Episode 10

The story of the disciples’ encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus takes the following shape:

• Encounter: Jesus encounters us in the midst of our fragmentation and confusion.
• Understand: Jesus reframes our understanding of ourselves and the world by explaining the biblical story.
• Respond: We can live with joy and confidence as Christ’s ambassadors.

Lecturer
Polly Long

Interviews
Andy Crouch
James Houston
Krish Kandiah
Eugene Peterson
 

Reflection

• What has God been saying to me through this episode (encouragement, challenge)?
• What was significant or new? What questions did it raise?

Discussion

What does joy and confidence look like in the midst of the sorrows, heartaches, and disappointments of life—not only yours but of the wider world?

• What sustains us as ambassadors on our journey of discipleship?
• What is God saying to you, your church, and your community about how you can be an ambassador to the culture around you?

Pray: "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."

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

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