A Pregnant Illustration

Although not all have nor can experience having a baby, we all have heard about the experience. Jesus uses the child birth experience to illustrate the joy his disciples will have.

John 16:17-22

• 17-18. The disciples wanted Jesus to explain further what he meant by going to the Father and not being seen and then later being seen.
• 19. Jesus knew what their concern was.
• 20. The principle: The world will rejoice that Jesus is gone; but his disciples will weep and lament. But their sorrow will be turned into joy.
• 21. The illustration: A pregnant woman experiences great pain at child birth; but after the baby arrives she forgets the pain and rejoices in the baby.
• 22. The application: The disciples will experience painful sorrow at the loss of Jesus; but when they see him again they will forget the sorrow and they will have a joy that cannot be taken away.

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The Comforter Will Come

It’s hard to lose someone you love, someone who has been your mentor and provider. Jesus comforts his disciples before he goes.

John 16:1-16

Persecution will come

• 1. Don’t let persecution cause you to stumble in your faith
• 2. Those who persecute you will think that they are working for God
• 3. They persecute you in the name of God but they don’t know God
• 4. I want you to remember these words when the persecution comes

The Holy Spirit will come

• 5-7. I must go away so that the Comforter can come to you
• 8-11. He will reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. Sin because they don’t believe in me; righteousness because I am going to my Father; and judgment because evil will be judged.
• 12-14. He will teach you many things that I cannot teach you now.

Jesus will come

• 15-16. Yes, I am going to the Father; but you will see me.

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