Beyond the Weekend: Road to Resurrection
The Passion of Jesus defines the events leading up to Easter and is the biggest holiday season celebrated by Christians around the world. The milestones of this season include Jesus’ Triumphal Entry, Good Friday, and Easter. But why do the events of Jesus’ Passion matter? Do they even have significance in our lives today?
In this 3-week series ROAD TO RESURRECTION leading up to Easter, Sr. Pastor Aaron Buer will teach about the biblical and cultural significance of the events of Jesus’ Passion and share the impact of Jesus’ sacrifice for our eternity.
Week 1: Matthew 21:1-11
Week 2: Matthew 27:45-53
Week 3: Luke 24:13-35
Our Hearts Burning
TODAY'S SCRIPTURE
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. Luke 24:30-31
Read: Luke 24:28-32 Listen: Luke 24
TODAY'S MESSAGE
At the end of the journey, Jesus goes into their home, and they eat together. At the meal, two things happen that point back to the resurrection of Jesus in a powerful way. First, the phrases Luke records about breaking bread and giving thanks are the same as those used in the story of the Last Supper (Luke 22:19). There, Jesus shares what was about to happen to him. Here, Luke completes the powerful message of the cross with the resurrection’s completion and victory.
The passage also says, “Their eyes were opened.” This phrase points back to Genesis 3:6-7 when Adam and Eve ate the fruit and “their eyes were opened.” Adam and Eve’s eyes opened because they sinned. It was a sign that creation had been broken. Here, these same words signal Jesus’s restoration of creation.
This week, we saw two hopeless people walking away from Jerusalem. Yet, at the end of their journey, they learned about the true source of their hope—Jesus Christ. Through his death and resurrection, we find forgiveness and restoration. That is the message of Easter—Jesus has risen. He has defeated sin and death, and he invites us into his victory and the restoration of all things.
TODAY: Listen to the Ada Bible Worship Team sing “Resurrecting.” Worship Jesus for who he is and what he accomplished through his death and resurrection. Allow the song to remind you of where our true hope comes from.
JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Read Exodus 7-8. Highlight anything that points to Jesus. Note how each plague defeats the enemy and God’s protection for his people.
Download a printable PDF of the BTW week here.
