Unavoidable Grief. Unstealable Joy.
John 16:16–33
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
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Unavoidable Grief. Unstealable Joy.
John 16:16–33
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Good, Jesus is Leaving
John 16:1 – 15
For your good?
Exclusion and Execution (v1 – 3)
Grieving Hearts (v4 – 6)
1. The coming Spirit
1.1 The Spirit will come and convict (v7 – 11)
1.2 The Spirit will Guide and Glorify (v12 – 15)
The Spirit and our hearts
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Expect to be hated!
John 15:18-27
Why Christians should expect to be hated…
Because we no longer belong (v18-19)
Because Jesus is our master (v20-21)
Because many hearts are hardened (v22-24)
Because it fulfils what God wrote (v25)
And how we should respond?
By trusting God to do His work (v26)
By bearing witness to Jesus (v27)
By abiding in Jesus (15:1-17)
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Faithful Friends of Jesus?
John 15:1-17
Context: Seven signs and seven “I am” statements (15:1)
To really live, means remaining/abiding in Jesus (15:1-8)
Remaining in Jesus means remaining in His love, as friends (15:9-16)
Are you really living? As a faithful and fruitful friend of Jesus?
Truth for Troubled Hearts (Part 2)
John 14:15-31
Okay, now what?
1. Not orphaned
2. Not homeless
3. Not afraid
Love and loved
(Preacher: Sam Hemming
Truth for Troubled Hearts (Part 1)
John 14:1-14
Jesus is leaving?
Truth for troubled hearts
1. Place (v1 – 4)
2. Path (v5 – 11)
3. Promise (v12 – 14)
Don’t let your hearts be troubled
(Preacher: Sam Hemming)
Church: What are we doing?
Hebrews 10:19-25 & Ephesians 4:11-16
As a church we encourage each other to keep living with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour (Hebrews 10)
And we’re all involved in serving to that end (Ephesians 4)
We are a Bible teaching Church that seeks to grow followers of Jesus, as we each:
grow in knowing Jesus,
grow in living for Jesus, and
grow in making Jesus known
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Church: Clear on who we are?
Ephesians 1:15-23
We have been made alive in Jesus by responding to the Gospel.
We gather around Jesus and His Gospel – as people who belong to Jesus and want to live for Him.
We seek to grow in knowing Jesus, living for Jesus and sharing the Gospel of Jesus.
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
KPC 20 years later…
Hebrews 12:18-29
The sermon back then…
KPC 20 years later!
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)
Christian Hope
1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:28
There’s no need to worry about Christians who die before Jesus returns (4:13-18)
– because v14
– because v15
– because v16-17
– so, encourage each other v18
There’s no need to worry about ‘when’ Jesus will return (5:1-11)
– you know he IS coming v2-3
– be ready v4-8
– you know where you’re heading v9-10
– so encourage each other v11
Focus on finishing (5:12-28)
(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)