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Luke 24.

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I would love to read the whole

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of verse 13-35,

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but for the sake of time

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let's pick up in verse 25.

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I think we are probably familiar

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with this account of Jesus

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meeting the two disciples

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on the road to Emmaus.

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In verse 15, we see that Jesus Himself

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drew near and went with them.

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I'll read v. 25 down through 32.

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"And He (Jesus) said to them,

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'O foolish ones,

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and slow of heart to believe

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all the prophets have spoken.

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Was it not necessary that the Christ

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should suffer these things

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and enter into His glory?'

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And beginning with Moses

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and all the prophets,

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He interpreted to them [br]in all the Scriptures,

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the things concerning Himself.

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So they drew near to the village

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to which they were going.

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He acted as if He were going farther,

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but they urged Him strongly,

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saying, 'stay with us.

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For it is toward evening

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and the day is now far spent.'

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So He went in to stay with them.

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When He was at table with them,

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He took bread and blessed and broke it

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and gave it to them,

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and their eyes were opened,

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and they recognized Him.

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And He vanished from their sight.

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They said to each other,

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'Did not our hearts burn within us

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while He talked to us on the road,

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while He opened to us the Scriptures?'"

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So, commonly, there's rich content shared

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about Jesus opening the Scriptures

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to His disciples.

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But that's not what I want [br]to focus on this morning.

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I want to just look at two things really

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from verses 28 and 29,

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which I'll re-read.

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"So they..." this is Jesus

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and the two disciples,

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"drew near to the village

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to which they were going.

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He (Jesus) acted as if [br]He was going farther,

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but they urged Him strongly, saying,

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'Stay with us.'"

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And I think the encouragement here

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is two-fold.

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Number one, it struck me as I was reading

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verse 28,

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to see that Jesus acted

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as though He was going to go

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on down the road to the next village.

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In some sense, it looks [br]like He was putting on.

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And we say why?

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Why is Jesus acting as if [br]He's going to go on farther?

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We see clearly when we read v. 29

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why Jesus was acting as if

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He was going to go on down the road.

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He was provoking within His people

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a desire to cry out to Him,

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to entreat Him to stay.

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And this is remarkable.

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This is the warm, relational Jesus Christ

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that so desires the hearts of His people

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that He will even act in such a way

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to draw out our affections to Him.

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And this is happening today.

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If you're a believer here,

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in my life and your life,

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there are things that our kind,

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dear Savior does

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to draw out our affections toward Him;

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to stir up our love toward Him;

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to drive us into the [br]mode of entreating Him.

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He wants communion with His people.

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He had no intention of [br]going on down the road.

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He wants to be with His people.

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And that is remarkable.

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If that doesn't fuel prayer, [br]I don't know what does.

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He is delighting in the prayers [br]of His people this morning.

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Think of Jacob wrestling

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with the Angel of the Lord.

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What is that about?

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The Angel of the Lord -

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this pre-incarnate Christ.

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He's not wrestling with anyone.

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He's not challenged.

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He's not actually kept by Jacob.

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What does He say? "Let me go."

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He could withdraw at any moment.

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Why "let me go"?

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Because He was aiming [br]for a response in Jacob.

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"I won't let you go, unless You bless me."

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You remember Samson's dad?

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Manoah in Judges 13.

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And the Angel of the Lord visits.

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What is happening here?

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There's this encounter -

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this divine encounter,

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and Manoah comes to the [br]point where he says,

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"Please let me detain you

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and make a meal for you."

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I'm not even going to eat the meal,

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but I'll be detained.

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The Syro-Phoenician woman [br]in the New Testament.

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That whole encounter?

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Boy, that kind of reads [br]confusing at first, doesn't it?

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Jesus seemingly insults her.

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Jesus seemingly ignores her.

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Why? What is He doing?

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He is cultivating in the [br]heart of His people

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this strong desire to seek Him.

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So, I think that's one thing we glean

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from the text.

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And secondly, you just can't get away

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from this phrase in verse 29.

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"They (the two disciples) [br]urged Him strongly."

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Urged Him strongly.

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All I'll say about it for the sake of time

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is we ought to be those that ask much

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and ask often.

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We ought to be those that lose nothing

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because we're not asking.

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So, let's storm that gracious throne

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this morning.

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Let's boldly entreat our kind,

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warm-hearted Savior.

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Let's pray.

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Father, there is none like You.

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Divine Son, our [br]tender-hearted High Priest.

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There is none like You.

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Holy Spirit, our Help and Comforter.

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There's none like You.

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We desire Your presence.

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We want to detain You this morning.

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We want You to draw near this morning.

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We need Your help.

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We need Your presence.

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We need You to do what You did

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for those two disciples

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on the road to Emmaus,

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and open our eyes

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to the precious truth of Your Word.

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So, come, and infiltrate [br]this time of prayer.

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Manifest Your presence to us,

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in Jesus' name.