Friendship Community Baptist Church
Easter at Friendship
Pastor Robert challenges us that we can only experience resurrection when we die to self.
Locations & Times
Friendship Community Baptist
37 Jewell Rd, Dunkirk, MD 20754, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Suffering Before Glory
Luke 24:13-35
Main Point
We can only be resurrected after we die to self
Chiasm
Processing (vv. 13-14)
Jesus approaches, but their eyes kept from recognizing (v. 15-16)
Jesus asks, they tell him their dreams (vv. 17-24)
Jesus rebukes, shares reality from Scripture (vv. 25-27)
Necessity of Christ suffering and entering His glory
Jesus pretends to go farther, they urge Him to stay (vv. 28-30)
Jesus opens their eyes and vanishes (v. 31)
Processing (vv. 32-35)
Teaching
The importance of processing with others
Pro 17:17; Ecc 4:9-10; Heb 10:24-25
OT suffering passages regarding Jesus
Gen 3:15; Psa 22:6-8; Isa 53:3-5; Dan 9:26; Zech 12:10
Suffering before glory for us as well
Phil 3:7-11; Rom 8:17; Heb 11:32-39; 1 Pet 4:19
The resurrection can only come when we die to self
Luke 9:23; 1Co 15:31; Gal 2:20; 5:24; Rom 6:5
To our ideas of marriage, work, money, parenting, etc.
To our ideas of our life, religion, etc.
Friendship’s mission: to bring people to Jesus and develop them into fully mature reproducing followers of Jesus
The hope: resurrection and restoration Rom 5:3-5; 1Pe 4:12-19; 5:10
Application
God has ordained suffering as the key to glory
If we expect the resurrection, we must expect suffering
Response
How are you suffering now?
What might God be calling out of you in your time of suffering?
How have you experienced the power of the resurrection?
Where do you most need the power of the resurrection?
Luke 24:13-35
Main Point
We can only be resurrected after we die to self
Chiasm
Processing (vv. 13-14)
Jesus approaches, but their eyes kept from recognizing (v. 15-16)
Jesus asks, they tell him their dreams (vv. 17-24)
Jesus rebukes, shares reality from Scripture (vv. 25-27)
Necessity of Christ suffering and entering His glory
Jesus pretends to go farther, they urge Him to stay (vv. 28-30)
Jesus opens their eyes and vanishes (v. 31)
Processing (vv. 32-35)
Teaching
The importance of processing with others
Pro 17:17; Ecc 4:9-10; Heb 10:24-25
OT suffering passages regarding Jesus
Gen 3:15; Psa 22:6-8; Isa 53:3-5; Dan 9:26; Zech 12:10
Suffering before glory for us as well
Phil 3:7-11; Rom 8:17; Heb 11:32-39; 1 Pet 4:19
The resurrection can only come when we die to self
Luke 9:23; 1Co 15:31; Gal 2:20; 5:24; Rom 6:5
To our ideas of marriage, work, money, parenting, etc.
To our ideas of our life, religion, etc.
Friendship’s mission: to bring people to Jesus and develop them into fully mature reproducing followers of Jesus
The hope: resurrection and restoration Rom 5:3-5; 1Pe 4:12-19; 5:10
Application
God has ordained suffering as the key to glory
If we expect the resurrection, we must expect suffering
Response
How are you suffering now?
What might God be calling out of you in your time of suffering?
How have you experienced the power of the resurrection?
Where do you most need the power of the resurrection?