Faith is to believe what you do not see, the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.’‘ Augustine
• Based on the _____________________
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. v. 27
• According to God’s ________________________
Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight. vv. 30-31
3. JESUS __________________________________
And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, vv. 32,33