On Fire For The Future.

Luke 24:13–35 [NIV]

3 Ways We Stay On Fire For The Future.

1. Deal With Disappointments Of The Past.

21 We had hoped that He was the One who was going to redeem Israel.

Luke 24:21 [NIV]

8 Owe nothing to anyone — except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.

Romans 13:8 [NLT]

1 I will extol You, O Lord, for You have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

Psalm 30:1 [ESV]

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4 [NIV]

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick.

Proverbs 13:12 [NIV]

2. Commit To A Journey Of Discovery.

15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing Him.

Luke 24:15–16 [NIV]

6 When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”

Genesis 28:16 [NIV]

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter His glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning Himself.

Luke 24:25-27 [NIV]

30 When He was at the table with them, He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him, and He disappeared from their sight.

Luke 24:30–31 [NIV]

41 Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me….” 43 When He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

John 11:41,43 [NKJV]

6 He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

James 4:6 [NKJV]

2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own…

2 Corinthians 8:2–3 [NIV]

3. Run With The Mission.

32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:32 [NIV]

33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.”

Luke 24:33–34 [NIV]

20 “As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

Acts 4:20 [NIV]