Intro: Final night Sharing heart
A)Teachings
about Love / servanthood. Heaven.
B) Each
time: Comfort Helper is coming!
C)Challenge to Abide Result bear fruit
1) But you
are going to be doing that in a Hostile world Hated me hate you.
D) Again HS Helper
1)
Working in you to convict the world of sin / righteousness and of Judgment
E) HS
is going to guide you into all truth
1) Tell
you things to come.
2) Glorify
me.
3) Take
of what is mine and declare it to you.
Brings us to v.16
"A little while, { He
is going to use this phrase 7 times in v.16-19}
A little while
I find that the
Lords a little whiles are usually very different from mine.
A)I can
be like a little kid how long is the wait going to be? - Minutes not hours / not days / not mths/ yrs
B) But
you look at some of the people in scripture Suffering for 20 yrs
C) Those are two concepts I dont like to put together
Suffering and yrs
D) See
others waiting for a promise from God waiting 10-15
yrs or more
1)
Waiting for the promise / patiently enduring
= I dont like that either. { Frustrating to me.
E)But I
have found that spiritual hindsight is 20/20
1) IN
the end when I look back I see the Lords timing was perfect Always is ! Always on time.
"A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while,
and you will see Me, because I go to the Father."
17 Then some of His disciples said among themselves, "What is this that He says to us, 'A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and
you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the Father'?" 18 They said
therefore, "What is this that He says, 'A little while'? We do not know what
He is saying."
They were confused: What we have here is a play on words.
A) "A little while, and you will not see Me; the
word see there means to gaze.
B) We
get our English word: Theater from it.= to
watch intently.
C) So what He is telling them is that in a little while
they are not going to be able to gaze on Him any more
1) They
are not going to be able to watch him intently.
D)
There was going to be a change in their relationship with Him because He was
going to His father.
But then He says: ; and again a
little while, and you will see Me'; and, 'because I go to the Father'?" A)Word See here = to perceive/
to have understand / to have insight.
B) So what
He is telling them is this: When I go to my father: After the Cross/ Rez after HS comes {Context is v.12-15 Guide / tell /
declare
C)
After that you will perceive me / understand / have insight into what I am
telling you.
Exactly
what Happened
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, [that word Gaze] and our hands have handled,
concerning the Word of life 2 the life
was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that
eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us 3 that which we have seen and heard we
declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our
fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things
we write to you that your joy may be full.
Jesus is the Word of Life! In Him is Life.
A)They
got it after He went to the father.
B) But
right now they are confused!
C) So
they were talking to each other about Him and what He said when in reality
they should have been talking to Him.
19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them,
"Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, 'A little while,
and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me'?
You are confused and inquiring amongst yourselves why not
just ask me?
A)We
can do the same thing. Run to this person run to that person never the Lord
B) I believe
that if we took the time to really quiet our hearts and get ready for an answer
1) He would give it!
C) Our
problem is we are so busy- to take the time and quiet our hearts
D) And sometimes we really dont want to hear the answer
God is going to give.
1) I do
that I can anticipate what He is going to say
2) Really dont want to hear that / because it
means Change
../ I dont want to change{ Key
Now put yourself in the disciples shoes for a moment.
A)They
have left everything to follow Jesus. Professions / family / everything
ordinary
B) For
a pretty unordinary life. No permanent residence. { No jobs
1) For 3 yrs they have been in this ministry training
school with the one they are convinced is the messiah
C) They have been
waiting for something to happen
1) And
now the one that they have left everything for is now leaving.
D) I
remember
1)
6 weeks
later I am leaving Shocker
E) Well
that doesnt even compare to what these guys were probably feeling.
1) The one they left everything for is leaving them
Even though sending the Helper { Confused
Now in order to help their confusion Jesus shares with His
disciples 3 things to replace their confusion and sorrow with Joy.
#1 He
gives them a principle to hold on to. V.20
Here is
the Principle: The object of your pain will eventually bring you joy.
A)V. 20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the
world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, happen the very next day.
Cross
B) But
then He says: but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
{RESURRECTION}
C) To
illustrate this pt He uses the concept of Child Bearing
21 A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her
hour has come; {Dont
you wish it was just an hour}
D) But it is true She has sorrow why called labor
1) Dont tell me to breath I HATE YOU
for doing this to me
E) I
dont want anymore ice YOU PUSH
..
1) That
is the anguish a woman goes thru in Labor
Jesus
continues
but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers
the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. It is amazing to me how that happens literally forget.
Not
long after talking I want to have another one.
I have
been there for 3 would want to do that ever.
Any man tries to say women arent tough clueless
So
Jesus is making a great illustration here.
A)But look at v.20 again key phrase your sorrow will be turned into joy.
B)
Notice He doesnt say that your sorrow is going to be replaced by Joy.
C) He
is not talking about removing the sorrow and
replacing it with Joy
1) That
is what I want Take it away Lord and replace it
D) Not
what He does Instead He TRANSFORMS the sorrow
into Joy.
E) The
same baby that gives the mother pain later gives it Joy!
1) Repeat that process its whole life.
That is the Christian life: We go thru suffering The
Lord wants to take that suffering and transform it into Joy.
A)Takes
something so hard so difficult make it out the other side { Joy fills
heart blessing / growth
B) I
dont have this down I hate suffering Wimp
1)Age I need a physical I have avoided for a year going
to the doctor Denise I know there is pain involved
C) But
in my spiritual life the longer I walk with the Lord the more I seeing this
principle come true.
D) Often times in the pain I want to quick I want to
give up on a person
1) I
want to take the easy way out.
E) But
when I press thru more often than not I watch the Lord transform the pain
into Joy.
Pauls testimony:
A)But
then He goes on to say this: That which meant death for us resulted in Life
for others
B) That was His Joy!
The people who were impacted by his suffering became living epistle
written on his heart { HIS JOY
C) Paul
personally learned
1) Result how suffering transformed into Joy?
D) He
discovered in his weakness that the Lord's grace was more than enough to
carry him thru
1) He
actually seemed stronger and more anointed in his weakness
E) Result: Paul said I will rejoice in my suffering
because when I am weak really I am stronger!
1)
Because the Lords power is being made perfect in my weakness.
So Jesus is teaching His disciples Your sorrow
is going to be transformed into JOY and that is a Joy that cannot be taken
AWAY!
22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your
heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
#2 Now at this point He also gives them a power to lay
hold of. The power to transform that which produces sorrow into joy is the
power of prayer.
23 "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say
to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My
name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
A) Now
Understand what Jesus is saying here is a new revolutionary concept to them.
God asking them to ask
B) They
didnt have the right before this to ask
C) The
Priest asked for you. But now Jesus is giving them ACCESS
and AUTHORITY to the Father !
Asking in my name: Involves two things!
A)Authority
and conformity
B)
Authority Use His name{ I know that If I go to a certain restaurant I say so
and so sent me.
1) Drop
a name
Bb) Better service
Based on his authority based on who He is
C)
Might throw in a free dessert!
1)
Might comp the meal.
D) But
there is another key aspect to that happening
1)
Conformity See when I use that name I am representing a connection to that
person.
E) I need to accurately represent.
1) If I
am a jerk He is going to say dont use my name any more.
Well this is sort of the same idea.
A)Come
to the Father in the name of Jesus coming in the Authority of Jesus
B) But
at the same time I want to ask in conformity to who He is !
1) Father just give me that Lexus Yacht/name it claim
it
C) Not
the heart of Jesus Foxes have holes -
his head !
Now if I have the means to purchase that stuff I can
surely pray Lord is this ok?
A)I
know people have Boats vacation homes and they are constantly blessing others
with their means
B) That
can be a good thing!
C) So He was letting them know they now had access to
approach the father - He continues
V.25 "These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; but
the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language,
but I will tell you plainly about the Father.
26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I
shall pray the Father for you;
C) We
take this for granted We can talk to God.
1) For
them this was new this was special
D) We
can talk to God and He is going to listen and even answer!
1) Jesus gives the reason.
27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have
loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God. 28 I came forth from the Father and have come
into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father."
A)
Dwell on that tonight the Father in heaven who loves you so much is asking
you to ask Him !
B) And
When Jesus says here that He came forth from the father He is not talking
about a place
1)
Talking nature and Character
C) He
is made up of the same eternal substance as the father.
Now at this point the disciples sort of try to get out of
this conversation RD v.29-30
29 His disciples said to Him, "See, now You are speaking plainly,
and using no figure of speech! 30 Now we are sure that You know all things, and
have no need that anyone should question You. By this we believe that You came
forth from God."
Ok we
got it ! No need to discuss this further notice the response of Jesus.
31
Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?
32 Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be
scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone,
because the Father is with Me.
A)
All alone! - In prayer, in agony,
in blood filled tears, while His soul was exceedingly sorrowful, during His betrayal,
at the moment of His arrest.
B) All alone(re:man) yet not alone(re:Father!)
C) This is such an important thing for us to remember Never alone
C) There are times I feel so alone
1) Never alone Jesus is with us
So He gives them a principle to hold on to: Sorrow turned into JOY
Power to lay hold of the power of prayer
#3 A position to lay claim tov.33
33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In
the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the
world."
Hear both statements: One is
a Promise You will have Tribulation.
A)That
is something you can count on! Life is full of tribulation that is a
Promise
B)
The other is an OFFER You CAN have peace!
1)
Tribulation is Promised and peace is offered
C)
The Position for peace In me you MAY
have peace.
1)
." A person can follow Jesus, yet deny themselves that peace. We gain the
peace Jesus offered by finding it in Him.
Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus.
We can
be over comers in the midst of great tribulation Because Jesus overcame.
A)His Victory becomes the
source for our Victory
B) Not fighting for Victory
but from a position of victory
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let
us run with endurance the race that is
set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who
for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,
despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Endure = Hupomeno
Conquer we run with endurance because he conquered