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Needs on the Road to God 0:00 You have a bible right now, I want you to hold a couple spots. 1 in Psalm 27, but our main passage, and we're gonna be camping there, is in Luke 24. So make sure you get a spot there.0:12 We are finishing a series called Roadman, and our theme has been very simple. And that is that every man is on the road of life. Every man, whether he knows it or not, is on0:23 the road to God. And if you recognize those 2 things, the goal should simply be to travel the road of life well, and arrive at our0:35 destination in God with as little regret in the journey as possible. Right? That was part 1. Part 2, we talked about how on the road of life, there's choices that we need to make.0:47 There there's the narrow road and the broad road. Jesus said the narrow road is him, and that road leads to life. He also said that the broad road is the world or culture, and that road leads0:59 to death. So on the road of life, we're gonna have to choose culture or Christ. Right? In on many days, most every day, most every week, in most every situation. We can do it Christ's way, or we can do it1:11 culture's way. And then in part 3, we learned that sometimes God takes us off road by design to test us, to see what's in our hearts,1:23 to prepare us for the space of blessing, that is next in our journey in this life. And we talked about how God took his people out of Egypt, wonderful,1:35 glorious deliverance, and he could have taken them through a shortcut to the space of blessing that he had promised in Canaan. But instead, he intentionally took them off road, and the scripture says he did1:46 it because he wanted to test them. He wanted to humble them. He wanted to see what was in their hearts, to see if they would be the same people in the wilderness, that they would1:58 be in the space of blessing. Right? So that was very encouraging for all of us, because we're gonna be taken off road by God. Things are gonna go, as we expected, which is the2:10 shortest route a to b. Then in part 4, we talked about encountering others on the road of life. That when when you're on the road of life and you're on the road to God, God intentionally brings people into the2:22 same spaces and places where you live, where you work, where you pray, where you play. He brings people into your lives, and his intention is that you influence them that or that they2:34 influence you. But there is a divine sovereign purpose for meaningful interactions that you find yourself in on a day to day and on a moment2:46 by moment basis. And we're to live with that awareness on the road of life and on the road of God. Now in our final session, we're going to explore 1 of the coolest and most2:58 adventurous roads in scripture. It's called the road to Emmaus. Now that may sound familiar to some of you, not sound familiar to others of3:10 you, and we're gonna unpack that. But just to get us thinking in the right direction, let me ask you a question. And it relates to this road to Emmaus3:21 experience of God's men. Right? Wouldn't you agree that 1 moment you can have and feel confident in the best laid plans in 13:33 moment. And then in the next moment, in a flash, those fan those those plans can be bowling balled. Right? And go away.3:45 Anybody ever have that experience? Right? You think like, okay, this is the plan. I'm totally confident in it. We're going forward. I'm I'm now have expectations based on my best laid plans. And then in a flash, the3:56 plan changes through an unplanned, unwelcomed interruption, or something just totally wipes the board of your plan. Clean. Right? You see, I share4:08 that because all of us, at least in our personal journeys, with our personal dreams, and our personal goals, and our personal expectations, we would love for4:20 life to be linear. Right? Just just 1 unbroken chain smooth path up. But if you've lived life at all, you know that life doesn't go like that.4:32 Life sort of goes like this, and you get back up, and then you keep going forward, and then it goes down. And in these points right here where there's sort of a dip, a bump in the4:44 road before you you move forward and upward, that's when the spiritual battle happens. And, we like it when things go according4:56 to our timelines and our expectations and our hopes, but Jesus is very honest that the exact opposite will happen. Oh. Whoop whoo.5:08 That's what Jesus said, is gonna happen. And when that happens, you're gonna need, in the downturns, you're gonna need some assurance. Right? You're gonna need some hope.5:20 You're gonna need some promises. You're gonna need power. You're gonna need perspective. Right? And for the disciples, for all followers of Jesus when he was on earth,5:31 probably the most massive bump in the road that broke the axle of their hope was when what they expected Jesus to do collided5:44 with the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Right? But into that downward despair, that loop of5:57 despair came some hope at just the right time, and were they ever surprised? And so whether we like to admit it or not, all of us, every6:08 guy listening to the sound of my voice right now, we need to see tangible hope at times. Don't we? Right? Versus faith hope or a promised hope. We need God to6:20 show up. Right? In real time, in order to keep our hope alive. And the key word, there is alive. Just remember that. So6:32 here's our road map for today. We're just gonna talk generally about this theme of needing hope on the road of life and the road to God. And then we're gonna6:44 see a situation with God's men where their hope was taken as they then travel after their hope was taken down the road to Emmaus. Right? So let's start with our first passage6:56 of scripture. If you have the downloaded notes, let me encourage you to download them. A, so you can learn better, and b, so you can teach it somewhere to your men's group or at your church. But let's go to7:08 the top of the notes. Psalm 27 verses 11 through 14. Ready? Point me down your highway, God. Direct me along a well lighted street. Show my enemies7:20 whose side you're on. Don't throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats. I'm sure now I'll see God's goodness in the exuberant7:32 earth. Stay with God. Take heart. Don't quit. I'll say it again, stay with God. So here's the psalmist. He's on the road of7:44 life. He's on the road to God, and this is a prayer, and we can see 4 simple themes, 4 simple needs. And the first 1 is this, on the road to7:56 God, I need clear direction at times. Boy, what a truth of life. The picture is of checking in and with God, and then God8:08 illuminating. Right? A particular direction. Notice the language where he says, point me. Okay? Poke me. Prod me. Point me. Right? Down your8:20 highway. Right? Your road. Your path. And then the psalmist says, direct me along a well lighted street. So sometimes you just need clear direction, and that involves God just kinda8:32 like poking us, kinda like being the guard rails. Right? Poking us that way, poking us this way. How do you know it's a God poke? Right? How do you know it's God turning on the light? Well, if it's a direction that shows8:43 love for him, shows love for people, or requires faith, weight it heavily, but that's God giving you a clear direction. Secondly,8:55 what we see on the road to God is we see, I need crucial support at times. You know, this this guy is is under pressure. Right? He he he paints this picture9:07 like he's surrounded by, you know, a pack of wolves, or a pack of wild dogs. Right? And, in his mind, they're out to get him, and he's like,9:18 God, I I'm under this pressure. These guys are attacking me, and I want you to show my enemies. Right? It's kinda like, you know, I need9:30 you to be the cavalry lord. I need you to show up in my behalf. Your success, your reputation's on the line as well as mine. So at times, on the road to God, not only do we9:42 need clear direction, but we need crucial support. Right? Third, we need tangible hope. Right? At times. Look at what he says there. He says, I'm9:54 sure now I'll see. Right? And and that's where he's praying, he's connecting to God. He's saying, give me clear direction, show up, and10:06 his faith is rising. You can feel it coming up, and he's like, okay now, I have a vision of God, I'm talking to God, I'm in his presence, We're having a conversation, and as10:17 I look at him and see him, my my hope for direction and support and something happening, okay, something tangible happening, starts10:29 to rise. And then lastly, on the road to God, I need timely encouragement. Right? Clearly, the context here is, hey, I10:41 know I'm not alone in all this, and this is my prayer, and as I'm praying and I'm connecting with God, my confidence is getting higher, so10:53 I'm gonna now project that out to you. Hey, man of God, stay with God, take heart, Don't quit. I'll say it again. Stay with God. It's kind of cool. And it it points to the fact that on the road of life11:05 and the road to God, as we're talking to God, we kind of re up, refuel, right, with perspective and power and confidence that then gets projected,11:17 upon other believers. And, trust me, there's some other guys around you that are relying on you and your conversation with God because, you know, they need a little injection of11:28 encouragement too. And that's why I love reading the Bible. It's like this the psalmist is totally encouraging me. It's like he's speaking through eternity right to me. Right? And that's why God's word is living and11:40 active. This is encouraging me, and I hope it's encouraging you. Stay with God. Take heart. Don't quit. Right? I was walking my dog. I live next to Cleveland National Forest, and there's a gate11:52 into where I walk my dog in in amongst the pine trees and stuff. And there's always this this homeless dude, and and I've I've had conversations with him.12:04 Our our group of guys, has helped him, but he always has a word. He's like, hey, you know, hey partner, or something like that. And so I was walking out of the gate where he is after12:15 going on my walk, and he comes out with this beauty. He's like, quitters never win, and winners never quit. And I I heard that it went in my ear, went in my head, went right down here, and12:27 you know what I did with my body? I went like that. You know what he said? Quitters never win. Winners never quit. Let the paint dry on that 1, fellas. What's God saying? Right?12:40 Stay with me. Take heart. Don't quit. I'll say it again. Stay with me. There's a prophetic word for all of us. Right? Just don't12:51 quit. The Bible it's a theme in the Bible. What you have need of is perseverance. Right? So run with endurance. Right? It's always too easy to quit. Right? And there's13:03 an example of this next on your notes from Psalm 40, where there's an active waiting on God and waiting for him to move. Listen to the psalmist in Psalm 40 verses 1 through13:15 3. I waited and waited and waited for God. At last, he looked. Finally, he listed. He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud.13:27 He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn't slip. He taught me how to sing the latest God song, a praise song to our God. More and more people are seeing this. They enter the13:39 mystery, abandoning themselves to God. So what what you have is you have a picture of a person who is, listen to me, actively waiting on God, talking to God13:51 while they're waiting for his answer. They They don't stop being obedient. They don't stop praying. They don't stop fellowshipping. Right? That's that's actively waiting on God, trusting God, continuing to love him, love14:02 people, keep his commands while you're waiting on your answer. Right? And you're gonna get your answer, and then all of a sudden, boom. What happens? He lifts him14:14 out of the ditch, pulls him from the deep mud. There are some of you that needed to hear that right now. You are in deep linguine. Alright? Or as the psalmist says, deep mud. Right? You're up to here. Right? And14:26 you're like, okay. I'm in the quicksand. I won't be able to breathe here pretty quick. Don't stop believing. Don't stop praying. Don't stop connecting with God's word. Don't stop speaking14:39 his promises into your life. He is going to lift you out and then set you on a rock and give you traction. He won't let you slip. So keep believing.14:51 And that's that's the stuff of faith. Right? Doesn't matter if what you feel, what you see. God's God. His word is true. He's always faithful. Right?15:03 And so I love that passage. So there's just kind of a foundation for where we're heading. Right? We all need clear direction, clear support. We all need tangible hope and timely encouragement. And15:15 this is what was the situation, post crucifixion with Jesus and his followers. Their hope died when he died. And we're gonna pick up the story inHope Crushed and Disguised 15:26 Luke 24, and I wanna set it up by reading verses 5 through 11, and then we'll get into the road to Emmaus. So let's set the context in Luke 24 verses 515:38 through 11. It says this, why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but he has risen. Remember how he spoke to you while he was still in Galilee saying that the son of man must be15:50 delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered his words and returned from the tomb and reported all these16:02 things to the 11 and to all the rest. Now they were Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary, the mother of James. Also, the other women with them were16:14 telling these things to the apostles. But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe16:26 them. So the context is the torture of Christ, the crucifixion of Christ. Crucifixion always ends in a death. Christ died. They they put16:38 him in the tomb. It is Monday morning. Friday, torture and crucifixion. Put him in the tomb. Friday16:50 night, Saturday night, Sunday, it's Monday morning. And Joanna and Mary Magdalene and Mary go to the tomb. They're kinda like going to bring spices,17:01 and they're gonna do some post crucifixion duties and and traditions. Right? And they're met by an angel that says, hey. What are you doing17:13 looking, you know, for the dead among the living? Right? And so then they come back and they're all jacked up, but these followers of Jesus, they're not buying it.17:26 And and that's where we go to his men and where they go from here, at least a couple of them. And as they travel down, they're leaving Jerusalem17:37 now, and they're traveling down the road to Emmaus. Right? Chapter 1. Right? Write this down. Hope crushed. Fill17:49 this in. Hope crushed. Right? The Bible says in Luke 24 13 and 14, and behold, 2 of them were going that very day to a village named18:01 Emmaus. So they're on the road to Emmaus, which was about 7 miles from Jerusalem. And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place. I mean, can't18:12 you picture, you know, these 2 guys whose hopes were sky high. This is the Davidic messiah, the military18:24 messiah. They were fixated on that because then he would, you know, kick out the Romans, take the land back. Right? That messiah is coming, but the lamb had to come first18:36 before the lion comes. That's what scriptures teaches, but they they kind of got pulled in that direction because that's what they really wanted in the moment. You ever feel like that? So now they're like,18:48 and they're they're walking on this road for 7 miles, talking, processing, and they're like, man, we thought, but I guess not. You ever been19:00 like that? Where you're just like, man, things are really moving in the right direction? And then all of a sudden, right? The meat cleaver of life comes up and cuts it off, and there's19:12 no way to kind of fix it. There's no way to fix their expectations at this point. Right? But they they kind of heard19:24 these these ladies talking about, supernatural encounter. It's in there, but they're not buying it. Alright? Now, let's turn the page, go to chapter 2.19:36 Alright? Write this down. After hope crushed, hope disguised. This is really cool. Verses 15 to 20. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus19:47 himself approached and began traveling with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He said to them, what are these words that you are exchanging with19:59 1 another as you are walking? And they stood still, looking sad. 1 of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to him, are you the only20:11 1 visiting Jerusalem and unaware of these things which have happened here in these days? And he said to them, what things? This is hilarious. And they said20:23 to him, the things about Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word and in the sight of God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to the sentence of death20:35 and crucified him. Right? So in their crushed hope, now their hope is disguised. It's the undercover messiah. He is right there,20:47 and he's kinda keeping a veil, and he is setting them up. I mean, this is great. This is great. This this our savior is so cool. Like, he will do20:59 stuff like this to as a means to a really, really good end. But there he is. He's with them. He's asking them questions. And they literally are21:11 like they stop. They stand still. They're like, bro, where have you been? Are you the only person who doesn't know? And he is just21:23 he's just feeding them line. Right? It is so classic. So that's chapter 2. Right? Hope's crushed. They're talking, they're processing. Then Jesus starts walking on the21:35 road to Emmaus with them. It's the undercover Messiah. Right? Now all I wanna say is that Jesus was always with them. Jesus, while21:47 their hope was crushed, he was alive. He he he's in full power, resurrected body, available. But they're walking Jesus is alive, they don't know he's alive. So they're21:58 just walking along as if he's still dead. They've been told he's alive, but they're like, we wanna be stuck in our sadness. You know what? There's a word there, I think, for all of us.22:10 And it's this, your feelings aren't the facts. Your circumstances aren't the facts. The facts are what God says is true. And what God says is true is that he's alive.22:22 So you can you can wallow in your feelings, and you can wallow in your circumstances, and you can let those take control of your life. Or you can let the reality of the living Christ come alongside you22:34 on the road to Emmaus. Alright. So let's get to chapter 3. Alright. So hope crushed, hope is guys. Chapter 3, hope explained. Alright. We're just rolling the conversation here. Verses 21 toHope Explained and Reset 22:46 24. So they go on, they're like, hey, they killed him, they crucified him. But we were hoping, they said, that it was he who was going to redeem22:58 Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happen. But also, some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his23:09 body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. Some of those who were who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women23:21 also had said. But him, they did not see. So they're explaining their hope. They're like, hey, we were hoping that Jesus23:33 would do this. He didn't do that. He didn't redeem Israel politically and militarily and physically.23:45 And it's been a while. Alright? So our hope was that, but here's this, you know, there's our hope that's gone. But there's this little flicker. Right? There's this ember23:58 of hope, and they're saying it to Jesus. You gotta remember that. They're they're telling him things he already knows. He lived it. He is it. He is24:10 the story, but it's hope to sky. Remember, so they're explaining and pouring out to Jesus what their hope was, and just a little flicker of hope that they still have.24:22 Right? It's a long shot, you know. They're they're like, well, these women, you know. We kind of thought they were crazy at first, but then some other people went by, and we couldn't find him. Alright? So that's that's24:33 chapter 3. Right? Hope crushed, hope disguised, hope explained. Now, let's go to chapter 4 in the this this great situation that Jesus has intentionally created. Right? And24:45 chapter 4 is hope reset. Alright? Verse 25 of chapter 24 of Luke. And he said to them, oh, foolish men24:57 and slow of heart to believe, in all that the prophets have spoken. Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into his glory? Then25:09 beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he explained to them the things concerning himself in all the scriptures. Wow.25:22 Isn't it ironic and such a common thing in our road of life and our road to God that we could get focused, just like these guys, on their plan.25:35 And that plan ran counter to scripture's plan and God's plan. Right? And he levels Jesus levels, 3 criticisms on the road to Emmaus25:47 that you could go, oh, that hurt. But if you reframe it, it also turns into 3 opportunities for us. Look at what he says. He says, oh, foolish men. Right?25:59 Versus what? Wise. Right? He says, slow slow slow of heart to believe versus what? Quick to believe.26:11 Right? And then he starts saying, was it not necessary? The the prophets, you know, you have the word of God. The prophets have spoken, and you're not26:23 familiar with that. So instead of being wise, they're foolish. Instead of being quick to believe, they're they're they're slow to believe. Why? Because they're26:35 not deep, in the word, and in the the prophetic, power that was available to them. And he's kinda reminding26:47 them. Right? And so what does he do? He takes them to the word. Listen, you want to experience the living Christ? You don't want him to be in disguise.26:59 Right? You want him to be present. You want to know it's him. Right? Be wise and quick. Be wise in the word. Be quick to believe because you're deep in the word. That's27:10 why here on the men's global live stream, this Bible is always here. We're always opening up scripture. We're always unpacking scripture. Scripture is what makes the living Christ come27:22 alive. Why? Because we're in his living word. Right? We're doing what he's saying they weren't doing, because we want to experience our living hope.27:34 Right? So our hopes can be crushed. Right? Our plans might not go as expected. And then Jesus, he can be in disguise or he can be real. We can be with him or we can27:46 just, you know, not see him. And then we are telling him stuff, and we're complaining. And but you know what's great about Jesus is that he sees the ember of their faith, this this27:58 little sliver of like, you know what? They're gonna be okay. They're gonna get this. And so he takes time to explain to them. He resets28:10 their hope. Right? So that's chapter 4. Let's now let's see where this is all going. Right? Remember where we started? Nonsense. Right? Crushed. Right?28:21 Hope disguised. Hope explained. Hope reset. Let's go to chapter 5, which is hope revealed. Alright? So they keep walking along. This is so funny. On the road to a man's and the bible saysShow more In this video 0:00 Needs on the Road to God15:22 Hope Crushed and Disguised22:41 Hope Explained and Reset28:27 Hope Revealed and Relayed
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