Sermon Tone Analysis

The Sorrow is temporary

He knows The cross is coming in the morning

Disciples will flee in mere hours and mourn for days

The world will rejoice that the “blasphemer” is dead

Satan will think he has overcome God’s son

Yet all this is temporary 3 days

Then they will see Christ

We can take heart that our sorrow in this world is temporary also

Soon we will see Christ rather in death or in the rapture.

The Reward is worth it

All the pain all the heartache all the sorrow will be nothing besides the Joy

Compares it to childbirth

It’s funny how a woman can spend months in pain endure weight gain tiredness back pains etc for months then hours in labor only to deliver a child and then smile down at it.

Jesus says their joy is the the same except for one thing

It is Permanent!

So also is our Joy when we see Christ.

How wonderful it will be to see our Lord face to face

As the song says I can only imagine that day and what I will do

But I know this it will be marvelous just to be in the presense of my Redeemer.

Victory comes through Christ

Finally I want you to notice thew tense of the text that the Joy comes to the disciples while they are still upon the earth

Indeed Jesus says in me you will have peace.

Yes in this world you will have tribulations - troubles heartaches

But because of Christ you will have peace and joy

Why?

Because Jesus has overcome the world

Victory is not something we will get one day in the sweet by and by

Salvation is not yet a far off

The new life The changed man/woman whom is remade in the image of God is not yet to come but is now

We will not one day have victory we will not one day have peace we will not one day have joy We are victorious we posses peace and Joy For all who believe in Christ and have given their hearts to God already possess these things.

The New life has begun Let us take heart for Jesus has overcome death hell and the Grave and has granted us forgiveness and eternal life forever with him.

Our Sorrow is no more Let us be filled with His Joy.

May we tell all we meet of the joy in our hearts we are the friends of God our Redeemer lives.

God is not Dead I Say again GOd is not dead He is Alive!!!

Invitation

Christians Are you filled with the Joy of the Lord this morning?

Do you Have his peace?

Are you living the new Life of victory over sin.

Or have you fallen prey to the lies of Satan that you are powerless over your sin so why bother trying.

Brothers and Sisters it is true we once were bound by our sin but now in Christ we have been set free we have the choice to do wrong or to do right Do not be bound again but live free.

Rejoice again I say Rejoice for we are made free by the blood of Christ, Therefore repent and ask that you may be filled with Joy and peace from Him who gives freely.

Yet maybe there are those here who have never given their lives to Christ, you are still living among the world bound by your sin I ask you Do you desire freedom to do what is Good.

Is not the past long enough to do evil will you not choose to live now for God.

Will you repent and choose to give your life to him.

Simply admit your sin before the Perfect God and ask him to cleanse you of your sin and make Him Lord of your life and you too can be saved from Sin and have peace with God and Joy forevermore.

Will you repent today