WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.399 at verse 13. 00:00:10.640 --> 00:00:16.379 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus about seven miles 00:00:16.379 --> 00:00:17.300 from Jerusalem. 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:21.219 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 00:00:21.940 --> 00:00:26.900 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and 00:00:26.900 --> 00:00:28.019 walked along with them. 00:00:28.019 --> 00:00:32.000 But they were kept from recognizing him. 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:36.179 He asked them, what are you discussing together as you walk along? 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:40.519 They stood still, their faces downcast. 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:46.960 One of them named Cleopas asked him, are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not 00:00:46.960 --> 00:00:49.640 know the things that have happened here in these days? 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:52.120 What things, he asked. 00:00:52.659 --> 00:00:54.859 About Jesus of Nazareth, they replied. 00:00:54.859 --> 00:00:59.140 He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 00:00:59.799 --> 00:01:04.120 The chief priests and the rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death and they crucified 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:04.560 him. 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:08.319 But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. 00:01:09.799 --> 00:01:14.620 And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 00:01:14.620 --> 00:01:18.140 In addition, some of our women amazed us. 00:01:18.800 --> 00:01:22.439 They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. 00:01:23.320 --> 00:01:28.760 They came and told us what they had seen, a vision of angels who said he was alive. 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:34.500 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said. 00:01:35.080 --> 00:01:37.859 But they did not see Jesus. 00:01:39.219 --> 00:01:44.800 He said to them, how foolish you are and slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. 00:01:45.939 --> 00:01:50.180 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? 00:01:50.180 --> 00:01:55.780 And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the 00:01:55.780 --> 00:01:57.460 scriptures concerning himself. 00:01:58.920 --> 00:02:04.740 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued as on as if he was 00:02:04.740 --> 00:02:05.520 going further. 00:02:06.360 --> 00:02:12.500 But they urged him strongly, stay with us for it is nearly evening, the day is almost over. 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:15.480 So he went in to stay with them. 00:02:15.479 --> 00:02:24.780 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give 00:02:24.780 --> 00:02:25.259 it to them. 00:02:26.219 --> 00:02:32.239 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him and he disappeared from their sight. 00:02:33.239 --> 00:02:38.979 They asked each other, were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the 00:02:38.979 --> 00:02:41.280 road and opened the scriptures to us? 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:46.000 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:51.860 There they found the eleven and those with them assembled together and saying, it is true, 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.400 the Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon. 00:02:56.599 --> 00:03:05.420 Then the two told what had happened on the way and how Jesus was recognized by them when he 00:03:05.420 --> 00:03:06.840 broke the bread. 00:03:06.840 --> 00:03:13.599 Well, let's pray and ask for God's help as we look at his word together. 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:32.759 Father, thank you for your word, for Luke's account, these eyewitness accounts of the risen 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:33.759 Lord Jesus. 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:44.979 And yet we recognize that as we come to our word, that we need you by your Holy Spirit to open 00:03:44.979 --> 00:03:46.179 up our eyes. 00:03:47.259 --> 00:03:50.780 For we too want to see Jesus. 00:03:52.780 --> 00:03:58.979 We want to love him, obey him and follow him. 00:03:58.979 --> 00:04:12.319 Father, may your spirit descend with power so that our hearts might burn, burn with a love 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:19.879 for you and burn with a joy that the Saviour has risen. 00:04:21.159 --> 00:04:23.759 Help us, we ask in Jesus' name. 00:04:24.759 --> 00:04:25.259 Amen. 00:04:25.259 --> 00:04:25.319 Amen. 00:04:28.980 --> 00:04:34.020 Well, the most amazing event in history has just happened. 00:04:35.080 --> 00:04:39.520 Remember what the angel said to the women as they came to the tomb looking for Jesus? 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:42.960 Look back at chapter 24, verse 5. 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:50.939 Why do you look for the living among the dead? 00:04:51.939 --> 00:04:53.460 He is not here. 00:04:53.939 --> 00:04:55.819 He has risen. 00:04:55.819 --> 00:05:01.019 Listen, this is the climax of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. 00:05:01.899 --> 00:05:05.599 We followed and watched as Jesus has died on the cross. 00:05:06.180 --> 00:05:10.480 We have seen how Jesus has been laid and buried in an empty tomb. 00:05:10.980 --> 00:05:17.819 Now, three days later, we are greeted with this earth-shattering, life-transforming, glorious 00:05:17.819 --> 00:05:21.560 news that Jesus is risen from the dead. 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:26.259 But no one has yet seen the risen Jesus. 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:35.660 All the evidence so far points to the fact that he has risen, but nobody has seen Jesus. 00:05:35.660 --> 00:05:44.240 Well, all that is about to change as Jesus now embarks on another journey with two people. 00:05:44.920 --> 00:05:46.360 One we know the name of. 00:05:46.420 --> 00:05:47.540 His name is Cleopas. 00:05:47.640 --> 00:05:50.740 The other, was it his friend or perhaps his wife? 00:05:50.840 --> 00:05:51.520 We don't know. 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:58.480 But on this journey, as Jesus walks with them, he makes himself known to them. 00:05:58.480 --> 00:06:01.780 And we read these wonderful words, verse 31, 00:06:03.180 --> 00:06:10.300 As they walked along, then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus. 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:16.280 Now, I think Luke is inviting us to walk this same journey. 00:06:16.900 --> 00:06:21.500 Because this journey is also our journey. 00:06:21.500 --> 00:06:29.939 As we walk with these two travellers, we too will come to experience and see the risen Jesus. 00:06:30.339 --> 00:06:39.500 It's a journey that begins with great disappointment, but it ends with burning hearts. 00:06:40.779 --> 00:06:48.300 So put on your boots, tie up your laces, and let's go for a walk. 00:06:48.300 --> 00:06:54.020 First, disappointed by Jesus. 00:06:54.939 --> 00:06:56.740 Look back at verse 13. 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:02.379 Now that same day, so this is Easter Sunday morning, 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:07.939 two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 00:07:08.460 --> 00:07:11.460 They had come to Jerusalem with great hopes, 00:07:12.220 --> 00:07:16.600 but now they were leaving with heavy hearts. 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:17.720 Verse 14. 00:07:17.900 --> 00:07:21.040 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened, 00:07:21.180 --> 00:07:25.920 about, do you remember how the crowds had welcomed Jesus as King, 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:29.900 but only a few days later they were now crying out, 00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:31.300 Crucify Him! 00:07:33.500 --> 00:07:34.300 Verse 15. 00:07:34.360 --> 00:07:37.439 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, 00:07:38.660 --> 00:07:41.900 Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them. 00:07:41.899 --> 00:07:46.719 But they were kept from recognizing Him. 00:07:47.859 --> 00:07:49.539 More on that later. 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:51.120 He asked them, 00:07:51.620 --> 00:07:55.620 What are you discussing together as you walk along? 00:07:57.060 --> 00:07:58.679 They stood still, 00:07:59.679 --> 00:08:02.500 their faces downcast. 00:08:02.500 --> 00:08:08.980 Everything they had built their life upon has come crashing down. 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:11.920 Dejected and depressed, 00:08:12.060 --> 00:08:14.000 they are disappointed with Jesus. 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:16.600 They are so disheartened, 00:08:16.980 --> 00:08:19.759 they can't even recognize Him, 00:08:19.819 --> 00:08:20.699 though He's with them. 00:08:21.680 --> 00:08:22.199 Why? 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:24.720 Why can't they see Jesus? 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:27.600 Well, let me give you two reasons. 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:29.060 First, 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:33.220 they have false hopes about Jesus. 00:08:33.420 --> 00:08:34.540 Look at verse 21. 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:38.500 It's kind of comical, 00:08:38.899 --> 00:08:39.480 the scene. 00:08:40.340 --> 00:08:42.080 They're talking to the risen Jesus, 00:08:42.220 --> 00:08:42.879 verse 21, 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:43.420 and they said, 00:08:43.860 --> 00:08:46.399 We had hoped that Jesus was the one 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:48.080 who was going to redeem Israel. 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:52.740 Jesus was their hope. 00:08:52.740 --> 00:08:54.060 Remember, 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:57.220 Israel was under the might and authority of their enemies, 00:08:57.360 --> 00:08:58.220 the Roman Empire. 00:08:58.779 --> 00:09:01.340 Now this Jesus person had come along. 00:09:01.740 --> 00:09:02.639 Verse 19, 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:04.299 He was a prophet, 00:09:04.700 --> 00:09:06.940 powerful in word and deed, 00:09:07.060 --> 00:09:08.460 before God and all the people. 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:10.360 He was teaching great things. 00:09:10.680 --> 00:09:12.419 He was doing mighty miracles. 00:09:13.019 --> 00:09:14.680 He was their hope. 00:09:15.620 --> 00:09:16.600 In their minds, 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:18.840 He was going to come and kick the Romans out 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:19.980 and redeem Israel. 00:09:20.620 --> 00:09:21.080 But, 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:22.120 verse 20, 00:09:22.740 --> 00:09:24.820 the chief priests and our rulers 00:09:24.820 --> 00:09:27.379 handed Him over to be sentenced to death 00:09:27.379 --> 00:09:30.039 and they crucified Him. 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:33.200 Their powerful rescuing King 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:35.039 was now dead. 00:09:36.039 --> 00:09:37.980 The one to restore and redeem 00:09:37.980 --> 00:09:39.659 was broken and defeated. 00:09:40.379 --> 00:09:42.680 As Jesus died on the cross, 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.519 their dreams were completely shattered. 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:49.720 They had false hopes. 00:09:50.659 --> 00:09:54.019 But they also had false expectations. 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:56.779 Look at verse 22. 00:09:57.860 --> 00:09:58.519 In addition, 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:00.379 they're still talking to Jesus, 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:00.879 of course. 00:10:00.980 --> 00:10:01.259 He said, 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:03.120 Some of our women amazed us. 00:10:03.199 --> 00:10:05.039 They went to the tomb early this morning, 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:07.579 but didn't find His body. 00:10:07.699 --> 00:10:08.879 They came and told us 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:10.500 that they had seen a vision of angels 00:10:10.500 --> 00:10:11.399 who said, 00:10:11.980 --> 00:10:13.059 Jesus was alive. 00:10:13.059 --> 00:10:16.399 Now, 00:10:16.519 --> 00:10:18.099 resurrection implies 00:10:18.099 --> 00:10:20.559 that the person 00:10:20.559 --> 00:10:22.519 must first die. 00:10:23.519 --> 00:10:26.199 And for these couple of disciples, 00:10:26.699 --> 00:10:28.619 that's a huge problem. 00:10:29.339 --> 00:10:31.879 If you claim to be God's king 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:34.319 and you die, 00:10:35.099 --> 00:10:36.319 that's a problem. 00:10:37.059 --> 00:10:38.439 Jesus is meant to be the one 00:10:38.439 --> 00:10:39.939 with absolute power 00:10:39.939 --> 00:10:41.639 and supreme authority. 00:10:41.639 --> 00:10:43.159 He's victorious, 00:10:43.460 --> 00:10:44.279 not defeated. 00:10:44.740 --> 00:10:45.799 He's the ruler, 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:46.960 not a failure. 00:10:47.319 --> 00:10:48.279 He's powerful, 00:10:48.659 --> 00:10:49.399 not weak. 00:10:49.659 --> 00:10:51.620 He's the redeeming hero. 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:53.860 The only thing 00:10:53.860 --> 00:10:55.360 the resurrection implies 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:56.259 to them is 00:10:56.259 --> 00:10:58.220 that Jesus has died 00:10:58.220 --> 00:11:00.360 and Messiahs aren't meant to die. 00:11:01.220 --> 00:11:02.879 What good is a resurrection 00:11:02.879 --> 00:11:04.559 when you've just been defeated 00:11:04.559 --> 00:11:05.439 by your enemies? 00:11:06.659 --> 00:11:07.980 It's too little, 00:11:08.639 --> 00:11:09.500 too late. 00:11:09.500 --> 00:11:11.539 You see, 00:11:11.620 --> 00:11:12.320 they had hoped 00:11:12.320 --> 00:11:14.279 that Jesus would redeem Israel. 00:11:14.679 --> 00:11:16.159 They expected Jesus 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:17.580 to defeat their enemies. 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:20.320 But Jesus has been crushed, 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:21.500 defeated, 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:24.179 shamed by hanging on a cross, 00:11:24.620 --> 00:11:25.820 mocked by the sign 00:11:25.820 --> 00:11:27.019 that hangs above Him, 00:11:27.340 --> 00:11:28.419 King of the Jews. 00:11:29.919 --> 00:11:31.700 Jesus has failed them 00:11:31.700 --> 00:11:32.840 spectacularly. 00:11:32.840 --> 00:11:35.080 Look at the end 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:35.980 of verse 17. 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:37.259 They stood still, 00:11:38.519 --> 00:11:40.899 their faces downcast. 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:43.220 They are disappointed 00:11:43.220 --> 00:11:44.680 with Jesus. 00:11:45.560 --> 00:11:46.960 Everything they had built 00:11:46.960 --> 00:11:47.980 their life upon 00:11:47.980 --> 00:11:50.100 has come crashing down 00:11:50.100 --> 00:11:51.100 around their feet. 00:11:51.100 --> 00:11:56.940 Do you ever feel 00:11:56.940 --> 00:11:58.180 this way about Jesus? 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:00.340 I do. 00:12:02.180 --> 00:12:03.820 An unexpected illness 00:12:03.820 --> 00:12:04.460 comes 00:12:04.460 --> 00:12:06.100 and we hope 00:12:06.100 --> 00:12:06.800 that Jesus 00:12:06.800 --> 00:12:08.139 will heal us. 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:10.300 We face 00:12:10.300 --> 00:12:11.580 financial pressures 00:12:11.580 --> 00:12:12.019 or 00:12:12.019 --> 00:12:14.279 some family concern 00:12:14.279 --> 00:12:15.320 and we expect 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:16.200 Jesus to just 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:16.960 take it away, 00:12:17.420 --> 00:12:18.600 make it all better. 00:12:18.600 --> 00:12:21.399 But instead of healing, 00:12:22.580 --> 00:12:23.120 the sickness 00:12:23.120 --> 00:12:24.360 seems to progress. 00:12:25.379 --> 00:12:26.879 Instead of deliverance, 00:12:27.460 --> 00:12:28.740 God's only answer 00:12:28.740 --> 00:12:29.100 is 00:12:29.100 --> 00:12:30.480 more trials. 00:12:31.659 --> 00:12:32.800 We pray more, 00:12:32.899 --> 00:12:33.800 we believe more, 00:12:33.899 --> 00:12:34.080 but 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:35.600 the suffering 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:37.060 seems to go on. 00:12:38.500 --> 00:12:39.220 Our hopes 00:12:39.220 --> 00:12:40.100 are gradually 00:12:40.100 --> 00:12:40.700 shattered 00:12:40.700 --> 00:12:41.360 and our 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:42.399 expectations 00:12:42.399 --> 00:12:43.200 of Jesus 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:44.180 are brutally 00:12:44.180 --> 00:12:44.899 destroyed. 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:46.160 Like these 00:12:46.160 --> 00:12:47.139 two disciples, 00:12:47.139 --> 00:12:49.199 we stand 00:12:49.199 --> 00:12:49.699 still, 00:12:51.059 --> 00:12:51.720 our faces 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:52.620 downcast. 00:12:53.699 --> 00:12:55.179 We're disappointed 00:12:55.179 --> 00:12:56.120 with Jesus. 00:12:57.340 --> 00:12:58.580 Where are you, 00:12:58.720 --> 00:12:58.980 Jesus? 00:12:59.960 --> 00:13:00.939 What are you 00:13:00.939 --> 00:13:01.460 doing, 00:13:01.699 --> 00:13:02.000 Jesus? 00:13:02.639 --> 00:13:03.519 You said 00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:03.899 you were 00:13:03.899 --> 00:13:04.319 King, 00:13:04.460 --> 00:13:05.580 the all-powerful, 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:06.639 all-healing, 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:07.899 all-delivering 00:13:07.899 --> 00:13:08.500 God. 00:13:08.500 --> 00:13:11.379 But slowly 00:13:11.379 --> 00:13:12.159 over time, 00:13:12.259 --> 00:13:12.879 the struggles 00:13:12.879 --> 00:13:13.799 and suffering 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:15.399 cause us 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:16.019 to doubt 00:13:16.019 --> 00:13:17.059 that Jesus 00:13:17.059 --> 00:13:17.779 is who 00:13:17.779 --> 00:13:18.340 he claims 00:13:18.340 --> 00:13:18.840 to be. 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:21.299 And if 00:13:21.299 --> 00:13:21.759 he is 00:13:21.759 --> 00:13:22.539 the so-called 00:13:22.539 --> 00:13:23.039 King, 00:13:24.139 --> 00:13:26.399 we can't 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:27.039 really trust 00:13:27.039 --> 00:13:27.279 him. 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:29.620 We're left 00:13:29.620 --> 00:13:30.799 disappointed 00:13:30.799 --> 00:13:32.519 with Jesus. 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:38.039 But as 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:38.439 we go 00:13:38.439 --> 00:13:39.019 along this 00:13:39.019 --> 00:13:39.379 journey, 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:39.939 not only 00:13:39.939 --> 00:13:40.279 do we 00:13:40.279 --> 00:13:40.720 see that 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:41.019 we can 00:13:41.019 --> 00:13:41.199 be 00:13:41.199 --> 00:13:41.899 disappointed, 00:13:42.319 --> 00:13:42.759 but we 00:13:42.759 --> 00:13:43.340 are actually 00:13:43.340 --> 00:13:44.159 confronted 00:13:44.159 --> 00:13:45.079 by the 00:13:45.079 --> 00:13:45.340 risen 00:13:45.340 --> 00:13:45.759 Jesus. 00:13:47.059 --> 00:13:47.679 The 00:13:47.679 --> 00:13:48.019 wonderful 00:13:48.019 --> 00:13:48.439 thing 00:13:48.439 --> 00:13:48.740 about 00:13:48.740 --> 00:13:49.079 this 00:13:49.079 --> 00:13:49.480 journey 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:50.000 is 00:13:50.000 --> 00:13:51.439 Jesus 00:13:51.439 --> 00:13:52.100 actually 00:13:52.100 --> 00:13:52.639 meets 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:52.980 us 00:13:52.980 --> 00:13:53.699 in our 00:13:53.699 --> 00:13:54.860 disappointments. 00:13:55.379 --> 00:13:55.759 Look 00:13:55.759 --> 00:13:56.220 back to 00:13:56.220 --> 00:13:57.019 verse 15. 00:13:57.019 --> 00:13:59.860 As they 00:13:59.860 --> 00:14:00.659 talked and 00:14:00.659 --> 00:14:01.159 discussed 00:14:01.159 --> 00:14:01.860 these things 00:14:01.860 --> 00:14:02.319 with each 00:14:02.319 --> 00:14:02.639 other, 00:14:03.379 --> 00:14:04.039 here they 00:14:04.039 --> 00:14:04.860 are filled 00:14:04.860 --> 00:14:06.079 with deep, 00:14:06.500 --> 00:14:07.699 heavy hearts, 00:14:08.600 --> 00:14:09.480 broken and 00:14:09.480 --> 00:14:10.319 dejected, 00:14:11.480 --> 00:14:12.039 and in the 00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:12.779 midst of all 00:14:12.779 --> 00:14:13.079 of their 00:14:13.079 --> 00:14:13.919 brokenness, 00:14:14.539 --> 00:14:15.279 verse 15, 00:14:15.460 --> 00:14:15.819 Jesus 00:14:15.819 --> 00:14:17.559 himself came 00:14:17.559 --> 00:14:18.840 up and 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:20.360 walked along 00:14:20.360 --> 00:14:21.220 with them. 00:14:21.939 --> 00:14:22.799 How comforting 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:23.460 is that? 00:14:24.439 --> 00:14:25.059 He doesn't 00:14:25.059 --> 00:14:25.759 ignore their 00:14:25.759 --> 00:14:26.519 situation. 00:14:27.019 --> 00:14:28.100 He's not 00:14:28.100 --> 00:14:28.679 immune to 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:29.519 their heartache 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:29.879 and their 00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:30.299 pain. 00:14:31.980 --> 00:14:32.319 Jesus 00:14:32.319 --> 00:14:33.240 draws 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:33.899 alongside 00:14:33.899 --> 00:14:34.659 us in 00:14:34.659 --> 00:14:35.199 grace 00:14:35.199 --> 00:14:37.899 and gently 00:14:37.899 --> 00:14:38.799 confronts 00:14:38.799 --> 00:14:39.259 us. 00:14:41.019 --> 00:14:41.699 First, 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:43.579 he gently 00:14:43.579 --> 00:14:44.899 rebukes 00:14:44.899 --> 00:14:45.340 us. 00:14:46.259 --> 00:14:46.620 Go to 00:14:46.620 --> 00:14:47.379 verse 25. 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:48.240 Jesus has 00:14:48.240 --> 00:14:48.840 been listening 00:14:48.840 --> 00:14:49.840 carefully to 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:51.360 all their 00:14:51.360 --> 00:14:52.120 concerns. 00:14:52.779 --> 00:14:53.139 And he 00:14:53.139 --> 00:14:53.899 responds to 00:14:53.899 --> 00:14:54.079 them, 00:14:54.139 --> 00:14:54.819 verse 25, 00:14:54.819 --> 00:14:55.519 he said to 00:14:55.519 --> 00:14:55.699 them, 00:14:55.700 --> 00:14:57.700 how foolish 00:14:57.700 --> 00:14:58.420 you are. 00:14:59.680 --> 00:15:00.100 And how 00:15:00.100 --> 00:15:00.900 slow to 00:15:00.900 --> 00:15:01.759 believe all 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:02.160 that the 00:15:02.160 --> 00:15:02.800 prophets have 00:15:02.800 --> 00:15:03.220 spoken. 00:15:05.100 --> 00:15:05.700 You're not 00:15:05.700 --> 00:15:07.160 thinking 00:15:07.160 --> 00:15:08.300 clearly. 00:15:09.500 --> 00:15:10.259 You're not 00:15:10.259 --> 00:15:11.440 seeing things 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:12.000 as you 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:12.420 should. 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:13.820 You've lost 00:15:13.820 --> 00:15:14.560 your vision 00:15:14.560 --> 00:15:15.100 of who 00:15:15.100 --> 00:15:16.280 Jesus is. 00:15:17.060 --> 00:15:18.000 Verse 26, 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:18.860 did not 00:15:18.860 --> 00:15:19.620 the Messiah 00:15:19.620 --> 00:15:20.200 have to 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:20.820 suffer these 00:15:20.820 --> 00:15:21.460 things and 00:15:21.460 --> 00:15:22.600 then enter 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:23.399 his glory? 00:15:24.340 --> 00:15:24.919 And beginning 00:15:24.919 --> 00:15:25.659 with Moses 00:15:25.659 --> 00:15:26.259 and all the 00:15:26.259 --> 00:15:26.620 prophets, 00:15:27.139 --> 00:15:27.620 which is 00:15:27.620 --> 00:15:28.500 shorthand for 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:29.139 all the 00:15:29.139 --> 00:15:29.919 Old Testament, 00:15:30.740 --> 00:15:31.919 he explained 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:32.740 to them what 00:15:32.740 --> 00:15:33.600 was said in 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:34.340 all the 00:15:34.340 --> 00:15:34.799 scriptures 00:15:34.799 --> 00:15:35.639 concerning 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:36.220 himself. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:36.340 disciples. 00:15:38.540 --> 00:15:39.180 Now put 00:15:39.180 --> 00:15:39.820 yourself in 00:15:39.820 --> 00:15:40.420 the shoes of 00:15:40.420 --> 00:15:40.940 these two 00:15:40.940 --> 00:15:41.800 disciples and 00:15:41.800 --> 00:15:42.340 all that's 00:15:42.340 --> 00:15:43.000 gone on in 00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:43.160 their 00:15:43.160 --> 00:15:43.860 disappointment. 00:15:44.660 --> 00:15:45.440 What these 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:46.379 two disciples 00:15:46.379 --> 00:15:47.540 desperately need 00:15:47.540 --> 00:15:48.379 is to be 00:15:48.379 --> 00:15:49.379 able to see 00:15:49.379 --> 00:15:50.259 the risen 00:15:50.259 --> 00:15:50.740 Jesus. 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:52.480 And isn't 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:53.160 that what we 00:15:53.160 --> 00:15:53.960 long for in 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:55.200 our disappointments? 00:15:55.980 --> 00:15:56.680 In the midst 00:15:56.680 --> 00:15:57.500 of our troubles 00:15:57.500 --> 00:15:58.340 and struggles, 00:15:58.879 --> 00:16:00.100 maybe if 00:16:00.100 --> 00:16:01.060 Jesus just 00:16:01.060 --> 00:16:01.800 showed up 00:16:01.800 --> 00:16:03.220 just for 00:16:03.220 --> 00:16:04.200 one minute, 00:16:04.200 --> 00:16:05.000 just for 00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:06.120 thirty seconds, 00:16:06.300 --> 00:16:06.960 if the risen 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:07.900 Jesus just 00:16:07.900 --> 00:16:08.500 appeared, 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:09.780 then everything 00:16:09.780 --> 00:16:10.220 would be 00:16:10.220 --> 00:16:10.620 different. 00:16:14.360 --> 00:16:15.200 Well, as 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:15.940 Jesus gets 00:16:15.940 --> 00:16:17.100 alongside the 00:16:17.100 --> 00:16:17.920 downcast 00:16:17.920 --> 00:16:18.620 disciples, 00:16:19.540 --> 00:16:20.400 he does 00:16:20.400 --> 00:16:21.440 reveal himself, 00:16:21.580 --> 00:16:22.200 but look how 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:22.940 he does it. 00:16:23.520 --> 00:16:24.140 He doesn't 00:16:24.140 --> 00:16:24.980 just jump out 00:16:24.980 --> 00:16:25.640 of his magic 00:16:25.640 --> 00:16:26.320 box and go, 00:16:26.660 --> 00:16:27.200 surprise, 00:16:28.160 --> 00:16:28.960 here I am, 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:29.780 it's me, 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:30.660 Jesus. 00:16:32.700 --> 00:16:33.300 No, 00:16:33.299 --> 00:16:34.019 look at 00:16:34.019 --> 00:16:34.959 verse 27. 00:16:36.139 --> 00:16:36.719 And beginning 00:16:36.719 --> 00:16:37.659 with Moses 00:16:37.659 --> 00:16:38.539 and all 00:16:38.539 --> 00:16:39.219 the prophets, 00:16:40.059 --> 00:16:41.120 he explained 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:41.759 to them 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:43.039 what was 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:43.620 said in 00:16:43.620 --> 00:16:44.379 all the 00:16:44.379 --> 00:16:44.959 scriptures 00:16:44.959 --> 00:16:46.500 concerning 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:47.179 himself. 00:16:49.079 --> 00:16:49.799 Jesus 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:50.919 conducts 00:16:50.919 --> 00:16:51.539 a Bible 00:16:51.539 --> 00:16:52.039 study. 00:16:53.299 --> 00:16:53.740 Are you 00:16:53.740 --> 00:16:54.379 surprised? 00:16:55.579 --> 00:16:56.459 He takes 00:16:56.459 --> 00:16:57.039 them on a 00:16:57.039 --> 00:16:57.799 journey through 00:16:57.799 --> 00:16:58.479 the Old 00:16:58.479 --> 00:16:59.079 Testament, 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:00.740 pointing out 00:17:00.740 --> 00:17:01.319 who he is. 00:17:01.320 --> 00:17:01.940 as they 00:17:01.940 --> 00:17:02.700 walk along 00:17:02.700 --> 00:17:03.379 the road, 00:17:03.860 --> 00:17:04.180 Jesus 00:17:04.180 --> 00:17:05.000 began to 00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:05.740 teach them 00:17:05.740 --> 00:17:06.779 the Bible. 00:17:07.580 --> 00:17:08.059 We can 00:17:08.059 --> 00:17:08.720 imagine what 00:17:08.720 --> 00:17:09.080 he might 00:17:09.080 --> 00:17:09.620 have said, 00:17:10.420 --> 00:17:11.240 starting in 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:11.680 Genesis. 00:17:12.320 --> 00:17:12.620 See, 00:17:12.700 --> 00:17:13.039 Adam, 00:17:13.740 --> 00:17:13.980 well, 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:14.539 he was the 00:17:14.539 --> 00:17:14.840 one who 00:17:14.840 --> 00:17:15.600 failed the 00:17:15.600 --> 00:17:16.120 test in 00:17:16.120 --> 00:17:16.580 the Garden 00:17:16.580 --> 00:17:16.960 of Eden 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:17.440 and brought 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:18.019 the curse. 00:17:18.779 --> 00:17:19.600 But Jesus, 00:17:20.320 --> 00:17:20.580 well, 00:17:20.620 --> 00:17:21.059 he's the 00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:21.380 one who 00:17:21.380 --> 00:17:22.019 passed the 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:22.480 test in 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:22.960 the Garden 00:17:22.960 --> 00:17:23.799 of Gethsemane 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:24.620 and brings 00:17:24.620 --> 00:17:25.220 you blessing. 00:17:26.600 --> 00:17:27.120 Or, 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:28.119 look at 00:17:28.119 --> 00:17:28.759 the Exodus, 00:17:29.439 --> 00:17:29.979 the great 00:17:29.979 --> 00:17:30.699 rescue of 00:17:30.699 --> 00:17:31.419 God's people 00:17:31.419 --> 00:17:31.939 who lived 00:17:31.939 --> 00:17:32.619 in slavery, 00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:33.079 who were 00:17:33.079 --> 00:17:33.559 under a 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:34.299 brutal king. 00:17:35.299 --> 00:17:35.599 Well, 00:17:35.739 --> 00:17:36.619 Jesus is the 00:17:36.619 --> 00:17:36.979 one who's 00:17:36.979 --> 00:17:37.339 come to 00:17:37.339 --> 00:17:37.939 set you 00:17:37.939 --> 00:17:38.500 free from 00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:39.579 sin so 00:17:39.579 --> 00:17:40.019 that you 00:17:40.019 --> 00:17:40.519 can live 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:41.039 for a 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:41.819 better king. 00:17:43.199 --> 00:17:43.759 Or, 00:17:43.859 --> 00:17:44.199 remember 00:17:44.199 --> 00:17:44.739 David. 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:46.199 He was 00:17:46.199 --> 00:17:46.799 called by 00:17:46.799 --> 00:17:47.299 God to 00:17:47.299 --> 00:17:47.639 go and 00:17:47.639 --> 00:17:48.399 fight against 00:17:48.399 --> 00:17:49.059 Goliath, 00:17:49.619 --> 00:17:50.719 thereby securing 00:17:50.719 --> 00:17:51.339 a victory 00:17:51.339 --> 00:17:51.899 for his 00:17:51.899 --> 00:17:52.299 people. 00:17:53.139 --> 00:17:53.319 Well, 00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:54.379 Jesus is the 00:17:54.379 --> 00:17:54.739 one who 00:17:54.739 --> 00:17:55.619 stands in for 00:17:55.619 --> 00:17:56.059 us and 00:17:56.059 --> 00:17:56.739 fights our 00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.680 ultimate enemy, 00:17:57.920 --> 00:17:58.380 sin and 00:17:58.380 --> 00:17:58.660 death, 00:17:58.900 --> 00:17:59.660 so that we 00:17:59.660 --> 00:18:00.319 can share 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:00.759 in his 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:01.299 victory. 00:18:02.500 --> 00:18:03.200 Can you 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:03.980 imagine what 00:18:03.980 --> 00:18:04.319 they would 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:04.579 have been 00:18:04.579 --> 00:18:05.279 thinking as 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:05.759 they heard 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:06.700 Jesus teach 00:18:06.700 --> 00:18:07.220 about the 00:18:07.220 --> 00:18:07.900 Old Testament? 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:09.599 And look 00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:09.880 at the 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:10.299 temple. 00:18:10.940 --> 00:18:11.420 You know 00:18:11.420 --> 00:18:11.960 the temple 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:12.519 back in 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:12.960 Jerusalem, 00:18:13.180 --> 00:18:13.960 where God 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:14.539 comes to 00:18:14.539 --> 00:18:15.000 meet his 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:15.420 people, 00:18:15.880 --> 00:18:16.339 but yet 00:18:16.339 --> 00:18:17.380 only partially 00:18:17.380 --> 00:18:18.720 and only 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:20.059 annually because 00:18:20.059 --> 00:18:21.019 of everybody's 00:18:21.019 --> 00:18:21.319 sin. 00:18:22.460 --> 00:18:23.359 But Jesus, 00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:24.140 if you could 00:18:24.140 --> 00:18:24.900 meet him, 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:25.819 well, 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:26.359 he's the 00:18:26.359 --> 00:18:27.119 true temple 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:27.619 where we 00:18:27.619 --> 00:18:28.079 can meet 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:28.740 God without 00:18:28.740 --> 00:18:29.919 fear or 00:18:29.919 --> 00:18:30.619 guilt or 00:18:30.619 --> 00:18:31.059 shame, 00:18:31.379 --> 00:18:32.279 any time, 00:18:32.659 --> 00:18:33.500 any place. 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:36.679 But what 00:18:36.679 --> 00:18:37.719 about Nehemiah? 00:18:38.579 --> 00:18:39.359 Remember how 00:18:39.359 --> 00:18:39.979 God had 00:18:39.979 --> 00:18:40.759 directed him 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:41.639 to rebuild 00:18:41.639 --> 00:18:42.459 the city of 00:18:42.459 --> 00:18:43.000 Jerusalem? 00:18:43.819 --> 00:18:44.259 Well, 00:18:44.339 --> 00:18:45.279 Jesus is much 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:45.919 better than 00:18:45.919 --> 00:18:46.619 Nehemiah. 00:18:47.019 --> 00:18:47.599 He is the 00:18:47.599 --> 00:18:48.000 one who's 00:18:48.000 --> 00:18:48.399 come to 00:18:48.399 --> 00:18:48.879 build the 00:18:48.879 --> 00:18:49.859 ultimate city, 00:18:50.219 --> 00:18:50.659 the new 00:18:50.659 --> 00:18:51.319 heavens and 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:51.719 the new 00:18:51.719 --> 00:18:52.199 earth where 00:18:52.199 --> 00:18:52.759 we will be 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:53.220 with him 00:18:53.220 --> 00:18:54.240 forever and 00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:54.660 ever. 00:18:56.519 --> 00:18:57.559 This must 00:18:57.559 --> 00:18:58.000 have been 00:18:58.000 --> 00:18:58.940 the greatest 00:18:58.940 --> 00:19:00.400 Bible study 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:01.019 ever. 00:19:01.599 --> 00:19:02.200 The risen 00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:03.420 Jesus teaching 00:19:03.420 --> 00:19:04.420 his way through 00:19:04.420 --> 00:19:05.140 the scriptures, 00:19:05.660 --> 00:19:06.160 through the 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:06.680 Psalms, 00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:07.539 through the 00:19:07.539 --> 00:19:07.980 prophets, 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:09.140 showing us 00:19:09.140 --> 00:19:10.000 that actually 00:19:10.000 --> 00:19:10.900 all our 00:19:10.900 --> 00:19:11.299 hopes, 00:19:11.740 --> 00:19:12.259 all our 00:19:12.259 --> 00:19:13.099 expectations 00:19:13.099 --> 00:19:14.259 are met 00:19:14.259 --> 00:19:15.460 in Jesus 00:19:15.460 --> 00:19:16.039 Christ. 00:19:16.039 --> 00:19:19.779 So let 00:19:19.779 --> 00:19:20.200 me ask 00:19:20.200 --> 00:19:20.879 the question, 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:22.899 where do 00:19:22.899 --> 00:19:23.399 you run 00:19:23.399 --> 00:19:24.859 to when 00:19:24.859 --> 00:19:25.240 you are 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:26.039 disappointed? 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:28.359 Who do 00:19:28.359 --> 00:19:28.819 you look 00:19:28.819 --> 00:19:29.460 to for 00:19:29.460 --> 00:19:30.440 your comfort 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:32.379 when things 00:19:32.379 --> 00:19:33.139 are turned 00:19:33.139 --> 00:19:34.279 upside down? 00:19:35.539 --> 00:19:36.099 Do you 00:19:36.099 --> 00:19:36.460 run to 00:19:36.460 --> 00:19:37.159 your children? 00:19:38.920 --> 00:19:39.480 Maybe 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:40.119 food? 00:19:40.940 --> 00:19:41.359 Maybe 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:41.980 drink? 00:19:43.420 --> 00:19:44.420 Maybe it's 00:19:44.420 --> 00:19:45.059 a secret 00:19:45.059 --> 00:19:45.579 look at 00:19:45.579 --> 00:19:46.019 pornography? 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:48.359 Or maybe 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:48.819 it's a 00:19:48.819 --> 00:19:49.099 treat 00:19:49.099 --> 00:19:49.799 myself and 00:19:49.799 --> 00:19:50.139 go to 00:19:50.139 --> 00:19:50.779 the shops. 00:19:51.659 --> 00:19:52.099 Where do 00:19:52.099 --> 00:19:52.659 you run 00:19:52.659 --> 00:19:53.319 to when 00:19:53.319 --> 00:19:53.659 you are 00:19:53.659 --> 00:19:54.420 disappointed 00:19:54.420 --> 00:19:55.000 and you 00:19:55.000 --> 00:19:55.440 want to 00:19:55.440 --> 00:19:56.180 be lifted 00:19:56.180 --> 00:19:57.279 and be 00:19:57.279 --> 00:19:58.159 comforted? 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:00.420 Well, 00:20:00.460 --> 00:20:00.940 listen to 00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:01.559 what Jesus 00:20:01.559 --> 00:20:02.259 is saying. 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:04.039 We meet 00:20:04.039 --> 00:20:04.839 the glory 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:05.299 and the 00:20:05.299 --> 00:20:05.980 beauty of 00:20:05.980 --> 00:20:06.559 the risen 00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:07.740 Jesus who 00:20:07.740 --> 00:20:09.119 satisfies us 00:20:09.119 --> 00:20:10.240 and fulfills 00:20:10.240 --> 00:20:11.079 us and 00:20:11.079 --> 00:20:11.799 meets all 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:12.359 our hopes 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:13.079 and all 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:13.299 our 00:20:13.299 --> 00:20:14.119 expectations 00:20:14.119 --> 00:20:15.519 as we 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:16.059 read 00:20:16.059 --> 00:20:16.460 his 00:20:16.460 --> 00:20:17.099 words. 00:20:18.299 --> 00:20:18.619 Jesus 00:20:18.619 --> 00:20:19.680 comforts, 00:20:19.980 --> 00:20:20.660 encourages, 00:20:21.220 --> 00:20:22.200 and restores 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:23.720 us through 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:24.799 the 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:25.339 scriptures. 00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:29.759 So 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:30.139 Jesus 00:20:30.139 --> 00:20:30.599 comes 00:20:30.599 --> 00:20:31.160 alongside 00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:31.839 us 00:20:31.839 --> 00:20:33.559 and 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:34.099 gently 00:20:34.099 --> 00:20:34.740 rebukes 00:20:34.740 --> 00:20:34.920 us, 00:20:35.039 --> 00:20:35.339 showing 00:20:35.339 --> 00:20:35.619 us, 00:20:35.720 --> 00:20:36.059 revealing 00:20:36.059 --> 00:20:37.039 us to 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:37.480 us who 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:38.000 he is 00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:38.299 through 00:20:38.299 --> 00:20:38.539 the 00:20:38.539 --> 00:20:38.879 Bible. 00:20:39.839 --> 00:20:40.579 Secondly, 00:20:40.740 --> 00:20:41.500 he graciously 00:20:41.500 --> 00:20:42.099 teaches 00:20:42.099 --> 00:20:42.519 us. 00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:43.680 Look 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:44.279 again at 00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:45.119 specifically 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:46.240 what Jesus 00:20:46.240 --> 00:20:47.180 taught. 00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:49.160 Verse 26. 00:20:50.220 --> 00:20:50.900 Maybe you 00:20:50.900 --> 00:20:51.460 missed it. 00:20:52.019 --> 00:20:52.460 Listen to 00:20:52.460 --> 00:20:53.019 what Jesus 00:20:53.019 --> 00:20:53.660 was teaching 00:20:53.660 --> 00:20:54.200 them as he 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:54.639 went through 00:20:54.639 --> 00:20:55.279 the scriptures. 00:20:56.660 --> 00:20:57.240 Did not 00:20:57.240 --> 00:20:58.139 the Messiah 00:20:58.139 --> 00:20:59.259 have to 00:20:59.259 --> 00:21:00.099 suffer these 00:21:00.099 --> 00:21:01.519 things and 00:21:01.519 --> 00:21:02.119 then enter 00:21:02.119 --> 00:21:02.900 his glory? 00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:05.240 Suffering 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:06.599 and then 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:07.119 glory? 00:21:07.119 --> 00:21:08.599 you see, 00:21:08.679 --> 00:21:09.199 their hope, 00:21:09.339 --> 00:21:10.219 their expectation 00:21:10.219 --> 00:21:11.000 was the 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:11.479 Messiah, 00:21:11.739 --> 00:21:12.179 God's 00:21:12.179 --> 00:21:12.679 chosen 00:21:12.679 --> 00:21:13.099 king. 00:21:13.719 --> 00:21:14.119 Someone 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:14.979 with power 00:21:14.979 --> 00:21:15.439 who was 00:21:15.439 --> 00:21:16.599 mighty and 00:21:16.599 --> 00:21:17.179 full of 00:21:17.179 --> 00:21:17.559 strength. 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:18.219 Someone 00:21:18.219 --> 00:21:18.659 who would 00:21:18.659 --> 00:21:19.279 rule and 00:21:19.279 --> 00:21:20.139 be victorious. 00:21:20.919 --> 00:21:21.319 But to 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:22.139 start talking 00:21:22.139 --> 00:21:22.639 about a 00:21:22.639 --> 00:21:23.479 Messiah that 00:21:23.479 --> 00:21:24.119 suffers, 00:21:24.759 --> 00:21:25.359 well that's a 00:21:25.359 --> 00:21:26.039 contradiction. 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:27.299 How can a 00:21:27.299 --> 00:21:27.879 shamed, 00:21:28.419 --> 00:21:29.000 mocked, 00:21:29.219 --> 00:21:30.000 dead and 00:21:30.000 --> 00:21:31.139 defeated man 00:21:31.139 --> 00:21:31.779 on a cross, 00:21:31.979 --> 00:21:32.719 how could he 00:21:32.719 --> 00:21:33.619 do anything 00:21:33.619 --> 00:21:34.199 for you? 00:21:35.059 --> 00:21:35.619 You don't 00:21:35.619 --> 00:21:36.439 expect us 00:21:36.439 --> 00:21:37.059 to believe 00:21:37.059 --> 00:21:37.639 that. 00:21:38.459 --> 00:21:39.259 If Jesus 00:21:39.259 --> 00:21:39.699 is the 00:21:39.699 --> 00:21:40.159 Messiah, 00:21:40.559 --> 00:21:41.059 he's a 00:21:41.059 --> 00:21:41.539 failure. 00:21:43.619 --> 00:21:44.599 But Jesus 00:21:44.599 --> 00:21:45.279 needed to 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:46.099 correct their 00:21:46.099 --> 00:21:47.139 expectations. 00:21:49.779 --> 00:21:50.619 You see, 00:21:50.719 --> 00:21:51.359 Jesus did 00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:52.139 have to die. 00:21:53.299 --> 00:21:53.839 He did 00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:54.339 come in 00:21:54.339 --> 00:21:54.779 weakness 00:21:54.779 --> 00:21:55.519 because his 00:21:55.519 --> 00:21:56.059 weakness 00:21:56.059 --> 00:21:57.299 was his 00:21:57.299 --> 00:21:57.799 power. 00:21:58.259 --> 00:21:58.500 His 00:21:58.500 --> 00:21:59.199 suffering 00:21:59.199 --> 00:22:00.259 was his 00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.819 victory. 00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:01.959 The death 00:22:01.959 --> 00:22:02.459 of Jesus 00:22:02.459 --> 00:22:02.859 on the 00:22:02.859 --> 00:22:03.399 cross was 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:03.840 not a 00:22:03.840 --> 00:22:04.259 failure, 00:22:04.700 --> 00:22:05.180 it's the 00:22:05.180 --> 00:22:05.940 fulfilment 00:22:05.940 --> 00:22:06.620 of God's 00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:07.640 master plan. 00:22:08.120 --> 00:22:08.600 The cross 00:22:08.600 --> 00:22:09.000 is the 00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:09.640 means of 00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:10.160 securing 00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:11.100 our ultimate 00:22:11.100 --> 00:22:11.740 redemption, 00:22:12.300 --> 00:22:12.680 forgiveness 00:22:12.680 --> 00:22:13.460 of all of 00:22:13.460 --> 00:22:14.040 our sins, 00:22:14.500 --> 00:22:14.900 freedom 00:22:14.900 --> 00:22:15.880 from Satan, 00:22:16.400 --> 00:22:17.320 a future, 00:22:17.600 --> 00:22:18.440 an eternity 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:19.160 with him. 00:22:20.380 --> 00:22:21.000 And the 00:22:21.000 --> 00:22:22.100 proof that 00:22:22.100 --> 00:22:22.820 he redeems 00:22:22.820 --> 00:22:23.259 us, 00:22:24.420 --> 00:22:25.200 the proof 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:25.620 that he 00:22:25.620 --> 00:22:26.380 actually does 00:22:26.380 --> 00:22:26.920 a work in 00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:27.380 our life, 00:22:27.740 --> 00:22:28.400 is his 00:22:28.400 --> 00:22:29.120 resurrection 00:22:29.120 --> 00:22:29.980 from the 00:22:29.980 --> 00:22:30.340 dead. 00:22:31.160 --> 00:22:31.440 The 00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:31.980 resurrection 00:22:31.980 --> 00:22:32.960 proves 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:33.500 that 00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:33.960 Jesus 00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.340 has 00:22:34.340 --> 00:22:35.120 absolute 00:22:35.120 --> 00:22:35.759 power 00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:36.360 and 00:22:36.360 --> 00:22:37.140 supreme 00:22:37.140 --> 00:22:37.940 authority. 00:22:40.039 --> 00:22:40.420 You see, 00:22:40.519 --> 00:22:41.000 we need 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:41.660 Jesus to 00:22:41.660 --> 00:22:42.360 come alongside 00:22:42.360 --> 00:22:43.180 us by 00:22:43.180 --> 00:22:43.480 his 00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:43.940 spirit 00:22:43.940 --> 00:22:45.000 to teach 00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:45.380 us. 00:22:46.340 --> 00:22:46.920 We need 00:22:46.920 --> 00:22:47.200 to be 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:47.819 people who 00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:48.380 line up 00:22:48.380 --> 00:22:49.259 our hopes 00:22:49.259 --> 00:22:49.980 and our 00:22:49.980 --> 00:22:50.819 expectations 00:22:50.819 --> 00:22:51.980 with the 00:22:51.980 --> 00:22:52.600 Jesus of 00:22:52.600 --> 00:22:53.180 the Bible, 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:54.620 not the 00:22:54.620 --> 00:22:55.279 Jesus of 00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:55.759 our own 00:22:55.759 --> 00:22:56.220 making. 00:22:57.079 --> 00:22:57.559 Look what he 00:22:57.559 --> 00:22:58.039 says in 00:22:58.039 --> 00:22:59.019 verse 26, 00:22:59.019 --> 00:23:00.379 did not 00:23:00.379 --> 00:23:01.079 the Messiah 00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:01.839 have to 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:02.440 suffer these 00:23:02.440 --> 00:23:03.599 things and 00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:04.299 then enter 00:23:04.299 --> 00:23:04.980 his glory? 00:23:06.619 --> 00:23:07.200 You see, 00:23:07.299 --> 00:23:07.480 look, 00:23:07.539 --> 00:23:08.000 as Jesus 00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:08.720 is teaching 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.039 them, 00:23:10.160 --> 00:23:10.799 he's showing 00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:11.400 us the 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:12.200 pattern for 00:23:12.200 --> 00:23:12.920 his life, 00:23:13.859 --> 00:23:14.639 that death 00:23:14.639 --> 00:23:15.480 must come 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:17.839 first and 00:23:17.839 --> 00:23:19.000 then the 00:23:19.000 --> 00:23:19.680 resurrection. 00:23:20.359 --> 00:23:20.980 It's going 00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:21.359 to be 00:23:21.359 --> 00:23:22.579 suffering now 00:23:22.579 --> 00:23:24.240 and then 00:23:24.240 --> 00:23:25.199 glory. 00:23:26.159 --> 00:23:26.639 And as 00:23:26.639 --> 00:23:27.299 he's teaching 00:23:27.299 --> 00:23:27.539 them, 00:23:27.579 --> 00:23:28.039 he's showing 00:23:28.039 --> 00:23:28.259 them, 00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:28.519 look, 00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:29.659 this is the 00:23:29.659 --> 00:23:30.359 pattern for 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:30.960 the journey 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:31.559 of your 00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:32.679 life also. 00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:34.439 Line up 00:23:34.439 --> 00:23:35.000 your hopes 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:35.419 and your 00:23:35.419 --> 00:23:36.299 expectations 00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:37.199 behind the 00:23:37.199 --> 00:23:37.799 Jesus of 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:38.339 the Bible. 00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.299 Death 00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:40.259 comes first, 00:23:40.619 --> 00:23:41.240 then the 00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:41.859 resurrection. 00:23:42.539 --> 00:23:43.039 Suffering 00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:44.000 comes now, 00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:45.639 glory later. 00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:50.299 You see, 00:23:50.399 --> 00:23:50.879 we're still 00:23:50.879 --> 00:23:51.559 living in a 00:23:51.559 --> 00:23:52.399 sin cursed 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:53.080 and broken 00:23:53.080 --> 00:23:53.620 world. 00:23:54.740 --> 00:23:55.100 And the 00:23:55.100 --> 00:23:55.820 effects are 00:23:55.820 --> 00:23:56.540 all around 00:23:56.540 --> 00:23:56.980 us. 00:23:57.660 --> 00:23:57.940 There's 00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:58.560 disorder, 00:23:59.200 --> 00:23:59.580 there's 00:23:59.580 --> 00:24:00.220 destruction, 00:24:01.440 --> 00:24:01.960 there's the 00:24:01.960 --> 00:24:02.700 sadness of 00:24:02.700 --> 00:24:03.560 death itself. 00:24:04.060 --> 00:24:04.600 But the 00:24:04.600 --> 00:24:05.019 resurrection 00:24:05.019 --> 00:24:05.980 gives us 00:24:05.980 --> 00:24:06.740 hope as we 00:24:06.740 --> 00:24:07.500 walk through 00:24:07.500 --> 00:24:08.259 our journey 00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:08.980 of suffering 00:24:08.980 --> 00:24:09.960 that this 00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:10.759 is not the 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:11.100 end. 00:24:11.600 --> 00:24:12.180 Brand new 00:24:12.180 --> 00:24:13.120 bodies in a 00:24:13.120 --> 00:24:13.720 brand new 00:24:13.720 --> 00:24:14.580 world awaits 00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.740 us and that 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:17.120 future hope 00:24:17.120 --> 00:24:18.940 gives us 00:24:18.940 --> 00:24:19.680 peace and 00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:20.820 comfort today. 00:24:21.640 --> 00:24:22.340 Suffering 00:24:22.339 --> 00:24:22.779 now, 00:24:23.740 --> 00:24:24.699 glory later. 00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.299 This is the 00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:27.019 journey that 00:24:27.019 --> 00:24:27.980 Jesus walked 00:24:27.980 --> 00:24:29.619 and this is 00:24:29.619 --> 00:24:30.980 the way that 00:24:30.980 --> 00:24:31.599 we must 00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:32.039 follow. 00:24:34.500 --> 00:24:35.519 So as we 00:24:35.519 --> 00:24:36.099 walk this 00:24:36.099 --> 00:24:36.500 journey, 00:24:37.500 --> 00:24:38.439 we can be 00:24:38.439 --> 00:24:39.139 disappointed, 00:24:39.679 --> 00:24:41.339 but as we are 00:24:41.339 --> 00:24:42.279 confronted by 00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:43.019 Jesus, we 00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:43.859 begin to see 00:24:43.859 --> 00:24:44.740 who he is 00:24:44.740 --> 00:24:46.059 and what to 00:24:46.059 --> 00:24:46.779 expect. 00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:50.680 eyes opened 00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:51.519 by Jesus. 00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:55.480 I wonder, 00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:56.359 have you ever 00:24:56.359 --> 00:24:58.119 experienced the 00:24:58.119 --> 00:24:58.940 risen Jesus 00:24:58.940 --> 00:24:59.539 yourself? 00:25:01.139 --> 00:25:02.079 You see, what 00:25:02.079 --> 00:25:02.940 Jesus teaches 00:25:02.940 --> 00:25:03.639 here is not 00:25:03.639 --> 00:25:04.759 easy to accept. 00:25:05.700 --> 00:25:06.660 It's hard. 00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:08.180 It's a hard way 00:25:08.180 --> 00:25:08.759 to follow. 00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:11.099 And like these 00:25:11.099 --> 00:25:12.019 two disciples, 00:25:12.279 --> 00:25:13.000 to be able to 00:25:13.000 --> 00:25:14.139 grasp it and to 00:25:14.140 --> 00:25:14.880 be able to 00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:15.500 follow, we 00:25:15.500 --> 00:25:16.200 need to have 00:25:16.200 --> 00:25:17.100 our eyes 00:25:17.100 --> 00:25:17.480 opened. 00:25:21.380 --> 00:25:22.300 The journey 00:25:22.300 --> 00:25:23.500 begins, if you 00:25:23.500 --> 00:25:24.259 remember, if you 00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:24.880 look back at 00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:26.840 verse 15, it 00:25:26.840 --> 00:25:27.580 begins with 00:25:27.580 --> 00:25:28.340 their eyes 00:25:28.340 --> 00:25:29.480 being closed. 00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:31.800 Verse 15, 00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:32.940 as they 00:25:32.940 --> 00:25:34.879 walked, or as 00:25:34.879 --> 00:25:35.619 they talked and 00:25:35.619 --> 00:25:36.399 discussed these 00:25:36.399 --> 00:25:37.180 things with each 00:25:37.180 --> 00:25:38.519 other, Jesus 00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:39.639 himself came up 00:25:39.639 --> 00:25:40.440 and walked along 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.059 with them, but 00:25:42.059 --> 00:25:43.200 they were kept 00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:45.099 from recognizing 00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:45.539 him. 00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:47.539 Part of their 00:25:47.539 --> 00:25:48.539 blindness, of 00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:50.500 course, was not 00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:51.639 seeing Jesus the 00:25:51.639 --> 00:25:52.299 way they should 00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:52.859 see him. 00:25:53.859 --> 00:25:54.659 All they have 00:25:54.659 --> 00:25:55.639 seen is a 00:25:55.639 --> 00:25:56.680 failed, dead 00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:57.579 Jesus hanging 00:25:57.579 --> 00:25:58.200 on a cross. 00:25:58.519 --> 00:25:59.299 That's all they 00:25:59.299 --> 00:25:59.859 can see. 00:25:59.859 --> 00:26:01.919 So it's as if 00:26:01.919 --> 00:26:02.579 they're kept 00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.659 from recognizing 00:26:03.659 --> 00:26:03.899 him. 00:26:03.959 --> 00:26:04.500 They can't 00:26:04.500 --> 00:26:05.119 make him out. 00:26:05.219 --> 00:26:05.659 They can't 00:26:05.659 --> 00:26:06.659 understand what's 00:26:06.659 --> 00:26:07.240 gone on. 00:26:08.439 --> 00:26:09.339 But then they 00:26:09.339 --> 00:26:10.199 are confronted 00:26:10.199 --> 00:26:11.139 with the message 00:26:11.139 --> 00:26:12.039 of the scriptures. 00:26:12.839 --> 00:26:13.819 Verse 31, 00:26:14.899 --> 00:26:16.279 then their 00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:16.939 eyes were 00:26:16.939 --> 00:26:18.559 opened and 00:26:18.559 --> 00:26:19.699 they recognized 00:26:19.699 --> 00:26:21.299 him and he 00:26:21.299 --> 00:26:23.079 disappeared from 00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:23.879 their sight. 00:26:24.919 --> 00:26:25.639 You see, it's 00:26:25.639 --> 00:26:26.500 through God's 00:26:26.500 --> 00:26:27.299 word that they 00:26:27.299 --> 00:26:28.299 began to see 00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:28.959 who Jesus 00:26:28.959 --> 00:26:29.379 was. 00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:30.320 They began 00:26:30.320 --> 00:26:31.340 to make sense 00:26:31.340 --> 00:26:32.080 of who Jesus 00:26:32.080 --> 00:26:32.960 is, that he 00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:33.920 had to die, that 00:26:33.920 --> 00:26:34.940 he had to rise. 00:26:39.760 --> 00:26:40.740 We need to 00:26:40.740 --> 00:26:43.280 understand that 00:26:43.280 --> 00:26:44.540 as Jesus spoke 00:26:44.540 --> 00:26:46.440 to them, he 00:26:46.440 --> 00:26:48.100 opened up their 00:26:48.100 --> 00:26:48.720 eyes. 00:26:49.360 --> 00:26:50.160 And we need to 00:26:50.160 --> 00:26:50.980 pray that the 00:26:50.980 --> 00:26:51.880 Lord Jesus would 00:26:51.880 --> 00:26:52.760 open up our 00:26:52.760 --> 00:26:54.180 eyes so that we 00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:55.500 can begin to see 00:26:55.500 --> 00:26:56.860 him clearly. 00:26:56.859 --> 00:26:58.919 and when he 00:26:58.919 --> 00:27:02.339 does, look 00:27:02.339 --> 00:27:03.139 what happens. 00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:04.979 Seeing Jesus 00:27:04.979 --> 00:27:06.539 clearly changes 00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:07.399 everything. 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:08.259 Verse 32, 00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:10.640 they asked each 00:27:10.640 --> 00:27:12.400 other, were not 00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:13.660 our hearts burning 00:27:13.660 --> 00:27:15.359 within us while 00:27:15.359 --> 00:27:16.279 he talked with 00:27:16.279 --> 00:27:17.359 us on the road 00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:19.099 and opened the 00:27:19.099 --> 00:27:20.400 scriptures to us. 00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:22.460 One writer put it 00:27:22.460 --> 00:27:23.279 so well when he 00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:25.420 said, burdened 00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:27.819 hearts now become 00:27:27.819 --> 00:27:29.279 burning hearts. 00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:29.379 hearts. 00:27:30.379 --> 00:27:31.980 These guys are on 00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:32.779 fire. 00:27:33.920 --> 00:27:35.059 Their downcast 00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:36.779 faces are beaming 00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:37.379 brightly. 00:27:37.879 --> 00:27:38.940 Their disappointment 00:27:38.940 --> 00:27:39.920 has turned to 00:27:39.920 --> 00:27:41.299 glorious joy. 00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:43.079 What a transformation 00:27:43.079 --> 00:27:44.460 from the outset of 00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:45.920 their journey to the 00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:46.879 end of the journey. 00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:48.220 They start 00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:50.099 confused, hopeless, 00:27:50.759 --> 00:27:51.279 failed expectations. 00:27:51.279 --> 00:27:52.079 expectations. 00:27:52.619 --> 00:27:53.500 The end of their 00:27:53.500 --> 00:27:54.879 journey, their eyes 00:27:54.879 --> 00:27:56.379 are opened, filled 00:27:56.379 --> 00:27:57.240 with hope and 00:27:57.240 --> 00:27:58.700 certain expectation. 00:27:59.599 --> 00:28:00.480 How did it all 00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:00.799 happen? 00:28:00.920 --> 00:28:01.940 What's the point in 00:28:01.940 --> 00:28:02.559 which everything 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:03.420 comes clear? 00:28:04.139 --> 00:28:05.059 But we're told in 00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:06.920 verse 32, were not 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:08.119 our hearts burning 00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:10.099 within us while he 00:28:10.099 --> 00:28:11.420 talked with us on 00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:13.099 the road and opened 00:28:13.099 --> 00:28:14.259 the scriptures to 00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:14.579 us? 00:28:14.579 --> 00:28:22.099 I would love for 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:23.319 Jesus to walk 00:28:23.319 --> 00:28:24.439 through those doors 00:28:24.439 --> 00:28:25.119 physically. 00:28:25.679 --> 00:28:27.139 To just burst in 00:28:27.139 --> 00:28:28.179 through those doors. 00:28:28.599 --> 00:28:30.000 To come in and sit 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.319 right down beside 00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:31.699 you. 00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.740 Could you imagine 00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:33.220 that? 00:28:34.639 --> 00:28:36.480 To start comforting 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:36.939 you. 00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.759 To listen to your 00:28:38.759 --> 00:28:39.439 questions. 00:28:42.119 --> 00:28:43.799 How amazing that 00:28:43.799 --> 00:28:44.319 would be. 00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:46.159 if Jesus came in 00:28:46.159 --> 00:28:47.279 that door and 00:28:47.279 --> 00:28:48.220 sat down with 00:28:48.220 --> 00:28:48.519 you. 00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:51.500 Well this may 00:28:51.500 --> 00:28:52.960 sound shocking 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:53.539 to you. 00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:55.480 That wouldn't be 00:28:55.480 --> 00:28:57.159 the best way to 00:28:57.159 --> 00:28:58.039 meet Jesus. 00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:00.599 It's not the way 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:01.899 Jesus has chosen 00:29:01.899 --> 00:29:03.919 to come to us 00:29:03.919 --> 00:29:04.960 and to meet 00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:05.559 with us. 00:29:06.480 --> 00:29:07.159 Remember the 00:29:07.159 --> 00:29:08.099 two guys as they 00:29:08.099 --> 00:29:08.919 walked along the 00:29:08.919 --> 00:29:09.159 road? 00:29:09.740 --> 00:29:10.500 They still don't 00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.059 get it. 00:29:11.939 --> 00:29:12.619 But Jesus 00:29:12.619 --> 00:29:13.699 shows himself 00:29:13.700 --> 00:29:15.019 through the 00:29:15.019 --> 00:29:15.460 scriptures. 00:29:16.860 --> 00:29:17.880 He comes 00:29:17.880 --> 00:29:18.960 alongside us. 00:29:19.279 --> 00:29:20.120 He meets with 00:29:20.120 --> 00:29:21.360 us as we 00:29:21.360 --> 00:29:22.059 open up the 00:29:22.059 --> 00:29:22.420 Bible. 00:29:23.259 --> 00:29:23.980 It's in the 00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:24.779 pages of 00:29:24.779 --> 00:29:26.059 scripture that 00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:27.400 Jesus comes to 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:28.779 us and meets 00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:29.400 us in our 00:29:29.400 --> 00:29:30.900 disappointments and 00:29:30.900 --> 00:29:32.019 teaches us and 00:29:32.019 --> 00:29:32.960 reveals us, 00:29:33.400 --> 00:29:34.460 reveals himself to 00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.400 us and encourages 00:29:35.400 --> 00:29:36.759 us and builds us 00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:37.080 up. 00:29:37.079 --> 00:29:38.079 God's word. 00:29:38.079 --> 00:29:39.240 If you are 00:29:39.240 --> 00:29:40.799 disappointed today, 00:29:41.299 --> 00:29:42.299 if you are 00:29:42.299 --> 00:29:43.500 struggling to make 00:29:43.500 --> 00:29:44.500 sense of life 00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:47.119 today, go to 00:29:47.119 --> 00:29:48.000 God's words 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:50.099 and by his 00:29:50.099 --> 00:29:50.859 Holy Spirit 00:29:50.859 --> 00:29:51.699 ask that your 00:29:51.699 --> 00:29:52.599 eyes would be 00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:53.839 opened and as 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:54.720 you read through 00:29:54.720 --> 00:29:56.460 it ask, help me 00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:58.039 to see Jesus. 00:29:58.039 --> 00:29:58.240 Jesus. 00:30:00.359 --> 00:30:02.319 And I guarantee 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.659 you will see the 00:30:04.659 --> 00:30:05.460 risen Jesus 00:30:05.460 --> 00:30:07.440 and you will 00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:08.579 continue to see 00:30:08.579 --> 00:30:09.960 him until that 00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:10.700 day when the 00:30:10.700 --> 00:30:11.960 risen Jesus will 00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:13.639 return and then 00:30:13.639 --> 00:30:14.779 you will see him 00:30:14.779 --> 00:30:16.139 face to face 00:30:16.139 --> 00:30:18.099 and all our 00:30:18.099 --> 00:30:20.319 hopes and all 00:30:20.319 --> 00:30:21.420 our expectations 00:30:21.420 --> 00:30:23.480 will be fully 00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:24.639 and finally 00:30:24.639 --> 00:30:26.899 realised as we 00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:28.720 sit and eat 00:30:28.720 --> 00:30:29.940 and feast 00:30:29.940 --> 00:30:30.940 with him. 00:30:33.940 --> 00:30:34.740 Disappointed, 00:30:35.519 --> 00:30:37.580 let the 00:30:37.580 --> 00:30:38.680 scriptures confront 00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:40.680 you, let your 00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:41.720 eyes be opened 00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:44.240 and your hearts 00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:45.460 burn with fire 00:30:45.460 --> 00:30:47.240 as we meet 00:30:47.240 --> 00:30:48.600 the risen Jesus. 00:30:49.600 --> 00:30:50.500 Let's pray. 00:30:56.900 --> 00:30:58.300 Amen. 00:31:14.320 --> 00:31:16.380 , 00:31:16.460 --> 00:31:18.780 here we go.