Sermon Tone Analysis

Divine Patience

The beginning of this section of scripture is dedicated to what the disciples are thinking and experiencing.

It really is a section that can be summed up in one word HOPE.

God knows what you are going through.

- to the disciples there was no escape plan - there is no running from a hostile world - you are going to have to stand in the midst of the storm.

Your anxiety might be very intense but you have to Hope.

You have to look to the future.

But God is going to help you.

He also does not sugar coat anything

You will weep and mourn - The world will rejoice

Your grief will be turned into joy - their joy will be turned into great grief

After grief comes joy - after darkness comes light -after night comes day- after the pain of child birth comes everlasting Joy.

POINT - GOD KNOWS THE PAIN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH !!!!

The world says good riddance - To us His death and Resurrection are our greatest Joy.

The cross now becomes a symbol of power, triumph, healing, victory, surrender - a place of Joy and Hope

Jesus was about to usher in a time when the Holy Spirit will take over and will be powerful and active until Christs return.

He is with us today - His power has not waned - nor is He on holiday or deaf or sitting back waiting.

Prayer that makes a difference.

It is the prayer that is in Jesus Name - Not His name or just AMEN - The name of Jesus

We move from inquiry about Jesus to petitioning in Jesus Name.

The son wont be denied by the father and the Spirit wont be denied by the Son.

They are in perfect sync with each other.

Jesus wants to meet your need in the midst of the uncertainty around you.

ASK - Be confident when you pray to God as a child of God you can be confident.

There’s a word that is repeated five times in our text.

It’s the word “ask”.

Here’s Jesus inviting His disciples five times to ask.

The word “ask” means to inquire about something or to request something from a superior.

Not only do we pray to the Father in Jesus name.

Jesus is also active in praying for us.

We depend on Gods help.

That help is through the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit transforms us to be more like Christ but He is also the Spirit of Comfort and many other things that we just learned as we walked through he Gospel of John.

Peace that surpasses your circumstances.

In this world you will have trouble

I have overcome the world

We are called to be overcomers.

Storm clouds are forming.

You will be tempted to run tempted to hide or tempted to quit and just give in.

Or conform.

Pastor Arthur Palowski - was arrested the other day for not echoing the government on vaccines.

In addition to tens of thousands of dollars in costs and fines, one condition of Pawlowski's probation requires him to parrot "the majority of medical experts in Alberta" regarding social distancing, mask wearing and vaccines, even when he speaks in church.

Conclusion -”Are You Ready?

When Government has effectively taken away your rights.

When you are silenced by social media,

When the economy fails

When 100 lb hail stones start falling

When all hell seems to be unleashed - Can you prevail.

Do you have Hope.

Are we to the point where we can agree with Philippians 3:10

The only way is if you have assurance that Jesus is with you.