Dear Parents, We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in discussing the lesson with your children and in working through this booklet together.
SCRIPTURE PASSAGES: Mark 16:12-14; Luke 24:13-45; John 20:19-31 BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: On the day He was resurrected, Jesus came to two of His followers walking on the road to Emmaus, and He explained the Scriptures concerning Himself. Their hearts burned within them as they walked – they wanted to know more! When they were at the table together that evening, their eyes were opened, and they recognized Jesus when He broke the bread and began to give it to them. Then Jesus disappeared from their sight. The two ran to tell others the things they had learned. Jesus came again to the others that evening and opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. LESSON FOCUS: To understand that the whole Bible is about Jesus and to kindle a desire to understand what the Bible says about Him. To understand that it is Jesus who opens my mind to understand the things written about Him. WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT GOD: Jesus delights to open my mind so that I can understand Scripture. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE’VE LEARNED: Where were Cleopas and his friend going? (They were going to Emmaus.) Did these two believe that Jesus had risen? (No.) Who came to walk with them? (Jesus did, but they did not know it was Him.) Why didn’t these two recognize Jesus? (God kept them from recognizing Him.) What did Jesus talk to them about as they walked along? (Jesus explained what the Scriptures said about Himself.)
The Holy Spirit God’s Power in My Life
Jesus Gives Me Understanding of His Word
The Road to Emmaus — Jesus Opened Their Minds
When they were almost home, what did they ask Jesus to do? (They invited Him to stay and have a meal with them.)
What happened next? (Jesus gave thanks for the food and began to give them each some bread. Then, their eyes were opened and they knew it was Jesus.) Why did Jesus come to these two on the road? (So they could know for sure He was alive and He came to teach them from God’s Word all that was written about Himself. He opened their minds so they could understand.)
Will you begin to read God’s Word each day? Before you read, will you ask Jesus to open your mind and give you understanding of what you read? Will you tell your friends the things you learn about Jesus from God’s Word? Copyright 2008 Berean Baptist Church 309 E County Road 42 Burnsville, Minnesota 55306 952.432.7168
This Week’s Memory Verse: Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you; and if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me, that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we don’t know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14: 1-6 April 27, 2014
Saturday – This Week’s Puzzle
Monday – Talking on the Trip
ROAD to EMMAUS
Read: Luke 24:13–16 What is the farthest car trip you have gone on? 1 mile 5 miles 10 miles hundreds of miles How far have you gone on your longest bike trip? 1 mile 5 miles 10 miles hundreds of miles How far do you think you could walk at one time? 1 mile 5 miles 10 miles hundreds of miles Do you like to talk while you walk with friends? yes no a little not really
How far did the friends in Luke 24:13– 16 have to walk? _____ miles
T G J N U M D S I T U R D B Z
W L K U A Q N A E O G N N U L
S E U G D H A D S F E Q N S N
E P T C R J T P E I J S E T E
Y Y H F S P S X R N E S B R V
E C Q K N I R F V V E U E A E
S R G V I E E O E I R P G E N
K G U N H D D N A N S K O H I
R M Y T S N N R I D J I T B N
I G B S P L U N K V K N T X G
Q R K Q C I G E T H G I N O R
S T E H P O R P E M M A U S R
Z N W F D M J C H P H Q K L E
Who came up to walk and talk with them? ______________________ Did they realize who it was? yes
no
Were these two friends so busy talking that they didn’t recognize Jesus or was there another reason why they didn’t know who He was? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
BURNING
EMMAUS
EVENING
EYES
FRIEND
HEARTS
NIGHT
OPENED
PROPHETS
ROAD
SCRIPTURE
SEVEN
J B V I M J H L S Y X I U C V
L V U N K N Q S Q N V R M X O
Friday – Opened Scriptures Read: Luke 24:32 and 2 Corinthians 2:10 When Cleopas and his friend were walking with Jesus, He opened the Scriptures to them. What did they say about their hearts when Jesus did this? They noticed that their h___ ___ ___ ___ ___ were b___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ w___ ___ ___ ___ ___ them.
Tuesday – Learning About Jesus Read: Luke 24:17-27 The past couple of days for these two friends had been very confusing. It was all they could talk about. They thought everyone knew what had happened to Jesus, and they were surprised when the visitor asked them what they were talking about. They thought He must surely be a stranger.
Ask a parent what “burning in one’s heart” would mean and fill in their answer below.
What did they call Jesus? (v. 19) a p___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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What had they hoped that Jesus would do? (v.21) r___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Can you list two different names that we give the Scriptures today? _______________________ _______________________ Do you think that they understood the Scripture better when Jesus explained it to them? yes a lot a little no If you think we too can have that understanding today, and if you believe there is one who helps us understand His Word, write down who that is below. (1 Corinthians 2:10) ________________ ________________
Will you ask Him for help to understand God’s Word each time you read the Bible? yes
I’ll try to remember
I’ll remind my parents too
Jesus was saddened. Why did He think they were foolish and slow of heart? (v.25) ______________________________________________ Jesus knew He needed to teach them. He started with M___ ___ ___ ___ and the p___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and explained all that the S___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ had to say about Him.
Do you think it would be fun to learn all about Jesus? Where would you go to learn about Him? __________________________________ __________________________________
Thursday – Telling Others Read: Luke 24:31 – 35
Wednesday – Stay with Us Read: Luke 24:28–32 Evening was falling on the three travelers. When they approached the village where the two travelers were going, what did they ask Jesus? Where are you going? Will you stay with us? Do you want a lantern? Do you want to borrow a sword? Can you list in order the reasons you think was most important on their minds? _____ it’s not safe to travel at night
As Jesus took the bread, said a prayer of thanks, and then broke the bread and began to give it to them, they realized who He was. WOW! It was Jesus! Their wonderful teacher who died on the cross was right there with them. Now, the empty tomb made sense. How
excited do you think they were? 1
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_____ this is a nice guy
What time of day was it? (v. 29)
_____ we want to hear more
Verse 31 says, “Their eyes were opened.” This does not mean they had been walking along with their eyes closed. What do you think it means that their eyes were opened?
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When did they return to Jerusalem? (v. 33)
_____ we like to have new people visit our home
What verse tells us that Jesus was the one to say a prayer as they ate? 28 29 30 31 32
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What did they decide to do about their discovery? write a letter to their friends go to Jerusalem sleep on it tell others keep it a secret so others wouldn’t think they were crazy
_____ a person needs rest before traveling more
Has your family ever invited someone you just met to stay at your house? yes I’m not sure no
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___________________ The news was too exciting to hold back from others. They risked traveling at night to tell the others who believed in Jesus about the good news. Write down one thing that you have learned about Jesus that you would like to tell others. ___________________________________________________
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Will you tell someone this week?
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yes
I’m bashful but I’ll try
I’ll tell my parents