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Complexity: Modern life is getting more complex and fragmented.

Integration: We experience competing cultural messages and can find it difficult to integrate life with faith.

Assimilate or Withdraw: The complexity and challenge of living out one’s faith tempts Christians to assimilate or withdraw.

Example of Emmaus: Knowing the biblical story and being shaped by it helps us live integrated and authentic lives.

Jesus: The true story of Jesus makes sense of everything, bringing meaning and purpose to all of life.

Lecturer
Paul Williams

Interviews
Steven Garber
Craig M. Gay
Sally Lloyd-Jones
Susan S. Phillips
  

Emmaus Road Reflection

“As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them.” —Luke 24:15

1. What has God been saying to me through this episode (encouragement, challenge)?
2. What was significant or new? What questions did it raise?
3. Where is your Emmaus Road? Where are you in your journey of discipleship with Christ? Where do you want to see more of Jesus in your life?

Suggestion: You may wish to return to these reflection questions (especially questions 1 and 2) after watching each episode of ReFrame. They will be repeated on each episode page.

Discussion Questions

• What types of complexity and fragmentation characterize modern life?
• In what ways are our lives becoming more or less complicated?
• What are some areas of life that Christians struggle to connect with their faith?
• What questions are you currently wrestling with?

Our faith in Christ means something for every aspect of our lives. However, sometimes it is still difficult to see Jesus in the different places we find ourselves.

Think about the past week. Call to mind some of the different places, activities, and situations you were involved in. Where did you see Jesus? Where did you feel his presence? Where did you not feel connected to him? Be concrete in your examples.

From Hovhannes Garnets’i (c. 1180–1245), an Armenian monk and hermit.

Leader to life, Path to truth, our Lord Jesus Christ; You led Joseph to Egypt, and the people of Israel through the Red Sea; And Moses to Mount Sinai, And his people to the land of promise. And you traveled with Cleopas and his companion to Emmaus. Now, I pray you, Lord lead me and my companions to travel in peace on the journey before us. Save us from the visible and invisible enemy and lead us safely to the place
we are headed. For you are our way and our truth and our life. Glory and worship to you now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

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