On a dusty road to Emmaus, just about 8 miles east of Jerusalem, Jesus walked with two disciples and shared a message of hope to them. They were despondent after seeing Jesus crucified and Jesus tried to correct their misunderstanding as they walked. So engrossed were they in their own feelings that they didn’t recognise who they were talking to until Jesus blessed the food at the table and they saw the scars in His hands. These two people that Jesus picked to walk and talk with represent those of us who on the journey of life have questions as life doesn’t not always turn out as we planned.

<p>On a dusty road to Emmaus, just about 8 miles east of Jerusalem, Jesus walked with two disciples and shared a message of hope to them. They were despondent after seeing Jesus crucified and Jesus tried to correct their misunderstanding as they walked. So engrossed were they in their own feelings that they didn’t recognise who they were talking to until Jesus blessed the food at the table and they saw the scars in His hands. These two people that Jesus picked to walk and talk with represent those of us who on the journey of life have questions as life doesn’t not always turn out as we planned.</p>

Lineage Journey

Adam Ramdin

Lineage Season 4: Manger to Messiah

01 The Birth of Jesus Christ

02 The Wise Men

03 Jesus: The Temple Visit

04 Jesus: Baptism & Wilderness Experience

05 The Wedding at Cana

06 The Pool of Bethesda

07 John the Baptist

08 Jesus Rejected in Nazareth

09 Calling the Disciples

10 The Sermon on the Mount

11 Peace, Be Still

12 Healed Demoniacs Witness in Decapolis

13 Feeding the 5000

14 Lazarus: Raised From The Dead

15 The Good Samaritan

16 Signs of the Times: Matthew 24

17 The Garden of Gethsemane

18 In Pilate’s Judgment Hall

19 Calvary: Jesus’ Sacrifice for the World

20 He Is Risen

21 The Walk to Emmaus

22 Peter Restored By Jesus At Galilee


🎵 music 🎵 On the afternoon of the day of the resurrection, 2 disciples were headed to Emmaus, a small town about 8 miles west of Jerusalem. Today scholars are divided as to the exact location, with there being 3 possible locations, and we are standing here today in Abu Ghosh. These disciples would no doubt have gone to Jerusalem for the Passover, but now they are heading home with confused minds and troubled hearts. They would have heard about the death and resurrection of Jesus, but would have been unsure about the latter, as it could have been hearsay. [♪ music ♪ They had not made much distance when they were met in their journey by a stranger.

They were so absorbed in their despondency and disappointment that they hadn't taken time to notice his physical appearance. Jesus, listening to their gloomy conversation, longed to bring them some hope and asked them why they were sad. 1 of the disciples, Cleopas, turned to him and asked if he was the only person in Jerusalem who hadn't heard the talk of the town. In verse 21 of chapter 24 of Luke, he then proceeded to say how Jesus had been crucified, and then he said we trusted that he was the 1 who would have redeemed Israel. 🎵 People had many expectations of Jesus, 1 of which was He would free them of their subjugation and bondage to the Roman Empire, that He would use His supernatural powers to defeat them.

These hopes and dreams were dashed, however, when they saw Jesus crucified on the cross. Sometimes our hopes and our dreams are not the same as God's, and He uses disappointment to merely redirect us to a better plan in life. He uses disappointment to merely redirect us to a better plan in life. Jesus listened some more to them retelling the story of His own death, and then in verse 27 He began to expound to them what Moses and all the prophets had written. Often we only hear what we want to hear, we only read and pay attention to the parts that appeal to us, but Jesus showed clearly how the Messiah was to have no earthly kingdom, how he came to serve, demonstrate true love, and how he came to die.

[♪ music ♪ Arriving here in Emmaus, Jesus wished to go on in his journey, but he was persuaded by them to stay a little longer and eat some food. Here we see the importance of hospitality, for unbeknownst to us we might be entertaining angels unawares. As Jesus took the food and broke the bread and blessed it, they saw his hands and the nail scars in his hands, and realized that it was Jesus. No doubt they wanted to bow down and worship Him, but in the moment they realized who it was, Jesus vanished. [♪ music ♪ They then returned to Jerusalem with a testimony to share, and they find the house where the 11 disciples are, and they explain that Jesus has risen, and right then, in their midst, Jesus appears and says, Peace!

He holds out his hands and encourages them to touch him and see that he is real and that he is not a spirit. They see the scars in his hand for the first time and now they know that it is Jesus. He then eats with them and spends time teaching, training, and educating them. Both at the table in Emmaus and with his disciples, Jesus uses his scars to prove his identity. Jesus has supernatural power and is not bound to keep his scars, but he chooses to do so as they tell a key story about who he is as a person.

In heaven we will continue to look on these scars as they tell a story about his immense love for us, about the high cost of sin, and the sacrifice that Jesus made. May our hearts burn within us as we hear this story, and may it compel us to surrender our hearts to him. ♪ you

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Lineage Season 4: Manger to Messiah

21 The Walk to Emmaus

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Other Teachings in Series

01 The Birth of Jesus Christ

4m

02 The Wise Men

4m

03 Jesus: The Temple Visit

4m

04 Jesus: Baptism & Wilderness Experience

4m

05 The Wedding at Cana

4m

06 The Pool of Bethesda

4m

07 John the Baptist

5m

08 Jesus Rejected in Nazareth

4m

09 Calling the Disciples

4m

10 The Sermon on the Mount

4m

11 Peace, Be Still

3m

12 Healed Demoniacs Witness in Decapolis

4m

13 Feeding the 5000

4m

14 Lazarus: Raised From The Dead

5m

15 The Good Samaritan

5m

16 Signs of the Times: Matthew 24

5m

17 The Garden of Gethsemane

5m

18 In Pilate’s Judgment Hall

5m

19 Calvary: Jesus’ Sacrifice for the World

5m

20 He Is Risen

6m

21 The Walk to Emmaus

5m

22 Peter Restored By Jesus At Galilee

5m

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