New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-04-02
LESSON FOR APRIL4
EASTER LESSON.


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LESSON TExT-Luke 2a:l3-2a.
TExT-Ought not Christ to
nave suffered these things. and to enter
INTO his glory?-Luke 24:26.
URINARY TOPIC-The Story OF a
Wonderful Walk.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Walk to Emmaus.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR topic
.The Proofs That Jesus Rose From the
Dead.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
direction.
]. Two Disciples J~ourneying to En-
maus wv. 1910.
i. VINO they were. One was CleOpas
(see v. 49, some think the other was
Luke, whose modesty forbade him to
give his name; but 1t is o definitely
known. Why they were going We can
only conjecture; perhaps they were
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.
ertion and quiet of the country to calm
their nerves. They were sad (see '.
III.
2. What they talked about ". 14).
All the things which had happened"
Strunge and wonderful things had
taken place and they could not but
commune together concerning them.
8. Jesus joins them wv. IS. 49,. II
a while they cOmmuned together and
reasoned about Jesus that he appeared
to them. He never leaves those IN
doubt who sincerely seek the light; he
promises to meet even with two or
three who gather In his name Matt.
8:2O). Those gathered In his pane
have their heart toward him In love,
and their talk Is concerning him. II
we would have Jesus draw near TO US
more frequently then let us more fire.
quently commune together concerning
him.
n. The Conversation on the Way.
wv. 11-2O.
!. Jesus question ". ~. Though he
was a stranger to them his question
did not provoke resentment; there
must have been something In his man
ner and tone which unlocked their
hearts.
2. The disciples answer (vv. 1920.
Though surprised that there should be
a single man In the confines Of Jerusa-
lem unacquainted with the things
which had recently come 10 pass. they
spoke fully and freely Of what they had
communed about.
reth ". 19). This Jesus was mighty
In word and deed before God and the
people. (2) Delivered. condemned and
crucified by the chief priests ". 20).
(3) Shattered hopes Of the disciples ".
21). They had reposed their hope In
him as the Redeemer Of Israel. az
Their bewilderment 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
be arising In their hearts, yet they
were too timid to take their stand up.
on II. (5) Jesus expounding the Scrip
lures to them wv. 25-27). He chides
them for their unbelief Of the prophet
ic Scriptures ". 25). 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
the Scriptures had foretold concerning
the Messiah and that 1t behooved
Christ thus to suffer and to enter into
his glory. They would have been glad
for the way things had turned out II
they had believed what God hal re-
vealed. He brought the disciples - the
written Word to prove his resurrection
To the Word and to the Testimony
should be our way always; such prac-
tice saves from fanaticism and from
imposition Of false teachers. Christ
will be the interpreter Of the Scrip
lures to all who will hear him.
~. The Lord Reveals Himself wv.
,2S-35).
i. Nearing the end Of the journey
wv. %, 29). He made as though he
would 60 farther, but they constrained
him to abide with them. 1t would have
been a great loss to them II he had not
been constrained"
2. Sitting together at the table tvv.
30. 80. His blessing Of the breaI and
breaking II were so familiar that they
knew him. Then. too, they may have
seen the nailprints In his hands while
he broke the bread. They now knew
for a certainty that the Lord whom
they had mourned as dead was alive
and In their very presence. II we had
eyes to perceive we could e Jesus
daily walking and talking with rs.
What a different life would be ours II
we would but e himi
8. The disciples convinced wv. 81
S5). They ut once returned to Jerusa-
lem and reported to the eleven what
things were done and how the Lord
had revealed himself to them IN the
breaking Of the bread. They ex-
claimed. The Lord Is risen indeed"
Nav Christ come to every believer on
this Easter occasion In such a way that
We may know beyond the p~eradventure
of n doubt that he is really alivei
Glory Of the Fathers House.
1t were effort vain as heartless to
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