SPB Sermons || The Emmaus Road || Luke 24:13-35 || Rev Andrew

Two disciples. Seven miles. A stranger they should have recognised.On the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, Cleopas and his companion have all the facts — the empty tomb, the angels, the reports that Jesus is alive. They can practically summarise the gospel. And yet hope is past tense. They are walking away, downcast, confused, and completely missing the one walking right beside them.In this sermon from Luke 24:13–35, Rev Andrew Irwin reflects on the danger of knowing all about Jesus without truly knowing him, how the risen Christ opens the Scriptures on the road and sets two hearts on fire, and what happens to people who genuinely encounter him — they do not sit still. They run.Were not our hearts burning within us?Preached at St Paul's & St Barnabas, Belfast — Easter Series, April 2026.www.spbbelfast.church