Category: John 16
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Ears to Hear
John 16:5 “But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’” Do you read the Bible? If you do, why do you read it? Hopefully, it is to listen to God’s own words and thus have your eyes opened to His revelation of those things that…
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To whom are you listening – and why?
John 16:4-7 “But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. . . But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth.” Jesus always spoke the truth to His followers, even if the…
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Spiritual Speech
John 16:14 “He (i.e., the Holy Spirit) will glorify me (i.e., Jesus), for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” How often do you and I use the word “I” when we speak? If God is truly working in our lives, it’s likely that we won’t use it much. In John…
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The hunger to know
John 16:13 “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” It is impossible to understand the Bible without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It…
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There’s always more . . .
John 16:12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” John 16 was written as an account of Jesus speaking to the apostles. He was promising them that after the cross and His ascension back to the Father He would send them the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit…
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The overcomers
John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Jesus gave us His Word that we might have peace – in this world – in spite of inevitable tribulation – in this world. This peace was possible because…
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Are you bold?
John 16:29-32 “His disciples said, ‘Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe? Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each…
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Wise requests
John 16:23 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” In the verse above we have a wonderful, almost incomprehensible promise from Jesus. What a wide- open door we have to ask God for things. And this isn’t the only place such a promise…
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Emotional contrasts
John 16:20 “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.” What makes you happy and what makes you sad? According to John 16, your relationship to Jesus will have a big effect on the answer to…
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Remembering critical things
John 16:2-4 “Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.” Jesus told His disciples the things…
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