April 6, 2010 "On The Road Again"

"What are you discussing together as you walk along?"

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. It is Tuesday and that means it is schools day on the line... Please pray for our schools, public, private, all schools, and all grades, even the schools of higher education. Do our schools and kids need prayers? YES! I am sure by now you have heard about the 17 year old senior who was the football star at his school. He had been awarded a free ride to one of the major schools of higher education. He went to spring break last week, and fell from the hotel balcony to his death. The reports say he was very intoxicated. While we do need to pray for the family of this teenager, we also really need to work harder to get the word out about drinking. In our area over the Easter weekend we have had several teens die in auto accidents. Folks, the police are trying to find who supplied the teen the booze. While they need to do that, we need to teach our kids that things happen when they drink, and it happens over and over again each spring and it is they who put the trash in their bodies, not the supplier. Schools are chopping subjects because of budgets, one that is being hit hard is driver education. Seems to me we need to be teaching our children how to live, how NOT to drink, and how to drive, and maybe if things need cut we can stop building those sprawling schools which now in most part have AC. Maybe the football players could play on real grass, not that fake stuff. And the running tracks could be back to the old ash type instead of rubber, and do we really need swimming pools in our schools? But then what do I know? We all know that football, track, swimming, etc., are so much more important than drivers education, history, physical education, math, English, and the Bible in our schools, RIGHT?? I do know this... we need to pray for our schools and all that go through the doors, and brothers and sisters, please pray for the safety of our "kids", God's Children...

Also please pray this day for Charles and also Janet for back problems, I also had some other requests and I misplaced my lists... I claim old age!!

"On The Road Again": Luke 24:13 - Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 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. 17 He ask them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" (NIV)

Picture yourself now as one of those two walking along this road to Emmaus. This was on the same day that the tomb had been found empty. The word of course had spread and these guys, more than likely best friends, were walking along and talking about the events.

Today I am going to put my feet in the shoes of one of those guys and put the feet of a dear friend in the other shoes. Since I have lots of dear friends, all of you can slip into that second set of shoes. Ok, we are walking along, the Bible tells us it is about a seven mile walk. We are not doing a fast walk, we are just chatting as friends might, we are talking about the happenings in our life and of that day... Hi, how are you this morning?. I am fine, never better in fact! How are you doing? Hey I am just doing wonderful today... Did you hear about what people are saying about Jesus? You do know of Him right? Sure I know of Him, I heard that some ladies went to the tomb this morning and found it empty, the stone had been moved and the body of Jesus was gone! Yes I heard that also, I wonder who stole it and what would they want with His body. I don't really know, but those ladies said that Angels met them at the tomb and asked why they were looking for the living in a grave where the dead belong. So we walk along some more, sometimes talking, other times just thinking to ourselves as we walk. What do you think? Do you think someone took the body or do you think what those ladies are saying is really true? I don't know what to think right now, but you know Jesus was a really powerful person. I mean we were told He was the Son of God and Son of man. Gosh, I heard He was even born to a virgin mother... You know I heard nothing but good about Jesus, I wonder what made those people so mad that they killed him.

Maybe those men talked about other things as they walked along, remember that we have instant news today and lots to talk about, but back then things traveled by word of mouth. If you did not see the event, you more than likely found out about the event from someone who did see it. I mean there was no kid on the corner yelling Extra, Extra, read all about it! Or someone telling you that this news is fair and balanced! Thank God we had people back then who sat down and hand wrote the events that are recorded in our Bibles.

Let's get back to my friend and me walking along... All of a sudden, and it seems like He just appeared, there was another man walking with us. Who was He and what did He say to us? And why did we not know who He was? Oh, see you tomorrow as we get "On The Road Again".

Dear Father in Heaven, please be with those families who have lost loved ones in the mines in West Virginia, and also in Russia. Be down in the mines with those who might still be alive and keep them alive please. Please watch over those rescue workers. Lord, be in our schools and with all who enter the doors. Lord, bless those, and Lord, watch over our teens as they try and mix those drugs and booze with parties and driving. Lord, help them learn that with Jesus, with Jesus, we can have more fun than with the bottle, and help us to get that word to them. Lord, please touch the backs of Charles, Janet, and also my dear wife, and yes, Lord, also me. And Lord, I was given some names to pray for and I misplaced the lists. I am sorry, but I am sure you know them... Forgive me when I fail You, dear Lord. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Now go forward and share your blessings with others, and remember that your very blessed blessing is the love of Jesus, please remember to share Jesus... HE IS AFTER ALL ALIVE... Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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