(John) Christ the Son of God - Believe and Live

John 16 closes Jesus’ farewell teaching with consolations for confused disciples: the Father loves them, Christ came from the Father, and peace is found in Him. Though tribulation remains in the world, Christ has overcome the world.

Continuing John 16:21-24, the sermon compares the disciples' grief to a mother's labor, showing that joy comes not when pain ends but when believers grasp the purpose God is working through their trial.

From John 16:16-24, the message reassures believers that Christ fully knows their despair in trial and that honest, even angry, prayer before Him is met with compassion rather than condemnation.

Concluding a series through John 14-16, this message describes the Holy Spirit's ministry of guiding believers into truth and applying Christ's Word both within the church and toward the lost world. It calls the congregation to know the

Sanctification

Preaching John 16:12-15, the sermon describes the Holy Spirit as one with the Father and the Son who guides believers into all truth, teaches them what Christ has taught, and testifies of Christ, sustaining disciples facing hostility and

Continuing the verse-by-verse study of John, this message from John 16:1-11 shows how the coming Holy Spirit vindicated Christ, restored the disciples from despair to victorious obedience, and continues to draw the lost from death to life.

Continuing in John 15:21-25, this message shows that hatred toward the disciples is really hatred toward Christ and the Father because of their perfect unity, and that true persecution comes only from declaring God's Word and doing

From John 15:17-21, Jesus prepares His disciples for coming persecution by reminding them that a servant is not greater than his master, calling them to humility in the face of hatred from the world. The message warns that the cultural

John 15 shows that abiding in Christ brings a new relationship of friendship, a sovereign choosing, lasting fruit, and a repeated command to love one another. The passage calls believers to examine whether Christ is truly abiding in them.

John 15 moves from abiding in Christ to abiding in his love. Jesus teaches that obedience, joy, and sacrificial love flow from communion with him and from receiving his love for his disciples.