# Encounter on the Road to Emmaus - The Gospel

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 28 Mar 2024, 11 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 184. Two friends were walking and talking about Jesus when He secretly joined them. They didn't know it was Jesus until He broke bread with them, then He suddenly disappeared! They rushed to tell others, and Jesus showed up again, proving He really was alive and back from an adventure. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: They said to one another, Dear God, thank you that
[0:03] Speaker 1: we can trust your word. Please use today's story to
[0:05] Speaker 1: help us understand that the Bible is one big story
[0:07] Speaker 1: made up of a bunch of little stories that all
[0:09] Speaker 1: tell us about how much you love us and want
[0:11] Speaker 1: us to live with you.
[0:30] Speaker 2: Thank you for loving us. We love you too. In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:10] Speaker 4: Encounter on the Road to Emmaus In our last story,
[1:16] Speaker 4: we learned about Peter's denial and Jesus' trial in front
[1:20] Speaker 4: of the high priests and elders. In this story, we
[1:23] Speaker 4: will learn about Jesus on the Road to Emmaus. But
[1:27] Speaker 4: it wasn't until he prayed and broke bread they realized
[1:31] Speaker 4: it was the risen Christ.
[1:33] Speaker 3: As inspired by the Gospels.
[1:38] Speaker 1: Hi there, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffress
[1:42] Speaker 1: Sadler with the Kids Bible in a Year podcast. I
[1:45] Speaker 1: am so happy you're here today. Today's story is about
[1:49] Speaker 1: two friends who got another big surprise while they were
[1:54] Speaker 1: on a journey. And there's special guests who help them
[1:57] Speaker 1: understand everything the Bible said about Jesus. Let's jump in.
[2:05] Speaker 4: On the Sabbath, following the resurrection of Jesus, two of
[2:09] Speaker 4: the disciples were on a journey from Jerusalem to a
[2:12] Speaker 4: village called Emmaus. While they were on their way, they
[2:16] Speaker 4: were talking about everything that had occurred over the past
[2:20] Speaker 4: few days when suddenly Jesus approached them. He asked the
[2:25] Speaker 4: disciples what they were discussing, but they did not realize
[2:29] Speaker 4: it was Jesus who was speaking to them. Confused, they asked,
[2:35] Speaker 4: Are you the only man in this town unaware of
[2:38] Speaker 4: what has happened? What are you speaking of? replied Jesus.
[2:44] Speaker 4: We are discussing Jesus of Nazareth.
[2:46] Speaker 2: The one whom God spoke through.
[2:49] Speaker 4: We thought he would save us, but three days ago
[2:52] Speaker 4: he was put to death by those who rule us.
[2:55] Speaker 4: Earlier today, a couple of our women went there to
[2:59] Speaker 4: the tomb, but reported to us that his body was
[3:02] Speaker 4: not there. They said there were angels who proclaimed Jesus
[3:07] Speaker 4: was alive. Some of the men then checked, and as
[3:11] Speaker 4: the women claimed, Jesus' body was not in the tomb.
[3:17] Speaker 4: At hearing this, Jesus responded, Why is it so hard
[3:21] Speaker 4: for you to understand? It is clearly stated by the
[3:25] Speaker 4: prophets that the Messiah would have to endure such things.
[3:30] Speaker 2: He then explained what the.
[3:32] Speaker 4: Scripture said about his life, starting from the beginning. As
[3:37] Speaker 4: they came closer to the village of Emmaus, it became dark,
[3:41] Speaker 4: so they asked Jesus to stay with them for the night.
[3:45] Speaker 2: He agreed.
[3:46] Speaker 4: That night, As they ate, Jesus took the bread and
[3:50] Speaker 4: gave thanks. He broke it and gave a part to
[3:54] Speaker 4: each of them. The two disciples immediately recognized Jesus, but
[3:59] Speaker 4: suddenly he disappeared. In awe, they said, There was truly
[4:06] Speaker 4: a fire in our hearts, as he explained what the
[4:09] Speaker 4: scripture meant. They began the journey back to Jerusalem in
[4:14] Speaker 4: a hurry, to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus to the
[4:17] Speaker 4: other disciples. As soon as they arrived, they announced, What
[4:22] Speaker 4: you have heard is true. The Lord has risen, and
[4:25] Speaker 4: we have spoken with him. On our journey to Emmaus,
[4:29] Speaker 4: he explained the meaning of the scripture. At the table
[4:33] Speaker 4: he gave thanks and broke the bread, and that is
[4:36] Speaker 4: when we knew who he was. When they said this,
[4:40] Speaker 4: Jesus suddenly appeared among them, saying, Peace be with you.
[4:46] Speaker 4: The disciples were in such shock at seeing the Lord,
[4:49] Speaker 4: they thought it could be a ghost. He said to them,
[4:54] Speaker 4: Why are you in disbelief? You can see the scars
[4:58] Speaker 4: left in my hands and feet. You can even touch them.
[5:02] Speaker 2: Truly, it is me.
[5:04] Speaker 4: As they were still in amazement, Jesus asked them, Do
[5:09] Speaker 4: you have anything for me to eat? He was given
[5:12] Speaker 4: fish and honeycomb And after he ate it, Jesus began
[5:17] Speaker 4: to reveal the meaning of the scriptures to the disciples.
[5:26] Speaker 2: What is the Bible all about?
[5:28] Speaker 1: That's the question Jesus' disciples were having a hard time answering.
[5:34] Speaker 1: From the time they were your age, they had been
[5:37] Speaker 1: learning the stories you and I had been learning together.
[5:40] Speaker 1: They knew about Abraham and Moses.
[5:43] Speaker 2: King David and Daniel.
[5:45] Speaker 1: They knew the words of Isaiah and Jeremiah and all
[5:48] Speaker 1: the stories about all God's promises and how he had
[5:51] Speaker 1: faithfully kept each one.
[5:54] Speaker 2: But when Jesus, who was God, came into.
[5:57] Speaker 1: Their lives, all of a sudden what the disciples thought
[6:01] Speaker 1: they knew about God looked a little different. In fact,
[6:05] Speaker 1: it looked like the Bible had somehow been talking about.
[6:08] Speaker 2: Jesus all along.
[6:10] Speaker 1: The disciples had to rethink everything they thought they knew. Fortunately,
[6:15] Speaker 1: they didn't have to do it on their own. Jesus
[6:18] Speaker 1: was back to help. Do you remember what happened? After
[6:23] Speaker 1: the woman had told the followers of Jesus that he
[6:25] Speaker 1: was alive, two of those followers headed to a nearby
[6:29] Speaker 1: town called Emmaus. As they walked, they talked. They were
[6:34] Speaker 1: trying to understand exactly what had happened over the past
[6:38] Speaker 1: few days. It was like they had all these pieces
[6:42] Speaker 1: of a big, beautiful puzzle, but just couldn't figure out
[6:45] Speaker 1: how to put them together. Soon, Jesus started walking along
[6:49] Speaker 1: with them, but they didn't recognize him. Now, I don't
[6:53] Speaker 1: know why these two disciples didn't know it was him,
[6:57] Speaker 1: but maybe God wanted them to see the truth with
[7:00] Speaker 1: their hearts before they saw it with their eyes. Jesus
[7:04] Speaker 1: asked what they were talking about, and one of the
[7:06] Speaker 1: travelers named Cleopas said, Are you kidding me?
[7:10] Speaker 2: Don't you know what's going on?
[7:12] Speaker 1: You see, even though there were no televisions or cell
[7:16] Speaker 1: phones or internet back then, what had happened to Jesus
[7:20] Speaker 1: was so big, everyone knew about it. Then Cleopas tried
[7:25] Speaker 1: to explain the story of Jesus to Jesus. He said,
[7:30] Speaker 1: there was a guy we thought was the Messiah. He
[7:33] Speaker 1: sure seemed like it. But then he died, so we
[7:37] Speaker 1: guess it wasn't him? I imagine Jesus shook his head.
[7:41] Speaker 1: Then I imagined him saying something like, Ah, but what.
[7:46] Speaker 2: If you looked at it all like this?
[7:49] Speaker 1: And bit by bit, Jesus explains how the stories of
[7:52] Speaker 1: Abraham and Moses, King David and Daniel, and all the
[7:56] Speaker 1: rest were actually one big story about God's love. and
[8:01] Speaker 1: the rescue mission he was on to bring people like
[8:04] Speaker 1: you and me back into his loving arms.
[8:08] Speaker 2: Soon, puzzle pieces started snapping into place.
[8:12] Speaker 1: Pieces like how Israel's priests were supposed to take care
[8:16] Speaker 1: of God's people, the way shepherds take care of their flocks,
[8:20] Speaker 1: but they had disobeyed God and hurt the people instead.
[8:24] Speaker 1: So Jeremiah called them bad shepherds. Isaiah said God was
[8:28] Speaker 1: like a good shepherd who lovingly cares for his sheep.
[8:32] Speaker 2: Who said he was a good shepherd? Yes, Jesus. And
[8:37] Speaker 2: he said the good shepherd.
[8:39] Speaker 1: Lays down his life for the sheep. Snap.
[8:43] Speaker 2: That puzzle piece fell into place.
[8:46] Speaker 1: Jesus explained the words of more prophets and more pieces
[8:49] Speaker 1: started falling into place. Micah said the Messiah would be
[8:53] Speaker 1: born in Bethlehem.
[8:54] Speaker 4: Snap.
[8:55] Speaker 1: Zechariah said the Messiah would come into Jerusalem riding a donkey.
[9:00] Speaker 2: Snap!
[9:01] Speaker 1: David said the Messiah would be portrayed by a friend.
[9:05] Speaker 1: Isaiah said he would do miracles. And Malachi said a
[9:08] Speaker 1: special messenger, like John the Baptist, would tell everyone the
[9:12] Speaker 1: Messiah was coming.
[9:13] Speaker 2: Before he actually came. Snap, snap, snap!
[9:16] Speaker 1: When the travelers finally got to Emmaus and invited Jesus
[9:20] Speaker 1: in for dinner, the final puzzle piece snapped into place.
[9:25] Speaker 1: Jesus broke bread and handed it to them. The words
[9:29] Speaker 1: he had said before he died echoed in their hearts.
[9:32] Speaker 2: I am the bread of life. This is my body,
[9:35] Speaker 2: which is broken for you. Snap!
[9:38] Speaker 1: The puzzle was complete and Jesus was gone.
[9:42] Speaker 2: But for the two disciples, the Bible finally made sense.
[9:47] Speaker 1: And they joyfully ran back to Jerusalem to put the
[9:50] Speaker 1: pieces together for everyone else. I am so happy you
[9:54] Speaker 1: joined me today. Come back next time to hear what
[9:57] Speaker 1: happened when all of Jesus' disciples got to see him again. Remember,
[10:03] Speaker 1: the Bible is the best story ever told. It's God's
[10:06] Speaker 1: story to you, and it's all true. Were you inspired
[10:10] Speaker 1: by today's episode? Leave a review so we can bring
[10:13] Speaker 1: more uplifting messages to even more families. Thanks for listening
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