Luke 24:36-49 This is Just the Beginning
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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.
Text: Luke 24:36-49 read all before the first point.
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.
