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Two sermons for this Sunday

Chuck Warnock

26 Apr 2017 — 1 min read

6567 — "The Disciples on the Road to Emmaus" -Pupil of Rembrandt, corrected by Rembrandt. Courtesy PubHist.com.

This Sunday's Gospel reading brings us to Luke 24:13-35. It's the story of two disciples on the road to Emmaus on resurrection Sunday evening. The road to Emmaus account rates as one of my favorite stories in the New Testament. I'm working on my sermon for this coming Sunday, April 30, 2017. It's titled, "When Jesus Opens Our Blind Eyes." I'll post it when I'm done.

But, in the meantime, if you need another sermon about the Road to Emmaus, here's one I wrote six years ago titled, "When the Bread was Broken." Same story, but a slightly different approach than what I'm planning for this Sunday. What a wonderful story to share with our congregations this Sunday, or anytime!

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