I Still Have Many Things to Tell You, But You Can't Bear Them Now!
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Intro:
Intro:
1 “I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.
2 They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
3 They will do these things because they haven’t known the Father or me.
4 But I have told you these things so that when their time comes you will remember I told them to you. I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
6 Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
Point #1: Jesus Told Them These Things to Keep Them From Stumbling.
Point #1: Jesus Told Them These Things to Keep Them From Stumbling.
12 Dear friends, don’t be surprised when the fiery ordeal comes among you to test you, as if something unusual were happening to you.
13 Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.
10 My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
11 assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead.
Scripture tells us that we are called to share in the sufferings of Jesus!
In the beginning of John 16 Jesus tells them just that!
Jesus tells his disciples...
“I have told you these things to keep you from stumbling.
2 They will ban you from the synagogues.
In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.
3 They will do these things because they haven’t known the Father or me.
4 But I have told you these things so that when their time[a] comes you will remember I told them to you.
I didn’t tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
5 But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’
6 Yet, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
Jesus wanted them to know that sorrow is not the end...
His life would not end in sorrow…their lives would not end in sorrow!
7 Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you.
8 When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:
9 About sin, because they do not believe in me;
10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me;
11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak on his own, but he will speak whatever he hears. He will also declare to you what is to come.
14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
15 Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you.
Point #2: When the Spirit of Truth Comes, He Will Guide You Into All the Truth!
Point #2: When the Spirit of Truth Comes, He Will Guide You Into All the Truth!
Again, Jesus tells his disciples that it is better if he goes to The Father!
Again, Jesus tell his disciples that He is going to send the Third Member of the Trinity, The Holy Spirit!
7 Nevertheless, I am telling you the truth. It is for your benefit that I go away, because if I don’t go away the Counselor will not come to you. If I go, I will send him to you.
Jesus then tells them some of the things that the Holy Spirit will do!
8 When he comes, he will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment:
9 About sin, because they do not believe in me;
10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me;
11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.
12 “I still have many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth. For he will not speak on his own, but he will speak whatever he hears. He will also declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
15 Everything the Father has is mine. This is why I told you that he takes from what is mine and will declare it to you.
16 “In a little while, you will no longer see me; again in a little while, you will see me.”
17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he’s telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
18 They said, “What is this he is saying, ‘In a little while’? We don’t know what he’s talking about.”
19 Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, and so he said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me’?
20 Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.
22 So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
23 “In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
Point #3: You Will Become Sorrowful, But Your Sorrow Will Turn to Joy!
Point #3: You Will Become Sorrowful, But Your Sorrow Will Turn to Joy!
Jesus is telling them the entire plan!
16 “In a little while, you will no longer see me; again in a little while, you will see me.”[b]
The disciples are confused…
17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this he’s telling us: ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me,’ and, ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” 18 They said, “What is this he is saying,[c] ‘In a little while’? We don’t know what he’s talking about.”
Jesus knew…and Jesus knows!!!
He knows what we want to ask…he knew what they wanted to ask...
19 Jesus knew they wanted to ask him, and so he said to them, “Are you asking one another about what I said, ‘In a little while, you will not see me; again in a little while, you will see me’?
20 Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.
21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world.
22 So you also have sorrow[d] now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
23 “In that day you will not ask me anything. Truly I tell you, anything you ask the Father in my name, he will give you. 24 Until now you have asked for nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.
25 “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language.
30 Now we know that you know everything and don’t need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
Point #4: Now We Know That You Know Everything and Don’t Need to Question You!
Point #4: Now We Know That You Know Everything and Don’t Need to Question You!
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If you had one question for God, what would it be?
The Disciples had questions...
Most of those questions were why questions...
Jesus acknowledges...“I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech.
A time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
26 On that day you will ask in my name, and I am not telling you that I will ask the Father on your behalf.
27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.[e]
28 I came from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”
29 His disciples said, “Look, now you’re speaking plainly and not using any figurative language. 30 Now we know that you know everything and don’t need anyone to question you. By this we believe that you came from God.”
31 Jesus responded to them, “Do you now believe?
32 Indeed, an hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”
Point #5: You Will Have Suffering In This World. Be Courageous! I Have Conquered the World!
Point #5: You Will Have Suffering In This World. Be Courageous! I Have Conquered the World!
Jesus asks the big question, “DO YOU BELIEVE?”
32 Indeed, an hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave me alone.
Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.”