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Homiletical Proposition/Application: The death and resurrection of Christ have brought peace with God but don’t be fooled this is just the beginning.

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Preview: Today we are going to see that the physical bodily resurrection of Christ is the beginning of something great: peace with God, our future, and the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan.

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Setting the Stage:

Luke Chapter 24 is all about the resurrection appearances of Jesus. The first appearance in Luke is actually a non-appearance (as described in verses 1-12 but we know from John 20:11-18 that he did appear to Mary Magdalene.) For Luke the point here is that Jesus is no longer dead.

The second appearance is on the Emmaus road where Jesus appears to an astounded pair of disciples who cannot believe the news they are hearing. Now, still in a state of disbelief and astonishment Jesus will appear to the disciples again. In this appearance Jesus will demonstrate his suffering and death but also present the neccesity of the suffering and death of the Christ.

The end of Luke 24 places special emphasis on the idea that the same Jesus who walked and talked with the disciples before the crucifixion is the Jesus who has risen from the dead. Imagine you are one of the first readers of Luke as we read this passage. We see that Jesus is not a dead prophet. No Jesus is alive in bodily form reigning in Heaven and coming again.

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The physical bodily resurrection of Jesus brings about peace (36-39).

The disciples had significant doubts.

Jesus retained his physical body.

Peace has been secured.

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MTR: Take a minute to reflect on the peace secured through Jesus.

The physical bodily resurrection of Jesus cast vision for our future (40-43).

Our future includes a new resurrection body (Philippians 3:20-21).

It seems that our resurrection body will be capable of enjoying life.

Like Jesus, our resurrection body will be sinless (1 John 3:2).

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MTR: As you reflect on the physical bodily resurrection of Christ, take time to look forward to your resurrection life.

The physical bodily resurrection of Jesus fulfilled significant prophecy and set the stage for the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan (44-49).

The physical bodily resurrection of Jesus is the pivotal event in history.

While Salvation is itself free to us, it does come with responsibility.

The race has begun and it is time to run.

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MTR: Take some time to reflect on what it means to state that the stage has been set for the ultimate fulfillment of God's plan.