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Philip on the Road
The good news about Jesus spreads through Jerusalem after he returns to heaven, and thousands believe. Meanwhile, on a desert road outside the city, an Ethiopian official rides home in his chariot. He’d traveled all the way to Jerusalem to worship. Yet as a foreigner and a eunuch, he would have stood in the temple’s outer courts as an outsider looking in. On this lonely stretch of road, he seeks to understand Scripture, reading the prophet Isaiah. God sends Philip to meet him on the road and explain how that very Scripture points to Jesus, who welcomes him in. Through his belief in Jesus, he’s no longer an outsider looking in.
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Philip on the Road
The good news about Jesus spreads through Jerusalem after he returns to heaven, and thousands believe. Meanwhile, on a desert road outside the city, an Ethiopian official rides home in his chariot. He’d traveled all the way to Jerusalem to worship. Yet as a foreigner and a eunuch, he would have stood in the temple’s outer courts as an outsider looking in. On this lonely stretch of road, he seeks to understand Scripture, reading the prophet Isaiah. God sends Philip to meet him on the road and explain how that very Scripture points to Jesus, who welcomes him in. Through his belief in Jesus, he’s no longer an outsider looking in.
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The Emmaus Road
Two disciples trudge the seven dusty miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. As they walk, they talk through their grief over the last few days. They hoped Jesus was their Messiah who would set Israel free from Rome. Instead, they watched Jesus die a brutal death on the cross. Now rumors of an empty grave only add confusion to their sorrow. A stranger joins them on the road, listens intently to their story, then gently rebukes them. He opens their eyes to how all of Scripture pointed to him and his suffering. He came to set them free, not from Rome, but from sin. By the time he breaks bread at their table, disappointment gives way to recognition and great joy.
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