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Sermon Outline:
“The Joy That Comes Through Sorrow” (John 16:16-24)
1. The Prospect of Joy (v.16)
2. The Perplexity of Joy (v.17-19)
3. The Promise of Joy (v.20)
4. The Parable of Joy (v.21)
5. The Permanence of Joy (v.22)
6. The Prayer of Joy (v.23)
7. The Perfection of Joy (v.24)
Sermon Text:
John 16:16-24
“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” So some of his disciples said to one another, “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 am going to the Father’?” So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Sermon Notes:
Thinking Biblically to Live Holy
The Joy That Comes Through Suffering (John 16:16-24)
Biblical Joy: the quiet confidence God is in control. Happiness is fleeting; joy is forever. There is nothing in this world that should be able to steal your joy. Why? God is sovereign and everything that touches our lives, whether triumph or tragedy, has come through His loving hands. And He will use it all to conform us to the image of the Lord Jesus Christ!
