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“Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them;but they were kept from recognizing him.He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”They stood still, their faces downcast.One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”“What things?” he asked.“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him;but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.  In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morningbut didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive.Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”  And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther.But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So, he went in to stay with them.  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.They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:13-32 NIV

 

The road to Emmaus is a great picture of our journeys with Christ.

  • Like them, our journeys are filled with questions and doubts
  • Highs and lows
  • Our hearts and minds are being transformed
  • We are growing in our understanding
  • Those Seven miles are a picture what it means to walk with Jesus

 

What Does it Mean to “walk” with Jesus?

  • To walk with Jesus means to be His disciple

“The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.” Luke 6:40 NIV

 

  • A disciple of Jesus arranges their life around the same prioritiesand practicesthat He had

 

  • Walking exemplifiesa close proximity and harmony

“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 NIV

 

  • Walking means the conduct of one’s life

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NIV

 

How do we Walk with Jesus?

  1. Make sure you have taken the first step(Matthew 11:28, Matthew 4:19)

 

  1. Walk don’t run(Matthew 11:29)

 

  1. Walk and listen(Isaiah 30:21)

 

  1. Walk with others

 

  1. Walk His way(Ephesians 5:1, Galatians 5:16, 1 John 1:7, 3 John 4)

 

  1. Walk towardsbroken and hurting people (Matthew 25:31-46)