Sorrow to Joy: Life in the age of the Resurrection

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Sorrow is a reality that all of humanity experiences. Jesus experienced the hardships of this life too. But his resurrection turns our sorrow into joy and gives us the strength to endure these struggles with joy.

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The Tragedy of Sorrow

Sorrow is a reality we will all face

Sorrow is antithetical to joy

Sorrow can be turned to joy

How has God turned your sorrow into joy in your life?

The Context of John 16

Jesus is preparing the disciples for His death

It is for our advantage that He goes because the Holy Spirit will come in His place ( John 16:7)

He will judge, guide and glorify

He will take what the Father gave to Jesus and declare it to us (John 16:15)

How does the Holy Spirit encourage you in your day to day life (Be specific)?

The New American Commentary: John 12–21 (3) The Fifth Spirit Statement: Authentic Guide (16:12–15)

The divine resource of the Spirit is the gift Jesus sent from the Father to Christian disciples in a hostile world so that they could cope effectively with the anxiety that is inherent in living in a life-context that openly resists the proclamation of the Gospel.

The Absence of the Savior

Jesus is going to leave them

He is going to die

He is going to die a shameful and bloody death

If their savior dies, where will they find salvation?

While our savior is absent, how can we be sure of our salvation, both spiritual and physical?

Sorrow in the In Between

English Standard Version Chapter 16

20 a Exclamation Truly, truly,

b Speech I say to you,

c Prediction you will weep and lament,

d Contrast but the world will rejoice.

e Prediction You will be sorrowful,

f Contrast but your sorrow will turn into joy.

21 b Background-Temporal (c) When

What is the true basis of our sorrows and what will be the source of its transformation?

The Transformation

Sorrow turns to joy when we remember that God is using our pain to bring about something new

Sorrow turns to joy when we remember that death is a temporal state

Sorrow turns to joy when we remember that Jesus has conquered death and has overcome the world

Sorrow turns to joy when we remember that He is coming again and we see him face to face

How will seeing him face to face change how we see our sorrow?

Closing Thought

Believers always find themselves living in between promise and fulfillment. We can have joy while we wait because Jesus while gone is not dead. He is resurrected with the Father and is coming again to redeem and restore and set the world right.

How does the truth of the resurrection provide you hope as you struggle with sorrow in your own life?

Our Response to God: Give our sorrows to Him and look to His return as the hope of our salvation, both physical and spiritual