Do You Get It? (Luke 24:13-35)

"They stood still, their faces downcast" [with grim, saddened expressions] (Lk 24:17b).

"...but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem/liberate Israel" (Lk 24:21a).

"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?'” (Lk 24:32)

• Do you have a "lightbulb moment" that comes to mind?

1. When you are disillusioned, disappointed or dejected, do you talk with others "about everything that had happened" (Lk 24:13-14), or isolate yourself?
2. When you are downcast, are you aware that Jesus is walking beside you (Lk 24:15-20, 22-24) [Waiting to re-interpret your story through His lens]?
• What causes dejection, disappointment and disillusionment (Lk 24:21)?
3. Are there specific promises from Scripture you are “slow of heart” to believe (Lk 24:25)?
• How does the O.T. pointing to Christ change how you read the Bible (Lk 24:26-27; Gen 3:15; Dt 18:15; Ps 16:10; Isa 53:3-5, 11-12; Jn 5:39; Ac 17:2-3)?
• Do you keep studying Scripture when parts of it seem confusing or hidden (1 Pet 1:10-11)?
4. Do you have a desperate “urging” for Jesus to stay, or have you become comfortable with Him as a remote, distant teacher (Lk 24:28-29)?
• How does the Word and communion or fellowship in the Christian life "open your eyes" (Lk 24:30-31)?
• Does your heart “burn” within you during prayer or study (Lk 24:32; Jer 20:9)?
5. What “Jerusalem” (a place of past hurt or failure) is God calling you to return to in order to testify to His resurrection power (Lk 24:33-35)?
• Are you sharing what God has taught you newly and recently? Or do you recycle the Scriptures you already know?
• Do you “keep a burning heart” or assume your correct Bible knowledge?