WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:13.599 I had hoped, I had hoped that during this period of isolation and social distancing to have read more books, to have learnt a language, to have gotten a little fitter. 00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:22.140 But my wife Alyssa has been keeping our kids busy with a whole lot of baking and I've been eating a lot of it. 00:00:22.660 --> 00:00:27.160 I haven't been reading, I've been getting stuck just on the lounge watching too much TV. 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:35.980 I had hoped to be practicing and learning languages but I just haven't had the energy for it. 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:41.899 I had hoped but I've not so far met those expectations. 00:00:43.120 --> 00:00:48.260 Now admittedly these are unprecedented and difficult times. 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:53.159 Some have lost jobs, some of us have had our hours cut to bare minimums, 00:00:53.159 --> 00:01:01.259 others are trying to work and study from home and there is just a mental strain that all of this takes on us. 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:07.459 I've been realising that I shouldn't be setting my expectations so high during this period. 00:01:08.340 --> 00:01:14.159 But we can always have a mismatch between what we had hoped and reality, 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:19.259 between expectations and reality and we can end up being disappointed. 00:01:19.260 --> 00:01:27.000 Last week we celebrated Easter and it is the high point of the year for Christians 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:32.900 where we celebrate all that God has done for us, where he has taken us from being his enemies 00:01:32.900 --> 00:01:37.880 and through the death and resurrection of Jesus he has made us his children 00:01:37.880 --> 00:01:42.840 with all of his promises and our resurrection is secured. 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:50.460 But we can, maybe a little while after Easter, after that high point, 00:01:51.520 --> 00:01:53.439 start to feel a bit disappointed with God. 00:01:54.439 --> 00:01:59.680 We can feel there's a mismatch between what we had hoped to have as a Christian, 00:01:59.980 --> 00:02:04.480 what we had hoped to have day by day and the reality around us. 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:10.680 Today we're going to meet two people who are walking away from Jerusalem on that Easter day, 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:15.620 on Easter Sunday, and they've been left disappointed and downcast, 00:02:16.560 --> 00:02:21.360 seeming to have had all of their hopes dashed with the death of Jesus. 00:02:21.699 --> 00:02:27.480 And today we're going to see what we are to do when what we'd hoped for is not God's plan. 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:31.780 So let me pray for us as we have a look at God's word for us today. 00:02:32.459 --> 00:02:35.079 Heavenly Father, we thank you for your word. 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:42.280 Thank you that we can be meeting together online and we can continue to celebrate 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:44.739 and remember all that you have done for us. 00:02:45.719 --> 00:02:48.759 Lord, as we look at your word to us today, 00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.679 help our hopes be in line with what you have planned for us, Lord. 00:02:53.979 --> 00:02:54.259 Amen. 00:02:54.259 --> 00:02:57.739 So today we're in Luke chapter 4. 00:02:57.859 --> 00:02:59.439 Please have your Bibles open. 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:01.879 If you don't have a Bible, we would love to hear from you. 00:03:01.919 --> 00:03:05.399 We would love to get you a Bible so you can contact us. 00:03:05.979 --> 00:03:08.759 And we're going to be in Luke 24, starting in verse 13. 00:03:10.019 --> 00:03:13.939 Now that same day, two of them, two of them being two disciples, 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:18.979 were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 00:03:19.659 --> 00:03:20.659 So it's Easter day. 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:21.500 It is the Sunday. 00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:29.400 Two of the disciples, not the apostles, they're likely heading home to an outlying town called Emmaus. 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:32.819 It's a roughly two to three hour walk. 00:03:33.800 --> 00:03:38.920 And two days ago, they saw that the man that they had been following get killed. 00:03:39.780 --> 00:03:41.639 And they're walking home depressed. 00:03:41.900 --> 00:03:44.599 So it's likely that they're not walking at a quick pace. 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:47.740 It's likely they're just trudging along depressed. 00:03:47.740 --> 00:03:53.740 And as they are walking, they're talking through everything that has happened, trying to process it. 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:56.820 And as this happens, Jesus himself comes up to them. 00:03:57.640 --> 00:04:01.540 But they were kept from recognizing who Jesus is at this point. 00:04:02.200 --> 00:04:04.140 Jesus is in his resurrection body. 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:06.000 He looks the same. 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:07.780 He can be identified as Jesus. 00:04:07.780 --> 00:04:12.840 But these two have their sight clouded to his identity. 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:15.920 Jesus comes up and asks them in verse 17, 00:04:16.399 --> 00:04:19.060 What are you discussing together as you walk along? 00:04:20.180 --> 00:04:23.939 Their response is sorrow, disappointment, bewilderment. 00:04:24.180 --> 00:04:24.959 Verse 17 again. 00:04:25.420 --> 00:04:26.379 They stood still. 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:28.920 Their faces downcast. 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:33.300 It's such a posture of sorrow and disappointment. 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:37.780 One of them, verse 18, named Cleopas, asked him, 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:45.580 Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? 00:04:46.460 --> 00:04:48.420 Cleopas, he comes across as incredulous. 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:48.759 What? 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:50.000 Haven't you heard? 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:51.800 Where have you been hiding? 00:04:51.860 --> 00:04:53.420 Have you been hiding off in a cave somewhere? 00:04:54.500 --> 00:04:55.860 This is the biggest news. 00:04:55.860 --> 00:05:03.480 Sight in the Bible is often a metaphor for understanding. 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:12.720 And the irony here is that Cleopas, who thinks he knows what is going on, is blinded to who is before him. 00:05:13.580 --> 00:05:15.540 He thinks he has seen the situation. 00:05:15.660 --> 00:05:17.780 He thinks he can explain it to Jesus. 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:20.379 But he doesn't know what has really happened. 00:05:21.420 --> 00:05:22.439 And so Jesus asks, 00:05:22.600 --> 00:05:23.300 What things? 00:05:23.420 --> 00:05:24.360 What things have happened? 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:27.080 What things have happened in Jerusalem? 00:05:27.319 --> 00:05:34.139 It's almost like Jesus is inviting Cleopas to explain it, to check his faith, to check his understanding. 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:40.280 And Cleopas, he almost comes across like an older brother, explaining things to a younger brother. 00:05:40.379 --> 00:05:42.020 Oh, you don't know what's been going on. 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:42.740 Let me tell you. 00:05:42.860 --> 00:05:43.819 I can tell you everything. 00:05:43.939 --> 00:05:44.720 I've got the information. 00:05:44.840 --> 00:05:45.280 You don't have it. 00:05:45.340 --> 00:05:46.020 Let me tell you. 00:05:46.060 --> 00:05:46.860 Let me share with you. 00:05:48.180 --> 00:05:48.939 Verse 19. 00:05:48.939 --> 00:06:17.680 It is such a telling moment that reveals all that they thought about who Jesus is. 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:21.079 And their emotional state. 00:06:21.139 --> 00:06:21.720 They're depressed. 00:06:21.840 --> 00:06:22.660 They're downcast. 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:27.840 They had hoped Jesus was going to be the one to redeem Israel. 00:06:28.340 --> 00:06:32.139 To buy Israel back from the Romans who had control of it. 00:06:32.139 --> 00:06:36.019 To liberate this nation under the thumb of the enemy. 00:06:37.019 --> 00:06:40.460 They had hoped for two smaller things. 00:06:40.460 --> 00:06:43.500 For the liberation of just one nation. 00:06:43.500 --> 00:06:44.920 Verse 21. 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:49.360 And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 00:06:50.199 --> 00:06:53.399 In addition, some of our women amazed us. 00:06:53.639 --> 00:06:56.339 They went to the tomb early this morning, but didn't find his body. 00:06:56.939 --> 00:07:00.899 They came and told us that they'd seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. 00:07:01.379 --> 00:07:07.160 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus. 00:07:08.019 --> 00:07:09.019 Now this is amazing. 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:11.560 They have all of the pieces of the gospel. 00:07:11.560 --> 00:07:16.019 They knew that Jesus was powerful in word and deed before God. 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:17.759 They knew he had been crucified. 00:07:18.560 --> 00:07:22.300 They even know that there's something significant about the third day. 00:07:24.420 --> 00:07:27.800 They know that Jesus' body is gone. 00:07:28.079 --> 00:07:30.040 They've heard that the women went to check and he's gone. 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:34.100 They've even heard that an angel has said that Jesus is alive. 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:36.360 What more do these guys need? 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:40.100 They have everything right in front of them. 00:07:41.180 --> 00:07:44.100 But they're putting the pieces together incorrectly. 00:07:44.860 --> 00:07:49.500 They've put their own hopes onto what Jesus came to do. 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:53.300 Their hopes that Jesus would free the nation of Israel. 00:07:54.139 --> 00:07:57.319 To free Israel most likely through a military victory. 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:02.680 They've built up their own expectations of what Jesus came to do. 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:05.860 And then they've been left disappointed. 00:08:07.279 --> 00:08:08.980 Jesus had come to redeem. 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:13.100 But not by freeing just one country from enemy rule. 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:15.120 But to redeem all of creation. 00:08:15.659 --> 00:08:18.060 To liberate all of us. 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:22.980 To buy us back at the cost of his own life. 00:08:22.980 --> 00:08:26.060 But Cleopas and the other disciple. 00:08:26.280 --> 00:08:27.720 They can't see what has happened. 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:30.700 Even though all of the pieces are there. 00:08:31.020 --> 00:08:34.960 Because they're stuck trying to understand what they had hoped for. 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:40.700 I've always wanted to know how the game Mahjong works. 00:08:41.420 --> 00:08:43.320 I know the game can be addictive. 00:08:43.580 --> 00:08:47.379 And I know it can be a game where people lose a lot of money gambling on it. 00:08:47.460 --> 00:08:48.500 I don't want to encourage that. 00:08:48.500 --> 00:08:50.220 But without the gambling aspect. 00:08:50.379 --> 00:08:53.299 I've always wondered how Mahjong works. 00:08:53.419 --> 00:08:56.299 And so the last couple of weeks I've been trying to figure out the game. 00:08:57.080 --> 00:08:58.240 I don't understand it yet. 00:08:58.299 --> 00:08:58.860 I'm getting there. 00:08:58.919 --> 00:08:59.460 I'm getting better. 00:09:00.299 --> 00:09:02.820 But as I understand it with Mahjong. 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:05.620 You're trying to get tiles in the right order. 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:06.600 You're trying to get pairs. 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:09.419 So at the end you have a winning combination. 00:09:10.220 --> 00:09:12.480 But for Cleopas and the other disciple. 00:09:14.019 --> 00:09:17.340 They've arranged all of the tiles in front of themselves. 00:09:17.340 --> 00:09:20.220 Of the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:24.320 But then they've just grabbed a chess piece. 00:09:24.580 --> 00:09:25.420 And put it in. 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:27.060 And they've grabbed a playing card. 00:09:27.500 --> 00:09:28.720 And a piece of toast. 00:09:28.940 --> 00:09:31.540 And they've wedged all of these things in. 00:09:32.440 --> 00:09:35.440 And they're wondering why they don't have Mahjong. 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:37.460 They're wondering why it doesn't work. 00:09:37.460 --> 00:09:42.379 All of the pieces for understanding the resurrection are there. 00:09:43.560 --> 00:09:46.060 And yet they've hoped for something else. 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:47.600 And they are let down. 00:09:47.759 --> 00:09:49.620 And they're disappointed and downcast. 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:53.980 Jesus responds to their disappointment. 00:09:54.400 --> 00:09:56.160 With some very firm words. 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:57.519 In verse 25. 00:09:57.519 --> 00:10:00.939 How foolish you are. 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:05.079 And how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken. 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:07.980 You've got it right in front of you guys. 00:10:08.059 --> 00:10:08.480 Come on. 00:10:08.699 --> 00:10:10.740 It's like when a child calls out to mom. 00:10:10.799 --> 00:10:11.899 Mom where are my shoes? 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:13.019 And mom looks into the room. 00:10:13.100 --> 00:10:13.559 And it's like. 00:10:14.139 --> 00:10:15.240 It's right in front of you. 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:16.399 The shoes are right there. 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:21.759 How slow are you to believe all that the prophets have said. 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:28.500 Did not the Messiah have to suffer all these things. 00:10:28.899 --> 00:10:30.840 And then enter his glory. 00:10:31.939 --> 00:10:34.639 Jesus puts what they had hoped for. 00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:37.240 In the context of God's biggest story. 00:10:38.259 --> 00:10:41.580 The Messiah had to suffer to enter his glory. 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:45.220 We had to have Good Friday to get to Easter Day. 00:10:46.319 --> 00:10:48.200 Jesus had to suffer and die. 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:49.899 So that he could be raised. 00:10:49.899 --> 00:10:52.500 To ascend to the throne above all thrones. 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:56.120 And have all the power. 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:57.959 Not just over one country. 00:10:58.459 --> 00:10:58.879 Israel. 00:11:00.100 --> 00:11:01.919 In his suffering and death. 00:11:02.000 --> 00:11:03.740 He has not just redeemed Israel. 00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:05.259 But all of humanity. 00:11:06.259 --> 00:11:06.899 Verse 27. 00:11:07.299 --> 00:11:09.840 And beginning with Moses and all the prophets. 00:11:10.340 --> 00:11:14.039 He explained to them what was said in the scriptures concerning himself. 00:11:15.100 --> 00:11:16.779 I can't help but imagine. 00:11:17.199 --> 00:11:19.840 How great this Bible study with Jesus was. 00:11:20.759 --> 00:11:25.100 It's likely that this was a three hour journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus. 00:11:25.740 --> 00:11:31.759 And they've got Jesus explaining how all of the Old Testament fits together and points to Jesus. 00:11:32.759 --> 00:11:34.799 Over the last couple of weeks of isolation. 00:11:35.059 --> 00:11:39.340 There's been a lot of movie directors and actors doing watch parties. 00:11:39.340 --> 00:11:41.840 Where you get to watch the movie that they've made. 00:11:41.919 --> 00:11:44.439 And they get to explain all the things that are happening. 00:11:44.840 --> 00:11:46.279 And I think that's a pretty great thing. 00:11:46.279 --> 00:11:50.639 But can you imagine having the author of life himself. 00:11:51.539 --> 00:11:53.819 Explain the history of Israel. 00:11:54.220 --> 00:11:55.779 And God's story of redemption. 00:11:56.480 --> 00:11:58.519 And how it all points to Jesus. 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:01.279 Can you imagine just walking with Jesus for three hours. 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:03.759 And having him explain everything to you. 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:06.419 I think it would be marvelous. 00:12:07.419 --> 00:12:07.919 Verse 28. 00:12:08.720 --> 00:12:11.259 As they approached the village to which they were going. 00:12:12.100 --> 00:12:14.460 Jesus continued on as if he was going further. 00:12:15.620 --> 00:12:17.379 But they urged him strongly. 00:12:17.620 --> 00:12:18.340 Stay with us. 00:12:18.700 --> 00:12:19.639 For it is nearly evening. 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:21.580 The day is almost over. 00:12:22.620 --> 00:12:23.419 At this point. 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:25.679 They still don't recognize Jesus. 00:12:25.899 --> 00:12:27.159 It's now nearly evening. 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:30.919 And they're just welcoming Jesus in. 00:12:31.159 --> 00:12:35.039 Because he's been kind to them. 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:36.219 Are they just welcoming him in. 00:12:36.319 --> 00:12:37.559 Because they're good Jews. 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:39.639 And they're showing good hospitality. 00:12:40.699 --> 00:12:43.639 Are they worried about thieves coming at night. 00:12:43.679 --> 00:12:45.339 And so they have concern for this man. 00:12:46.620 --> 00:12:47.360 But later. 00:12:47.539 --> 00:12:49.079 Once they've recognized Jesus. 00:12:49.259 --> 00:12:50.000 They will say. 00:12:50.740 --> 00:12:53.759 Were not our hearts burning within us. 00:12:53.759 --> 00:12:55.899 And as he talked with us on the road. 00:12:56.340 --> 00:12:57.779 And opened the scriptures to us. 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.539 They had some measure of understanding. 00:13:02.419 --> 00:13:04.559 As Jesus explained the Old Testament. 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:06.659 They began to understand. 00:13:07.340 --> 00:13:09.500 But they still didn't see it clearly. 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:12.139 It's like they could see the shape. 00:13:12.500 --> 00:13:14.159 Of what Jesus was talking about. 00:13:14.740 --> 00:13:15.100 But you know. 00:13:15.179 --> 00:13:15.460 In majong. 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:17.620 The tiles hadn't been lined up yet. 00:13:17.899 --> 00:13:19.480 The penny hadn't dropped. 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:21.899 Verse 29 again. 00:13:21.899 --> 00:13:23.659 So he went in to stay with them. 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:26.000 When he was at the table with them. 00:13:26.319 --> 00:13:26.960 He took bread. 00:13:27.100 --> 00:13:27.919 Gave thanks. 00:13:28.319 --> 00:13:28.919 Broke it. 00:13:29.419 --> 00:13:30.860 And began to give it to them. 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.139 Now this is a very strange thing. 00:13:34.480 --> 00:13:36.139 For a stranger to do. 00:13:37.439 --> 00:13:39.700 Not that Cleopas and the other disciples. 00:13:39.960 --> 00:13:40.799 Would invite a stranger in. 00:13:40.840 --> 00:13:41.960 That's a fairly normal thing. 00:13:42.179 --> 00:13:43.439 They would share their food. 00:13:43.539 --> 00:13:44.819 That's a fairly normal thing. 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.580 But what Jesus does. 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:48.919 His behavior is strange. 00:13:50.220 --> 00:13:53.000 Jesus is the guest in this household. 00:13:53.759 --> 00:13:55.299 And yet he becomes the host. 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:57.439 He is the one who took bread. 00:13:57.840 --> 00:13:58.600 And gave thanks. 00:13:58.759 --> 00:13:59.299 And broke it. 00:14:00.059 --> 00:14:01.799 That is the host's responsibility. 00:14:02.279 --> 00:14:03.919 It's like having friends over. 00:14:04.039 --> 00:14:04.700 For lunch. 00:14:05.340 --> 00:14:06.679 When we could do that. 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:08.519 And all of a sudden. 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:09.319 Your friend. 00:14:09.319 --> 00:14:09.840 Your guest. 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:11.039 Has taken the tongs. 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:12.939 They've taken the apron off you. 00:14:13.139 --> 00:14:15.039 And they're standing at your barbecue. 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:16.259 Cooking your lunch. 00:14:17.100 --> 00:14:18.480 It's like they've come in. 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:20.300 And they've taken the best seat in the house. 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:21.580 The seat of the host. 00:14:22.899 --> 00:14:24.340 This is what Jesus does. 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:25.240 He comes in. 00:14:25.680 --> 00:14:27.879 And he takes the position of host. 00:14:28.139 --> 00:14:29.259 He breaks bread. 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:30.519 And gives it to them. 00:14:31.300 --> 00:14:32.300 And these disciples. 00:14:33.860 --> 00:14:34.379 Realize. 00:14:34.620 --> 00:14:35.759 That it wasn't just. 00:14:36.019 --> 00:14:37.879 An uninformed stranger that they met. 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:39.879 Verse 31. 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:42.240 Then their eyes were open. 00:14:42.240 --> 00:14:43.860 And they recognized him. 00:14:44.580 --> 00:14:46.279 And he disappeared from their sight. 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:47.460 Jesus. 00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:48.980 Who had seemed blind. 00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:50.679 To the events in Jerusalem. 00:14:51.179 --> 00:14:52.200 Now opens. 00:14:52.500 --> 00:14:54.039 The eyes of the two people. 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:56.019 Who thought that they could see. 00:14:57.159 --> 00:14:58.200 Jesus was no stranger. 00:14:58.320 --> 00:14:59.559 Taking over as host. 00:14:59.779 --> 00:15:01.820 But he's the Lord of every house. 00:15:02.620 --> 00:15:04.159 And they only see him. 00:15:04.919 --> 00:15:05.639 Because. 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:07.379 Their eyes were opened. 00:15:08.139 --> 00:15:09.899 They are opened by God. 00:15:09.899 --> 00:15:11.519 As a divine gift. 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:13.899 They had begun to understand. 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:15.840 When the scriptures were opened. 00:15:16.500 --> 00:15:18.279 But they only saw Jesus. 00:15:18.500 --> 00:15:19.740 For who he truly is. 00:15:20.139 --> 00:15:22.259 When Jesus came to dwell with them. 00:15:22.439 --> 00:15:23.939 And opened their eyes. 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:25.580 The puzzle. 00:15:26.059 --> 00:15:26.939 Has now become clear. 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:28.419 The confusion is gone. 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:28.980 They have. 00:15:29.299 --> 00:15:29.860 Mahjong. 00:15:29.960 --> 00:15:30.500 They shout. 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:31.360 Woo pie. 00:15:32.740 --> 00:15:33.639 Verse 33. 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:34.860 Says they got up. 00:15:35.259 --> 00:15:36.379 And returned at once. 00:15:36.440 --> 00:15:37.080 To Jerusalem. 00:15:37.379 --> 00:15:38.939 There they found the eleven. 00:15:39.299 --> 00:15:40.000 And those with them. 00:15:40.159 --> 00:15:40.639 Assembled. 00:15:41.259 --> 00:15:41.779 And saying. 00:15:41.899 --> 00:15:42.580 It is true. 00:15:42.840 --> 00:15:43.919 The Lord has risen. 00:15:44.080 --> 00:15:45.299 And has appeared to Simon. 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:46.720 Then the two told. 00:15:46.860 --> 00:15:47.899 What had happened on the way. 00:15:48.220 --> 00:15:49.559 And how Jesus was recognized. 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:50.179 By them. 00:15:50.340 --> 00:15:51.539 When he broke the bread. 00:15:52.500 --> 00:15:53.840 Everything has changed. 00:15:53.960 --> 00:15:55.000 For these two disciples. 00:15:56.439 --> 00:15:57.679 At the start of their journey. 00:15:58.480 --> 00:15:59.759 They were depressed. 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:01.580 And downcast. 00:16:02.580 --> 00:16:03.659 Plotting home. 00:16:03.659 --> 00:16:05.939 And now they have seen. 00:16:05.939 --> 00:16:07.000 The risen Jesus. 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:09.519 And even though it is late. 00:16:09.860 --> 00:16:11.159 Evening is now here. 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:12.279 They get up. 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:13.659 And are once returned. 00:16:13.779 --> 00:16:14.399 To Jerusalem. 00:16:15.620 --> 00:16:16.939 I wonder how quickly. 00:16:17.439 --> 00:16:19.159 They were able to return back. 00:16:19.539 --> 00:16:20.519 And the excitement. 00:16:20.860 --> 00:16:21.319 And joy. 00:16:21.439 --> 00:16:22.379 That has propelled them. 00:16:23.779 --> 00:16:25.439 At the start of this passage. 00:16:25.940 --> 00:16:27.540 Cleopas described Jesus. 00:16:28.020 --> 00:16:28.900 As a prophet. 00:16:29.820 --> 00:16:31.300 And now at the end. 00:16:31.420 --> 00:16:32.680 He is being described. 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:34.300 As the Lord. 00:16:35.460 --> 00:16:36.500 They had thought. 00:16:36.620 --> 00:16:37.840 That he was the person. 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:38.560 Who knew nothing. 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:39.920 He was the younger. 00:16:40.060 --> 00:16:40.680 The subordinate. 00:16:41.540 --> 00:16:42.740 But he is revealed. 00:16:43.080 --> 00:16:44.080 To be the Lord. 00:16:44.140 --> 00:16:45.140 Of the universe. 00:16:46.340 --> 00:16:47.640 No longer are they trying. 00:16:47.720 --> 00:16:48.660 To jam pieces. 00:16:49.100 --> 00:16:49.960 Into their picture. 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:51.560 Of what Jesus came to do. 00:16:51.780 --> 00:16:53.560 Now they understand him. 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:55.599 And his role revealed. 00:16:55.859 --> 00:16:56.399 In the Bible. 00:16:57.519 --> 00:16:59.119 God's story of salvation. 00:16:59.919 --> 00:17:01.019 And the necessity. 00:17:01.019 --> 00:17:02.659 Of Jesus' suffering. 00:17:03.419 --> 00:17:04.220 Their eyes. 00:17:04.399 --> 00:17:05.779 Are finally opened. 00:17:06.899 --> 00:17:07.579 They haven't. 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:08.980 Had their eyes open. 00:17:09.179 --> 00:17:10.720 Just from having the Bible. 00:17:10.839 --> 00:17:11.619 Explained to them. 00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:13.259 They haven't understood. 00:17:13.259 --> 00:17:14.740 Just because they were walking. 00:17:14.740 --> 00:17:15.639 Next to Jesus. 00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:17.440 They can now see. 00:17:17.779 --> 00:17:19.659 Because of a divine gift. 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:21.559 God chose. 00:17:21.659 --> 00:17:22.819 To open their eyes. 00:17:22.819 --> 00:17:24.879 To see who Jesus is. 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:26.779 What a reminder. 00:17:26.899 --> 00:17:27.399 That even though. 00:17:27.700 --> 00:17:29.200 We can have all of the pieces. 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:29.960 In front of us. 00:17:30.259 --> 00:17:31.019 We can have read. 00:17:31.099 --> 00:17:32.000 The entire Bible. 00:17:32.679 --> 00:17:34.240 It's not going to make sense. 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:34.960 For us. 00:17:35.019 --> 00:17:35.899 Until God. 00:17:36.460 --> 00:17:37.779 Puts it all into place. 00:17:38.179 --> 00:17:39.139 And he reveals. 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:40.799 The necessity. 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:42.059 Of the suffering. 00:17:42.220 --> 00:17:42.779 Of Jesus. 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:45.839 This began with. 00:17:46.059 --> 00:17:47.059 We had hoped. 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:48.500 But now. 00:17:48.619 --> 00:17:49.179 They see. 00:17:49.179 --> 00:17:49.919 What God. 00:17:50.299 --> 00:17:50.839 Had planned. 00:17:50.839 --> 00:17:53.199 Their hopes. 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:54.419 And expectations. 00:17:54.419 --> 00:17:55.079 Of Jesus. 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.139 Had to be adjusted. 00:17:56.139 --> 00:17:57.319 To be in line. 00:17:57.319 --> 00:17:58.079 With what God. 00:17:58.079 --> 00:17:58.819 Was doing. 00:17:58.819 --> 00:17:59.599 With his son. 00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:01.139 Cleopas. 00:18:01.139 --> 00:18:01.639 And his mate. 00:18:01.959 --> 00:18:02.759 Thought that Jesus. 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:03.819 Was someone special. 00:18:04.139 --> 00:18:04.819 A prophet. 00:18:05.379 --> 00:18:06.679 Gifted by God. 00:18:07.639 --> 00:18:08.319 They didn't see. 00:18:08.399 --> 00:18:09.240 That he was Lord. 00:18:09.879 --> 00:18:10.839 And they went. 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:11.579 On a journey. 00:18:11.579 --> 00:18:12.740 Of understanding. 00:18:12.740 --> 00:18:14.119 With Jesus himself. 00:18:14.919 --> 00:18:16.419 Until they believed. 00:18:16.420 --> 00:18:19.000 Reading God's word. 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:20.140 Is so central. 00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:21.120 To who we are. 00:18:21.120 --> 00:18:21.740 As Christians. 00:18:21.740 --> 00:18:22.580 And who we are. 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:23.539 As a church. 00:18:23.539 --> 00:18:23.940 Here. 00:18:24.180 --> 00:18:25.080 At St. Paul's. 00:18:25.960 --> 00:18:27.100 It's so important. 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:27.960 That Jesus spent. 00:18:28.140 --> 00:18:28.660 Hours. 00:18:29.180 --> 00:18:29.620 Explaining. 00:18:30.100 --> 00:18:31.580 How the Old Testament. 00:18:32.300 --> 00:18:33.560 Made its sense. 00:18:33.600 --> 00:18:34.279 And how it all. 00:18:34.600 --> 00:18:35.560 Pointed to Jesus. 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:38.019 But we can read it. 00:18:38.500 --> 00:18:39.300 And not know. 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:40.360 Who Jesus is. 00:18:41.340 --> 00:18:42.640 He needs to come. 00:18:42.880 --> 00:18:44.400 And open our eyes. 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:46.580 If you don't. 00:18:46.580 --> 00:18:47.420 Know him yet. 00:18:48.420 --> 00:18:49.900 Do what Cleopas did. 00:18:50.080 --> 00:18:50.600 Invite. 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:51.840 Jesus in. 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:53.220 Ask Lord. 00:18:54.300 --> 00:18:55.500 Open my eyes. 00:18:56.160 --> 00:18:57.140 So that I can truly. 00:18:57.460 --> 00:18:58.500 See who you are. 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:01.759 But what do we do. 00:19:02.340 --> 00:19:03.360 If we feel. 00:19:03.660 --> 00:19:04.580 Disappointed with God. 00:19:04.660 --> 00:19:05.400 What do we do. 00:19:05.620 --> 00:19:06.540 If we're in a position. 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:08.000 Similar to Cleopas. 00:19:08.120 --> 00:19:08.940 And the other disciple. 00:19:09.340 --> 00:19:10.519 As they were heading home. 00:19:11.980 --> 00:19:12.940 Well we may be. 00:19:13.080 --> 00:19:14.180 Disappointed with God. 00:19:14.400 --> 00:19:15.980 If our expectations. 00:19:15.980 --> 00:19:17.040 Don't match. 00:19:17.040 --> 00:19:18.440 His divine purpose. 00:19:18.960 --> 00:19:20.140 Just like the two disciples. 00:19:20.320 --> 00:19:20.420 They. 00:19:20.880 --> 00:19:22.040 They had a hope. 00:19:22.500 --> 00:19:24.200 Not in line with God's. 00:19:24.280 --> 00:19:25.220 And what do we do. 00:19:26.040 --> 00:19:27.460 Well we may not know. 00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:28.940 What God has in store. 00:19:29.040 --> 00:19:29.740 For us tomorrow. 00:19:30.200 --> 00:19:31.220 But we do know. 00:19:32.019 --> 00:19:33.740 That God is going to send Jesus. 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:35.320 He's going to bring us. 00:19:35.580 --> 00:19:36.660 All home to be with him. 00:19:37.580 --> 00:19:38.100 Our future. 00:19:38.259 --> 00:19:38.820 And our hope. 00:19:38.980 --> 00:19:39.820 Is not living. 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:41.120 The best life here. 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:43.019 But trusting. 00:19:43.019 --> 00:19:43.539 That God. 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:44.739 That God. 00:19:44.859 --> 00:19:45.739 Has a future. 00:19:46.259 --> 00:19:46.739 Secure. 00:19:48.179 --> 00:19:49.759 That is how we get our. 00:19:49.759 --> 00:19:50.739 Expectations. 00:19:50.739 --> 00:19:51.399 In line. 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:52.419 With God's. 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:53.439 Sovereign plan. 00:19:54.199 --> 00:19:55.579 We may be disappointed. 00:19:55.579 --> 00:19:56.119 With God. 00:19:56.259 --> 00:19:57.439 If we focused on. 00:19:57.579 --> 00:19:58.839 Part of the Bible. 00:19:59.099 --> 00:20:00.359 And not the whole thing. 00:20:01.439 --> 00:20:02.319 The two disciples. 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:03.000 Were right. 00:20:03.379 --> 00:20:04.219 To put their hope. 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:04.899 In the redemption. 00:20:04.899 --> 00:20:05.839 Of Israel. 00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:05.919 Israel. 00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:07.399 But Jesus. 00:20:07.399 --> 00:20:08.099 Corrects them. 00:20:08.179 --> 00:20:08.939 To believe. 00:20:09.720 --> 00:20:10.240 All. 00:20:10.819 --> 00:20:11.859 That the prophets said. 00:20:12.379 --> 00:20:13.959 And not just the parts. 00:20:13.959 --> 00:20:15.099 That stood out to them. 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:15.859 Not just the parts. 00:20:15.939 --> 00:20:16.500 They liked. 00:20:17.319 --> 00:20:18.220 They had missed. 00:20:18.699 --> 00:20:19.179 Focusing. 00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:20.559 On the necessity. 00:20:20.679 --> 00:20:21.819 Of the Messiah's suffering. 00:20:22.919 --> 00:20:23.720 Now we too. 00:20:23.819 --> 00:20:24.359 Can pick. 00:20:24.639 --> 00:20:25.519 And focus on. 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:26.480 The parts of the Bible. 00:20:26.579 --> 00:20:27.039 We like. 00:20:28.199 --> 00:20:28.859 We can easily. 00:20:28.859 --> 00:20:29.939 Focus on one aspect. 00:20:29.939 --> 00:20:30.819 Of God's. 00:20:31.299 --> 00:20:31.699 Character. 00:20:31.899 --> 00:20:32.099 We can. 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:32.919 We can focus on. 00:20:32.919 --> 00:20:34.000 His love for us. 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:35.380 And miss out on. 00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:36.440 The importance of God. 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:37.160 Also being. 00:20:37.380 --> 00:20:37.720 Just. 00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:39.940 It is important. 00:20:39.940 --> 00:20:41.039 That we read. 00:20:41.140 --> 00:20:42.619 All of God's word. 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:43.619 To fully understand. 00:20:43.720 --> 00:20:44.259 Who he is. 00:20:44.420 --> 00:20:45.359 And not just. 00:20:45.619 --> 00:20:45.839 Pick. 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:47.119 The parts of the Bible. 00:20:47.240 --> 00:20:47.920 That we like. 00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:50.279 We may be. 00:20:50.559 --> 00:20:51.039 Disappointed. 00:20:51.039 --> 00:20:51.799 With God. 00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:52.799 If we are. 00:20:52.940 --> 00:20:53.920 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--> 00:21:18.839 How he is. 00:21:18.920 --> 00:21:19.640 Teaching us. 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:20.339 To be trusting. 00:21:20.339 --> 00:21:20.779 In him. 00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:22.140 And his good plan. 00:21:22.220 --> 00:21:22.640 For us. 00:21:23.680 --> 00:21:24.640 It is hard. 00:21:24.759 --> 00:21:25.599 In this world. 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:26.559 Of isolation. 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:28.640 And meeting people. 00:21:28.640 --> 00:21:29.240 Over zoom. 00:21:29.380 --> 00:21:30.500 And FaceTime. 00:21:30.500 --> 00:21:32.779 But it is one of the most. 00:21:33.079 --> 00:21:34.000 Joyful parts. 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:34.779 Of church. 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:37.039 That we're not just. 00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:38.400 A group of people. 00:21:38.619 --> 00:21:39.819 We're also a group of people. 00:21:40.019 --> 00:21:41.259 Growing together. 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:42.680 Trusting in God. 00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:43.299 More and more. 00:21:43.299 --> 00:21:43.799 Each day. 00:21:44.720 --> 00:21:45.539 So share. 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:46.140 What God. 00:21:46.140 --> 00:21:46.599 Is doing. 00:21:46.599 --> 00:21:47.259 With other people. 00:21:47.599 --> 00:21:48.880 With your community group. 00:21:49.019 --> 00:21:49.599 If you're not. 00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:50.740 In a group of people. 00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:51.200 Who are. 00:21:51.700 --> 00:21:52.099 Growing. 00:21:52.420 --> 00:21:53.480 To know and love the Lord. 00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:54.500 Please get in contact. 00:21:54.500 --> 00:21:54.900 With us. 00:21:55.059 --> 00:21:55.700 We would love. 00:21:55.779 --> 00:21:56.380 For you to be. 00:21:56.500 --> 00:21:57.559 A part of our community. 00:21:57.559 --> 00:21:57.960 Here. 00:21:57.960 --> 00:21:58.740 Even though. 00:21:58.880 --> 00:21:59.180 We are. 00:21:59.740 --> 00:22:00.100 Isolated. 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:00.660 And distanced. 00:22:00.660 --> 00:22:01.279 From each other. 00:22:02.059 --> 00:22:02.779 Share what God. 00:22:02.779 --> 00:22:03.220 Is doing. 00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:03.740 As he. 00:22:04.140 --> 00:22:04.579 Adjusts. 00:22:04.579 --> 00:22:05.220 Our hopes. 00:22:05.840 --> 00:22:06.400 To be. 00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:07.019 In line. 00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:07.759 With his plan. 00:22:08.840 --> 00:22:10.019 When we're disappointed. 00:22:10.259 --> 00:22:10.579 Seek. 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:11.120 Jesus. 00:22:11.319 --> 00:22:12.120 In his word. 00:22:12.720 --> 00:22:13.799 If you don't have a Bible. 00:22:14.220 --> 00:22:14.640 There's. 00:22:15.100 --> 00:22:15.220 There's. 00:22:15.220 --> 00:22:16.680 You can read the Bible online. 00:22:16.840 --> 00:22:17.819 You can go to Bible Gateway. 00:22:18.200 --> 00:22:19.559 And read the Bible online. 00:22:19.840 --> 00:22:21.220 Or you can contact us. 00:22:21.340 --> 00:22:21.920 Email us. 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:22.660 At office. 00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:24.120 At stpauls.org.au 00:22:24.120 --> 00:22:25.200 We would love. 00:22:25.300 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00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:53.000 A really hard rebuke. 00:22:53.220 --> 00:22:53.759 When he said. 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:55.259 How foolish you are. 00:22:55.420 --> 00:22:56.400 And slow to believe. 00:22:56.880 --> 00:22:58.079 They didn't get defensive. 00:22:59.220 --> 00:23:00.000 They didn't go. 00:23:00.119 --> 00:23:00.279 Oh. 00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:01.140 I don't want to listen to you. 00:23:01.240 --> 00:23:01.460 I'm going to. 00:23:01.460 --> 00:23:02.420 I'm going to keep walking home. 00:23:02.500 --> 00:23:03.059 To Emmaus. 00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:04.920 Instead. 00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:06.500 They listened. 00:23:06.500 --> 00:23:07.339 To Jesus. 00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:09.220 And they had their eyes. 00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:09.779 Opened. 00:23:11.220 --> 00:23:11.779 Lastly. 00:23:12.099 --> 00:23:12.420 When. 00:23:12.700 --> 00:23:13.700 Our spiritual drought. 00:23:13.880 --> 00:23:14.720 Of disappointment. 00:23:14.920 --> 00:23:15.400 Ends. 00:23:15.900 --> 00:23:17.200 And God has filled us. 00:23:17.259 --> 00:23:17.839 With his hope. 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:19.759 Encourage each other. 00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:20.859 Just like. 00:23:20.960 --> 00:23:21.519 Cleopas. 00:23:21.879 --> 00:23:22.519 Ran. 00:23:22.660 --> 00:23:22.980 Likely. 00:23:23.140 --> 00:23:23.440 Ran. 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:24.259 Back to Jerusalem. 00:23:24.400 --> 00:23:25.859 To share the exciting news. 00:23:25.920 --> 00:23:26.599 That they had seen. 00:23:26.680 --> 00:23:27.339 There is in Jesus. 00:23:27.660 --> 00:23:28.599 When God. 00:23:29.079 --> 00:23:29.500 Works. 00:23:30.019 --> 00:23:30.480 Through us. 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:31.400 Through disappointment. 00:23:31.619 --> 00:23:32.640 And leads us to hope. 00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:33.440 In his plan. 00:23:34.019 --> 00:23:34.500 Share that. 00:23:35.879 --> 00:23:36.440 These. 00:23:36.859 --> 00:23:37.299 Disappointed. 00:23:38.059 --> 00:23:38.579 Discouraged. 00:23:38.680 --> 00:23:39.240 Disciples. 00:23:40.200 --> 00:23:40.779 Believed. 00:23:40.900 --> 00:23:41.619 That Jesus. 00:23:41.859 --> 00:23:42.559 And their hope. 00:23:43.039 --> 00:23:43.640 Was gone. 00:23:44.879 --> 00:23:45.519 They just. 00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:46.039 Believe him. 00:23:46.099 --> 00:23:46.359 Dead. 00:23:46.539 --> 00:23:47.240 And all hope. 00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:47.660 Was gone. 00:23:47.660 --> 00:23:50.019 But he was with them. 00:23:50.840 --> 00:23:51.279 Even. 00:23:51.580 --> 00:23:52.320 When they didn't. 00:23:52.380 --> 00:23:52.940 Realize it. 00:23:54.240 --> 00:23:54.940 Let's pray. 00:23:55.060 --> 00:23:55.660 And thank God. 00:23:55.740 --> 00:23:56.600 That he continues. 00:23:56.600 --> 00:23:57.500 To be with us. 00:23:57.620 --> 00:23:58.480 When we don't. 00:23:58.600 --> 00:23:59.019 Trust. 00:23:59.019 --> 00:23:59.940 And we face. 00:24:00.060 --> 00:24:00.620 Disappointment. 00:24:00.680 --> 00:24:01.120 With God. 00:24:01.320 --> 00:24:02.340 As he leads us. 00:24:02.420 --> 00:24:03.180 To hope in him. 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:04.440 Let me pray for us. 00:24:05.660 --> 00:24:06.860 Dear heavenly father. 00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:08.700 I thank you so much. 00:24:08.860 --> 00:24:10.360 For all of your goodness. 00:24:10.360 --> 00:24:11.060 To us. 00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:12.900 God. 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:13.600 I thank you. 00:24:13.880 --> 00:24:14.580 For the reminder. 00:24:14.579 --> 00:24:15.240 Of how. 00:24:15.919 --> 00:24:16.679 You worked. 00:24:16.759 --> 00:24:17.240 A miracle. 00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:18.559 In these two disciples. 00:24:18.559 --> 00:24:18.960 Life. 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:20.720 That you open their eyes. 00:24:21.019 --> 00:24:21.819 To see. 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:23.079 Who Jesus is. 00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:24.960 Lord. 00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:25.960 For those of us. 00:24:26.059 --> 00:24:26.839 Who don't know. 00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:28.179 Who your son is. 00:24:28.240 --> 00:24:29.240 Who don't. 00:24:29.439 --> 00:24:29.779 Fully. 00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:30.639 Understand. 00:24:30.639 --> 00:24:31.539 What you were trying. 00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:32.039 To tell us. 00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:32.259 Lord. 00:24:32.359 --> 00:24:34.000 Would you open our eyes. 00:24:35.419 --> 00:24:36.199 Send us back. 00:24:36.299 --> 00:24:37.039 To your word. 00:24:37.619 --> 00:24:38.720 And open our eyes. 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:39.919 So that as we read it. 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:41.039 It is not just. 00:24:41.259 --> 00:24:42.379 An interesting book. 00:24:42.480 --> 00:24:43.699 But it is the words. 00:24:43.700 --> 00:24:44.460 Of life. 00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:46.660 Heavenly father. 00:24:46.660 --> 00:24:47.259 As we. 00:24:47.620 --> 00:24:48.740 Continue to face. 00:24:48.840 --> 00:24:49.380 A difficult. 00:24:49.380 --> 00:24:50.299 And uncertain. 00:24:50.299 --> 00:24:50.940 Future. 00:24:52.140 --> 00:24:53.059 Help us. 00:24:53.160 --> 00:24:54.259 Not be disappointed. 00:24:54.259 --> 00:24:55.120 In you. 00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:56.279 As if you. 00:24:56.279 --> 00:24:57.759 Are not in control. 00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:58.779 And working out. 00:24:58.880 --> 00:24:59.799 Your good plans. 00:25:00.920 --> 00:25:01.519 Father. 00:25:01.660 --> 00:25:02.220 Help us. 00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:02.900 To be reminded. 00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:04.400 That you are in charge. 00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:05.039 And in control. 00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:05.900 Of all things. 00:25:06.460 --> 00:25:07.120 And you. 00:25:07.360 --> 00:25:07.880 Will use. 00:25:07.960 --> 00:25:08.920 A difficult time. 00:25:08.920 --> 00:25:09.500 Like this. 00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:10.400 To grow. 00:25:10.580 --> 00:25:11.140 Our trust. 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:11.640 In you. 00:25:12.080 --> 00:25:12.880 Help us. 00:25:12.880 --> 00:25:13.540 To place. 00:25:13.740 --> 00:25:14.260 Our hope. 00:25:14.300 --> 00:25:15.280 In your plan. 00:25:15.860 --> 00:25:16.840 And not just. 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:17.540 What we want. 00:25:17.800 --> 00:25:17.860 Lord. 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:19.140 We ask this. 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:20.000 In your son's name. 00:25:20.560 --> 00:25:21.000 Amen. 00:25:21.780 --> 00:25:22.220 Amen. 00:25:22.220 --> 00:25:52.200 Thank you.