4-22-2018 Sermon Slides
You can have unshakable peace amidst unbelievable stress.
John 16
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away”
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away (abandon your faith).”(NLT)
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away (abandon your faith).”(NLT) v. 4 “I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning.” (NLT)
John 16 v. 7 “It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper (the Holy Spirit) will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” ESV
John 16 v. 1 “I have told you these things…”
John 16
v. 1 “I have told you these things…” v.33 “I have told you these things…so that in me you may have peace.”
You can have unshakable peace amidst unbelievable stress.
John 16:16-22
1. Your peace will be tested.
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16 v. 20 “You will grieve” (“You will be sorrowful” ESV)
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. v .20 “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn.”
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. v .20 “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn…you will grieve.”
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. “We grieve, but not as those without hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. Your hurt will feel overwhelming.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. Your hurt will feel overwhelming. v. 20 “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”
1. Your peace will be tested. 2. Your sorrow will change you.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. “On the evening of that first day of the week, when
the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them…” John 20:19
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. “On the evening of that first day of the week, when
the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” John 20:19
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. Before there can be peace, there first must be grace.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy. Think of your pain as birthing something new.
3. Your life will be transformed.
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain.
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross…” Hebrews 12:2 NIV84
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. Unspeakable pain and grief can birth unshakable peace and joy.
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. Unspeakable pain and grief can birth unshakable peace and joy. At the deepest point of our grief, we find the grace of God.
John 16
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away”
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away (abandon your faith).”(NLT)
John 16 v. 1 “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away (abandon your faith).”(NLT) v. 4 “I’m telling you these things now, so that when they happen, you will remember my warning.” (NLT)
John 16 v. 7 “It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper (the Holy Spirit) will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” ESV
John 16 v. 1 “I have told you these things…”
John 16
v. 1 “I have told you these things…” v.33 “I have told you these things…so that in me you may have peace.”
You can have unshakable peace amidst unbelievable stress.
John 16:16-22
1. Your peace will be tested.
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16
1. Your peace will be tested. “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.” John 16:16 v. 20 “You will grieve” (“You will be sorrowful” ESV)
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. v .20 “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn.”
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. v .20 “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn…you will grieve.”
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. “We grieve, but not as those without hope.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. Your hurt will feel overwhelming.
1. Your peace will be tested. Sorrow will threaten your peace. The pain and grief will be real. Your hurt will feel overwhelming. v. 20 “You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”
1. Your peace will be tested. 2. Your sorrow will change you.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. “On the evening of that first day of the week, when
the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them…” John 20:19
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. “On the evening of that first day of the week, when
the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” John 20:19
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. Before there can be peace, there first must be grace.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy.
2. Your sorrow will change you. Your sorrow can become joy. As we surrender our hurts to God, He will lead us to healing and joy. Think of your pain as birthing something new.
3. Your life will be transformed.
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. “A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.” John 16:21
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain.
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross…” Hebrews 12:2 NIV84
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. Unspeakable pain and grief can birth unshakable peace and joy.
3. Your life will be transformed. Joy has the power to make you forget your pain. Unspeakable pain and grief can birth unshakable peace and joy. At the deepest point of our grief, we find the grace of God.
