'HOW DID JESUS READ THE SCRIPTURES?'

Rev. Brian Wilkie By Rev. Brian Wilkie                                                                                     Pastor of St. Andrew's Christian Community Rockland, Ontario http://www.rocklandchurch.ca/

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PODCAST LINK to CFRA broadcast - Sunday, April 19^th, 2020:

http://accm.ncf.ca/images/20.04.19.mp3

Original Broadcast: February 19th, 2013

http://proxy.autopod.ca/podcasts/chum/6/12347/good_news_047_apr07.mp3
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Broadcast Notes:

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‘How did Jesus read the Scriptures?’

Reference Passage:

Luke 24:13-27 (ESV)

On the Road to Emmaus

¹³ That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles^[a] from Jerusalem, ¹⁴ and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. ¹⁵ While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. ¹⁷ And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸ Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” ¹⁹ And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, ²⁰ and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹ But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. ²² Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, ²³ and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ²⁴ Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” ²⁵ And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶ Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” ²⁷ And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

Footnotes:

1. Luke 24:13 Greek sixty stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters ___________________________________

 
PRAYER:

Loving God, You have done so much over so many centuries, to provide a record of the account of your love and your mighty deeds and your great wisdom.
O' Lord, help us to treasure what you have done and to set in our hearts the Word which refines us and renews us, lifts us and restores us.
Almighty God, Bless us with the Word that you have given.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, we pray. Amen.
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