Erwin Wahing

Sunday Celebration
When Grace Finds You
(The Pearl of Great Price)
Matt. 13:45-46
February 1, 2026

When Grace Finds You When Grace Finds YouPstr. Erwin Wahing

So what is your worth?
Heaven paid the blood of the Son of God.

That’s your value!

Isn't Jesus just so amazing? He gave so many parables to show the simpleness of God 's love but religion make it so complicated!

Jesus, the Emmaus Teacher

On the road to Emmaus, the risen Jesus comes not as a rebuke but as a teacher of grace (Luke 24:13–35). He walks with two discouraged disciples whose hopes seem buried with the cross. Yet Jesus does not immediately reveal Himself. Instead, He opens the Scriptures, beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, and shows them how all of Scripture points to Him.

As the Emmaus Teacher, Jesus models grace-centered discipleship. He does not demand stronger faith first; He supplies revelation before recognition. Their hearts burn not because they tried harder, but because Christ explained the Word through the lens of His finished work. The Law and the Prophets are no longer a burden of performance but a testimony of a promised Savior who has already accomplished redemption.

Notice the order of grace: walking → teaching → breaking bread → opened eyes. It is at the table, in fellowship and rest, that their eyes are opened. This is the rhythm of the New Covenant; belonging before behaving, revelation before transformation. The Emmaus Teacher shows us that spiritual growth flows from seeing Jesus clearly, not from striving to please God.

Today, Jesus still teaches on the Emmaus road, meeting believers in confusion, opening the Scriptures, and turning despair into burning hope. When Christ is rightly revealed, hearts are ignited, and lives are redirected: not by law, but by grace.

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