Luke 24 is where we are.

The context of our Bible study, we're not done with the Easter story quite yet.

We're going to close out the book of Luke today because many believers actually fail to remember

that after Jesus rose from the dead, in Acts chapter 1, the Bible actually says that Jesus spent 40 days

on earth still with his followers, was seen by many people before he ascended back into heaven.

It was a 40-day period where he saw, and others saw him. The Bible records a few hundred

people saw the risen Lord Jesus over that period of 40 days.

And this is one of those stories where we're going to see two men have this conversation with

the risen Lord and they don't even recognize them.

And so we're going to talk today about discouragement.

Maybe you're here today and you would say, Austin, I am a believer.

I've been walking with Jesus, figuratively speaking, for a number of years. But I would

admit to you this morning that I feel dry in my relationship with Jesus, that I feel a little

bit apathetic. I don't feel the joy of my salvation.

I can't really see the hand of God moving in my life. I'm not exactly sure what he's up to. Okay,

we've all been there. And we're going to be encouraged by our Bible study today. We're going to

see two men. They literally walk with Jesus, but spiritually they are dry.

They're empty. So read with me, Luke chapter 24. We're going to start reading in verse 13.

And again, just to set this up a little bit, the context is Jesus, this beloved Messiah,

the Redeemer of Israel, he died on the cross, was crucified, was buried. Three days later, the Bible says

he rose again. All right. Verse 13. It says, now behold, two of them were traveling that same day

to a village called Amas. Everybody say Amas. Which was seven miles from Jerusalem.

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