Yet a Little While

DESPAIR: “…there needs to be a light at the end of the tunnel” Hope deferred makes the heart sick Proverbs 13:12 A little while and you will see me no longer. John 16:16 “That was what was on their minds, what was dominating their thinking.” COMFORT: “But he wants to comfort them.” Again a little while and you will see me. “The Spirit was coming and the Spirit would be the Spirit of Jesus. It would be the extension of the presence of Jesus with you. John 16:13 “Sometimes when you are reading the Bible, it seems too hard to process or take in.” “Those questions you are only asking yourself… are being heard in heaven.” “None of your questions every falls to the ground. They are always heard.” Isaiah 65:24 JOY IN THE RESURRECTION: Your sorrow will be turned to joy.“What caused their sadness would lead to their eternal joy.” “Jesus loved these men. He was as anxious to see them as they were to see him.” JOY IN THE ASCENSION AND PENTECOST: “The Spirit is the subject that is on his mind.” “Prayer will be different. You won’t ask me, you’ll ask the Father in my name.” “the Holy Spirit … he is the resident truth-teacher of the church.” JOY IN BEING BETTER OFF THAN THE DISCIPLES: 1 John 2:20-27 There is a knowledge you have as a child of God that is greater than these men had at this point in the history of redemption.” THE CAPSTONE OF OUR JOY: John 16:24 Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. CLOSING PRAYER: Your great joy, Father, is [to give us our] great joy.” Also based on Isaiah 40, Matthew 9:36, Mark 1:41, Mark 6:34, John 12:24, John 11:33,38, John 14:18, John 14:28, Acts 1:3, Acts 10:39-43, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4.