
Meeting on the road to
Emmaus

Jesus appears at
supper

Jesus and Thomas

Jesus appears on the
sea shore

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Music
"Beneath
the Cross of Jesus"
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This web site was created to glorify God through the words of His Son,
Jesus Christ. It is our prayer that as you read
Jesus' words
you would be spiritually enlightened, enriched, and
encouraged. Additionally, we have included biblical and historical
information about
Jesus' early life
and
His ministry
on earth.
Jesus'
Appearances after Resurrection
Scripture:
Luke 24: 13-16
Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was seven miles from
Jerusalem
. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had
happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned
that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But
their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
Luke 24: 28-35
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He
indicated that He would have gone farther. 29 But they
constrained Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening,
and the day is far spent.” And He went in to stay with
them.30 Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them,
that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to
them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and
He vanished from their sight.32 And
they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He
talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to
us?” 33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to
Jerusalem
, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered
together, 34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has
appeared to Simon!” 35 And they told about the things that
had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the
breaking of bread.
Lesson:
In life we can become so pre-occupied with work, money, politics,
relationships and many other material issues that like the disciples
our “eyes are restrained” spiritually from seeking and seeing
God’s presence. But it is only when faced with His miraculous
provision of healing, or protection or money that our eyes are opened
to realize that it only happened because of God’s presence. The
lesson here is that God is always waiting for us to come to Him first,
with any and all of our spiritual as well as material needs and
desires. This is the reason Jesus tells us to “…Seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given
to you as well.” Matthew 6:33
Scripture:
John 20-19-23
36 Now
as they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them,
and said to them, “Peace to you.” 37 But they were
terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit. 38 And
He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise
in your hearts?39 Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I
Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones
as you see I have.” 40 When He had said this, He showed them
His hands and His feet. 41 But while they still did not believe
for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food
here?” 42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and
some honeycomb. 43 And He took it and ate in their
presence.
Luke
24:44-49
44 Then
He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke
to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled
which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms
concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that
they might comprehend the Scriptures.
46 Then
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary
for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and
that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name
to all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem
. 48 And you are witnesses of these things. 49 Behold,
I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of
Jerusalem
until you are endued with power from on high.”
John
20-24-29
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them
when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen
the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the
mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and
place my hand into his side, I will never believe.” 26 Eight days
later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them.
Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and
said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your
finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in
my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered him,
“My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed
because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet
have believed.”
Lesson:
Two
spiritual truths are revealed as Jesus spoke with His disciples. They
refer to peace and believing. When Jesus spoke peace to His disciples
and told Thomas to believe, His words were also directed to all of His
followers. Jesus spoke these truths because He knew that His death had
caused fear and chaos in lives of the disciples. Similarly, He tells
us “Peace be with you” even when we face the most troubling and
fearful situations in life. Plus He also pronounced a special blessing
on us for believing in His power not by seeing Him physically, but
through our spiritual eyes of faith
Scripture:
John 21:1-14
Jesus
later appeared to his disciples along the
shore
of
Lake Tiberias. 2 Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in
Galilee
, and the brothers James and John,] were there, together with two
other disciples. 3 Simon Peter said, “I’m going
fishing!” The others said, “We will go with you.” They went out
in their boat. But they didn’t catch a thing that night.4 Early
the next morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not
realize who he was. 5 Jesus shouted, “Friends, have you
caught anything?” “No!” they answered. 6 So he told them,
“Let your net down on the right side of your boat, and you will
catch some fish.” They did, and the net was so full of fish that
they could not drag it up into the boat. 7 Jesus' favorite
disciple told Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon heard that it
was the Lord, he put on the clothes that he had taken off while he was
working. Then he jumped into the water. 8 The boat was only
about a hundred yards from shore. So the other disciples stayed in the
boat and dragged in the net full of fish. 9 When the disciples
got out of the boat, they saw some bread and a charcoal fire with fish
on it. 10 Jesus told his disciples “Bring some of the fish
you just caught.” 11 Simon Peter got back into the boat
and dragged the net to shore. In it were one hundred fifty-three large
fish, but still the net did not rip. 12 Jesus said, “Come and
eat!” But none of the disciples dared ask who he was. They knew he
was the Lord. 13 Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave
some of it to his disciples. He did the same with the fish. 14 This was the third time that Jesus appeared to his
disciples after he was raised from death.
Lesson:
After Jesus' death, it is obvious that some disciples became fearful
and disillusioned causing them to withdraw to their former lives as fishermen.
But this still happens when people face setbacks, and difficult
situations in
life. They often turn to their own resources or seek help from others.
Yet
that is the time more than ever to look
to God first and foremost for His help. When we bring the heartaches, fears
and cares of our natural lives to Him in prayer, He releases His
supernatural power
to change the circumstances for our good. He is with us every step of
the way to bring us through. God can open doors that were once shut,
send abundance where there was lack, heal us in our helplessness,
protect from all evil, and above all bring peace to our troubled minds. All we need is to put our faith and
complete trust in Him.
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