Psalm 19:14: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."

Luke 24:13-35

Luke 24:13-19a

An unusual question

Luke 24:16: "They were prevented from recognizing Him."

What is keeping you from seeing the Lord’s presence in every circumstance?

Matthew 14:28-30: “Peter replied, “Lord, if it’s you, order me to come to you on the water.” 29 And Jesus said, “Come.” Then Peter got out of the boat and was walking on the water toward Jesus. 30 But when Peter saw the strong wind, he became frightened. As he began to sink, he shouted, “Lord, rescue me!”

Luke 24:19b-32 

Go to Scripture when we have questions or problems

Luke 24:30, 31

 Luke 24:33-35 

Psalm 19:14: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Paul defending the resurrectionIf there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised

1 Corinthians 15:14: “If Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain.”

1 Corinthians 15:19 

1 Corinthians 15:20

Romans 3:24-26 

Jesus is not the only one to be resurrected!

Psalm 19:14: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."

Luke 24:1-12

The obstacles the women expected Sunday morning

Mark 16:3 

Who’s going to roll our stone away?

God’s provided for us in countless ways!

He became the women’s stone roller!

He not only has stone-rolling power, but Resurrection power!!!

2 Samuel 22:2

Will you let Jesus be your stone-roller?

Psalm 19:14: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Luke 19:28-40  

It all starts with humility! 

It’s all about the 3 G’s in our lives 1st

G: Grace 
Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace, you have been saved by faith.” 

God’s 

Riches

At 

Christ’s

Expense

2nd G: Giving 

3rd G: Goodness 

Luke 19:38

Luke 19:40

John 12:1-8

The never-forgotten anointing

Not everyone likes generosity

What is the Lord worth to you?

Be extravagant to God!

Psalm 34:1-8

Mark Sorensen in a devotion from The Wake-Up Call: “Curious researchers at a university in Gothenburg, Sweden, wanted to know what happened to the heart rates of high school choir members when they joined their voices and sang together in song. Using pulse monitors attached to the members’ ears, the researchers monitored changes found in their heartbeats as they navigated through a choral piece of music, and what they found surprised them. In a very short period of time, the different singers in the choir didn’t just unify their voices, “their pulse rates also synchronized, their hearts beating together in relationship to their breaths.”

Praising the Lord is not limited to worshipping in church

Luke 1:47a: “My soul magnifies the Lord”

Luke 1:47b: “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior” 

Luke 1:48a: “For He has looked with favor on the lowliness of His servant”

God is praised when we serve Him

Psalm 34:8

The parable of the fruitless or barren fig tree

- Adam and Eve disobeyed the very First Rule. But God never gave up.

- Abraham wandered, and Sarah laughed. But God never gave up.

- Moses hid and shook with fear. But God never gave up.

- Saul went insane. But God never gave up.

- David plotted against Uriah, Bathsheba's husband. But God never gave up.

- Israel fell to pieces. But God never gave up.

- The Jewish people became exiles. But God never gave up.

- John the Baptist was beheaded. But God never gave up.

- Peter denied he even knew Jesus. But God never gave up.

- The disciples all ran away. But God never gave up.

Matthew 18:21,22

Romans 7:15

The 1st step in beginning to live the Christian life: "Repent," Jesus says. "Acknowledge your sinfulness."

The 2nd step in beginning to live the Christian life is to go out there once we've been given another chance to make something of it

God is gracious and patient, but there is a limit to His patience toward those who do not repent and are not spiritually productive

Psalm 19:14:

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Tis the Season of Denial  Matthew 16:21-27 

Jesus suffered, and we’ll need to suffer too

Matthew 16:21

Matthew 16:23

Set your mind on divine things, not on human things

Seeing the full picture

Psalm 19:14

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

What are “first fruits?”

Focus on Self or on Others?

Deuteronomy 26:4,5a 

The nature of these gifts are tangible.

Be willing to share our gifts from God.

The importance of 40 days

Moses had a glowing face

Ephesians 5: 1-2

Everything I am and everything I have today is due to my Lord who took a chance on giving eternal life to a person that didn't deserve it, yet He did it anyway for me and everyone else that believes in Him.

Watch your thoughts,
They become your words.
Watch your words,
They become your actions.
Watch your actions,
They become your habits.
Watch your habits,
They become your character.
Watch your character,
It becomes your destiny.—Author unknown.