![]() Jesus' resurrection changes our witness (Luke 24:45-49).Īs Jesus revealed His true identity to His disciples, He taught them a very important truth. ![]() In your personal devotions, family Bible studies, Sunday school classes, small group sessions, age-based ministries, and group Bible studies, be aware of the resurrection theme running throughout Scripture. God loves to orchestrate scenes that point forward to the resurrection of Jesus while leaving the greatest glory for the resurrection itself. Watch how God takes his people through good-as-dead experiences, such as Isaac's sacrifice, Joseph's imprisonment, and Daniel's den of lions. This was the best Bible study ever! The Old Testament promised and prophesied the whole point: Jesus' resurrection.Īpplication: Study your Bible with the resurrection in mind. He began with the books of Moses (the Pentateuch) and led them through the Prophets (ending with Malachi). Jesus walked the men through the entire Old Testament to tell them how it all refers to Him, His death and suffering, and His resurrection and glory (24:27, 44). If there were any conversation in history you would want to overhear, this would be the one. Staying in stealth mode with His two disciples, Jesus "the stranger" called them a couple of fools and began a Bible study during the journey. Jesus' resurrection changes our Bible study (Luke 24:25-44). Talk about it this week with the same excitement as if it just happened. Let Jesus' resurrection change your conversation. Do not allow your understanding and presentation of the gospel to be about the death of Jesus alone. Don't treat the resurrection as some cold truth you've always heard. Notice that their conversation wasn't just about the details of the resurrection, but also about who He was supposed to be, His life, His death, and what it all meant.Īpplication: The truth of the resurrection is just as shocking today as it was the day it occurred. A stranger began to walk with them (Jesus incognito), and they were astounded to learn this man had apparently not heard about the resurrection. It was about the resurrection of Jesus, obviously the most shocking news they had ever heard. Two of Jesus' disciples walk together down a seven-mile stretch of road, having a conversation. Jesus' resurrection changes our conversations (Luke 24:13-24). You may believe it, but do you understand how it changes your life? You may comprehend the theology behind it, but has it yet changed your behavior? Luke 24 shows us how Jesus' resurrection does this. The resurrection is history-making, earth-shaking, life-transforming, and eternity-changing truth. The resurrection is scientifically impossible, but historically true. If we aren't in awe of the resurrection of Jesus as a historical event, we may only see it as a fairytale. ![]() This has never happened before! Or has it? You browse the internet, and everyone is posting and blogging about it. You go to work and everyone is talking about it. As you change the channel, you discover this news is the subject on every station. The anchor explains that this famous person has come back to life! The nation is in shock. Imagine a few days later as you watch your favorite news station, a breaking news alert interrupts. Think about the most famous person who died recently, someone whose death made every newspaper and television news broadcast. The resurrection isn't just a doctrine to believe, but a truth should change our behavior. The resurrection also changes our practical living. That truth changes our faith, theology, and life. Jesus is the risen King who is victorious over death, recognized by His disciples, validated by Scripture, and enthroned over all creation. Scriptures: Luke 24:13-49 Connection to the Theme Sermon: The Resurrection Changes Everything.Sermon: Snakebite: The Judgment of Sin and the Cross of Christ.Sermon: The Prophet, Priest, and King of Miracles.
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