Son of ThunderSon of Thunder

ConvictsConvicts

John 16:5-33John 16:5-33

John’s Account of John’s Account of JesusJesus

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The world hated Jesus and The world hated Jesus and crucified himcrucified him

Disciples shouldn’t expect Disciples shouldn’t expect lessless

Bitter, surprised, disillusionedBitter, surprised, disillusioned

““Flower-petal” faithFlower-petal” faith

Walking to GethsemaneWalking to Gethsemane

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Context:Context:

““I have told you this, so I have told you this, so that when the time comes that when the time comes you will remember that I you will remember that I warned you”warned you”

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"Now I am going to him who "Now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you asks me, 'Where are you going?’ Because I have said going?’ Because I have said these things, you are filled these things, you are filled with grief”- vs. 5-6with grief”- vs. 5-6

Grief is an inwardly focused Grief is an inwardly focused emotion that, emotion that, when when indulgedindulged, produces , produces selfishnessselfishness

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Loss of:Loss of:• OpportunityOpportunity

• LooksLooks

• AbilitiesAbilities

• Relationships (death, Relationships (death, divorce, split)divorce, split)

• ??????

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““But I tell you the truth: It But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you” go, I will send him to you”

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““When he comes, he will When he comes, he will convictconvict the world of guilt in regard to the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and sin and righteousness and judgment”judgment”

Convict= elegcho- Convict= elegcho- convict, convict, refute, find fault with, by refute, find fault with, by conviction to bring to light/to conviction to bring to light/to exposeexpose

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Jesus walks into a Jesus walks into a nightclub…nightclub…

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“…“…in regard to sin, because in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; in men do not believe in me; in regard to righteousness, regard to righteousness, because I am going to the because I am going to the Father, where you can see me Father, where you can see me no longer; and in regard to no longer; and in regard to judgment, because the prince judgment, because the prince of this world now stands of this world now stands condemned”- vs. 7-11condemned”- vs. 7-11

Holy Spirit’s dwelling place?Holy Spirit’s dwelling place?

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Holy Spirit’s Work= Holy Spirit’s Work= Expose Expose the guiltthe guilt of the world with of the world with regard to:regard to:

• Sin- unbeliefSin- unbelief

• Righteousness- Christ is Righteousness- Christ is physically absentphysically absent

• Judgment- Satan stands Judgment- Satan stands condemnedcondemned

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God’s people are God’s God’s people are God’s chosen method through chosen method through which the guilt of the which the guilt of the world is exposedworld is exposed

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““I have much more to say to I have much more to say to you, more than you can you, more than you can now bear”- vs. 12now bear”- vs. 12

Not everything that can be Not everything that can be said should be saidsaid should be said

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““But when he, the Spirit of But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he not speak on his own; he will speak only what he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come”what is yet to come”

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““He will bring glory to me by He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and taking from what is mine and making it knownmaking it known to you. All to you. All that belongs to the Father is that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is Spirit will take from what is mine and mine and make it knownmake it known to to you”- vs. 13-15you”- vs. 13-15

Holy Spirit exposes: guilt, Holy Spirit exposes: guilt, truth, knowledge of Godtruth, knowledge of God

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God is glorified when he is God is glorified when he is rrevealedevealed

How is God revealed through us?How is God revealed through us?

•Transformed lTransformed lifeife

•Transformed sTransformed speechpeech

• Intentional cIntentional communicationommunication

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““In a little while you will see In a little while you will see me no more, and then me no more, and then after a little while you will after a little while you will see me.”see me.”

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Some of his disciples said to one Some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean another, "What does he mean by saying, 'In a little while you by saying, 'In a little while you will see me no more, and then will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see after a little while you will see me,' and 'Because I am going me,' and 'Because I am going to the Father‘?” They kept to the Father‘?” They kept asking, "What does he mean asking, "What does he mean by 'a little while'? We don't by 'a little while'? We don't understand what he is saying”understand what he is saying”

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Jesus saw that they wanted to Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he ask him about this, so he said to them, "Are you said to them, "Are you asking one another what I asking one another what I meant when I said, 'In a little meant when I said, 'In a little while you will see me no while you will see me no more, and then after a little more, and then after a little while you will see me’”?while you will see me’”?

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““I tell you the truth, you will I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy” turn to joy”

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““A woman giving birth to a A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her child has pain because her time has come; but when time has come; but when her baby is born she her baby is born she forgets the anguish forgets the anguish because of her joy that a because of her joy that a child is born into the child is born into the world” world”

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““So with you: Now is your So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see time of grief, but I will see you again and you will you again and you will rejoice, and no one will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy”- vs. take away your joy”- vs. 16-2216-22

Joy= CharaJoy= Chara- calm delight- calm delight

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““So with you: Now is your time So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your no one will take away your joy”- vs. 16-22joy”- vs. 16-22

In Christ’s Economy, pain gives In Christ’s Economy, pain gives way to a joy that overshadows way to a joy that overshadows grief and can never been grief and can never been taken awaytaken away

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““In that day you will no In that day you will no longer ask me anything. I longer ask me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you will give you whatever you ask ask in my namein my name. Until now . Until now you have not asked for you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and and you will receive, and your joy will be your joy will be completecomplete”- ”- vs. 23-24vs. 23-24

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"Though I have been "Though I have been speaking figuratively, a speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of no longer use this kind of language but will tell you language but will tell you plainly about my Father” plainly about my Father”

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““In that day you will ask in my In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loves you because you have loved me and have believed loved me and have believed that I came from God. I came that I came from God. I came from the Father and entered from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the world and going back to the Father”- vs. 25-28the Father”- vs. 25-28

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Believers do not go through Believers do not go through someone to get to God. someone to get to God. Because of Jesus, believers Because of Jesus, believers go to God in Christ’s Namego to God in Christ’s Name

Preexistence and eternalityPreexistence and eternality

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HebrewsHebrews

Therefore, since we have a Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has great high priest who has gone through the gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. the faith we profess. 

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For we do not have a high For we do not have a high priest who is unable to priest who is unable to sympathize with our sympathize with our weaknessesweaknesses, but we have , but we have one who has been tempted one who has been tempted in every way, just as we in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. are—yet was without sin. 

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Let us then approach the Let us then approach the throne of grace with throne of grace with confidenceconfidence, so that we , so that we may receive mercy and may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our find grace to help us in our time of need- Hebrews time of need- Hebrews 4:14-164:14-16

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Then Jesus' disciples said, Then Jesus' disciples said, "Now you are speaking "Now you are speaking clearly and without figures clearly and without figures of speech. Now we can see of speech. Now we can see that that you know all thingsyou know all things and and that that you do not even need to you do not even need to have anyone ask you have anyone ask you questionsquestions. This makes us . This makes us believe that you came from believe that you came from God”God”

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““You believe at last!” Jesus You believe at last!” Jesus answered. “But a time is answered. “But a time is coming, and has come, coming, and has come, when you will be when you will be scattered, each to his own scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me”for my Father is with me”

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““I have told you these things, I have told you these things, so that in me you may have so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world”- vs. have overcome the world”- vs. 29-3329-33

What is peace contingent upon?What is peace contingent upon?

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TakeawaysTakeaways

•Am I inwardly-focused? Am I inwardly-focused? What might I be grieving? What might I be grieving?

•Am I ready to trade in my Am I ready to trade in my grief for God’s will and grief for God’s will and purposes for my life?purposes for my life?

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TakeawaysTakeaways

•Do I regularly open myself Do I regularly open myself up to the Holy Spirit’s up to the Holy Spirit’s work of exposing his truth work of exposing his truth and my sin so I can grow and my sin so I can grow closer to God?closer to God?

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TakeawaysTakeaways

•Transformed life, speech Transformed life, speech and intentional and intentional communication. Does that communication. Does that describe me? Why or why describe me? Why or why not?not?

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TakeawaysTakeaways

•Do I have peace or do I Do I have peace or do I need to be “in Me” need to be “in Me” (Jesus)?(Jesus)?