Theme: Three necessary preparations for spiritual warfare so you will be ready to engage it.

John 16:16-22 (NASB)

16 “A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.”

17 Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling 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 So they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

19 Jesus knew that they wished to question Him, and He said to them, “Are you deliberating together about this, that I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me’?

20 Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.

21 Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.

22 Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
I. Identify the battlefront – it’s spiritual vv. 16-19
II. Accept the battle call – it’s inevitable vv. 20, 22a
III. Expect the battle victory – it’s certain v. 22b

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Introduction:

Review:

Theme: Three reasons why the Holy Spirit had to be sent into the
world so you will rejoice in the ascension of Christ

Introduction for this teaching vv. 5-6

A. The announcement of Jesus v. 5
B. The response of the disciples v. 6

I. The arrival of the Holy Spirit among believers in Christ is to their
advantage. v. 7

II. The three-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit to the world meets its
greatest need. vv. 8-11

III. The two-fold ministry of the Holy Spirit to believers in
Christ provides their greatest benefit. vv. 12-15

A. He guides them into the truth v. 13

B. He glorifies Jesus vv. 14-15

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