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If you are blue and burdened, you’ll be apt to discourage others. You may pull down the atmosphere of your home. But when the God of hope, peace, and faith floods your soul with joy, you’ll become a blessing to everyone around you. We can remind them and ourselves that joy comes in the morning.
- We Can Rejoice That Jesus Returned to The Father.
- We Can Rejoice That Jesus Has Sent The Holy Spirit to Teach us.
- We Can Rejoice That Jesus Has Given Us His Peace For Our Troubled times.
- Conclusion
- Application Questions
Jesus gives a gentle rebuke to the disciples, who were understandably troubled over the news that He was leaving them. He says (John 14:28), “You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” Jesus doesn’t mean that the disciples...
John 14:26: “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” As the last part of that verse shows, this promise applied first and foremost to the apostles to whom Jesus spoke. Although they did not have electronic means to record Jesus’ words...
John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” What a wonderful promise from our Lord! I want to answer two questions to help us understand and apply it: What is Jesus’ peace? How can I get it when I need it?
Anxiety has been described as “a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” (Arthur Roche, Reader’s Digest, [6/88], p. 159.) Does that describe you? It doesn’t have to! The Lord Jesus who ascended to the Father and sent the Holy Spirit wants you to believe in Him and ...
What causes you the most anxiety? Based on this message, what can you do to cut it off at its root?Is it wrong for a Christian to take anti-anxiety medication? Why/why not? What biblical guidelines should be followed?Should Christians practice yoga? Is a “Christianized” version of it okay?Why should God’s glory, not our enjoyable frame of mind, be paramount in our seeking joy and peace?Dec 26, 2023 · Take great comfort and great joy in that! Things here are not always as they seem, so lift your head to the Light, believe, walk, and be full of the Comfort and Joy and Strength of God as you do. Not only are you not alone, you are with, and filled with, the Holy Spirit of God Himself.
Jul 25, 2018 · John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”. So in the last hour of his life, Jesus is helping you not be anxious. “Let not your hearts be troubled.”.
Aug 8, 2024 · Comfort and Joy. Backstory: Jesus had a lot to say to his disciples before he left them. He told them how the Holy Spirit would work in them and in the world. Then he prayed a long prayer in which he prayed for himself, his disciples and all believers. God’s Story: The disciples have so much more to learn and understand about my Son.
Jun 21, 2004 · Christ's Words of Comfort: John 14:27. 04/06/21. Jesus offers to the anxious soul the one thing it ironically wants: certainty of the good. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27).
Mar 15, 2015 · Jesus says (John 16:22), “Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.” The dramatic change in the disciples from grief to lasting joy was founded on seeing the risen Savior.
