34 - Christ Appears to the Two Disciples of Emmaus

References
Luke 24.

Notes for Servants
- The Lord Christ paved the wayfor His appearance to His disciples as He did not desire to appear
to them suddenly, for this might have been dangerous to their minds. In the same way, it is
dangerous for our minds to imagine the far fetched facts of the KingdomofGod. That is why we
cannot know everything about the Kingdom of God.
- Christ's wordsinflame our hearts withlove. The more you contemplate the word of God, the more
your heart will be filled with Joy and delight.

Objectives
General: Resurrection is an established fact.
Specific:
The children will be able to ...
A. see that the two disciples did not know Jesus before he gave them to eat. We also do
not know Jesus without communion.
B. understand that Christ is risen and he is in heaven now.

Bible Verse

“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself”
(Luke 24:39)

Teaching Aids
Video.

Instruction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the
lesson.

Story Time
Mark: Asked sadly: Cleopas, are we approaching Emmaus? We have covered half the way to

Emmaus, there is still a distance of six kilometres before us, my friend.

Cleopas: I'll be veryhappywhenwe depart fromJerusalem - The recent sad eventsthat took place

in the city effect me greatly. Right you are, Mark. My heart, nerves and soul are all
perplexed and confused. I hate injustice and I cannot endure cruelty. The Jews treated
the man severely and the man is innocent and never did evil. I don't know why they
treated Him that way. These people are not grateful. He healed their sick and brought
their dead back to life. He taught them, but they were very cruel to Him. They envied Him
because their hearts were filled with Jealousy and wickedness. I want to forget all that I
saw for a moment. But can any man forget the events of the crucifixion and the innocent
man suffering on the cross?

Mark: You are right Cleopas. It is difficult to forget the Roman soldiers when they nailed His

hands to the cross. His voice choked and his eyes filled with tears.

(While he was drying his tears, he heard a voice behind him saying: "Peace be to you, friend... I am a
traveller and I heard youspeaking about Jerusalemand you look sad. What has happened in Jerusalem?
The two men looked at him in astonishment.)
Cleopas: "Peace be to youfriend.Itseems that youare a stranger,so youhaven'theard ofwhat has

happened in Jerusalem."
Jesus: What has happened in Jerusalem?
Mark: Haven't you heard about Jesus ofNazarethwho was a prophet mighty in deed and word

before God and all people?
Jesus: What happened to Jesus of Nazareth?
Cleopas: The chief priests crucified Him and we hoped that He would rescue our nation.
Mark shouted in amazement: "Some women and some disciples said some strange words which
we could not believe." The stranger asked with interest: "What were those strange words?"
"Theysaid that He rose fromthe dead and thattheysaw two angels dressed inwhite nearthe tomb... These
words cannot be believed. It must be an imaginary story." The stranger interrupted him saying: "My ffiend...
Why don'tyoutryto understand what the prophetssaid? Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer
these things and enter into His glory?" While they were speaking, Mark said, "Is this Emmaus, Cleopas?
I cansee some ofthe village housesfrom here." The stranger acted as if he was going farther, but theyheld
himback saying, "Staywithus; the dayis almost over and it is getting dark." So he went to stay with them
and thanked themfortheir hospitality. The family prepared supper and offered food to the three men. The
stranger sat at the table with them, took the bread, and said the blessing. Then he broke the bread and
gave it to them. Their eyes were opened and they recognized him. He was Jesus, but He disappeared
fromtheir sight. Mark looked at Cleopas and tears of amazement were in his eyes... "My heart was beating
quickly when He was speaking about the Scriptures and the prophets. Did you have the same feeling?"
"Yes, Yes, I felt that my heart was burning within me."
The two men hurried back to Jerusalemwhere theyfound elevendisciples gathered together with
the others, and said: "The Lord is risen indeed. Mark and I saw Him, we walked with Him on the road
and spoke with Him."

Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.