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(John 16:16-33)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
In our passage, we see
Jesus preparing for His departure
Back to His Father in heaven
By way of the cross.
Its not that He needed to get ready
He was ready at all times to do His Fathers will,
Willing to make any sacrifice He might require,
Because thats what He was always doing.
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Once Jesus was gone
And so Hes been preparing them
By telling them what they could expect
Thankfully, in the Lords mercy and grace
He has also provided these things for us
All of which He means to give us joy.
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That we are the children of God
Another source of joy.
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Giving us the comfort of protection,
As well as the joy of seeing the lost come to the Savior.
B. Preview.
In our passage, Jesus points out two more things
That would increase their joy:
First, they would be grieved by His death,
But seeing Him again would fill them a joy nothing could take away.
And second, through His death, His glorification,
And the coming of the Spirit of adoption,
They would have the joy of direct access to the Father in prayer.
II. Sermon.
A. First, Jesus tells them that there was great grief ahead, but also great joy.
He says in a short time He would be gone,
And then in a short time, He would return.
We read in verse 16, A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a
little while, and you will see Me.
He was talking, of course, about His crucifixion and resurrection.
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Where Jesus would be arrested,
Tried by the Jews and condemned,
And handed over to the Romans for execution.
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earth, will draw all men to Myself. But He was saying this to indicate the kind
of death by which He was to die. The crowd then answered Him, We have
heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say,
The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?
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We read in verses 19-20, Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He
said to them, Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, A little
while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me?
Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will
rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.
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Jesus told us last week,
Not to be surprised if the world hates us
Because it hated Him first.
The world wanted to kill Him
Because He exposed the evil in their hearts (John 3:20).
When they thought they had succeeded,
They began to celebrate.
Jesus finally lifts the veil and speaks more directly to them
In verses 25, and 28-31, These things I have spoken to you in figurative
language; an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative
language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. . . . I came forth from the
Father and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again and going to
the Father. His disciples said, Lo, now You are speaking plainly and are not
using a figure of speech. Now we know that You know all things, and have no
need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.
Jesus answered them, Do you now believe?
Jesus had come from the Father into the world to save them.
Now He would complete this work by laying down His life,
Returning to the to the Father
And pouring out the blessings He had promised.
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But He would give them
The settled peace that its all true.
The world would threaten them,
But in spite of this, they could have courage
Because Jesus would continue to stand by them.
B. Application.
We dont have to face
The particular trial they did:
Jesus has already been to the cross,
Hes already been raised,
And has ascended into heaven
We can have the joy of knowing
That He isnt dead, but alive;
And that everything He said was true
We have been saved from our sins
If we have put our trust in Him.
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But lets not forget what Jesus has provided through His work:
Joy, peace and courage.
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And we can have courage, knowing that Jesus has overcome the world.
The world hated Him and put Him to death.
But they were only doing what the Father planned,
So that He might overcome His enemies and ours:
The enemy of our souls that would have destroyed us,
The world that hates us,
Our sins that would have condemned us,
And our flesh that would fight against us.
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