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… Luke 24, starting in verse 13, here's what we read. Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. And they talked as they walked together of all these things which had happened. So it was while they conversed and reasoned that, look at this, Jesus himself. It's Easter afternoon. Jesus is just taking a walk, just taking a stroll. He did his laundry. He folded up his linens. He's cruising. Now he's looking for some cardio, apparently. Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained so that they did not know him. And he said to them, what kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad? My family and I took a mission trip this past year, 2025. It was May. We went to Bolivia. we've been supporting and sponsoring some compassion children for many, many years. And we had the great privilege of going to meet these children whose photographs have been on our refrigerators for, I mean, almost what, six, seven years. We've had these children grow up on our refrigerators, written back and forth to them. And so to get to go and meet them and to get to go and hug them and compassion even arranged for us to get to take one of them to the zoo. It was her birthday that day and to have a cake for her. And we were, it was just, it was such a beautiful, …
… listeners. So let's hold on to that definition and then let's read the text. Luke 24, starting in verse 13. I'll have it on the screen if that's helpful. That very day, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing them. And he said to them, what is this conversation that you're holding with each other as you walk? And they stood still looking sad. Then one of them named Cleopas answered, Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem? Does not know the things that have happened there in these days? He said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it's now the third day since these things happened. …
but after jesus was resurrected from the dead on the day he got up from the grave he did something so strange and i want to share it with you today it's found in luke chapter 24 verse 13 through 35 we won't read all of that if you're doing the math we won't read all of that but i wanted to give you the homework as well because when the sermon is over then you can begin to live it out. Luke chapter 24, verse 13. And if you haven't found it by now, we're just going to do it on the screen. The Bible says, now that same day, two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. And as they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them. Tell your neighbor, you can't see him, but he's with me. Come on, tell them again. …
… I want to read in your hearing from that 24th chapter, from the New International Version, verses 13 through 32. Luke chapter 24, verses 13 through 32. And when you have found that, if you're physically able, would you stand with us together? We might reverence the reading of the Word of God from Luke chapter 24, beginning in verse number 13. Listen for the Word of the Lord. Now the same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. And as they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them. But they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, what are you discussing together as you walk along? They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them named Cleopas asked him, are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? …