Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-03-26

uolDhN TEXT-Ought not Christ
nave suffered these things, and to ent,
INTO MS glory?-Luke 24.26
uIhiMARf ToPlC-The Story of
Wonderful Walk
yOMioR TOPlC-The Walk to Emmau
ny hhM EDlATE AND SENIOR 1OPI
Dead, '' ''ose r'o'" VI
Lung PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPI
ne fact and the Meaning of the Res
direction
T. Two Disciples Journeyino to EN-
maus wv. 1910.
/. Who they were. One was Cleopo,
lSee V. lS); some think the other wa,
LUKE whose modesty forbade him {,
give MS name; but 1t is not defin tel,
known. Why they were going we car
only conjecture; perhaps they were
only walking away from Jerusalem tt
relieve their anxiety and drown their
sorrow. The ordeal through which
they had passed left them somewhat
stunned; they needed the physical ex.
ertlon and quiet of the country to calm
thell nerves. They were sad (see v.
~.
:. What they talked about " 14.
All the things which had happened"
Strange and wonderful things had
taken place and they could not but
commune together concerning them.
3. Jesus joins them wv. 10, l6). II
was while they communed togther and
reasoned about Jesus that he appeared
To them He never leaves thost in
doubt who sincerely seek the light he
promises TO meet even with two or
three who gather in his name (Matt.
lS:20). Those gathered In his uame
have their heart toward him In love.
ANA their talk is concerning hlia. II
we would have Jesus draw near TO us
more frequently then lei us more FREE
GlentIy commune together concerning
him.
II. The Conversation on the Way.
wv l1-2O.
|. Jesus question ". ~. Though he
was Il stranger TO them his question
did not provoke resentment; there
must have been something in his man.
ner and tone which unlocked their
hearts.
,. The disciples answer wv. 1920.
Though surprised that there should be
Il single man in the confines of Icrusa.
lem unacquainted with the things
which had recently come 10 pass. they
spoke fully and freely of what they had
communed about.
O) Ii was concerning Jesus of Naza.
reth ". l9). This Jesus was mighty
in word and deed before God and the
people. (2) Delivered, condemned and
cruciiied by the chief priests ". 20).
(3) Shattered hopes of the disciples ".
ID. They had reposed their hope In
him MS the Redeemer of Israel ti)
Their bewllderment wv. 22-24). The
story of the women concerning the
empty sepulchre reminded them of
Christ'S words that he would arise on
the third day. A new hope seemed to
he arising In their hearts, yet they |
were too timid Ia take their stand up
on it, (5) Jesus eXpounding the Scrip
lures to them wv. 25-27). He tEides
them for their unbelSf of the prophet
ic Scriptures ". %. What sorrow
and perpleXity they would have es-
capped had they believed what God had
recorded Jesus showed them that
what had happened was exactly what
he Scriptures had foretold concerning
he Messiah and that II behooved
ShrlSt thus TO suffer and to enter into
his glory. They would have been glad
or the way things had turned out II
hey had believed what God ha re-
'ealed. He brought the disciples . the
written Word TO prove his resurrection
70 the Word and to the testimony
hould be our way always; such rrac-
Ice saves from fanaticism and from
IMPOSITION of false teachers. Christ
viii be the interpreter of the Scrip
ures to all who win hear him.
III. The Lord Reveals Himself wv.
$3.50.
l. Nearing the end o. the journey
w. %. 29). He made as though he
'ould go farther, but they constrained !,
i'm to abide with them. Ii would have
cen a great loss to them if he had not
cen constrained"
.. Sitting together at the table wv.
D, 81. His blessing Of the bread and
II were so familiar that they
new him. Then, too, they may have
zen the nailprints in his hands while
e broke the bread They now knew
,r n certainty that the Lord whom ,.
ley had mourned as dead was alive !,
nd in their very presence. If we had
yes to perceive we could see Jesus ),
llly walking and talking with us. .
hat different life would be ours II }
g would hut see him
3. The disciples convinced wv. 80 :.
y. They at once returned to Jerusa- =
m and reported 10 the eleven what ;,
Iings were done and how the Lord :,
ID revealed himself to them IN the :.
'euking Of the bread. They ex- :
aimed, "The Lord is risen lndeedw =,
NY Christ come to every believer on .,
is Easter occasion in such way that
2 may know beyond the peradventure !"
doubt that he is really alive! :,