WEBVTT 00:00:00.720 --> 00:00:11.599 So we're going to read from John's Gospel, chapter 14, from verse 15 down to verse 27. 00:00:16.179 --> 00:00:19.940 Just wait for the others to come back there. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:48.140 So let's read John chapter 14, verse 15 to verse 27. 00:00:50.060 --> 00:00:53.579 This is Jesus speaking to his disciples. 00:00:55.019 --> 00:00:58.719 If you love me, keep my commands. 00:00:58.719 --> 00:01:08.280 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of Truth. 00:01:09.579 --> 00:01:14.180 The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. 00:01:14.960 --> 00:01:19.700 But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 00:01:20.859 --> 00:01:23.180 I will not leave you as orphans. 00:01:23.759 --> 00:01:25.759 I will come to you. 00:01:25.760 --> 00:01:31.260 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:36.080 Because I live, you also will live. 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:43.700 On that day, you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:50.519 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. 00:01:51.719 --> 00:01:58.200 The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them. 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:03.320 Then Judas, not Judas Iscariot, said, 00:02:04.020 --> 00:02:08.060 But Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world? 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:10.480 Jesus replied, 00:02:10.480 --> 00:02:14.580 Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. 00:02:15.300 --> 00:02:19.939 My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 00:02:20.939 --> 00:02:25.560 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. 00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:29.080 These words you hear are not my own. 00:02:30.020 --> 00:02:32.539 They belong to the Father who sent me. 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:37.219 All this I have spoken while still with you. 00:02:38.039 --> 00:02:43.699 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, 00:02:44.060 --> 00:02:49.680 will teach you all things, and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.700 Peace I leave with you. 00:02:54.500 --> 00:02:57.000 My peace I give you. 00:02:57.900 --> 00:03:00.819 I do not give to you as the world gives. 00:03:02.040 --> 00:03:04.400 Do not let your hearts be troubled, 00:03:05.140 --> 00:03:07.860 and do not be afraid. 00:03:07.860 --> 00:03:14.720 Well, let's ask for God's help as we look at this together. 00:03:15.020 --> 00:03:15.560 Let's pray. 00:03:17.980 --> 00:03:22.260 Father, thank you for John's Gospel. 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:28.100 Thank you for this written account of the Lord Jesus Christ, 00:03:29.380 --> 00:03:33.460 God's wonderful gift to the world. 00:03:33.460 --> 00:03:39.020 And we pray that as we read and look at these words together, 00:03:40.020 --> 00:03:43.900 that they would become life to us, 00:03:44.939 --> 00:03:47.360 nourishing us and feeding us, 00:03:48.240 --> 00:03:52.800 bringing new life and causing us to grow and mature, 00:03:54.180 --> 00:03:56.140 causing us to become fruitful, 00:03:57.819 --> 00:04:01.840 causing us to be the kind of people you want us to be. 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:05.000 By your Holy Spirit, 00:04:05.539 --> 00:04:08.800 do an effective work in our lives today, 00:04:09.219 --> 00:04:11.060 individually and together, 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:14.800 so that as we leave this building, 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.480 we will go and encourage people, 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:20.800 a changed people, 00:04:22.220 --> 00:04:23.280 trusting you, 00:04:24.379 --> 00:04:27.800 and knowing how awesome and how wonderful you are. 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:31.079 So would you please do that for us? 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:34.319 Would you bless us today? 00:04:35.379 --> 00:04:37.979 Would you give to us what we need? 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:40.659 We ask for your help. 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:41.859 In Jesus' name. 00:04:42.619 --> 00:04:43.039 Amen. 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:51.020 Well, as we've entered into this Christmas season, 00:04:51.180 --> 00:04:55.180 and as we reflect about the birth of Jesus Christ, 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:57.740 I can't help thinking, 00:04:58.840 --> 00:05:02.020 wouldn't it have been great to have been there? 00:05:02.019 --> 00:05:05.719 I mean, yes, we have the written account, 00:05:05.719 --> 00:05:07.419 we have John's Gospel, 00:05:07.599 --> 00:05:09.339 which we've just been reading together, 00:05:10.019 --> 00:05:12.319 but it's really not the same, 00:05:12.419 --> 00:05:14.359 is it, to be reading what's on a page 00:05:14.359 --> 00:05:17.639 and seeing the actual Lord Jesus. 00:05:18.599 --> 00:05:19.859 I mean, could you imagine, 00:05:20.139 --> 00:05:21.899 stretch back in your memory, 00:05:22.479 --> 00:05:23.240 well, not your memory, 00:05:23.359 --> 00:05:24.459 but in your minds, 00:05:25.180 --> 00:05:26.919 stretch back and imagine, 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:29.080 if you were there with the shepherds 00:05:29.080 --> 00:05:30.400 when the angel appeared 00:05:30.400 --> 00:05:33.160 and you went to visit, 00:05:34.740 --> 00:05:37.020 or that you travelled with the Magi 00:05:37.020 --> 00:05:39.200 and you brought your gifts 00:05:39.200 --> 00:05:41.480 to this baby. 00:05:43.400 --> 00:05:45.520 Or maybe you're thinking, 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:48.680 I would like to have been Simeon or Anna, 00:05:49.060 --> 00:05:50.459 waiting all those years 00:05:50.459 --> 00:05:52.419 for the arrival of God's Messiah 00:05:52.419 --> 00:05:55.839 and then holding the very Messiah 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:57.159 in your arms 00:05:57.159 --> 00:06:01.919 to meet and see the real Jesus. 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:03.399 Wouldn't that be good? 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:04.879 Wouldn't that be better 00:06:04.879 --> 00:06:07.659 than what we're experiencing now? 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:11.979 Or how about being with Jesus 00:06:11.979 --> 00:06:12.959 as he grew up? 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:16.159 Maybe being his neighbour 00:06:16.159 --> 00:06:19.219 or maybe a buddy of his at school. 00:06:20.699 --> 00:06:22.579 Or thinking about Jesus 00:06:22.579 --> 00:06:23.979 later on in his life 00:06:23.979 --> 00:06:25.359 as a carpenter, 00:06:25.500 --> 00:06:26.939 maybe working with him 00:06:26.939 --> 00:06:28.879 on some construction project. 00:06:31.359 --> 00:06:34.799 Or what if Jesus were to just 00:06:34.799 --> 00:06:36.579 walk in that door right now 00:06:36.579 --> 00:06:38.039 and move a seat 00:06:38.039 --> 00:06:40.299 and place it right beside you 00:06:40.300 --> 00:06:43.220 and you turn and you look 00:06:43.220 --> 00:06:44.780 and you kind of actually 00:06:44.780 --> 00:06:45.819 prod and touch 00:06:45.819 --> 00:06:46.240 and you go, 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:48.439 yes, this is a real person. 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:50.240 Could you imagine Jesus 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:51.480 being there with you? 00:06:52.139 --> 00:06:54.319 And then going home with you 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:55.040 for lunch 00:06:55.040 --> 00:06:56.840 and sitting down at the table 00:06:56.840 --> 00:06:58.900 and eating food with you. 00:06:59.280 --> 00:07:01.280 Yes, physically putting food 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:02.040 in his mouth 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:03.960 and drinking and laughing 00:07:03.960 --> 00:07:05.319 and sharing with you. 00:07:05.319 --> 00:07:09.199 the real physical Jesus 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:12.339 at your dining table. 00:07:14.339 --> 00:07:15.639 Well, the disciples 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:16.659 were some of those 00:07:16.659 --> 00:07:18.920 who had that real experience 00:07:18.920 --> 00:07:20.060 of being with Jesus. 00:07:20.540 --> 00:07:22.360 They had spent time with him. 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:25.699 But here we discover 00:07:25.699 --> 00:07:27.220 something quite extraordinary. 00:07:28.180 --> 00:07:30.379 Jesus has something better 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:32.220 for the disciples 00:07:32.220 --> 00:07:36.540 and something better for us. 00:07:38.020 --> 00:07:38.520 Have a look. 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:39.980 Just jump forward 00:07:39.980 --> 00:07:43.259 to chapter 16 and verse 7. 00:07:43.939 --> 00:07:45.620 Chapter 16, verse 7. 00:07:47.139 --> 00:07:48.780 Jesus is talking about 00:07:48.780 --> 00:07:51.980 his return to his father. 00:07:51.980 --> 00:07:53.920 He had been sent by the father 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:55.759 and now he's returning 00:07:55.759 --> 00:07:56.840 to his father. 00:07:57.400 --> 00:07:58.840 Chapter 16, verse 7. 00:07:59.740 --> 00:08:01.340 But very truly I tell you, 00:08:01.780 --> 00:08:03.640 it is for your good 00:08:03.640 --> 00:08:05.620 that I am going away. 00:08:06.520 --> 00:08:08.240 Unless I go away, 00:08:08.400 --> 00:08:10.860 the advocate will not come to you. 00:08:11.740 --> 00:08:13.080 But if I go, 00:08:14.300 --> 00:08:16.520 I will send him to you. 00:08:17.280 --> 00:08:19.640 Yes, Jesus says, 00:08:19.639 --> 00:08:22.079 it is better that I must go. 00:08:22.399 --> 00:08:23.719 It is better for you 00:08:23.719 --> 00:08:26.339 that I don't stay with you. 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:29.219 It is better that I leave 00:08:29.219 --> 00:08:31.360 that you don't see me 00:08:31.360 --> 00:08:33.580 in the flesh anymore. 00:08:34.580 --> 00:08:37.059 It is for your good 00:08:37.059 --> 00:08:40.259 that I am going away 00:08:40.259 --> 00:08:43.100 and you won't be able to see me. 00:08:43.100 --> 00:08:47.279 You see, 00:08:47.600 --> 00:08:49.000 being with the shepherds 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:50.200 or with the magi 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:51.580 or with Simeon or Anna 00:08:51.580 --> 00:08:53.240 or even with the disciples, 00:08:53.740 --> 00:08:54.480 it would have been 00:08:54.480 --> 00:08:56.120 a great experience 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:57.800 hanging out with Jesus, 00:08:58.019 --> 00:08:59.019 walking, talking. 00:08:59.540 --> 00:09:00.860 But the truth is, 00:09:01.540 --> 00:09:03.519 it is for our good. 00:09:04.519 --> 00:09:07.040 It is actually for our best 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:08.860 that Jesus 00:09:08.860 --> 00:09:11.980 is not physically present. 00:09:13.899 --> 00:09:14.500 Really? 00:09:15.500 --> 00:09:16.719 Yes, it is. 00:09:17.039 --> 00:09:17.959 Yes, it is. 00:09:18.699 --> 00:09:20.480 Christmas is a time of giving 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:22.519 and Jesus is giving 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:24.519 a gift to us. 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:26.519 And this gift is better 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:28.519 than being with or seeing 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:31.519 the actual physical Jesus. 00:09:32.299 --> 00:09:33.459 Look at our text 00:09:33.459 --> 00:09:36.159 in chapter 14, verse 16. 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:40.480 Back to chapter 14, verse 16. 00:09:41.779 --> 00:09:42.480 Jesus says, 00:09:42.620 --> 00:09:43.839 I will ask the Father 00:09:43.839 --> 00:09:44.879 and he will give you 00:09:44.879 --> 00:09:45.879 another advocate 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:47.259 to help you 00:09:47.259 --> 00:09:49.819 and be with you forever. 00:09:51.299 --> 00:09:53.120 Who is this advocate 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:54.719 that he is speaking about? 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:56.659 Well, look at verse 25. 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:00.120 All this I have spoken 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:01.059 while with you, 00:10:02.059 --> 00:10:03.419 but the advocate, 00:10:04.459 --> 00:10:05.959 the Holy Spirit, 00:10:05.960 --> 00:10:07.720 whom the Father 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:08.440 will send 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:09.920 in my name. 00:10:10.620 --> 00:10:11.800 The Holy Spirit 00:10:11.800 --> 00:10:13.300 is a wonderful gift 00:10:13.300 --> 00:10:14.240 to us, 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:15.300 requested 00:10:15.300 --> 00:10:16.720 by Jesus 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:18.800 and given 00:10:18.800 --> 00:10:20.480 by the Father. 00:10:21.340 --> 00:10:22.240 He's not someone 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:22.780 we can 00:10:22.780 --> 00:10:24.920 get ourselves 00:10:24.920 --> 00:10:26.240 or request ourselves. 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:28.080 The Spirit 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:29.860 is a generous gift 00:10:29.860 --> 00:10:31.160 from God 00:10:31.160 --> 00:10:32.720 to his children, 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:33.920 to those who 00:10:33.920 --> 00:10:36.019 love and trust 00:10:36.019 --> 00:10:37.879 in the Lord Jesus. 00:10:39.740 --> 00:10:41.800 So who is this gift? 00:10:41.920 --> 00:10:43.540 What is this gift 00:10:43.540 --> 00:10:45.019 from Jesus? 00:10:45.379 --> 00:10:46.840 Who is the Holy Spirit? 00:10:48.300 --> 00:10:49.300 Well, two things 00:10:49.300 --> 00:10:50.180 about this gift 00:10:50.180 --> 00:10:51.500 that we're going to look at together. 00:10:51.879 --> 00:10:52.840 First, the gift 00:10:52.840 --> 00:10:54.120 we can know 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:55.779 and then second, 00:10:55.920 --> 00:10:56.379 the gift 00:10:56.379 --> 00:10:57.500 we can enjoy. 00:10:58.259 --> 00:10:58.840 So first, 00:10:58.920 --> 00:10:59.560 we're going to look at 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:00.219 the gift 00:11:00.219 --> 00:11:01.539 we can know. 00:11:02.539 --> 00:11:03.039 The gift 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:04.019 of the Holy Spirit 00:11:04.019 --> 00:11:05.659 is not an idea, 00:11:06.819 --> 00:11:08.699 something in our imaginations. 00:11:09.479 --> 00:11:10.799 He is a person 00:11:10.799 --> 00:11:12.839 who can be known 00:11:12.839 --> 00:11:14.819 and experienced. 00:11:15.500 --> 00:11:16.919 Look at verse 16. 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:19.939 I will ask the Father 00:11:19.939 --> 00:11:21.139 and he will give you 00:11:21.139 --> 00:11:23.359 another advocate. 00:11:24.659 --> 00:11:25.759 When Jesus says 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:27.339 another advocate, 00:11:27.340 --> 00:11:28.580 Jesus means 00:11:28.580 --> 00:11:29.620 another one 00:11:29.620 --> 00:11:31.379 just like 00:11:31.379 --> 00:11:32.259 Jesus. 00:11:32.660 --> 00:11:33.700 Not different, 00:11:34.580 --> 00:11:36.019 not someone else 00:11:36.019 --> 00:11:37.259 or something else, 00:11:37.560 --> 00:11:38.899 but another one 00:11:38.899 --> 00:11:40.600 just like 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:41.580 Jesus. 00:11:42.680 --> 00:11:43.340 He is, 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:43.920 as we're told 00:11:43.920 --> 00:11:44.560 in the beginning 00:11:44.560 --> 00:11:45.399 of verse 17, 00:11:45.899 --> 00:11:46.700 the Spirit 00:11:46.700 --> 00:11:47.660 of Truth. 00:11:48.680 --> 00:11:49.560 Now a spirit 00:11:49.560 --> 00:11:51.160 isn't visible 00:11:51.160 --> 00:11:52.800 in a physical sense, 00:11:53.940 --> 00:11:54.820 so Jesus 00:11:54.820 --> 00:11:55.480 is not 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:56.460 with us 00:11:56.460 --> 00:11:57.420 physically, 00:11:58.300 --> 00:11:59.400 but he is 00:11:59.400 --> 00:12:00.920 present with us 00:12:00.920 --> 00:12:01.860 spiritually. 00:12:02.260 --> 00:12:03.160 Right now, 00:12:03.220 --> 00:12:04.020 as we gather, 00:12:04.420 --> 00:12:05.800 he is here, 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:07.379 he is with us. 00:12:07.940 --> 00:12:08.560 So often 00:12:08.560 --> 00:12:09.000 we think 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:09.340 it would be 00:12:09.340 --> 00:12:09.900 much better 00:12:09.900 --> 00:12:10.760 if Jesus 00:12:10.760 --> 00:12:11.180 were here 00:12:11.180 --> 00:12:11.680 physically. 00:12:12.120 --> 00:12:12.340 Well, 00:12:12.400 --> 00:12:12.860 if he were 00:12:12.860 --> 00:12:13.580 here physically, 00:12:13.820 --> 00:12:14.400 he would be 00:12:14.400 --> 00:12:14.920 sitting with 00:12:14.920 --> 00:12:16.600 just one person, 00:12:17.000 --> 00:12:18.200 but he is now 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:19.140 present with 00:12:19.140 --> 00:12:21.500 every person. 00:12:21.500 --> 00:12:23.720 The point is, 00:12:23.820 --> 00:12:24.940 Jesus is here 00:12:24.940 --> 00:12:26.899 by his Spirit. 00:12:27.100 --> 00:12:27.879 The only difference 00:12:27.879 --> 00:12:28.860 is we cannot 00:12:28.860 --> 00:12:30.240 see him. 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:32.100 Close your eyes 00:12:32.100 --> 00:12:32.639 for a minute. 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:33.059 Go on, 00:12:33.139 --> 00:12:33.960 just do it. 00:12:34.299 --> 00:12:35.120 Close your eyes. 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:37.019 As you close 00:12:37.019 --> 00:12:37.419 your eyes, 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:38.200 you know 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:39.580 there is somebody 00:12:39.580 --> 00:12:40.299 beside you. 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:41.299 You cannot see them, 00:12:41.399 --> 00:12:42.059 but you know 00:12:42.059 --> 00:12:42.779 they are there. 00:12:43.539 --> 00:12:43.759 Well, 00:12:43.940 --> 00:12:45.620 Jesus is here. 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:47.139 It's just 00:12:47.139 --> 00:12:47.759 we cannot 00:12:47.759 --> 00:12:48.500 physically 00:12:48.500 --> 00:12:49.820 see him. 00:12:49.820 --> 00:12:52.360 He sends 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:53.440 us another, 00:12:54.440 --> 00:12:55.340 verse 16, 00:12:55.720 --> 00:12:56.280 advocate. 00:12:57.960 --> 00:12:58.180 Well, 00:12:58.200 --> 00:12:58.980 what's an advocate? 00:12:59.800 --> 00:13:00.760 Someone who 00:13:00.760 --> 00:13:02.320 comes alongside 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:03.220 you. 00:13:04.180 --> 00:13:04.500 Kirsty, 00:13:04.740 --> 00:13:05.560 my wife, 00:13:05.600 --> 00:13:06.500 is an advocate, 00:13:07.280 --> 00:13:08.260 not just for me, 00:13:08.840 --> 00:13:09.940 but for the 00:13:09.940 --> 00:13:10.540 deafblind. 00:13:10.680 --> 00:13:11.340 She works 00:13:11.340 --> 00:13:12.060 with people 00:13:12.060 --> 00:13:13.160 who need 00:13:13.160 --> 00:13:13.800 someone to 00:13:13.800 --> 00:13:14.840 come alongside 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:15.940 them in a 00:13:15.940 --> 00:13:16.480 supporting, 00:13:17.020 --> 00:13:17.480 helping, 00:13:17.760 --> 00:13:18.180 comforting 00:13:18.180 --> 00:13:18.960 capacity. 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:20.060 It means 00:13:20.060 --> 00:13:21.060 being able 00:13:21.060 --> 00:13:22.120 to understand 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:22.600 where the 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:23.440 person is at 00:13:23.440 --> 00:13:23.980 and then 00:13:23.980 --> 00:13:24.540 giving 00:13:24.540 --> 00:13:26.080 what is 00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:26.620 required, 00:13:26.800 --> 00:13:27.360 what they 00:13:27.360 --> 00:13:28.019 need. 00:13:28.860 --> 00:13:29.120 Well, 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:30.019 Jesus tells 00:13:30.019 --> 00:13:30.420 us that 00:13:30.420 --> 00:13:30.920 the Holy 00:13:30.920 --> 00:13:31.400 Spirit 00:13:31.400 --> 00:13:32.740 is our 00:13:32.740 --> 00:13:33.820 advocate. 00:13:35.280 --> 00:13:36.060 He comes 00:13:36.060 --> 00:13:37.540 alongside us. 00:13:37.879 --> 00:13:38.440 He's one 00:13:38.440 --> 00:13:39.180 who knows 00:13:39.180 --> 00:13:39.519 us 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:40.860 inside out 00:13:40.860 --> 00:13:41.300 because 00:13:41.300 --> 00:13:42.379 he is the 00:13:42.379 --> 00:13:43.000 one who 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:44.320 made us. 00:13:44.320 --> 00:13:45.600 more 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:46.060 than that, 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:46.520 Jesus 00:13:46.520 --> 00:13:47.760 lived a 00:13:47.760 --> 00:13:48.379 life on 00:13:48.379 --> 00:13:48.980 this earth 00:13:48.980 --> 00:13:49.460 as a 00:13:49.460 --> 00:13:49.780 fellow 00:13:49.780 --> 00:13:50.300 human 00:13:50.300 --> 00:13:50.740 being. 00:13:51.160 --> 00:13:51.780 He knows 00:13:51.780 --> 00:13:52.160 what it 00:13:52.160 --> 00:13:52.520 is to 00:13:52.520 --> 00:13:53.220 experience 00:13:53.220 --> 00:13:54.300 weaknesses 00:13:54.300 --> 00:13:55.240 and fears, 00:13:55.820 --> 00:13:56.220 loneliness 00:13:56.220 --> 00:13:57.360 and temptation. 00:13:58.460 --> 00:13:58.960 He knew 00:13:58.960 --> 00:13:59.800 joy and 00:13:59.800 --> 00:14:00.500 happiness, 00:14:01.020 --> 00:14:01.860 tears and 00:14:01.860 --> 00:14:03.020 heartache. 00:14:04.460 --> 00:14:05.200 He understood 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:05.920 when people 00:14:05.920 --> 00:14:06.500 were sick. 00:14:06.800 --> 00:14:07.379 He understood 00:14:07.379 --> 00:14:08.080 what it was 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:08.620 to lose 00:14:08.620 --> 00:14:09.640 loved ones. 00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:11.720 And so 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:12.279 he comes 00:14:12.279 --> 00:14:13.480 alongside us 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:14.720 now by 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:15.559 his Holy 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:16.799 Spirit and 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:17.720 he gives 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:19.000 of himself, 00:14:19.939 --> 00:14:20.299 look at 00:14:20.299 --> 00:14:21.039 verse 16, 00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:22.919 to help, 00:14:23.740 --> 00:14:24.340 an advocate 00:14:24.340 --> 00:14:26.139 to help, 00:14:27.220 --> 00:14:28.360 to equip 00:14:28.360 --> 00:14:29.500 us and 00:14:29.500 --> 00:14:30.159 enable us 00:14:30.159 --> 00:14:30.799 to live 00:14:30.799 --> 00:14:31.439 life in 00:14:31.439 --> 00:14:32.480 this broken 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:33.340 and disordered 00:14:33.340 --> 00:14:33.740 world, 00:14:34.279 --> 00:14:36.059 to comfort 00:14:36.059 --> 00:14:38.220 us in 00:14:38.220 --> 00:14:38.980 our sorrows 00:14:38.980 --> 00:14:39.319 and in 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:39.980 our struggles, 00:14:40.820 --> 00:14:41.900 to encourage 00:14:41.900 --> 00:14:42.500 us and 00:14:42.500 --> 00:14:43.000 give to 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:43.480 us what 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:44.160 we need. 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:46.860 So he 00:14:46.860 --> 00:14:47.520 gives us 00:14:47.520 --> 00:14:48.320 another 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:49.300 advocate 00:14:49.300 --> 00:14:50.080 to help 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:50.580 us. 00:14:51.180 --> 00:14:51.920 Verse 16, 00:14:53.820 --> 00:14:54.340 who will 00:14:54.340 --> 00:14:56.040 be with 00:14:56.040 --> 00:14:56.660 you. 00:14:58.140 --> 00:14:58.660 He will 00:14:58.660 --> 00:14:59.160 be with 00:14:59.160 --> 00:14:59.480 you. 00:15:00.560 --> 00:15:01.020 Remember 00:15:01.020 --> 00:15:01.900 how John's 00:15:01.900 --> 00:15:03.180 gospel began. 00:15:03.400 --> 00:15:03.660 Let's 00:15:03.660 --> 00:15:04.100 remind 00:15:04.100 --> 00:15:04.580 ourselves 00:15:04.580 --> 00:15:05.040 of those 00:15:05.040 --> 00:15:05.700 words again. 00:15:05.820 --> 00:15:06.000 Let's 00:15:06.000 --> 00:15:06.320 go to 00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:07.060 chapter 1 00:15:07.060 --> 00:15:08.200 and verse 00:15:08.200 --> 00:15:08.640 1. 00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:09.920 Follow 00:15:09.920 --> 00:15:10.280 along 00:15:10.280 --> 00:15:10.820 with me. 00:15:12.060 --> 00:15:12.660 Chapter 00:15:12.660 --> 00:15:13.160 1 and 00:15:13.160 --> 00:15:13.760 verse 1. 00:15:16.640 --> 00:15:17.400 This is 00:15:17.400 --> 00:15:18.000 how John 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:18.720 opens up 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:19.900 his account. 00:15:20.900 --> 00:15:21.440 In the 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:21.820 beginning 00:15:21.820 --> 00:15:22.980 was the 00:15:22.980 --> 00:15:23.480 Word. 00:15:24.660 --> 00:15:25.440 And the 00:15:25.440 --> 00:15:26.140 Word was 00:15:26.140 --> 00:15:27.000 with God 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:27.400 and the 00:15:27.400 --> 00:15:28.900 Word was 00:15:28.900 --> 00:15:29.980 God. 00:15:30.660 --> 00:15:31.480 He was 00:15:31.480 --> 00:15:32.280 with God 00:15:32.280 --> 00:15:32.840 in the 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:33.240 beginning. 00:15:33.240 --> 00:15:34.240 God 00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:35.240 became 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:36.240 one of us. 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:38.419 But then, 00:15:38.419 --> 00:15:39.180 verse 14, 00:15:39.180 --> 00:15:40.519 the Word became 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:40.600 flesh and made 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:41.580 his dwelling 00:15:41.580 --> 00:15:42.860 among us. 00:15:44.060 --> 00:15:45.379 The Word that 00:15:45.379 --> 00:15:46.519 spoke the 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:47.460 universe into 00:15:47.460 --> 00:15:47.899 existence, 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:49.060 the Word that 00:15:49.060 --> 00:15:50.060 sustains and 00:15:50.060 --> 00:15:51.460 keeps everything 00:15:51.460 --> 00:15:52.120 in motion, 00:15:52.659 --> 00:15:53.639 keeping everything 00:15:53.639 --> 00:15:54.159 together, 00:15:54.879 --> 00:15:55.639 the Word 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:56.419 became 00:15:56.419 --> 00:15:58.259 one of us. 00:15:58.840 --> 00:15:59.360 God 00:15:59.360 --> 00:16:00.259 taking on 00:16:00.259 --> 00:16:00.840 humanity, 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:02.139 God in 00:16:02.139 --> 00:16:02.540 flesh, 00:16:02.879 --> 00:16:03.340 becoming 00:16:03.340 --> 00:16:04.740 one with 00:16:04.740 --> 00:16:05.340 us. 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:07.440 We could 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:08.120 say, and we 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:08.800 could describe 00:16:08.800 --> 00:16:09.379 it like this, 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:10.200 that God 00:16:10.200 --> 00:16:12.379 moved in 00:16:12.379 --> 00:16:13.080 with us. 00:16:13.660 --> 00:16:14.320 He took up 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:15.480 residence as a 00:16:15.480 --> 00:16:16.639 person on 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:17.360 this earth. 00:16:18.620 --> 00:16:19.180 Now, as 00:16:19.179 --> 00:16:20.559 incredible as a 00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:21.379 fact as that 00:16:21.379 --> 00:16:23.219 is, the 00:16:23.219 --> 00:16:23.899 God-man, 00:16:24.019 --> 00:16:24.739 Jesus Christ, 00:16:24.819 --> 00:16:25.339 when he was 00:16:25.339 --> 00:16:25.759 on this 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:26.500 earth, was 00:16:26.500 --> 00:16:27.259 always limited 00:16:27.259 --> 00:16:28.179 in where he 00:16:28.179 --> 00:16:30.039 would be and 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:30.659 who he was 00:16:30.659 --> 00:16:31.039 with. 00:16:32.000 --> 00:16:32.759 Jesus could 00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:33.439 only be in 00:16:33.439 --> 00:16:35.699 one place at 00:16:35.699 --> 00:16:36.439 one time. 00:16:37.199 --> 00:16:37.699 Not in 00:16:37.699 --> 00:16:38.799 multiple places, 00:16:38.799 --> 00:16:39.459 all over the 00:16:39.459 --> 00:16:39.939 place with 00:16:39.939 --> 00:16:40.659 different people 00:16:40.659 --> 00:16:41.259 all at once. 00:16:41.599 --> 00:16:42.539 One place, 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:44.179 one time. 00:16:45.059 --> 00:16:46.039 But now, 00:16:46.599 --> 00:16:47.179 let's go back 00:16:47.179 --> 00:16:48.179 to chapter 14, 00:16:48.179 --> 00:16:49.419 he has given 00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:50.139 to us the 00:16:50.139 --> 00:16:51.439 gift of 00:16:51.439 --> 00:16:52.079 his Holy 00:16:52.079 --> 00:16:53.179 Spirit, which 00:16:53.179 --> 00:16:53.859 means he 00:16:53.859 --> 00:16:55.459 now is 00:16:55.459 --> 00:16:56.419 with us, 00:16:56.919 --> 00:16:58.019 all of 00:16:58.019 --> 00:16:58.919 his people, 00:16:59.359 --> 00:17:00.059 all of 00:17:00.059 --> 00:17:00.739 the time, 00:17:01.699 --> 00:17:03.299 wherever we 00:17:03.299 --> 00:17:03.739 are. 00:17:04.960 --> 00:17:06.099 Verse 18 00:17:06.099 --> 00:17:06.819 tells us, 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:07.480 he says, 00:17:07.579 --> 00:17:08.379 I will not 00:17:08.379 --> 00:17:09.440 leave you as 00:17:09.440 --> 00:17:10.179 orphans, 00:17:11.179 --> 00:17:12.319 I will come 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:12.940 to you. 00:17:14.679 --> 00:17:15.220 An orphan 00:17:15.220 --> 00:17:16.119 is someone 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:16.720 without a 00:17:16.720 --> 00:17:17.079 parent, 00:17:17.079 --> 00:17:18.179 without the 00:17:18.179 --> 00:17:18.559 caring, 00:17:18.819 --> 00:17:19.579 loving protection 00:17:19.579 --> 00:17:20.139 of a mum 00:17:20.139 --> 00:17:20.699 or a dad. 00:17:20.980 --> 00:17:21.699 So Jesus 00:17:21.699 --> 00:17:22.159 says, 00:17:22.819 --> 00:17:23.539 I will not 00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.220 leave you as 00:17:24.220 --> 00:17:24.599 orphans. 00:17:24.819 --> 00:17:25.279 I'm not 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:25.720 going to 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:26.659 abandon you. 00:17:27.019 --> 00:17:27.439 You will 00:17:27.439 --> 00:17:28.419 never be 00:17:28.419 --> 00:17:29.039 without me. 00:17:29.139 --> 00:17:29.480 There will 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:30.259 never be a 00:17:30.259 --> 00:17:30.799 time when you 00:17:30.799 --> 00:17:31.299 can say, 00:17:31.659 --> 00:17:32.720 I am not 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:33.079 there. 00:17:34.500 --> 00:17:35.379 Wherever you 00:17:35.379 --> 00:17:35.759 are, 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:37.240 whatever you 00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:37.659 do, 00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:38.939 whatever 00:17:38.939 --> 00:17:40.659 happens in 00:17:40.659 --> 00:17:41.619 your life, 00:17:41.619 --> 00:17:43.579 I am 00:17:43.579 --> 00:17:45.459 present with 00:17:45.459 --> 00:17:46.899 you as 00:17:46.899 --> 00:17:47.579 your helper 00:17:47.579 --> 00:17:48.979 coming 00:17:48.979 --> 00:17:49.579 alongside 00:17:49.579 --> 00:17:51.139 as your 00:17:51.139 --> 00:17:51.659 advocate. 00:17:53.839 --> 00:17:54.519 But it 00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:55.059 gets better 00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:55.479 than that. 00:17:55.559 --> 00:17:55.799 Look at 00:17:55.799 --> 00:17:56.639 verse 23. 00:18:00.239 --> 00:18:00.839 Jesus 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:01.419 replied, 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:02.479 anyone who 00:18:02.479 --> 00:18:03.199 loves me 00:18:03.199 --> 00:18:04.419 will obey 00:18:04.419 --> 00:18:05.199 my teaching. 00:18:05.719 --> 00:18:06.559 My father 00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:07.359 will love 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:08.879 them and 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:09.380 we will 00:18:09.380 --> 00:18:09.940 come to 00:18:09.940 --> 00:18:11.260 them and 00:18:11.260 --> 00:18:11.780 make our 00:18:11.780 --> 00:18:12.440 home with 00:18:12.440 --> 00:18:12.660 them. 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:14.740 Just focus 00:18:14.740 --> 00:18:15.500 on that 00:18:15.500 --> 00:18:15.980 text, 00:18:16.100 --> 00:18:16.900 verse 23. 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.060 All of 00:18:18.060 --> 00:18:18.540 God, 00:18:19.080 --> 00:18:19.320 the 00:18:19.320 --> 00:18:19.900 Father, 00:18:20.360 --> 00:18:21.020 the Son, 00:18:21.340 --> 00:18:21.740 and the 00:18:21.740 --> 00:18:22.660 Holy Spirit, 00:18:23.560 --> 00:18:25.240 we will 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:26.660 come and 00:18:26.660 --> 00:18:28.000 make our 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:30.280 home with 00:18:30.280 --> 00:18:30.600 you. 00:18:31.160 --> 00:18:31.820 God 00:18:31.820 --> 00:18:33.040 literally 00:18:33.040 --> 00:18:34.920 moves in 00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:35.760 with us. 00:18:35.759 --> 00:18:36.640 He takes 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:37.599 up residence 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:39.180 in our 00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:39.680 life. 00:18:41.480 --> 00:18:42.039 We 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:42.839 celebrate at 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:43.339 Christmas, 00:18:43.859 --> 00:18:44.960 God dwelling 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:45.480 with us, 00:18:45.859 --> 00:18:46.640 God coming 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:47.480 in person. 00:18:48.339 --> 00:18:48.579 Well, 00:18:48.619 --> 00:18:48.920 that is 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:49.900 actually true 00:18:49.900 --> 00:18:51.000 for us. 00:18:51.500 --> 00:18:52.019 Through this 00:18:52.019 --> 00:18:52.319 act, 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:52.839 God is 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:53.119 saying, 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:54.119 I want 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:54.579 to get 00:18:54.579 --> 00:18:55.579 close to 00:18:55.579 --> 00:18:55.839 you. 00:18:57.140 --> 00:18:57.940 We might 00:18:57.940 --> 00:18:58.319 think of 00:18:58.319 --> 00:18:58.660 it this 00:18:58.660 --> 00:18:58.920 way. 00:18:59.720 --> 00:19:00.400 The final 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:01.079 act of a 00:19:01.079 --> 00:19:01.440 Christian 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:02.019 marriage 00:19:02.019 --> 00:19:03.339 is that 00:19:03.339 --> 00:19:03.720 you would 00:19:03.720 --> 00:19:04.879 move into 00:19:04.879 --> 00:19:05.519 the same 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:06.819 home as 00:19:06.819 --> 00:19:07.519 your spouse. 00:19:08.299 --> 00:19:08.859 It's a sign 00:19:08.859 --> 00:19:09.420 of commitment, 00:19:09.660 --> 00:19:10.220 of loyalty, 00:19:10.400 --> 00:19:11.099 and faithfulness. 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:11.680 You are 00:19:11.680 --> 00:19:11.900 saying, 00:19:12.019 --> 00:19:12.480 I love 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:12.660 you, 00:19:12.740 --> 00:19:13.400 I care 00:19:13.400 --> 00:19:13.920 for you, 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:15.160 I'm going 00:19:15.160 --> 00:19:15.819 to move 00:19:15.819 --> 00:19:16.700 in with 00:19:16.700 --> 00:19:17.180 you. 00:19:18.539 --> 00:19:19.200 But God 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:19.680 is saying 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:20.339 to us, 00:19:21.180 --> 00:19:21.779 I am 00:19:21.779 --> 00:19:22.579 moving 00:19:22.579 --> 00:19:23.680 into 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:24.099 you. 00:19:25.900 --> 00:19:26.539 The 00:19:26.539 --> 00:19:27.200 God of 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:27.440 the 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:27.879 universe, 00:19:28.539 --> 00:19:29.379 who made 00:19:29.379 --> 00:19:29.879 the universe, 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:30.839 the universe 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:31.339 cannot 00:19:31.339 --> 00:19:32.200 contain 00:19:32.200 --> 00:19:32.799 God, 00:19:32.799 --> 00:19:33.799 God, 00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:35.599 but yet 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:36.139 God 00:19:36.139 --> 00:19:37.339 comes down 00:19:37.339 --> 00:19:37.899 and makes 00:19:37.899 --> 00:19:38.500 his home 00:19:38.500 --> 00:19:39.799 in 00:19:39.799 --> 00:19:40.740 us. 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:41.779 Father, 00:19:42.180 --> 00:19:42.500 Son, 00:19:42.919 --> 00:19:43.500 and Holy 00:19:43.500 --> 00:19:44.139 Spirit 00:19:44.139 --> 00:19:45.339 dwelling 00:19:45.339 --> 00:19:46.500 within. 00:19:47.940 --> 00:19:48.500 What an 00:19:48.500 --> 00:19:49.259 awesome, 00:19:50.139 --> 00:19:50.779 amazing 00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:51.399 truth. 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:54.960 And this 00:19:54.960 --> 00:19:55.720 act of 00:19:55.720 --> 00:19:56.200 God, 00:19:56.359 --> 00:19:57.019 we're told, 00:19:57.159 --> 00:19:57.659 will be, 00:19:57.779 --> 00:19:58.139 again, 00:19:58.259 --> 00:19:59.000 verse 16, 00:19:59.000 --> 00:20:00.880 another 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:01.700 advocate to 00:20:01.700 --> 00:20:02.380 help you 00:20:02.380 --> 00:20:03.240 and be 00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:04.059 with you 00:20:04.059 --> 00:20:06.200 forever. 00:20:07.359 --> 00:20:07.980 Forever. 00:20:09.079 --> 00:20:09.880 Jesus was 00:20:09.880 --> 00:20:11.180 born physically 00:20:11.180 --> 00:20:12.019 into this 00:20:12.019 --> 00:20:12.519 world. 00:20:12.980 --> 00:20:13.279 He was 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:13.779 with his 00:20:13.779 --> 00:20:14.880 parents for 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:17.960 33 years. 00:20:18.700 --> 00:20:19.359 People knew 00:20:19.359 --> 00:20:20.140 him physically 00:20:20.140 --> 00:20:20.740 on earth 00:20:20.740 --> 00:20:21.640 and then 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:22.160 he died 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:22.640 and then 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:23.380 he returned 00:20:23.380 --> 00:20:23.839 to his 00:20:23.839 --> 00:20:24.220 father. 00:20:24.599 --> 00:20:25.259 But now 00:20:25.259 --> 00:20:26.140 because Jesus 00:20:26.140 --> 00:20:26.660 has sent 00:20:26.660 --> 00:20:27.240 his spirit, 00:20:27.640 --> 00:20:27.940 there is 00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:28.819 never going 00:20:28.819 --> 00:20:29.259 to be a 00:20:29.259 --> 00:20:29.740 time when 00:20:29.740 --> 00:20:30.059 he is 00:20:30.059 --> 00:20:30.539 not with 00:20:30.539 --> 00:20:30.960 us. 00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:32.119 Look at 00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:32.899 verse 19. 00:20:35.399 --> 00:20:35.919 Jesus 00:20:35.919 --> 00:20:36.480 says to 00:20:36.480 --> 00:20:36.700 the 00:20:36.700 --> 00:20:37.179 disciples, 00:20:37.339 --> 00:20:37.559 before 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:38.159 long, 00:20:39.259 --> 00:20:40.039 the world 00:20:40.039 --> 00:20:40.619 will not 00:20:40.619 --> 00:20:41.220 see me 00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:41.799 anymore, 00:20:42.619 --> 00:20:43.579 but you 00:20:43.579 --> 00:20:44.740 will see 00:20:44.740 --> 00:20:45.059 me. 00:20:47.500 --> 00:20:48.059 Jesus 00:20:48.059 --> 00:20:49.059 knows that 00:20:49.059 --> 00:20:49.799 his death 00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:50.319 and his 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:51.000 resurrection 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:52.579 are coming 00:20:52.579 --> 00:20:53.099 soon. 00:20:54.019 --> 00:20:54.460 And when 00:20:54.460 --> 00:20:55.179 it does 00:20:55.179 --> 00:20:55.559 happen, 00:20:55.679 --> 00:20:55.980 when he 00:20:55.980 --> 00:20:56.599 does die 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:56.919 and when 00:20:56.919 --> 00:20:57.539 he does 00:20:57.539 --> 00:20:58.460 rise again 00:20:58.460 --> 00:20:59.120 and returns 00:20:59.120 --> 00:20:59.500 to the 00:20:59.500 --> 00:20:59.819 father, 00:21:00.220 --> 00:21:00.600 he says 00:21:00.600 --> 00:21:01.360 verse 19, 00:21:01.799 --> 00:21:02.360 the world 00:21:02.360 --> 00:21:02.920 will no 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:04.160 longer see 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:04.539 him. 00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:06.640 Now 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:06.940 whenever 00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:07.799 John uses 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:08.500 the term 00:21:08.500 --> 00:21:09.880 world, 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.500 he's talking 00:21:11.500 --> 00:21:12.460 about people 00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:13.259 of the 00:21:13.259 --> 00:21:13.559 world, 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:14.240 people who 00:21:14.240 --> 00:21:15.160 are separated 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:15.880 from God 00:21:15.880 --> 00:21:16.799 and need 00:21:16.799 --> 00:21:17.400 rescued. 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:18.860 Like that 00:21:18.860 --> 00:21:19.380 well-known 00:21:19.380 --> 00:21:20.059 verse in 00:21:20.059 --> 00:21:21.440 John 3.16, 00:21:21.579 --> 00:21:22.400 God so loved 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:23.140 the world. 00:21:23.779 --> 00:21:24.420 It's talking 00:21:24.420 --> 00:21:25.160 about people 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:25.700 who are living 00:21:25.700 --> 00:21:26.400 in rebellion 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:26.960 to God. 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:27.860 He loves 00:21:27.860 --> 00:21:28.440 us and 00:21:28.440 --> 00:21:28.840 came to 00:21:28.840 --> 00:21:29.380 do something 00:21:29.380 --> 00:21:29.980 about it. 00:21:30.300 --> 00:21:30.880 Now in 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:31.600 verse 19, 00:21:31.700 --> 00:21:32.060 he says, 00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:32.800 the world 00:21:32.800 --> 00:21:34.460 will no 00:21:34.460 --> 00:21:35.120 longer see 00:21:35.120 --> 00:21:35.420 him. 00:21:36.040 --> 00:21:36.860 Those who 00:21:36.860 --> 00:21:37.780 have rejected 00:21:37.780 --> 00:21:38.220 Jesus, 00:21:38.380 --> 00:21:38.840 those who 00:21:38.840 --> 00:21:39.860 have refused 00:21:39.860 --> 00:21:40.400 Jesus, 00:21:41.180 --> 00:21:41.980 will not 00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:43.220 see him. 00:21:45.120 --> 00:21:46.220 But because 00:21:46.220 --> 00:21:47.220 we have the 00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:47.620 Spirit, 00:21:47.780 --> 00:21:48.160 if we're 00:21:48.160 --> 00:21:48.900 trusting him, 00:21:49.380 --> 00:21:50.440 we will 00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:51.519 see him. 00:21:52.259 --> 00:21:52.900 That's what 00:21:52.900 --> 00:21:53.360 he's telling 00:21:53.360 --> 00:21:53.740 us at the 00:21:53.740 --> 00:21:54.200 end of verse 00:21:54.200 --> 00:21:54.740 19, 00:21:55.059 --> 00:21:55.759 but you 00:21:55.759 --> 00:21:57.160 will see 00:21:57.160 --> 00:21:57.539 me, 00:21:58.100 --> 00:21:59.080 because I 00:21:59.080 --> 00:21:59.420 am going 00:21:59.420 --> 00:21:59.900 to die 00:21:59.900 --> 00:22:00.259 and I'm 00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.700 going to 00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.380 rise again 00:22:01.380 --> 00:22:01.799 and I'm 00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:02.319 going to 00:22:02.319 --> 00:22:02.940 my Father 00:22:02.940 --> 00:22:04.440 and not 00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:05.500 even death 00:22:05.500 --> 00:22:07.080 will be 00:22:07.080 --> 00:22:07.559 able to 00:22:07.559 --> 00:22:08.180 break the 00:22:08.180 --> 00:22:08.740 bond and 00:22:08.740 --> 00:22:09.220 the unity 00:22:09.220 --> 00:22:09.779 that you 00:22:09.779 --> 00:22:10.700 have with 00:22:10.700 --> 00:22:11.019 me. 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.059 In fact, 00:22:12.240 --> 00:22:13.000 our very 00:22:13.000 --> 00:22:13.799 death will 00:22:13.799 --> 00:22:15.460 mean being 00:22:15.460 --> 00:22:16.019 in the very 00:22:16.019 --> 00:22:17.059 presence of 00:22:17.059 --> 00:22:18.019 Jesus himself 00:22:18.019 --> 00:22:19.559 for all 00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:20.180 eternity, 00:22:22.180 --> 00:22:23.620 forever. 00:22:24.200 --> 00:22:26.319 this is 00:22:26.319 --> 00:22:26.700 the gift 00:22:26.700 --> 00:22:27.220 of Christmas, 00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:27.940 the gift 00:22:27.940 --> 00:22:28.360 of the 00:22:28.360 --> 00:22:29.360 Holy Spirit 00:22:29.360 --> 00:22:30.360 requested 00:22:30.360 --> 00:22:31.620 by Jesus 00:22:31.620 --> 00:22:32.620 and given 00:22:32.620 --> 00:22:33.980 by the 00:22:33.980 --> 00:22:34.360 Father. 00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:35.539 The 00:22:35.539 --> 00:22:36.480 presence of 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:36.880 Jesus 00:22:36.880 --> 00:22:38.019 with us 00:22:38.019 --> 00:22:39.220 in you, 00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:41.120 alongside 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:41.740 you, 00:22:42.140 --> 00:22:42.460 helping 00:22:42.460 --> 00:22:43.000 you, 00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:44.500 forever. 00:22:46.580 --> 00:22:47.360 That's 00:22:47.360 --> 00:22:48.039 the gift 00:22:48.039 --> 00:22:49.340 we can 00:22:49.340 --> 00:22:49.720 know. 00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:51.680 the 00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:51.920 second 00:22:51.920 --> 00:22:52.299 thing we 00:22:52.299 --> 00:22:52.640 want to 00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:53.039 see is 00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:53.519 the gift 00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:54.019 we can 00:22:54.019 --> 00:22:55.000 enjoy. 00:22:56.079 --> 00:22:56.720 The gift 00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:57.120 we can 00:22:57.120 --> 00:22:57.579 enjoy. 00:22:58.039 --> 00:22:58.279 This 00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:59.759 gift is 00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.220 not just 00:23:00.220 --> 00:23:00.519 to be 00:23:00.519 --> 00:23:01.059 known, 00:23:01.680 --> 00:23:02.259 but to 00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:03.220 be enjoyed 00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:04.420 and experienced. 00:23:04.799 --> 00:23:05.200 So let me 00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:05.680 give you 00:23:05.680 --> 00:23:06.900 two things 00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:07.319 that we 00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:08.079 can enjoy 00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:09.259 this Christmas 00:23:09.259 --> 00:23:10.579 season and 00:23:10.579 --> 00:23:11.360 on into 00:23:11.360 --> 00:23:12.240 the new 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:12.680 year. 00:23:13.400 --> 00:23:14.259 The gift 00:23:14.259 --> 00:23:14.620 of the 00:23:14.620 --> 00:23:14.920 Spirit, 00:23:15.079 --> 00:23:15.420 how we 00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.480 can enjoy 00:23:16.480 --> 00:23:17.880 his gift. 00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:18.700 Here's the 00:23:18.700 --> 00:23:19.279 first one. 00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:21.480 The Spirit 00:23:21.480 --> 00:23:22.940 reveals 00:23:22.940 --> 00:23:23.600 Jesus 00:23:23.600 --> 00:23:25.019 to us. 00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:26.420 The Spirit 00:23:26.420 --> 00:23:27.580 living in 00:23:27.580 --> 00:23:28.620 us will 00:23:28.620 --> 00:23:29.360 reveal 00:23:29.360 --> 00:23:30.960 more of 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:31.700 Jesus to 00:23:31.700 --> 00:23:32.220 us. 00:23:32.900 --> 00:23:33.660 Because the 00:23:33.660 --> 00:23:34.200 Spirit's 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:34.740 longing and 00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:35.700 desire is 00:23:35.700 --> 00:23:36.019 that we 00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:36.740 would all 00:23:36.740 --> 00:23:37.720 know Jesus 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:38.100 better. 00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:38.440 Look at 00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.200 verse 17. 00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:40.680 He is 00:23:40.680 --> 00:23:41.519 the Spirit 00:23:41.519 --> 00:23:43.240 of Truth. 00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:44.700 What does 00:23:44.700 --> 00:23:45.100 it mean 00:23:45.100 --> 00:23:45.559 that he's 00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:46.080 the Spirit 00:23:46.080 --> 00:23:46.740 of Truth? 00:23:47.180 --> 00:23:47.400 Well, 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:47.680 look at 00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:48.480 chapter 15 00:23:48.480 --> 00:23:49.640 verse 26. 00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:53.099 Chapter 15 00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:54.140 verse 26. 00:23:56.400 --> 00:23:57.299 When the 00:23:57.299 --> 00:23:57.860 Advocate 00:23:57.860 --> 00:23:58.660 comes, 00:23:59.140 --> 00:23:59.599 whom I 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:00.120 will send 00:24:00.120 --> 00:24:00.420 to you 00:24:00.420 --> 00:24:00.839 from the 00:24:00.839 --> 00:24:01.220 Father, 00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:02.799 the Spirit 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:03.440 of Truth 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:04.000 who goes 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:04.620 out from 00:24:04.620 --> 00:24:05.220 the Father, 00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:06.640 he will 00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:07.279 testify 00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:08.960 about me. 00:24:09.920 --> 00:24:10.519 That the 00:24:10.519 --> 00:24:11.059 Spirit 00:24:11.059 --> 00:24:12.480 will testify 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:13.440 or speak 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:13.960 the truth 00:24:13.960 --> 00:24:14.700 about Jesus 00:24:14.700 --> 00:24:15.579 because he 00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:16.160 wants us 00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:16.600 to know 00:24:16.600 --> 00:24:17.000 Jesus 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:17.580 better. 00:24:17.580 --> 00:24:18.340 And we 00:24:18.340 --> 00:24:18.800 can only 00:24:18.800 --> 00:24:19.200 know 00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:19.620 someone 00:24:19.620 --> 00:24:19.980 better 00:24:19.980 --> 00:24:20.480 if they 00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:21.600 introduce 00:24:21.600 --> 00:24:22.120 themselves 00:24:22.120 --> 00:24:22.440 in the 00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:22.980 first place 00:24:22.980 --> 00:24:23.980 and continue 00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:24.660 to reveal 00:24:24.660 --> 00:24:25.540 and tell us 00:24:25.540 --> 00:24:26.100 things about 00:24:26.100 --> 00:24:26.580 themselves. 00:24:26.820 --> 00:24:27.620 They must 00:24:27.620 --> 00:24:28.820 speak to 00:24:28.820 --> 00:24:29.360 us. 00:24:31.120 --> 00:24:32.100 So how 00:24:32.100 --> 00:24:32.440 is the 00:24:32.440 --> 00:24:33.120 Holy Spirit 00:24:33.120 --> 00:24:33.779 going to be 00:24:33.779 --> 00:24:34.920 speaking to 00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:35.660 you and I 00:24:35.660 --> 00:24:36.660 so that we 00:24:36.660 --> 00:24:37.259 can get to 00:24:37.259 --> 00:24:37.800 know Jesus 00:24:37.800 --> 00:24:38.259 better? 00:24:38.259 --> 00:24:40.460 well, 00:24:40.819 --> 00:24:42.400 look down 00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:42.900 at chapter 00:24:42.900 --> 00:24:43.700 16, 00:24:43.839 --> 00:24:45.019 verse 13. 00:24:45.900 --> 00:24:46.400 Chapter 00:24:46.400 --> 00:24:46.960 16, 00:24:47.059 --> 00:24:47.799 verse 13. 00:24:51.940 --> 00:24:52.519 He's 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:53.059 speaking to 00:24:53.059 --> 00:24:53.339 his 00:24:53.339 --> 00:24:54.039 disciples. 00:24:55.779 --> 00:24:56.379 Verse 00:24:56.379 --> 00:24:56.859 13. 00:24:57.180 --> 00:24:57.740 But when 00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:58.400 he, the 00:24:58.400 --> 00:24:59.059 Spirit of 00:24:59.059 --> 00:24:59.319 Truth, 00:24:59.420 --> 00:24:59.859 comes, 00:25:00.579 --> 00:25:01.039 he will 00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:01.859 guide you 00:25:01.859 --> 00:25:02.920 into all 00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:03.519 the truth. 00:25:04.039 --> 00:25:04.440 He will 00:25:04.440 --> 00:25:05.140 not speak 00:25:05.140 --> 00:25:05.440 on his 00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:05.660 own. 00:25:05.759 --> 00:25:05.980 He will 00:25:05.980 --> 00:25:06.640 speak only 00:25:06.640 --> 00:25:07.039 what he 00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:07.839 hears and 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:08.159 he will 00:25:08.159 --> 00:25:08.599 tell you 00:25:08.599 --> 00:25:08.959 what is 00:25:08.959 --> 00:25:09.359 yet to 00:25:09.359 --> 00:25:09.659 come. 00:25:10.480 --> 00:25:11.179 He will 00:25:11.179 --> 00:25:12.199 glorify me 00:25:12.199 --> 00:25:13.199 because it 00:25:13.199 --> 00:25:14.299 is from 00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:16.139 me that 00:25:16.139 --> 00:25:16.679 he will 00:25:16.679 --> 00:25:17.579 receive what 00:25:17.579 --> 00:25:18.379 he will 00:25:18.379 --> 00:25:19.159 make known 00:25:19.159 --> 00:25:20.259 to you. 00:25:22.379 --> 00:25:23.019 A little 00:25:23.019 --> 00:25:23.619 bit complex 00:25:23.619 --> 00:25:24.480 but I hope 00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:24.759 you can 00:25:24.759 --> 00:25:25.319 follow the 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.199 sequence here. 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:27.119 There's a 00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:27.480 pattern, 00:25:27.599 --> 00:25:27.899 there's a 00:25:27.899 --> 00:25:28.439 flow of 00:25:28.439 --> 00:25:28.879 thought. 00:25:29.740 --> 00:25:30.099 And it's 00:25:30.099 --> 00:25:30.399 this, 00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:32.039 Jesus makes 00:25:32.039 --> 00:25:32.679 known the 00:25:32.679 --> 00:25:33.419 truth about 00:25:33.419 --> 00:25:34.199 himself to 00:25:34.199 --> 00:25:34.799 the Spirit 00:25:34.799 --> 00:25:36.759 and the 00:25:36.759 --> 00:25:37.819 Spirit makes 00:25:37.819 --> 00:25:38.559 known the 00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:39.279 truth about 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:40.899 Jesus to 00:25:40.899 --> 00:25:41.799 his disciples. 00:25:43.220 --> 00:25:45.559 Jesus makes 00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:46.119 it known to 00:25:46.119 --> 00:25:46.679 the Spirit 00:25:46.679 --> 00:25:48.500 and the 00:25:48.500 --> 00:25:50.200 Spirit makes 00:25:50.200 --> 00:25:51.019 it known to 00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:52.460 the disciples. 00:25:53.399 --> 00:25:54.000 That's what it 00:25:54.000 --> 00:25:54.460 says in 00:25:54.460 --> 00:25:55.200 verse 15, 00:25:55.339 --> 00:25:56.240 chapter 16, 00:25:56.379 --> 00:25:57.039 verse 15. 00:25:57.399 --> 00:25:57.919 All that 00:25:57.919 --> 00:25:58.500 belongs to 00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:58.919 the Father 00:25:58.919 --> 00:25:59.500 is mine. 00:25:59.939 --> 00:26:00.679 That is why 00:26:00.679 --> 00:26:01.460 I said the 00:26:01.460 --> 00:26:02.819 Spirit will 00:26:02.819 --> 00:26:04.319 receive from 00:26:04.319 --> 00:26:05.700 me what he 00:26:05.700 --> 00:26:06.319 will make 00:26:06.319 --> 00:26:07.460 known to 00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:07.860 you. 00:26:09.940 --> 00:26:10.759 Jesus to 00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:11.380 the Spirit, 00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:13.140 the Spirit to 00:26:13.140 --> 00:26:13.860 the disciples. 00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:16.019 You see, 00:26:16.100 --> 00:26:16.740 the disciples 00:26:16.740 --> 00:26:18.019 were given the 00:26:18.019 --> 00:26:19.160 unique privilege 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:20.160 and responsibility 00:26:20.160 --> 00:26:22.500 of receiving 00:26:22.500 --> 00:26:24.779 truth about 00:26:24.779 --> 00:26:25.240 Jesus, 00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:26.259 who he is, 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:27.180 what he came 00:26:27.180 --> 00:26:27.620 to do, 00:26:27.940 --> 00:26:28.480 what it means 00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:29.180 to follow him, 00:26:29.380 --> 00:26:30.160 and they in 00:26:30.160 --> 00:26:30.700 turn have 00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:31.700 written it 00:26:31.700 --> 00:26:31.980 down. 00:26:32.100 --> 00:26:32.620 That's what 00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:33.699 John has 00:26:33.699 --> 00:26:33.979 done. 00:26:34.099 --> 00:26:34.659 The author 00:26:34.659 --> 00:26:35.139 of this 00:26:35.139 --> 00:26:35.819 gospel has 00:26:35.819 --> 00:26:36.939 written down 00:26:36.939 --> 00:26:37.839 the truth 00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:39.379 about Jesus 00:26:39.379 --> 00:26:41.139 so that we 00:26:41.139 --> 00:26:42.119 can know him 00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:42.539 better. 00:26:43.739 --> 00:26:44.179 You see, 00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:44.979 the Spirit 00:26:44.979 --> 00:26:45.699 of God 00:26:45.699 --> 00:26:47.539 takes the 00:26:47.539 --> 00:26:48.299 Word of God, 00:26:48.479 --> 00:26:49.339 Scripture itself, 00:26:49.719 --> 00:26:50.599 and makes it 00:26:50.599 --> 00:26:51.339 known to 00:26:51.339 --> 00:26:52.259 us, 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:53.819 makes Jesus 00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.539 known to 00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:55.119 us. 00:26:56.019 --> 00:26:57.159 So if we 00:26:57.159 --> 00:26:58.019 want to know 00:26:58.019 --> 00:26:59.000 Jesus better, 00:26:59.000 --> 00:26:59.959 if we are 00:26:59.959 --> 00:27:01.199 going to enjoy 00:27:01.199 --> 00:27:01.759 him, 00:27:01.759 --> 00:27:03.240 over this 00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:04.220 Christmas season, 00:27:04.480 --> 00:27:05.200 and on into 00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:05.740 the year, 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:09.000 then we've 00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:10.059 got to open 00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:11.039 this book, 00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:13.079 the Bible. 00:27:14.119 --> 00:27:14.819 And as we 00:27:14.819 --> 00:27:15.980 open up this 00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:16.920 book, 00:27:17.960 --> 00:27:19.220 we will learn 00:27:19.220 --> 00:27:20.279 more about 00:27:20.279 --> 00:27:21.140 who Jesus 00:27:21.140 --> 00:27:21.700 is. 00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:23.940 Jesus will 00:27:23.940 --> 00:27:25.000 be revealed 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:26.460 to us more 00:27:26.460 --> 00:27:27.180 and more in 00:27:27.180 --> 00:27:27.779 a deeper 00:27:27.779 --> 00:27:29.079 way so that 00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:29.500 we can 00:27:29.500 --> 00:27:30.960 experience him 00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:32.160 in our 00:27:32.160 --> 00:27:32.600 life. 00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:34.759 Want to 00:27:34.759 --> 00:27:35.220 know him 00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:35.600 more? 00:27:36.539 --> 00:27:37.019 Want to 00:27:37.019 --> 00:27:37.579 know Jesus 00:27:37.579 --> 00:27:38.100 better? 00:27:39.440 --> 00:27:40.259 Let the 00:27:40.259 --> 00:27:40.900 Spirit of 00:27:40.900 --> 00:27:42.120 God work 00:27:42.120 --> 00:27:42.620 through the 00:27:42.620 --> 00:27:43.039 Word of 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:44.160 God into 00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.799 your life, 00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:45.460 and I 00:27:45.460 --> 00:27:46.140 guarantee 00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:48.000 you will 00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:48.620 know him 00:27:48.620 --> 00:27:49.000 better. 00:27:50.880 --> 00:27:51.480 So, 00:27:52.360 --> 00:27:53.259 the Spirit 00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:54.059 reveals Jesus 00:27:54.059 --> 00:27:54.579 to us. 00:27:55.180 --> 00:27:55.700 The second 00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.440 part of that 00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:57.140 gift is, 00:27:57.559 --> 00:27:58.380 how we can 00:27:58.380 --> 00:27:58.900 enjoy him, 00:27:58.900 --> 00:27:59.259 is the 00:27:59.259 --> 00:27:59.920 Spirit 00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:01.140 deepens 00:28:01.140 --> 00:28:01.640 Jesus' 00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:03.000 love for 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:03.440 us. 00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:04.640 He gives 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:05.019 us a 00:28:05.019 --> 00:28:05.540 greater 00:28:05.540 --> 00:28:06.860 experience 00:28:06.860 --> 00:28:08.040 of the 00:28:08.040 --> 00:28:09.100 love of 00:28:09.100 --> 00:28:09.480 Jesus. 00:28:10.880 --> 00:28:11.840 God loves 00:28:11.840 --> 00:28:12.160 us. 00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.200 He loves 00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:13.620 me, 00:28:13.880 --> 00:28:14.280 and he 00:28:14.280 --> 00:28:15.480 loves you. 00:28:16.860 --> 00:28:17.259 And in 00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:17.920 many ways 00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:18.580 it's true 00:28:18.580 --> 00:28:19.640 that we 00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:20.320 cannot make 00:28:20.320 --> 00:28:21.540 God love 00:28:21.540 --> 00:28:22.100 us more. 00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:23.500 He loves 00:28:23.500 --> 00:28:24.640 us with a 00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:25.380 steadfast, 00:28:25.580 --> 00:28:25.880 loyal, 00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:27.260 and faithful 00:28:27.260 --> 00:28:27.560 love, 00:28:27.600 --> 00:28:27.880 a love 00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:28.320 that is 00:28:28.320 --> 00:28:29.340 perfect. 00:28:30.820 --> 00:28:31.420 However, 00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:33.540 there is a 00:28:33.540 --> 00:28:34.140 way in 00:28:34.140 --> 00:28:34.500 which we 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:35.620 can experience 00:28:35.620 --> 00:28:36.680 that love. 00:28:38.160 --> 00:28:39.040 A love 00:28:39.040 --> 00:28:39.740 that moves 00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.280 from the 00:28:40.280 --> 00:28:41.060 intellectual 00:28:41.060 --> 00:28:42.480 to the 00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:43.680 experiential, 00:28:44.060 --> 00:28:44.900 from the 00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:45.560 mind, 00:28:46.180 --> 00:28:46.900 deep down 00:28:46.900 --> 00:28:47.340 into the 00:28:47.340 --> 00:28:47.620 heart. 00:28:47.940 --> 00:28:48.160 Yes, 00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:48.580 we can 00:28:48.580 --> 00:28:49.060 know the 00:28:49.060 --> 00:28:49.400 love of 00:28:49.400 --> 00:28:49.880 God with 00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:50.400 our head, 00:28:50.800 --> 00:28:51.020 yes, 00:28:51.100 --> 00:28:51.420 we can 00:28:51.420 --> 00:28:51.940 write an 00:28:51.940 --> 00:28:52.580 essay about 00:28:52.580 --> 00:28:52.960 the love 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:53.440 of God, 00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:54.380 but we 00:28:54.380 --> 00:28:55.180 can know 00:28:55.180 --> 00:28:56.740 and experience 00:28:56.740 --> 00:28:57.360 the love 00:28:57.360 --> 00:28:57.840 of God 00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:58.759 in our 00:28:58.759 --> 00:28:59.200 heart. 00:28:59.920 --> 00:29:00.380 How? 00:29:01.160 --> 00:29:01.480 Well, 00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:01.980 let me show 00:29:01.980 --> 00:29:02.580 you briefly. 00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:03.340 Go back 00:29:03.340 --> 00:29:03.759 to chapter 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:04.460 14, 00:29:05.140 --> 00:29:05.840 verse 00:29:05.840 --> 00:29:06.840 15. 00:29:08.720 --> 00:29:09.340 Chapter 00:29:09.340 --> 00:29:09.960 14, 00:29:10.080 --> 00:29:10.259 verse 00:29:10.259 --> 00:29:10.779 15. 00:29:15.580 --> 00:29:16.220 Jesus 00:29:16.220 --> 00:29:16.559 says, 00:29:16.660 --> 00:29:16.900 if you 00:29:16.900 --> 00:29:17.700 love me, 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:19.700 keep my 00:29:19.700 --> 00:29:20.360 commands. 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:22.759 It says 00:29:22.759 --> 00:29:23.059 something 00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.659 similar in 00:29:23.659 --> 00:29:24.419 verse 21. 00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:26.559 Whoever 00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:27.379 has my 00:29:27.379 --> 00:29:28.079 commands and 00:29:28.079 --> 00:29:28.659 keeps them 00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:29.339 is the 00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:29.940 one who 00:29:29.940 --> 00:29:31.399 loves me. 00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.259 The way 00:29:33.259 --> 00:29:33.980 in which we 00:29:33.980 --> 00:29:35.619 express our 00:29:35.619 --> 00:29:36.159 love to 00:29:36.159 --> 00:29:36.759 Jesus, if 00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:37.159 you want to 00:29:37.159 --> 00:29:37.639 say, I 00:29:37.639 --> 00:29:38.339 love you, 00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:38.859 Jesus, 00:29:39.819 --> 00:29:40.460 it's by 00:29:40.460 --> 00:29:41.440 obeying 00:29:41.440 --> 00:29:42.119 his 00:29:42.119 --> 00:29:42.599 commands. 00:29:44.179 --> 00:29:44.720 Love is 00:29:44.720 --> 00:29:45.539 not love 00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:46.179 unless it 00:29:46.179 --> 00:29:47.359 is expressed 00:29:47.359 --> 00:29:48.659 in 00:29:48.659 --> 00:29:49.940 action. 00:29:51.480 --> 00:29:51.839 Now, 00:29:51.919 --> 00:29:52.440 look what he 00:29:52.440 --> 00:29:52.919 says when 00:29:52.920 --> 00:29:53.560 we obey, 00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:54.660 when we 00:29:54.660 --> 00:29:55.700 obey his 00:29:55.700 --> 00:29:56.060 commands. 00:29:56.160 --> 00:29:56.500 What does 00:29:56.500 --> 00:29:56.860 he say? 00:29:56.940 --> 00:29:57.240 Look at the 00:29:57.240 --> 00:29:57.560 rest of 00:29:57.560 --> 00:29:58.240 verse 21. 00:29:59.500 --> 00:30:00.000 The one 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:00.740 who loves 00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:01.200 me, 00:30:01.820 --> 00:30:02.180 in other 00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:02.440 words, 00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:03.640 the one 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:04.259 who obeys 00:30:04.259 --> 00:30:04.980 my commands, 00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:06.180 will be 00:30:06.180 --> 00:30:07.180 loved by 00:30:07.180 --> 00:30:08.019 my Father, 00:30:08.860 --> 00:30:09.400 and I 00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:10.000 too will 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:10.860 love them 00:30:10.860 --> 00:30:11.519 and show 00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:12.480 myself to 00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:12.779 them. 00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:14.880 As we 00:30:14.880 --> 00:30:15.460 obey, 00:30:16.320 --> 00:30:17.779 we experience 00:30:17.779 --> 00:30:18.620 the love of 00:30:18.620 --> 00:30:19.480 God deep 00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:20.000 in our 00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:20.380 hearts. 00:30:20.380 --> 00:30:21.400 the love 00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:21.880 that the 00:30:21.880 --> 00:30:22.820 Father and 00:30:22.820 --> 00:30:23.440 the Son 00:30:23.440 --> 00:30:24.540 enjoy with 00:30:24.540 --> 00:30:25.240 one another 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:26.960 is a love 00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:27.820 that we 00:30:27.820 --> 00:30:28.600 get to 00:30:28.600 --> 00:30:29.240 participate 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:30.460 and share 00:30:30.460 --> 00:30:31.240 in and 00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:32.880 enjoy as 00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:33.500 we obey. 00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:37.100 Now you're 00:30:37.100 --> 00:30:37.420 thinking, 00:30:37.540 --> 00:30:38.020 hang on a 00:30:38.020 --> 00:30:38.200 minute, 00:30:38.340 --> 00:30:38.580 Johnny, 00:30:39.340 --> 00:30:40.200 that all 00:30:40.200 --> 00:30:40.760 sounds a 00:30:40.760 --> 00:30:41.160 little bit 00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:41.820 like this 00:30:41.820 --> 00:30:42.520 works 00:30:42.520 --> 00:30:43.360 theology. 00:30:44.140 --> 00:30:45.080 I obey, 00:30:45.079 --> 00:30:47.159 God loves 00:30:47.159 --> 00:30:47.439 me. 00:30:47.899 --> 00:30:48.699 I do 00:30:48.699 --> 00:30:49.859 better at 00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:50.679 my obedience 00:30:50.679 --> 00:30:52.579 and God's 00:30:52.579 --> 00:30:53.000 going to 00:30:53.000 --> 00:30:53.399 love me 00:30:53.399 --> 00:30:53.819 more. 00:30:54.980 --> 00:30:55.460 Is that 00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:55.720 what it's 00:30:55.720 --> 00:30:56.000 saying? 00:30:56.799 --> 00:30:57.039 No, 00:30:57.099 --> 00:30:57.279 no, 00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:58.339 God loves 00:30:58.339 --> 00:30:59.639 us freely. 00:31:00.419 --> 00:31:01.000 He loves 00:31:01.000 --> 00:31:01.980 us because 00:31:01.980 --> 00:31:03.579 he loves 00:31:03.579 --> 00:31:04.000 us. 00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:04.899 Not because 00:31:04.899 --> 00:31:05.419 of who we 00:31:05.419 --> 00:31:05.879 are or 00:31:05.879 --> 00:31:06.399 what we've 00:31:06.399 --> 00:31:06.679 done, 00:31:08.319 --> 00:31:09.240 but the 00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:10.119 experience 00:31:10.119 --> 00:31:11.079 of that 00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:11.519 love 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:13.299 comes 00:31:13.299 --> 00:31:14.679 as we 00:31:14.679 --> 00:31:15.259 love him 00:31:15.259 --> 00:31:16.199 in response. 00:31:17.479 --> 00:31:17.959 Think of 00:31:17.959 --> 00:31:18.459 it in this 00:31:18.459 --> 00:31:19.119 term again 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:19.459 as we 00:31:19.459 --> 00:31:19.799 think of 00:31:19.799 --> 00:31:20.299 the marriage. 00:31:20.679 --> 00:31:21.179 Kirsty and 00:31:21.179 --> 00:31:22.000 I love 00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:22.539 each other, 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:23.659 but unless 00:31:23.659 --> 00:31:24.439 our love 00:31:24.439 --> 00:31:24.899 to one 00:31:24.899 --> 00:31:25.439 another is 00:31:25.439 --> 00:31:26.019 expressed, 00:31:26.719 --> 00:31:27.619 love is 00:31:27.619 --> 00:31:28.479 just not 00:31:28.479 --> 00:31:29.319 experienced, 00:31:29.419 --> 00:31:29.839 is it? 00:31:30.939 --> 00:31:31.539 As we 00:31:31.539 --> 00:31:32.199 love one 00:31:32.199 --> 00:31:32.479 another, 00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:32.859 as we 00:31:32.859 --> 00:31:33.459 show love, 00:31:33.879 --> 00:31:34.579 that love 00:31:34.579 --> 00:31:35.319 between each 00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:36.379 other grows 00:31:36.379 --> 00:31:37.359 and deepens 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:38.019 as we 00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:38.479 serve, 00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:38.859 as we 00:31:38.859 --> 00:31:39.339 give 00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:39.819 ourselves 00:31:39.819 --> 00:31:40.219 to one 00:31:40.219 --> 00:31:40.539 another, 00:31:40.879 --> 00:31:41.459 that love 00:31:41.459 --> 00:31:42.219 is now 00:31:42.219 --> 00:31:43.139 realised. 00:31:45.719 --> 00:31:46.699 But here's 00:31:46.699 --> 00:31:47.159 the crucial 00:31:47.159 --> 00:31:47.699 point. 00:31:49.779 --> 00:31:50.779 We need 00:31:50.779 --> 00:31:51.819 help in 00:31:51.819 --> 00:31:52.519 obeying 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:54.299 the commands 00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.659 of the 00:31:54.659 --> 00:31:54.959 Lord. 00:31:55.619 --> 00:31:56.099 And that's 00:31:56.099 --> 00:31:56.459 what the 00:31:56.459 --> 00:31:57.259 Spirit does. 00:31:57.919 --> 00:31:58.519 That's what 00:31:58.519 --> 00:31:59.039 the Spirit 00:31:59.039 --> 00:31:59.699 does within 00:31:59.699 --> 00:31:59.899 us. 00:32:00.199 --> 00:32:01.039 He empowers 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:01.659 us to do 00:32:01.659 --> 00:32:02.179 what God 00:32:02.179 --> 00:32:02.599 commands. 00:32:02.959 --> 00:32:03.439 Remember, 00:32:03.779 --> 00:32:04.279 it's the 00:32:04.279 --> 00:32:05.240 very presence 00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:06.019 of Jesus 00:32:06.019 --> 00:32:07.199 within us. 00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:08.339 the Spirit 00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:09.240 of Truth. 00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:10.619 And He 00:32:10.619 --> 00:32:12.059 loves the 00:32:12.059 --> 00:32:12.479 truth. 00:32:12.819 --> 00:32:13.699 He loves 00:32:13.699 --> 00:32:14.879 to obey. 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:16.339 And so 00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:16.919 the Spirit 00:32:16.919 --> 00:32:17.579 within us 00:32:17.579 --> 00:32:18.519 enables us 00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:19.159 and empowers 00:32:19.159 --> 00:32:19.479 us and 00:32:19.479 --> 00:32:20.099 equips us 00:32:20.099 --> 00:32:21.359 to obey. 00:32:22.639 --> 00:32:23.419 Just as 00:32:23.419 --> 00:32:24.079 the Father 00:32:24.079 --> 00:32:25.459 gave commands 00:32:25.459 --> 00:32:26.259 to His Son 00:32:26.259 --> 00:32:27.099 because He 00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:27.559 loved the 00:32:27.559 --> 00:32:27.819 Son, 00:32:28.139 --> 00:32:29.019 and just as 00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:29.399 the Son 00:32:29.399 --> 00:32:30.079 obeyed the 00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:31.000 Father because 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:31.879 He loved 00:32:31.879 --> 00:32:32.419 the Father, 00:32:33.179 --> 00:32:33.979 so we have 00:32:33.979 --> 00:32:34.759 received His 00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:35.899 commands and 00:32:35.899 --> 00:32:36.619 we love in 00:32:36.619 --> 00:32:37.339 our response 00:32:37.339 --> 00:32:38.379 and we 00:32:38.379 --> 00:32:39.199 are invited 00:32:39.199 --> 00:32:40.199 into that 00:32:40.199 --> 00:32:41.279 trinity 00:32:41.279 --> 00:32:42.419 of love, 00:32:43.220 --> 00:32:44.099 experiencing 00:32:44.099 --> 00:32:45.599 what the 00:32:45.599 --> 00:32:46.279 Father and 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:47.319 Son enjoy 00:32:47.319 --> 00:32:47.899 with each 00:32:47.899 --> 00:32:48.199 other. 00:32:49.339 --> 00:32:50.179 So the 00:32:50.179 --> 00:32:50.759 more we 00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:51.179 know the 00:32:51.179 --> 00:32:51.539 love of 00:32:51.539 --> 00:32:51.899 God, 00:32:52.639 --> 00:32:53.279 the more 00:32:53.279 --> 00:32:53.659 we will 00:32:53.659 --> 00:32:54.339 obey Him 00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:55.439 and the 00:32:55.439 --> 00:32:55.879 more we 00:32:55.879 --> 00:32:56.639 obey Him, 00:32:57.159 --> 00:32:57.740 the more 00:32:57.740 --> 00:32:58.199 we will 00:32:58.199 --> 00:32:59.240 experience 00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:00.519 His love. 00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:00.599 love. 00:33:02.599 --> 00:33:03.279 You want 00:33:03.279 --> 00:33:03.559 to know 00:33:03.559 --> 00:33:03.960 Jesus 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:04.420 better? 00:33:05.920 --> 00:33:06.339 You want 00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:07.200 to experience 00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:08.139 His love 00:33:08.139 --> 00:33:08.799 in your 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:09.220 life? 00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:11.019 Well then, 00:33:11.099 --> 00:33:11.619 let me just 00:33:11.619 --> 00:33:12.579 encourage all 00:33:12.579 --> 00:33:14.359 of us to 00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:15.099 open up the 00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:15.480 Word of 00:33:15.480 --> 00:33:15.839 God, 00:33:16.460 --> 00:33:17.440 not just on 00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:17.839 your own, 00:33:17.940 --> 00:33:18.579 with others, 00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:20.259 and you will 00:33:20.259 --> 00:33:20.960 get to know 00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:21.559 Him better. 00:33:22.559 --> 00:33:23.279 But not only 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:23.879 that, you will 00:33:23.879 --> 00:33:25.079 experience His 00:33:25.079 --> 00:33:26.180 love in a way 00:33:26.180 --> 00:33:26.660 that you've 00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:27.440 perhaps never 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:28.360 known before. 00:33:29.820 --> 00:33:31.040 The birth of 00:33:31.040 --> 00:33:32.600 Jesus is only 00:33:32.600 --> 00:33:33.180 the beginning 00:33:33.180 --> 00:33:34.040 of the story. 00:33:35.180 --> 00:33:36.200 There is so 00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:37.140 much more for 00:33:37.140 --> 00:33:38.060 us to know 00:33:38.060 --> 00:33:39.840 and enjoy. 00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:42.240 The gift 00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:43.160 of the 00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:43.660 Spirit, 00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:44.840 another 00:33:44.840 --> 00:33:45.380 advocate, 00:33:45.840 --> 00:33:46.400 a helper 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:47.759 with you 00:33:47.759 --> 00:33:49.300 forever. 00:33:50.360 --> 00:33:51.160 Let's pray. 00:33:56.660 --> 00:34:06.420 Lord Jesus, 00:34:07.420 --> 00:34:08.980 thank you 00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:09.700 for the 00:34:09.700 --> 00:34:10.200 wonderful 00:34:10.200 --> 00:34:10.900 request 00:34:10.900 --> 00:34:12.579 that you 00:34:12.579 --> 00:34:13.320 made to 00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:13.940 your Father 00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:16.000 to send 00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:17.680 another 00:34:17.680 --> 00:34:18.159 advocate, 00:34:18.340 --> 00:34:18.800 a helper, 00:34:19.099 --> 00:34:19.500 the Holy 00:34:19.500 --> 00:34:19.960 Spirit. 00:34:21.500 --> 00:34:22.559 Thank you, 00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:23.240 Father, 00:34:24.460 --> 00:34:25.519 for sending 00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:27.259 your Spirit 00:34:27.259 --> 00:34:29.800 into our 00:34:29.800 --> 00:34:30.280 life. 00:34:31.480 --> 00:34:32.460 Thank you, 00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:33.019 Jesus. 00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:34.500 Thank you, 00:34:34.599 --> 00:34:34.900 Father. 00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:35.519 Thank you, 00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:36.340 Holy Spirit, 00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:37.639 for making 00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:38.639 your dwelling 00:34:38.639 --> 00:34:39.980 in our 00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:40.440 life. 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:42.960 Coming 00:34:42.960 --> 00:34:43.539 alongside, 00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:45.759 comforting, 00:34:46.840 --> 00:34:47.320 strengthening, 00:34:48.219 --> 00:34:48.960 and helping. 00:34:50.159 --> 00:34:51.059 How we 00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:51.539 long to 00:34:51.539 --> 00:34:51.900 know you 00:34:51.900 --> 00:34:52.280 better. 00:34:53.340 --> 00:34:53.780 How we 00:34:53.780 --> 00:34:54.219 long to 00:34:54.219 --> 00:34:54.900 experience 00:34:54.900 --> 00:34:55.680 your love. 00:34:56.860 --> 00:34:57.320 And I 00:34:57.320 --> 00:34:57.980 pray that 00:34:57.980 --> 00:34:58.460 that may 00:34:58.460 --> 00:34:59.139 be true 00:34:59.139 --> 00:34:59.720 for each 00:34:59.720 --> 00:35:00.119 one of 00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:00.460 us. 00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:02.280 Help us, 00:35:02.440 --> 00:35:03.059 we ask. 00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:04.440 Thank you 00:35:04.440 --> 00:35:04.860 for the 00:35:04.860 --> 00:35:06.200 gift of 00:35:06.200 --> 00:35:06.720 your Holy 00:35:06.720 --> 00:35:07.440 Spirit to 00:35:07.440 --> 00:35:08.220 us today 00:35:08.220 --> 00:35:10.019 and forever. 00:35:10.760 --> 00:35:11.420 In Jesus' 00:35:11.680 --> 00:35:11.920 name. 00:35:12.980 --> 00:35:13.380 Amen. 00:35:17.720 --> 00:35:18.300 We're 00:35:18.300 --> 00:35:18.519 going to 00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:18.960 sing as 00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:20.039 we close. 00:35:20.039 --> 00:35:20.099 Amen. 00:35:20.099 --> 00:35:20.160 Amen.