John 16:16-33, Lasting Joy - Revision history

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‎Are you lacking joy?

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‎Ultimate Victory (V. 33)

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‎Not Rooted in Ourselves (V. 29-30)

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‎Point 2, Our joy should be rooted in our position (V. 23-28)

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‎A Better Understanding (V. 25)

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‎Direct Access to the Father (V. 23-24)

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‎Sorrow is Temporary (V. 21-22)

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‎Sorrow is Temporary (V. 21-22)

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‎Sorrow is Temporary (V. 21-22)

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‎Sorrow is Temporary (V. 21-22)

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 ==Lacking Joy==
 ===Are you lacking joy?===
-**Imagine spending three years of your life investing in a project only to have the rug taken out from under you and the project fail.  Three years wasted, that is what the disciples might have thought.  Christ, in His foreknowledge addresses the issue by telling his disciples not to allow their Joy to be circumstantial, but instead their joy should be eternal.
+**Imagine spending three years of your life investing in a project only to have the rug taken out from under you and the project fail.  Three years wasted, that is what the disciples might have thought.  Christ, in His foreknowledge addresses the issue by telling his disciples not to allow their joy to be circumstantial, but instead their joy should be eternal.
 ==Teaching or Transformation==
 ===Are you allowing Christ to merely teach you, or is Christ transforming you?===

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 ===Ultimate Victory (V. 33)===
 *Jesus uses a ινα clause to proclaim His purpose in the message "that in me you may have peace."
-*Jesus concludes the passage by affirming trials and persecutions.  However, he uses a strong adversative "αλλα" (but) to transition to his message of victory. "Be courageous, I have overcome the world."
+*Jesus concludes the passage by affirming trials and persecutions.  However, He uses a strong adversative "αλλα" (but) to transition to his message of victory. "Be courageous, I have overcome the world."
   As Christians we must courageously place our confidence in Christ, realize the peace that results, and be assured of victory.

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 ===Not Rooted in Ourselves (V. 29-30)===
 *Notice the irony.  Have you ever jumped to a conclusion in someone's story or conversation only to find out you had no idea what you were talking about? (If you don't think you have ever done that then you might be oblivious.)
 ===No Fear of Abandonment (V. 31-32)===
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 *God's love is not abstract and theoretical but intimate and relational.
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-Finally, Jesus provides a summary statement "I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father." No matter what, Jesus wants His disciples to remember that he is the guarantee, the first fruits of what is to come.
+*Finally, Jesus provides a summary statement "I came forth from the Father and have come into the world. Again, I leave the world and go to the Father." No matter what, Jesus wants His disciples to remember that he is the guarantee, the first fruits of what is to come.
   As Christians, our joy should reflect our positional stance before God as joint heirs with Christ.

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 *Notice that John 16:13-14 teaches us that the Holy Spirit is not the teacher, but rather the Holy Spirit speaks what he hears.
 ** However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
 ===The Authority and Merit of Christ (V. 26-28)===

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 *Notice that this direct access to the Father, mediated through Christ was something new.  Prior to this point the disciples had not had this level of access.
 *Notice the result.  Your joy will be complete.
 ===A Better Understanding (V. 25)===

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 **It will be worth it all when we see Jesus! Life’s trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of his dear face, all sorrow will erase. So, bravely run the race till we see Christ.
-  As Christians, we must live a life that is marked by joy.  Not a joy rooted in the particular circumstances in which we find ourselves but rather an eternal joy independent of our circumstances.
+  As Christians, we must live a life that is marked by joy.  Not a joy rooted in the particular circumstances in which we find ourselves but rather an eternal joy independent of our circumstances and wholly dependent on Christ.
 ==Point 2, Our joy should be rooted in our position (V. 23-28)==

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 *The Hymn "When We See Christ" by Eshter Kerr Rusthoi states
-**Sometimes the day seems long,
+**Sometimes the day seems long, Our trials hard to bear. We´re tempted to complain, to murmur and despair. But Christ will soon appear to catch his bride away! All tears forever over in God’s eternal day!
-**It will be worth it all
+**It will be worth it all when we see Jesus! Life’s trials will seem so small when we see Christ. One glimpse of his dear face, all sorrow will erase. So, bravely run the race till we see Christ.
   As Christians, we must live a life that is marked by joy.  Not a joy rooted in the particular circumstances in which we find ourselves but rather an eternal joy independent of our circumstances.

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 ===Sorrow is Temporary (V. 21-22)===
 *Good Friday can only be called good because of resurrection Sunday!  In verse 21 Christ provides a brief illustration.  That of a women in childbirth.
 *In verse 23 Christ promises that the joy will be permanent.
   As Christians, we must live a life that is marked by joy.  Not a joy rooted in the particular circumstances in which we find ourselves but rather an eternal joy independent of our circumstances.