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An Old Testament Survey

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Luke 24:13-35 "Death Defeated"

Pastor Brian begins this Resurrection Sunday message by joining the conversation being held by two men on the road to Emmaus.

Key points about these two men:

1.    They are leaving Jerusalem.

2.    They are in deep conversation with one another.

3.    They are sad.

Jesus, resurrected, appears to them but the men’s eyes are restrained from recognizing Him. The men’s tone of conversation was lost hope and facing their perceived realty of a defeated Jesus as they speak in the past tense.

Take away truths:

1.    The circumstances that we face in life are not more important than the conclusions we arrive at.

2.    Wrong thinking leads to wrong living.

3.    What does the Bible say? We find Jesus in His word. Any time you want to find Him, He is there. This is the remedy for the troubled heart.

4.    A relationship with Jesus is by invitation only. Not His invitation, for God so loved, but our invitation to invite Him into our lives to abide in us.

5.    Hope gives you courage to face what you previously wanted to escape.

6.    Once you see Jesus, you can’t not see Jesus.

God is not finished so let us not get stuck in the past tense. Our God is faithful and will reveal to us that our best days are still ahead of us.

Let Jesus have the final say.

Scripture references:

Genesis 50:20, Exodus 12, Daniel 9, Isaiah 53, Romans 10:9

Luke 2: 21-38 "I Can't Believe it's Christmas"

Merry Christmas! Can you believe it’s Christmas time again so soon?

The Gospel of Luke Chapter 2 continues with the introduction of Simeon, a just and devout man and Anna, a prophetess. Two people who have been waiting their entire lives to see God’s prophecy fulfilled with His Son being born to take away the sins of the world. Jesus, meaning, Yahweh is salvation. The end of the book of Malachi begins 400 years of silence from God until the birth of Jesus.

We are to be like Simeon and Anna, patiently, faithfully waiting. Perhaps we have been born to see with our own eyes the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our perspective should be like Simeon and Anna that Christmas, the celebrated birth of our Lord and Savior, is finally here!

Life changing inspirational truths are referenced and located in this week’s Study Guide.

Accept today God’s free gift of salvation. Call upon the name of the Lord and be saved. Seek Him while He can still be found. His evidence is all around us. How is your heart? If you have questions, need someone to talk to or would just like to say hi, contact us.

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May God increase your faith and may the peace that surpasses all understanding overwhelm your soul.

God bless your journey.