Show I e I Jesus Strengthens His Disciples Lesson Lesion for March 28 John 16 l 1 H. H Go Golden en Text John 16 13 B. As Jesus and his disciples met metIn metin metin In the upper room on the night before the crucifixion the hearts of the disciples were heavy and sad Mystery foreboding and grief at the thought of the imminent departure departure departure de de- de- de of Jesus all weighed heavily heavily ily Uy upon their hearts with gloom and dread Jesus then began to comfort them and to strengthen them with emphasis upon the significance of their approaching bereavement and the pain of their separation from him Mm He did not hide from them that they should suffer persecution because of their faith in in him but buthe buthe buthe he bade them remember the things he be had been saying unto them referring particularly to the truths he had declared as recorded inthe in inthe inthe the and chapters of John Jobe When they should be called upon to face the fiery trial of their faith In days to come they could find strength in hi the great truths he had declared unto them Of their approaching separation Jesus taught them that it was necessary necessary necessary essary for him to go away that he might send the Holy Spirit unto them The Holy Spirit will come to comfort their hearts sustain them in their grief grief and further their work In the world by convicting the world of ot sin preaching the righteousness of God and declaring ing log the judgment that must come upon the world because of sin So Sowe Sowe Sowe we are now in the great age of ot Gods God's manifestation to men as the Holy Spirit Let us open our heart to receive him for ourselves and trust In him to reveal himself unto us that he may reveal himself t h O m t. t n roth |