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This is the audio from the April 4, 2021 Resurrection Sunday sermon, “When Jesus Joins Your Walk”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Text:  Mark 16:12-13, Luke 24:13-35

If you’ve experienced any times of worry, asking questions, life that’s routine, or knowledge that doesn’t make sense then perhaps it is time to consider what can happen when Jesus joins your Worry, Asking, Living, and Knowledge.

Because of the resurrection, you can have hope as Jesus joins your:

• Worry.  Luke 24:13-17, John 14:1
  • As the two followers of Jesus return home from Jerusalem following the death and burial of Jesus, they are filled with great concern and worry.  It is in the midst of this worry that Jesus shows up to join them in their walk.  When we trust God with our worry, He is always willing to walk with us through it as He longs to bring us to the other side.
• Asking.  Luke 24:18-24, John 16:17-19
  • For these followers of Jesus, nothing had turned out like it should have . . . at least not from their perspective.  They got caught up in the “what-if” game of being filled with questions that had no answers.  It is in their asking that Jesus shows up to join them with a few questions of His own designed to get them to think.  When we allow Jesus to join our walk, He not only knows the questions we are asking, He also knows the ones we don’t know how to ask.
• Living.  Luke 24:28-30, Colossians 3:17
  • Even with worry and questions, there was a life to be lived and these followers of Jesus went about that normal routine upon arriving home.  Yet they did not do life alone . . . they invited this stranger who had walked with them to join them for the night.  It was in doing life together that the realized who Jesus was.  When we include Jesus in every part of our life, we find that He has joined our walk in a way that makes Him real to us.
• Knowledge.  Luke 24:31-35, 1 Corinthians 13:12
  • It was when their eyes were opened to who Jesus was that these followers could see how Jesus had joined them in their longing for knowledge.  The things that they knew, things that had spend their walk talking about with Jesus, were all made clear when they became aware of the presence of Jesus.

And now for the part we skipped, Luke 24:25-27.  When Jesus joins your Worry, your Asking, your Living, and your Knowledge, He always brings truth.  As you consider all of the elements of your daily life, will you invite Jesus to join your WALK and fill it with His truth?

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This is the audio from the Good Friday, April 2, 2021 sermon, “A TIME to Remember”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Text:  Matthew 27:32-50

Good Friday is a time to remember the great price which Jesus paid to cover the penalty of sin we each owe.  As we look at the events of the crucifixion, I find four things which I believe are important for us to remember.

The message of the cross has a:

• Truth to remember.  Matthew 27:37
  • The guy who asked Jesus the question, “What is truth”, is responsible for posting the great truth of the cross — “This is Jesus, King of the Jews.”  The message of the cross proclaims the truth of Jesus as King — not necessarily the king we want, but the King we need.
• Invitation to remember.  Mark 15:29-30
  • Never forget the invitation offered to Jesus by nearly everyone witnessing the crucifixion — “Save yourself.”  It was the same invitation offered by Satan as Jesus was tempted following His forty days in the wilderness.  Jesus chose to stay on the cross and turn down the invitation of the world.
• Motive to remember.  Luke 23:42-43
  • As Jesus taught those who followed Him, He made it clear that the “Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.”  His interaction with the criminal beside Him who asked to be remembered gives us a clear view into the motives which held Him in place.
• Exclamation to remember.  John 19:30
  • After suffering the horrendous experience of the crucifixion and taking on the weight of sin from all mankind, Jesus exclaims, “It is finished!”  The message of the cross calls us to remember the completed work of God in redeeming us from our slavery to sin.