Jesus’ death and resurrection shouldn’t have been a surprise to the two disciples. He met their discouragement and confusion with Scripture, revealing that it all points to Him. Jesus could have shown Himself to them and removed their doubt and questioning, but instead, He revealed the truth found in God’s Word about the kind of Messiah He would be. He did not immediately deliver Israel from surrounding nations but instead had come to redeem the rebel through His sacrificial death.

They later recognized Him and came to know the truth by sight, but their hearts had been stirred to faith as Jesus taught them to understand rightly the Scriptures and the greater deliverance Jesus had come to secure.

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Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Adults

Every week for Volume 4: From Captivity to the Wilderness, Ken Braddy, Lifeway’s director of Sunday School, will offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Adults.

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Tips for Teaching This Week’s Session of The Gospel Project for Students

Every week, student ministry leaders offer guidance to help leaders prepare to lead and teach each session of The Gospel Project for Students. Listen in as he shares:

• The main point of the session
• Any challenges and opportunities for additional discussion that may arise during this session
• Encouragements for leaders

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A Final Reminder

Don’t forget, you can find tools to help you prepare and lead the discussion in the Additional Resources for this volume. We hope these are a blessing to you as you walk through this session together.

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*This week’s leader devotional is written by Mary Wiley. It is adapted from the daily devotions for Unit 27, Session 2 from The Gospel Project for Adults’ Daily Discipleship Guide.