Preparing for Sunday - Luke 24:1-53

April 16, 2025 by Campbell Bortel Preparing for Sunday

Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.

You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.

Sermon Text for Sunday: Luke 24:1-53

Critically Think

Read Luke 24:1-53
Who came to the tomb? Why were they going there? What was found when they arrived?
Who appears to these women? What did they command the women to “remember?”
What was their response to this message? Who did they tell?
How did the men who heard this message from the ladies respond? Whose response is uniquely singled out from this group of men?
Who is walking on the road to Emmaus according to verse 13-14? Who joins them?
Did the two men walking recognize the one who joined? Why/why not?
What did Jesus ask them? How would you describe the response of the two to Jesus’ question?
Is this expectation of understanding the sufferings of Christ limited to some of the prophets? How do you know? Is this limited to only the prophets? Consider vs 6-7 and 44-45 also.
How does Jesus reveal himself to the disciples? What does He say when He does so? What is the response of the disciples?
How does Jesus respond to the disciple’s fear and doubts?
What eventually happens that leads to the disciples understanding the scriptures? How do they get understanding?
What does Jesus promise to His disciples near the end of this passage? How did Jesus leave them? Where did He go?

Prayerfully Meditate

What passages in scripture can you point to -especially in Luke’s gospel – which the angels may be referring to in Luke 24:6-7? Where did Jesus speak of this in his ministry? List the passages and describe the context surrounding them.
Notice the description the disciples give of Jesus in verse 19-21. List the aspects of this description.
Consider what is left out of their description of Jesus as well. What was the error in their understanding of Jesus? What did they get wrong?
Read Isaiah 53:3-11. How does this prophecy anticipate the sufferings of Christ? List the aspects of Christ’s suffering and their significance as described in Isaiah 53.
Consider where the writings of Moses predict the sufferings of Christ. List some passages that come to mind. Justify any passages that you list. Read Genesis 3:15 and Exodus 12:5, 13. How might passages like these point to sufferings of Christ as anticipated by Moses?
Read Jonah 1:15-17 and Matthew 12:38-41. What do these passages reveal about the Old Testament’s prediction of the Christ in the prophets?
Where do the sufferings of Christ get predicted in the Psalms? Justify any passages you list. Read Psalm 22:16-18. How does Psalm 22 anticipate the sufferings of Christ? Was David a prophet? Consider Acts 2:29-30.
Theologically speaking, why was it necessary for Christ to suffer?

Intentionally Act

Prepare your heart through prayer for Good Friday and Easter Sunday. What are some passages, songs, and thoughts you can meditate on to prepare your heart to celebrate the Resurrection this Sunday? Consider using some of the passages and questions below.
How does meditating on John 11:17-26 impact your heart’s celebration of the resurrection of Jesus? How does it compel you to worship God?
What is an appropriate response to the resurrection according to 1 Thessalonians 4:14?
Read 1 Peter 1:3. What is an appropriate response to the resurrection of Jesus according to this passage?
How does Romans 8:11 compel you to live considering the resurrection of Jesus?
How does Philippians 3:10 compel us to think about suffering considering the resurrection?
What did Jesus’ death accomplish for you? How should this compel you to live? Consider Romans 4:25.
How does 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 compel us to prioritize the gospel message considering the resurrection?
What impact should the resurrection of Christ have on the way you pursue evangelism? Fight sin? Live with eternal perspective? Hope for eternity?
Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; learn the songs, study the lyrics and sing them with others.
Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Dawson Bryant: music; Rob Stouffer: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.

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