The Bryce Crawford Podcast - Luke Series Chapter 24 (EP 172)

Episode Date: December 24, 2025

In this episode, Bryce breaks down Luke 24.

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seats. Go to Jesus in the street.org slash tour, get your tickets. Come out to the live podcast show because I believe that God is preparing a word specifically for each city we visit. So go to Jesus and the street.com slash tour, get your tickets. And we'll see you guys, and we'll see you guys, 26 for the live podcast tour. What's going on guys? Welcome back to to another episode of the Bryce Carver podcast. I'm Bryce and today. We're at the finale. Last episode of the Luke series in Luke chapter 24. As I pray, the series has been an encouragement of it as always to end this finale. We got to get Elf Dylan and who are more time can we get Elf Dylan in the room?

Merry Christmas Bryce, one last time. Oh, thank you so much. I appreciate that. Well, I might go with this one, I guess. This is what we're waiting on. This is the finale. Here we go. No tear toilet paper. It doesn't rip.

What's this for? You could prank somebody with it. You could have it as a prop. I'm not gonna lie. It's a prank gift. I'm not gonna lie. Elf Dylan I appreciated your heart

I appreciated everything that you've done I appreciate all the gifts this might be the worst one you've given me you can take that with you take it back I don't want it anymore whatever go back to the North Pole elf Dylan what a waste well anyways we'll get into the word of God today chapter 24 verse 1 but on the first day of the week

at early dawn they went to the tomb taking the spices they had prepared and they found the stone own rolled away from the tune. When they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus while they were perplexed about this. Behold, two men stood by them in dazzling a peril. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. See, if Jesus Christ did not die, then he would be no different than you and I. He would be just like every other false prophet from every religion, not worthy of worship, not worthy of being followed. But he is defeated

the things that we can't avoid in this life, sin and death. Remember how he told you while he was still in Galilee? Verse 7, that the son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified on the third day. So now they're reminding them, hey, you remember when he foretold all of these things? Yeah, remember that? It happened. And they remembered his words in returning from the tomb. They told all these things to the 11 and to all the rest.

Now, it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles. But these words seemed to them in idle tale, and they did not believe. him. Them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb, stooping and looking in, he saw the linen clothes by themselves, and he went home marveling of what had happened. That very day, two men of them were going to a village named Amaius, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and disgusting together, Jesus himself drew near and went to them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him, and he said to them, what is this conversation that you were holding with each other as you walk?

And they stood still and looking sad, so he revealed himself to two people. And then one of them named Cleopas, Cleopis, answered him saying, Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not do the things that have happened in these days? And he said to them, what things? And they said to him, concerning Jesus of Nazareth,

a man who was a prophet, mighty indeed, and the word before God and all people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death and crucified him. We had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things had happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us.

they were at the tomb earlier in the morning, and when they didn't find his body, they came back saying that they had seen even a vision of angels who said he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women said, but they did not see. He's saying, yeah, it's pretty crazy. This guy that we followed, he was sent from God, and he was God, and then he died, and we're all bummed about it, but a few of our friends said that everything was cool, but, I mean, they said he was alive, but we don't believe it. And he said them, oh, foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets has spoken, was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? And beginning with Moses and all the prophets he interpreted to them and all the scriptures

of things concerning himself. So they drew near into the village, which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly saying, stay with us. But it is toward evening and the day is now far spent. So he went in to stay with them. And when he was at the table with them, he took bread and blessed it and broke it and gave them and their eyes were open and they recognized him. Jesus has something powerful at the dinner table and I think this is an encouragement for me

and for all believers when it comes to sharing the gospel. If you're struggling to share the gospel or having godly conversations with people, just take someone out of dinner. No phones. Put your phones away. You'll learn a lot about someone and become really good friends with someone just over a meal at the dinner table. Thanksgiving doesn't just have to be a holiday.

It can be a weapon for the gospel. It can be a weapon against sin. It can be a weapon against temptation. And it is when they broke bread that Jesus opened the, their minds to the scriptures. And they recognized him and he vanished from their sight. And they said to each other, did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road while he opened us to the scriptures? And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem and they found the 11 and those who were with them gathered together saying the Lord has risen indeed and has appeared to Simon. And they told

what had happened on the road and how he was known to them and breaking bread. As I were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to him, peace to you. But they were startled and frightened and thought that they saw a spirit. They said to them, why are you troubled and why do your doubts arise in your heart? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones. You see, I have some. He said, his physical body says, look at the wounds.

Look at my side. Look at my hands. It's me. I'm Jesus. When he said this, he showed them his hands, and they still disbelieved. But they were joy, and they marveled. And the Greek and Hebrew for the joy and marveling would mean it would be like a magic trick, like they were amazed.

He said, have you anything? to eat and they gave him a piece of broiled fish and he took it and ate it before them. And he said to them, these are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the Psalms was to be fulfilled. Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures again at the dinner table, breaking bread, he opens their minds. He said, thus it is written that Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead and that repentance for the forgiveness of sin should be proclaimed in his name to all the nations

beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I'm sinning the promise of my father upon. you, but stay in the city until you are clothed and power on high, the promise being the Holy Spirit. And to close out Luke chapter 24, and he led them out as far as Bethany and lifting up their hands, he blessed them. He blessed him he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple. Blessing God. This narrative of Luke flows incredibly well with the book of Acts. And that will

conclude our series with the book of Luke. I don't want you guys to just take the series that ever read your Bibles again, I want you to take this. Go read the book of Acts. It flows so perfectly into the book of Acts. Guys, I pray the series has been an encouragement to you. Comment down below what series you guys want us to do next. Love you guys. Praying for you guys. God bless you guys. And we'll see you guys in the next podcast episode. Hey, thank you guys so much for watching the Luke series. I pray that this thing is a blessing to you. And the ultimate heart is so that you go and read this word daily. You don't rely on the podcast. You rely on the word of God and the Holy Spirit. Thank you guys so much for watching. subscribe, follow us on social media, and we'll see you guys in the next episode.