Lord’s Day Message: John 16
1“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. 2They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. 3And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.
“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. 5But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13When 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. 14He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
16“A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” 17So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 19Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20Truly, 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. 21When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. 23In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
25“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” 29His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30Now 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.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33I 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.”
Message Outline
- Words of encouragement (1-4)
The Lord told the disciples what will happen so that they won’t stumbled.
- The work of the Spirit (5-15)
- It is to our advantage (5-7)
- He will convict us concerning sin and righteousness and judgement (8-11)
- He will guide us into all the truth (12-15)
- More words of encouragement (16-33)
- Our sorrow will turn into joy (16-24)
- We will have peace because the Lord has overcome the world (25-33)
Next Topics: Preaching the Gospel
Church Meetings/Time/Place
Home Meeting: 25/5 Mon., 7:30pm, (Dinner @ 7pm) Richard Cui’s
Young Professions Meeting: 26/5 Tue. 7:30pm, Thomas & Lena’s
Sisters Meeting: 27/5 Wed. 10am, Anne’s
Prayer Meeting: 27/5 Wed. 7:30pm, Meeting Hall
Pursuing of Words: 29/5 Fri., 8:00pm, Cancelled
Young People Meeting/Pursuing for Adults：30/5 Sat. 7:30pm, Thomas & Lena’s
Announcements:
- We welcome all the new ones who are joining us today and hope that you can leave your information for us to contact you in the future.
- Brother Richard Yeh will visit us from May 28 to June 9.
In the morning as well as afternoon of the coming Lord’s Day he will helps us to learn to preach the gospel.
On June 7 Lord’s Day morning we will have a gospel meeting. We encourage brothers and sisters invite gospel friends to come.
On the long weekend of June 6-8, we also plan to have other perfecting meeting on singing hymns, and lessons for new believers. We will announce the detail next week.
- The church plans to have a whale watching activity on June 30 (Tuesday, the school break). If you are interested in participating, please go online (www.ozwhalewatching.com.au) to purchase the ticket. The trip is about 4 hours and the boarding is at King Wharf 8. When you purchase the ticket, you need to enter the voucher code “midweekwhales” for a half price discount, which is $47 per person. If you have any question, please contact Sister Lamee or Susan.
<Reminder>
- Please take the Bible Reading Supplement for your daily Bible reading.
- Please come on time for the meeting. During the meeting, please turn off your mobile phone or put the volume on silence.
- When you prepare the love feast for Lord’s Day lunch, please do not prepare any food containing nuts that someone may have food allergy. After the love feast, please remember to bring back your plates.
Intercession:
- May the Lord keep us fervent in spirit to serve in the church together so that the Lord may give us more and greater blessings.
- Pray for those who are newly baptized. May the Lord lead them to grow and be built in the church life so they may become a blessing and testimony for the church.
- Pray that the Lord can continue to bless His gospel work to show His great love and power so that the gospel friends among us, especially among the young people and our family members, can receive salvation and become a member in God’s family.
- Pray for the brothers and sisters who are weak in body or spirit. May the Lord care for them and give them grace. Also pray for some relatives of our brothers and sisters (Jack, Pauline, Susan, Brett) that the Lord may heal and care for them.
Serving Today: (May 24)
- Sharing: Richard Chen & Yulin Wang
- Breaking the Bread: David Tan & Jason Wang
- Serving Bread and Cup: Sean Dong and Patrick Li
- Pianist: Hannah Cui
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Joyce & Chris, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang, Rebecca Li
Serving Next Week: (May 31)
- Sharing: Richard Yeh
- Breaking the Bread: Richard Chen & Richard Cui
- Serving Bread and Cup: Benchu Guo and Jason Wang
- Pianist: Nelson Chen
- Cleaning: Richard & Flora Family, Joyce & Chris, Olsen & Likun Family, Pauline Zhang, Rebecca Li
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