The Great Plot Twist | Dan Deeble | New Testament Challenge
Teaching Notes
A GREAT PLOT TWIST...
Begins with mystery.
Has a BIGGER STORY holding all the plot lines together.
Starts with the end in mind.
Reveals airtight logic.
Is life altering.
Cleopas’ experienced a huge plot twist.
Possible Storylines:
Jesus was dead.
Jesus was missing.
Jesus was alive.
Q: What storyline are you believing right now?
Cleopas personal storyline: FAILURE.
Their failed Rabbi...
Their failed investment…
They failed to stop it…
He said to them, ‘How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?’ 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
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
Luke 24:31
It is true! The Lord has risen.
Luke 24:34
“This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:44-45
Everything must be fulfilled. (Luke 24:44)
“fulfilled” - πληρόομαι (greek: plēroomai): come to an end, complete
Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us. (Luke 1:1)
Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. (Luke 4:21)
“Of all the Evangelists, Luke is the most intentional and the most skillful, in narrating the story of Jesus in a way that joins it seamlessly to Israel’s story.”
Richard Hays, Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels
Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms. (Luke 24:44)
In the Bible, we have one book and not two.
Then he opened their minds. (Luke 24:45)
NEW: JESUS IS THE ULTIMATE PLOT TWIST TO OUR STORY!
TESTAMENT: JESUS IS STILL WORKING OUT THE BIG STORY!
That, In all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
CHALLENGE: JESUS HAS A GREAT PLOT TWIST FOR YOUR STORY TOO.
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.
Luke 24:45
We’re going to read the entire New Testament in 8 weeks together.
Here’s how:
Individually read the Bible every week.
Follow along with the video series.
Join your small group in the discussions.
Come back each week for a wrap on what you’ve just read where I’ll/we’ll be preaching from a section that you’ve read together.
Going Deeper Discussion
What’s your favorite cinematic plot twist and why?
In your spiritual journey, what basic plot lines have you believed about Jesus throughout the years? (i.e. that he was a failed rabbi? That he never even lived? That his body was stolen or missing? Etc). What do you now believe?
Put yourself on the road to Emmaus where the risen Jesus appears. What are you experiencing, thinking, or feeling?
What’s a failure in your life and how have you interpreted it? How does that compare/contrast with how God views it?
From this New Testament Challenge, what’s your personal challenge right now?
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