" Welcome to Emmaus ! " -- Luke 24: 13-35

Sermon notes:

 

Welcome to Emmaus!  (Luke 24:13-35)

I.     What did Jesus teach the Emmaus disciples about the Old Testament while on the road?

A.  The _______________ of the righteous (vv.26-27; Luke 11:51).

B.  God’s _______________ of the righteous (Genesis 3:15; Deuteronomy 32:36; Job 19:25; Psalm 37:6-7; Isaiah 54:17; etc.).

C.  What should the disciples have expected concerning Christ, and what should we expect (v.26; John 15:18; 2 Timothy 3:12; Luke 18:7)?

 

II.    Christ’s teaching alone was not sufficient for recognition of His presence (v.16).

A.  _____________ becomes the place where Jesus is recognized (vv.30-31,35).

B.  However, Christ’s teaching is a necessary _________________ for recognizing Jesus in the meal (vv.25-27; 1 Corinthians 11:27-30).

C.  The importance of meals in Scripture:  *Eden; *Passover; Temple meals; Sabbath meals; *Christ’s table fellowship; *Lord’s Supper; *Emmaus meal. 

(*teaching accompanies the meal).

III.   The Emmaus meal inaugurates the meal fellowship of the Christian community.

A.  It signals the _______________ of the kingdom of God (Luke 22:14-18). 

B.  It signals the _______________ of the Kingdom.  

1.  It takes place ____________ Jerusalem (v.28; Acts 1:8).

2.  The Emmaus disciples are not among the eleven (Acts 2:42; 20:7).

C.  It signals our _______________ in the Kingdom (1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:23-32).

1.  Divine Service =  the Lord’s Teaching + the Lord’s Table.

2.  The church, with the opened eyes of faith, knows that until His return, our Lord will be _____________ and yet _____________ in His Divine Service (Matthew 28:20).