This week at jr high RYM, Richie Sessions led the talks at night. I'm going to blog a few highlights from my notes.
Luke 24:13-32 = the road to Emmaus
"We are around Jesus all the time, he surrounds us...so why is he not AMAZING to us?" -R. Sessions
We are in constant need. We need Jesus to reveal himself to us because he is always walking alongside us. Richie made 2 points: 1) Jesus is the hero of the Bible (vs. 24-25) and 2) Jesus is your friend at the table.
In verses 24-26, Jesus tells them they are foolish to not see the entire Bible is about Christ (start with Genesis 3:15 for example. Also Numbers 21, Deuteronomy, Isaiah 7 & 53). The whole bible itself is about Christ.
When you look at cultures around the world, especially our culture, you will find that everyone loves superheros. Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, Green Lantern, Flash Gordon...the list goes on. Have you ever wondered WHY the world loves superhero stories?? It's because we all need a rescuer. Everyone is scared and this world is in dispair. We have sins, failures, fears, insecurities...we need to be rescued from that. The Bible tells the story of the true Hero/Rescuer. Have you ever noticed that every superhero is similar to normal humans? Clark Kent, Peter Parker, Bruce Wayne...they are all somewhat normal. Jesus lived here, died here, rose from the dead here. He became man. The scriptures are Christ revealing himself and they are true because Christ DEFEATED death.
Jesus conquered death. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven but the place he wants to be is HERE. With us. With filthy, dirty, sinners. No one is more significant that Jesus and he wants to be with us and we can find him when we read the Word of God. The most important thing Jesus did was bring us home; he is a FRIEND to sinners.
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