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On the Road to Emmaus: The Word and Table

In the moments following the resurrection of Jesus, the story of the road to Emmaus reveals how our walk with God often feels like a journey of unmet expectations, where our conceptions of who Jesus should be can blind us to who He truly is. The thematic pattern of how Jesus meets us is recognized through this passage in Luke, where Christ meets us in our assumptions, correcting them through Scripture, showing that true understanding of God begins with His Word. Yet revelation doesn’t end in satisfying intellectual curiosity—it culminates in relationship, as Christ is ultimately recognized by breaking bread and fellowship. This theme of Word and table becomes the blueprint for worship, where hearts are set ablaze, eyes are opened, where then followers of Christ sent out to further break bread in fellowship and proclaim the living Jesus with others.