In the previous interactions with Jesus, they still didn't recognize him. He was explaining the prophecies to them and they were ignorant of his identity. It wasn't until after that they realize. Hindsight they were probably kicking themselves a little. Read: Luke 24:28-35 Notes: When they get to their destination, they had to ask Jesus to stay.After saying a[...]
If there was a moment in scripture that I would love to be more than 2 sentences, it's this moment right here. Jesus has the ultimate teaching moment with his followers. He explains how he fulfills the Old Testament prophecies. This is something I researched for over a year and there's so much more to learn. Guarantee is the study that I wrote on what I learned. R[...]
They had heard the news but didn't seem to truly believe yet because they talk about how they had hoped he would be the one. Or they were just disappointed in their own expectations for what they were putting hope in. Read: Luke 24:21-25 Notes: The disciples were sharing their disappointment in that Jesus didn't redeem Israel. They believed the womenThen J[...]
Can you imagine just walking along and suddenly Jesus is chatting with you? I like to think this is really how we spend our lives with God surrounding us and we all just chat, but at this moment, Jesus was appearing to the disciples. Read: Luke 24:13-20 Notes: Emmaus town about 7 miles from JerusalemCleopas was one of the men chatting. Lesser know follower o[...]
Sometimes people tell you something and it's easy to forget. But if you witnessed someone raise a dead person and then heard them say they would themselves rise from the dead, don't you think you'd remember that? I'm guessing that most people would at least be waiting in skepticism. But Jesus' followers just were sad and kept thinking about themselves. They were thinking[...]
Have you heard enough of the story? I know Easter was yesterday, but let's keep going. We skipped a study on Good Friday, mostly because family time and breaks are important. But it's Monday and we're going back into Luke. This time it's the Resurrection and Jesus appearing to His friends. I think this might be my favorite part of the story. Read: Luke 24:1-7 N[...]
Friday was dark. Saturday was quiet. But Sunday was coming. And sadly, Jesus' followers were emotional, exhausted, afraid, and not remembering what He had promised. He promised that He would fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. He wouldn't be dead for long. Read: Luke 23:50-56 Notes: Joseph from Arimathea - was not a servant of Jesus but ended up serving hi[...]