Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-04-02

INTO MS glory?-Luke 24;26.
PRIMARY TOFlC-The Story OF
Wonderful Walk
JUNIOR TOPlC-The Walk TO Emmaus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR 1OPIt
ENe Proofs That Jesus Rose From tn
Dead
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
r ne Fact and the Meaning of the Res
direction,
T. Two Disciples Journeying to EN-
maus wv, 1870.
l, Who they were. One was Cleopas
l>ee y. ~ some think the other was
Luke. whose modesty forbade him ia
-0'e bi> name; but ii is not dein ,tely
Nnown, Why they were going We can
ouiy conjecture: perhaps they we're
only walking away from Jerusalem to
relieve their anxiety and drown their
sorrow The ordeal through which
they had passed left them somewhat
stunned, they needed the physical ex.
erJlon and quiet of the country to calm
their nerves. They were sad (see ".
~.
:. What they talked about " l4).
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, 49,. 1t
was while they communed togther and
reasoned about Jesus that he appeared
20 them, lie never leaves thost In
doubt WHO sincerely seek the light; he
promises TO meet even with two or
three who gather in his name (Mntt.
1920. Those gathered in his pame
have their heart toward him in love-
and their talk Is concerning hiin. II
we would have Jesus draw near TO us
more frequently then let us more fire.
gaonly commune together concerning
him.
II. The Conversation on the Way.
tyy. led.
l. Jesus question w. ~. Though he
was 1t stranger 10 them his question
did not provoke resentment; there
must have been something in his man.
ucr and tone which unlocked their
hearts.
>. The disciples answer wv. 1920.
Though surprised that there should be
4 single man in the confines of Jerusa
lem unacquainled with the things
which had recently come 20 pass, they
spoke fully and freely of what they had
communed about
CD II was concerning Jesus of Naza.
reth ". 19). This Jesus was mighty
in word and deed before God and the |
people. (2) Delivered. condemned and
cruc.ted by the chief priests w. 20). |
(3) Shattered hopes of the disciples ".
ID. They had reposed their hope In
him as the Redeemer of Israel (4)
Their bewilderment (vy 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
lie arising In their hearts, yet they
we're too timid 10 take their stand up.
on il. (5) Jesus expOunding the Scrip
lures TO them wv. 25-27). He OXIDES
them for their unbelsf of the prophet.
'c Scriptures ". 2j). What sorrow
md perpexlty they would have es.
'aped had they believed what Col had
recorded Jesus showed them that
Nhat had happened was exactly what
he Scriptures had forctod concerning
he Messiah and that II behoOved
christ 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 hal 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 prac-
Ice saves from fanatlcism and from
IMPOSITION Of false teachers. Christ
will be the interpreter of the Scrip
ures to all who win hear him.
~. The Lord Reveals Himself wv.
S.35).
!. Nearing the end OF the journey
w. %, 29). He made as though he
would 20 farther but they constrained i,
lin to abide with them. 1t would have
zen a great loss TO them II he had not
een constrained"
.. Sitting together ut the table (vv. i,
O. By His blessing of the bread and |,
II were so familiar that they
new him. Then. too, they may have
cen the nallprlnts in his hands while
e broke the bread. They now knew :
or certainty that the Lord whom /,
hey had mOurned as dead was alive ,
nd in their very presence II we had
yes to perceive we could see Jesus !,
ally walking and talking with us, :
What q different life would be ours II
re would but see him! =
3. The disciples convinced wv. 80
81. They at once returned TO Jerusa- /,
I'm and reported to the eleven what !,
hlngs were done and how the Lord {
nd revealed himself TO them IN the :,
renklng Of the bread. They ex-
laimed, "The Lord Is risen indeed" /,
lay Christ come TO every believer on :.
MS Easter occasion in such way that -.
'e may know beyond the peradventure
( n doubt that he Is really alivel i,