JOHN 15:26-16:15 ”HELP IS ON THE WAY” Mark Kolbe

I. JESUS PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW John 15:25-26

When the Holy Spirit arrives:

1. It will be part of God’s intentional, p___________ plan.

2. He will indwell believers to h_______ them and bring knowledge of t________.

3. One of His primary roles will be to testify about J_________.

4. He will empower Jesus’ disciples to t____________ to others about their experiences.

II. JESUS PROVIDES AN EXPLANATION John 16:1-4

1. V1-2a) The disciples are going to experience d____________ on their spiritual journey.

2. V2b-3) The perceived moral and spiritual superiority of certain people will make them feel j______________ in carrying out persecution.

3. V4) Once Jesus is gone, the target will be placed on the d_______________ back.

III. JESUS PROVIDES HOPE John 16:5-7

1. V5-6) E_____________ are affecting the disciples’ ability to comprehend what Jesus was saying.

2. V7) Jesus focuses on the long-term goal and e_______________ them to continue the work.

IV. THE HOLY SPIRIT PROVIDES POWER John 16:8-15

1. V8a) The future work of the disciples would be greater than Jesus’ in terms of “q_________” and “e___________”, not “quality”.

2. V8b-11) The Holy Spirit’s purpose is to get people to realize they fall short of God’s h_________ and are therefore condemned to be eternally separated from their creator. He will point people to Jesus to save them from judgement.

3. V12) Spiritual understanding takes t___________.

4. V13a) The Holy Spirit reveals all s______________ truth.

§ He helps believers r________________ Jesus’ words and their true meaning.

§ He inspires men to write scripture (e.g., 1 Cor 2:10-13; 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21).

5. V13b-15) In terms of the Trinity: the Father o_____________, the Son m___________, and the Spirit a______________ God’s truth to people.

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO US

WHAT Jesus taught His disciples:

· When facing unsettling circumstances, we should operate from a place of k____________, not e_____________.

· In the face of uncertainty, there is no need to p_________. God is in control, even if it doesn’t seem like it.

· We should focus on carrying out God’s plan rather than pushing our own a___________.

· We should be involved in that process, relying on the p__________ of the Holy Spirit.

HOW Jesus taught His disciples:

· We should be c______________ with how others are doing and live with compassion and understanding for what they are going through. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we should resist the tendency to feel sorry for ourselves, but m_____________ to others instead.

1 Peter 4:11

11 Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.