WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.020 Do you feel peace? 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:07.120 And do you feel all is well? 00:00:08.679 --> 00:00:10.919 We live in a troubling world, 00:00:11.179 --> 00:00:14.839 and it's hard to find peace where there's so much suffering. 00:00:16.140 --> 00:00:20.719 Horatio Spafford was a Christian in the late 1800s, 00:00:20.780 --> 00:00:23.039 and he knew a lot about suffering. 00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:26.199 He was a lawyer and a property owner. 00:00:26.519 --> 00:00:29.080 He had a wife and five children. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:36.520 And tragedy struck when their four-year-old son died of scarlet fever. 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:42.100 A year later, a great fire devastated much of his property. 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:45.120 And then two years later, 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:48.340 deciding to take his family on a holiday to England, 00:00:49.340 --> 00:00:54.120 he sends his wife and his four children ahead of him on a ship. 00:00:54.119 --> 00:01:00.519 And their ship sunk, and only his wife survived. 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:04.340 His four children drowned at sea. 00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:10.019 And so later on, as he journeys to be reunited with his wife, 00:01:10.700 --> 00:01:13.079 his last remaining family, 00:01:13.079 --> 00:01:17.299 he wrote the lyrics to the song that we sung this morning. 00:01:17.539 --> 00:01:23.099 When peace like a river attendeth my way, 00:01:23.780 --> 00:01:26.759 when sorrows like sea billows roll, 00:01:27.500 --> 00:01:31.379 whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, 00:01:32.239 --> 00:01:35.459 it is well, it is well with my soul. 00:01:35.459 --> 00:01:39.199 Amidst his suffering and grief, 00:01:39.419 --> 00:01:41.519 Horatio finds the peace to say, 00:01:42.019 --> 00:01:43.939 it is well with my soul. 00:01:44.899 --> 00:01:48.119 This is unlike peace that the world knows. 00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:50.280 It's peace that nothing can shake. 00:01:51.399 --> 00:01:54.039 How do we find peace like this? 00:01:55.419 --> 00:01:58.719 Horatio found his peace in the promises of Jesus, 00:01:58.719 --> 00:02:02.120 and we too can find that peace in his promises. 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:05.739 Morning all. 00:02:06.280 --> 00:02:07.959 If you don't know me, my name's Dan, 00:02:08.079 --> 00:02:10.180 and I'm a regular here at St. Paul's. 00:02:10.579 --> 00:02:13.500 It's a real pleasure to bring you the word this morning. 00:02:14.300 --> 00:02:16.840 What we read in John 14 so far 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:19.979 is a small part of a farewell speech. 00:02:20.740 --> 00:02:22.919 This is the last night 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:26.159 that Jesus and the disciples would spend together 00:02:26.159 --> 00:02:27.639 before Jesus' death. 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:31.199 They'd gathered in a room to eat the Passover meal, 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:34.039 and it's a disturbing start to the night. 00:02:34.959 --> 00:02:36.419 What we read last week 00:02:36.419 --> 00:02:37.779 is that right at the beginning, 00:02:38.099 --> 00:02:41.019 Jesus stoops down to wash the disciples' feet. 00:02:41.279 --> 00:02:45.759 It's a deeply uncomfortable, offensive experience. 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:49.839 Jesus then goes on to tell his disciples 00:02:49.839 --> 00:02:51.659 that one of them is going to betray him. 00:02:54.259 --> 00:02:56.939 And then the most disturbing part of the night 00:02:56.939 --> 00:02:58.139 is this bit. 00:02:58.539 --> 00:03:00.960 Have a look with me at chapter 13, 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:03.500 verse 3 in your Bibles. 00:03:05.979 --> 00:03:07.079 Jesus says, 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:25.980 So Jesus tells his friends that he's about to leave. 00:03:26.140 --> 00:03:28.120 He's about to go somewhere they can't follow. 00:03:28.820 --> 00:03:30.680 He's about to go to the cross, 00:03:30.860 --> 00:03:32.020 to his death. 00:03:32.020 --> 00:03:35.560 And the disciples are distinctly troubled 00:03:35.560 --> 00:03:37.080 by the way Jesus is acting. 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:38.580 Here is their Savior, 00:03:39.180 --> 00:03:41.020 the secret to their salvation, 00:03:41.460 --> 00:03:44.520 the fulfillment of all the Scripture's promises, 00:03:45.140 --> 00:03:46.660 and he's about to leave? 00:03:47.480 --> 00:03:49.760 This is not what they'd expected. 00:03:51.040 --> 00:03:52.100 And so this week, 00:03:52.160 --> 00:03:54.040 we pick up in John 14. 00:03:54.320 --> 00:03:56.120 Halfway through the farewell meal, 00:03:56.120 --> 00:03:59.300 and Jesus speaks words of comfort. 00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:02.000 In verse 1, 00:04:02.700 --> 00:04:03.420 he says, 00:04:04.580 --> 00:04:06.800 Do not let your hearts be troubled. 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:08.360 Believe, 00:04:08.599 --> 00:04:09.719 you believe in God, 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:11.900 believe also in me. 00:04:13.300 --> 00:04:15.640 The words Jesus speaks, 00:04:16.819 --> 00:04:18.620 the words Jesus is about to speak, 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:20.319 they're words of comfort 00:04:20.319 --> 00:04:22.019 to troubled disciples. 00:04:22.420 --> 00:04:23.599 And they're trustworthy. 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:26.540 Jesus asks them to trust his words 00:04:26.540 --> 00:04:29.120 just as they trust the words of God. 00:04:29.219 --> 00:04:30.599 It's a claim to deity, 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:32.740 a claim that Jesus is God. 00:04:33.219 --> 00:04:36.040 And so these words are of immense importance. 00:04:36.860 --> 00:04:39.939 Jesus speaks truth to troubled disciples. 00:04:41.539 --> 00:04:44.500 So before we move on and read and think about it, 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:46.100 please pray with me. 00:04:46.100 --> 00:04:47.100 Father, 00:04:50.100 --> 00:04:53.140 as we read some of the final words of Jesus, 00:04:53.939 --> 00:04:55.200 would you help us to see 00:04:55.200 --> 00:04:57.040 that they are comfort to us 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.379 as they were to the disciples? 00:05:01.200 --> 00:05:03.160 And by your Holy Spirit, 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.300 would you help us to understand these words 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:07.600 and to be renewed by them? 00:05:08.439 --> 00:05:08.700 Amen. 00:05:10.280 --> 00:05:12.120 So as we crack into the passage, 00:05:12.500 --> 00:05:14.240 into Jesus' words of comfort, 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:17.600 I want you to see two really important promises today. 00:05:18.220 --> 00:05:19.120 That is, 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.280 that Jesus promises his disciples an eternal home, 00:05:23.819 --> 00:05:27.600 and Jesus promises his disciples an ongoing presence. 00:05:28.420 --> 00:05:30.280 So keep your Bibles open and ready, 00:05:30.620 --> 00:05:32.579 and read with me from verse two. 00:05:33.740 --> 00:05:36.439 My Father's house has many rooms. 00:05:36.840 --> 00:05:38.000 If that were not so, 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:40.620 would I have told you that I'm going there 00:05:40.620 --> 00:05:42.100 to prepare a place for you? 00:05:42.100 --> 00:05:45.000 And if I go and prepare a place for you, 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:48.200 I will come back and take you to be with me, 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:51.260 that you also may be where I am. 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:54.420 Where is Jesus going? 00:05:55.540 --> 00:05:57.540 Well, after Jesus dies on the cross, 00:05:57.600 --> 00:05:59.460 he's going to his Father's house. 00:06:00.540 --> 00:06:02.379 That is something to rejoice. 00:06:02.900 --> 00:06:04.920 It's the Son returning to the Father. 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:07.520 But what is this house? 00:06:07.519 --> 00:06:09.680 The Father's house, 00:06:09.779 --> 00:06:12.759 it's a reference to the Old Testament temple. 00:06:13.079 --> 00:06:15.839 It's the place where God dwells. 00:06:16.719 --> 00:06:20.159 The house is an image of the presence of God. 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:24.359 And so Jesus is returning to the presence of his Father. 00:06:25.539 --> 00:06:27.759 How many rooms are in this house? 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:29.959 Have we got one for the Father, 00:06:30.139 --> 00:06:30.879 one for the Son, 00:06:31.000 --> 00:06:32.199 one for the Holy Spirit? 00:06:32.799 --> 00:06:33.799 Not at all. 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:36.519 It's got many rooms. 00:06:36.519 --> 00:06:37.759 Jesus says, 00:06:37.979 --> 00:06:39.819 my Father's house has many rooms. 00:06:40.299 --> 00:06:41.779 There's no limit given, 00:06:42.219 --> 00:06:45.359 no scope to the size of the Father's house. 00:06:45.819 --> 00:06:49.199 This is a house for an ever-growing family. 00:06:50.959 --> 00:06:52.959 And so yes, Jesus is going away. 00:06:53.099 --> 00:06:54.659 He's going to be with his Father. 00:06:54.959 --> 00:06:56.259 But he goes with a purpose. 00:06:57.779 --> 00:07:01.399 Jesus goes to prepare a place for his disciples. 00:07:01.859 --> 00:07:03.319 He's preparing rooms, 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:06.599 and he's going to come back and get his disciples 00:07:06.599 --> 00:07:10.639 so they too can live in the presence of God. 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:13.519 Now this is an immense promise. 00:07:14.219 --> 00:07:16.980 It's a promise that any first century Jew 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:19.879 would jump over joy hearing. 00:07:20.740 --> 00:07:23.379 This picture of the house of God 00:07:23.379 --> 00:07:26.120 uses the language of the Old Testament 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:29.199 to describe an eternal home. 00:07:30.379 --> 00:07:34.259 Listen to this prayer from King David in Psalm 27. 00:07:35.259 --> 00:07:35.920 He says, 00:07:36.579 --> 00:07:39.579 One thing I ask from the Lord, 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:41.720 this only do I seek, 00:07:42.379 --> 00:07:44.860 that I may dwell in the house of the Lord 00:07:44.860 --> 00:07:46.780 all the days of my life, 00:07:47.280 --> 00:07:49.319 to gaze on the beauty of the Lord 00:07:49.319 --> 00:07:51.160 and to seek him in his temple. 00:07:51.160 --> 00:07:55.500 The writer earnestly asks 00:07:55.500 --> 00:07:58.439 that one day he would dwell in the house of the Lord. 00:07:59.020 --> 00:08:00.800 He longs for the day 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:02.680 that he would live there forevermore 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:07.680 so that he might gaze on the beauty of the Lord, 00:08:08.379 --> 00:08:09.620 seek him in his temple. 00:08:10.980 --> 00:08:12.879 So Jesus' use of the phrase, 00:08:13.020 --> 00:08:14.160 the Father's house, 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:16.700 it sparks a lot of these thoughts and emotions 00:08:16.700 --> 00:08:17.879 from the Old Testament. 00:08:18.379 --> 00:08:21.020 This is heaven that Jesus is talking about. 00:08:21.500 --> 00:08:23.060 He's inviting his disciples 00:08:23.060 --> 00:08:27.340 to live in the Father's house forever 00:08:27.340 --> 00:08:29.920 in the wonderful, glorious, 00:08:30.300 --> 00:08:33.779 overwhelmingly loving presence of the Father. 00:08:35.580 --> 00:08:39.080 But the disciples don't jump with joy, 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:40.440 not as you would expect. 00:08:41.060 --> 00:08:44.500 Notice they respond with shock and confusion. 00:08:45.300 --> 00:08:48.139 In verse 4, Jesus says to his disciples, 00:08:48.139 --> 00:08:52.399 you know the way to the place where I'm going. 00:08:53.559 --> 00:08:54.860 Thomas said to him, 00:08:55.480 --> 00:08:57.960 Lord, we don't know where you're going, 00:08:58.100 --> 00:08:59.460 so how can we know the way? 00:09:01.080 --> 00:09:02.559 Thomas doesn't get it. 00:09:02.939 --> 00:09:04.360 He's really confused, 00:09:04.539 --> 00:09:06.039 and that's quite understandable really. 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:09.399 He doesn't grasp that Jesus is talking about heaven. 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:11.039 He's wondering, 00:09:11.399 --> 00:09:12.960 where is this house, Jesus? 00:09:12.960 --> 00:09:14.540 I'd really like to follow, 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:16.220 but I don't know how. 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:20.019 Perhaps you could share an address or a map, 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:21.320 perhaps a compass, 00:09:21.580 --> 00:09:23.620 because we don't know how to get there. 00:09:25.259 --> 00:09:27.259 And so Jesus tells them the way 00:09:27.259 --> 00:09:29.639 in verse 6. 00:09:30.600 --> 00:09:31.560 Jesus answered, 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:43.819 And this is the way to the Father. 00:09:44.259 --> 00:09:47.779 Jesus claims that he is the way to the Father's house. 00:09:48.539 --> 00:09:50.859 The disciples don't yet understand this, 00:09:50.979 --> 00:09:52.699 but they would soon see. 00:09:53.939 --> 00:09:56.839 Theologian Don Carson puts it like this. 00:09:56.840 --> 00:10:24.379 Jesus would go the way of death. 00:10:25.519 --> 00:10:26.160 Why? 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.379 Because currently no human can enter the presence of God. 00:10:31.899 --> 00:10:34.120 No one can reach the house of God, 00:10:34.180 --> 00:10:36.040 and no one is worthy of heaven. 00:10:37.220 --> 00:10:39.120 Our sin and our brokenness 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:42.980 will not allow us to live in the presence of God. 00:10:44.259 --> 00:10:47.500 But God always planned to make a way. 00:10:48.280 --> 00:10:52.700 The Father wants to offer us eternal life in his house. 00:10:53.280 --> 00:10:55.740 And that's why Jesus has to go. 00:10:55.740 --> 00:10:58.560 That's why Jesus goes the way of death. 00:10:59.100 --> 00:11:01.700 Jesus takes our punishment on the cross 00:11:01.700 --> 00:11:04.360 so that we might enter the house of God. 00:11:05.500 --> 00:11:07.320 And so Jesus is the way. 00:11:08.180 --> 00:11:11.159 No one comes to the Father or his eternal house 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:12.639 except through Jesus. 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:15.000 Jesus is the truth. 00:11:15.419 --> 00:11:17.139 His words are reality, 00:11:17.139 --> 00:11:19.539 and there's no other truth that can guide us. 00:11:19.539 --> 00:11:21.919 And Jesus is the life. 00:11:22.460 --> 00:11:25.000 He died so that we might live. 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:29.360 He died so that anyone who believes in his name 00:11:29.360 --> 00:11:31.840 would enter the Father's house. 00:11:33.620 --> 00:11:37.720 Jesus' words of comfort are to the 12 disciples. 00:11:37.720 --> 00:11:40.139 But there are also promises recorded 00:11:40.139 --> 00:11:44.560 so that every disciple since can find comfort in them. 00:11:45.340 --> 00:11:47.379 If you are a follower of Jesus, 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:52.080 don't be troubled about your place before God. 00:11:52.720 --> 00:11:54.860 You have an eternal home. 00:11:55.500 --> 00:11:58.580 You can look forward with hope and joy 00:11:58.580 --> 00:12:01.100 to life in God's house. 00:12:01.100 --> 00:12:03.519 And that's promise one. 00:12:04.259 --> 00:12:07.279 Jesus' disciples can look forward to an eternal home. 00:12:08.100 --> 00:12:10.519 But Jesus does far better 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:13.320 than just promise us something in the future. 00:12:14.139 --> 00:12:18.600 He actually promises us something right now. 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:22.019 Jesus is concerned with giving comfort 00:12:22.019 --> 00:12:23.560 then and there for the disciples 00:12:23.560 --> 00:12:25.420 and to us right now. 00:12:25.419 --> 00:12:28.740 And so that's where we come to promise two. 00:12:29.259 --> 00:12:31.819 Jesus promises an ongoing presence. 00:12:32.959 --> 00:12:33.799 So what we're gonna do is 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:35.759 we're gonna move on from the first half 00:12:35.759 --> 00:12:36.759 which we read this morning, 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:39.059 and we're gonna delve into the second half. 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:42.779 In there, we see the next big promise. 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:45.579 Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit. 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:49.120 So read with me at verse 15. 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:54.219 If you love me, keep my commands. 00:12:54.220 --> 00:12:56.899 And I will ask the Father 00:12:56.899 --> 00:12:59.700 and he will give you another advocate 00:12:59.700 --> 00:13:02.800 to help you and be with you forever. 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:04.420 The Spirit of truth. 00:13:06.139 --> 00:13:09.300 It's clear that Jesus cares about his disciples. 00:13:10.019 --> 00:13:11.379 He tells them in advance. 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:13.580 He's not leaving them alone. 00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:17.240 Jesus promises to send an advocate, 00:13:18.500 --> 00:13:20.740 a helper, the Spirit of truth. 00:13:20.740 --> 00:13:23.659 These are all different names 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:24.899 for the one person. 00:13:25.299 --> 00:13:27.700 That is the Holy Spirit. 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:30.860 So to understand this properly, 00:13:31.080 --> 00:13:33.000 I think it's important that we pause 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:35.840 and consider who is the Holy Spirit. 00:13:36.639 --> 00:13:39.480 And we've gotta consider 00:13:39.480 --> 00:13:41.139 the concept of the Trinity, 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:44.240 which is all over chapter 14. 00:13:44.360 --> 00:13:45.539 It's all over there. 00:13:45.539 --> 00:13:48.159 The Trinity is the understanding 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:49.259 that God is one, 00:13:50.259 --> 00:13:53.319 but also that God is three. 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:57.799 God the Father, God the Son, 00:13:58.039 --> 00:13:59.620 and God the Holy Spirit. 00:14:00.699 --> 00:14:03.819 But they are the one true living God. 00:14:03.820 --> 00:14:08.960 It's evident from earlier in the chapter 00:14:08.960 --> 00:14:11.660 where we read that God the Father 00:14:11.660 --> 00:14:13.140 and God the Son are one. 00:14:14.100 --> 00:14:15.840 So when the disciple asked Jesus, 00:14:16.920 --> 00:14:19.300 when the disciple Philip asks Jesus 00:14:19.300 --> 00:14:20.580 to show them the Father, 00:14:20.900 --> 00:14:23.460 Jesus answers like this in verse nine. 00:14:23.460 --> 00:14:26.300 Anyone who has seen me 00:14:26.300 --> 00:14:27.300 has seen the Father. 00:14:27.860 --> 00:14:28.620 How can you say, 00:14:28.920 --> 00:14:29.740 show us the Father? 00:14:30.420 --> 00:14:32.720 Don't you believe that I am in the Father 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:34.800 and that the Father is in me? 00:14:35.500 --> 00:14:36.980 The words I say to you, 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:39.400 I do not speak on my own authority. 00:14:40.040 --> 00:14:42.660 Rather, it is the Father living in me 00:14:42.660 --> 00:14:44.440 who is doing his work. 00:14:45.840 --> 00:14:48.639 So the Father and the Son are one. 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:51.540 Though the disciples only see Jesus 00:14:51.539 --> 00:14:52.500 in front of them, 00:14:53.319 --> 00:14:54.039 Jesus tells them 00:14:54.039 --> 00:14:55.679 they're actually looking at the Father. 00:14:56.179 --> 00:14:58.339 To see the Son is to see the Father. 00:14:59.179 --> 00:15:01.179 And the same can be said of the Holy Spirit. 00:15:01.740 --> 00:15:04.519 Notice the strangeness of this. 00:15:05.240 --> 00:15:06.599 Jesus has just been saying 00:15:06.599 --> 00:15:07.339 that he's leaving 00:15:07.339 --> 00:15:09.740 and that he's leaving them 00:15:09.740 --> 00:15:10.839 with the Holy Spirit. 00:15:11.939 --> 00:15:15.000 But then he says this in verse 20. 00:15:15.659 --> 00:15:16.279 Read it with me. 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:18.259 On that day, 00:15:18.839 --> 00:15:20.839 you will realize that I am in the Father 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:22.740 and you are in me 00:15:22.740 --> 00:15:25.019 and I am in you. 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:28.620 Now that is a confusing statement. 00:15:29.100 --> 00:15:30.200 Jesus shares that 00:15:30.200 --> 00:15:32.800 just as he is in the Father, 00:15:33.500 --> 00:15:34.840 he will be in us. 00:15:35.940 --> 00:15:37.700 But he's just told us 00:15:37.700 --> 00:15:38.360 that he's leaving. 00:15:39.340 --> 00:15:41.340 You can't go and stay. 00:15:41.800 --> 00:15:42.879 You can't leave us 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:44.440 and be with us simultaneously 00:15:44.440 --> 00:15:47.680 unless you consider 00:15:47.680 --> 00:15:50.240 the impossibility of God. 00:15:50.920 --> 00:15:52.360 Jesus and the Holy Spirit 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:53.960 are one. 00:15:54.740 --> 00:15:55.800 When the Holy Spirit 00:15:55.800 --> 00:15:57.160 comes to his disciples, 00:15:57.640 --> 00:15:58.880 it's Jesus too 00:15:58.880 --> 00:15:59.980 who dwells with them. 00:16:00.880 --> 00:16:02.160 And the New Testament writers 00:16:02.160 --> 00:16:04.120 often speak like this, 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:06.000 using the name of Christ 00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:06.940 and the Holy Spirit 00:16:06.940 --> 00:16:08.040 interchangeably 00:16:08.040 --> 00:16:10.160 to describe God dwelling 00:16:10.160 --> 00:16:11.760 in humans. 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:15.840 Far from being just theoretical, 00:16:16.539 --> 00:16:18.939 the conclusion I want you to make 00:16:18.939 --> 00:16:21.519 is that the Holy Spirit is God. 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:24.860 Both Jesus and the Holy Spirit 00:16:24.860 --> 00:16:25.899 are God. 00:16:26.319 --> 00:16:27.000 They're one. 00:16:27.860 --> 00:16:29.879 The Holy Spirit is no less God 00:16:29.879 --> 00:16:31.059 than Jesus is. 00:16:32.059 --> 00:16:33.360 Because a common misconception 00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:34.799 is that the Holy Spirit 00:16:34.799 --> 00:16:37.039 is some impersonal force. 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:40.659 Some people think of the Holy Spirit 00:16:40.659 --> 00:16:41.620 like we think of the force 00:16:41.620 --> 00:16:42.360 in Star Wars. 00:16:42.659 --> 00:16:44.860 A force that we can manipulate 00:16:44.860 --> 00:16:47.639 and push to our will. 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:49.799 It's a force in the universe. 00:16:50.539 --> 00:16:51.679 But not at all. 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:54.000 The Holy Spirit is a person. 00:16:54.699 --> 00:16:56.679 When referred to in this passage, 00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:58.679 the Holy Spirit is not an it. 00:17:00.620 --> 00:17:01.659 It's a he. 00:17:01.659 --> 00:17:06.619 The Holy Spirit is one of the three persons 00:17:06.619 --> 00:17:08.339 of the true God. 00:17:09.639 --> 00:17:11.480 This is an immense comfort. 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:14.359 For it is God the Holy Spirit 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:16.619 who comes to live in his disciples. 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:20.740 His personal presence. 00:17:22.420 --> 00:17:25.339 Always it is God with his people. 00:17:26.399 --> 00:17:28.339 When God the Son leaves, 00:17:28.940 --> 00:17:30.879 God the Spirit comes. 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:34.640 Let's read verse 17. 00:17:36.860 --> 00:17:39.300 The world cannot accept him 00:17:39.300 --> 00:17:41.720 because it neither sees him 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:42.660 nor knows him. 00:17:42.900 --> 00:17:44.260 But you know him 00:17:44.260 --> 00:17:46.320 for he lives with you 00:17:46.320 --> 00:17:48.140 and will be in you. 00:17:49.200 --> 00:17:51.180 I will not leave you as orphans. 00:17:51.760 --> 00:17:52.940 I will come to you. 00:17:53.700 --> 00:17:54.860 Before long the world 00:17:54.860 --> 00:17:56.660 will not see me anymore 00:17:56.660 --> 00:17:58.320 but you will see me. 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:04.100 The Spirit will not be recognizable 00:18:04.100 --> 00:18:05.820 or visible to the world. 00:18:06.520 --> 00:18:08.440 He is with us in a different way 00:18:08.440 --> 00:18:09.420 than Jesus was. 00:18:10.300 --> 00:18:13.160 But Jesus does not leave his disciples 00:18:13.160 --> 00:18:14.140 as orphans. 00:18:14.500 --> 00:18:17.800 He leaves us with the presence of God. 00:18:18.860 --> 00:18:21.380 Look further with me at verse 23. 00:18:21.380 --> 00:18:25.180 Anyone who loves me 00:18:25.180 --> 00:18:27.140 will obey my teaching. 00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:29.960 My Father will love them 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:31.740 and we will come to them 00:18:31.740 --> 00:18:33.660 and make our home with them. 00:18:35.840 --> 00:18:39.240 Life now is not just a matter of waiting 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:42.240 to be home with the Father in heaven. 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:45.720 God makes his home in us 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:47.799 here and now. 00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:50.039 In heaven we'll experience 00:18:50.039 --> 00:18:51.519 the full presence of God 00:18:51.519 --> 00:18:53.539 like nothing we've ever seen before. 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:55.079 But right now 00:18:55.079 --> 00:18:56.660 God is with his people 00:18:56.660 --> 00:18:58.480 by the Holy Spirit. 00:18:59.539 --> 00:19:01.420 And not only is the Holy Spirit 00:19:01.420 --> 00:19:02.740 a comfort and a presence 00:19:02.740 --> 00:19:06.000 but the Spirit helps the disciple. 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:08.839 The Spirit actually does work 00:19:08.839 --> 00:19:10.000 in the disciple. 00:19:11.299 --> 00:19:12.240 So look further 00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:14.119 at verse 26. 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:16.720 But the advocate 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:18.559 the Holy Spirit 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.920 whom the Father will send 00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:20.720 in my name 00:19:20.720 --> 00:19:22.519 will teach you 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:23.359 all things 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:25.559 and will remind you 00:19:25.559 --> 00:19:26.460 of everything 00:19:26.460 --> 00:19:28.000 I have said to you. 00:19:28.000 --> 00:19:31.380 So the Spirit serves 00:19:31.380 --> 00:19:32.240 to teach 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:33.839 and remind the believer 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:36.099 about all that God says. 00:19:36.819 --> 00:19:38.420 This is a crucial role 00:19:38.420 --> 00:19:39.259 of the Spirit. 00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:40.880 Without the Spirit 00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:41.839 Jesus' words 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:42.819 are worthless 00:19:42.819 --> 00:19:44.039 to our ears. 00:19:44.980 --> 00:19:46.059 The Spirit gives 00:19:46.059 --> 00:19:47.500 these words meaning. 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:49.700 He grants understanding. 00:19:50.700 --> 00:19:52.279 The Spirit allows us 00:19:52.279 --> 00:19:53.960 to see the glory of God 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:54.859 in the Bible. 00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:57.579 It is by the work 00:19:57.579 --> 00:19:58.319 of the Spirit 00:19:58.319 --> 00:20:00.519 that we can have faith 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:01.599 in Jesus' death 00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:02.220 and resurrection. 00:20:02.779 --> 00:20:03.679 It's by the work 00:20:03.679 --> 00:20:04.179 of the Spirit 00:20:04.179 --> 00:20:04.980 that we can have 00:20:04.980 --> 00:20:05.879 eternal life. 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:07.899 But not only 00:20:07.899 --> 00:20:09.220 does the Spirit teach 00:20:09.220 --> 00:20:10.079 in the sense 00:20:10.079 --> 00:20:11.039 that it grants us 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:12.279 this understanding 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:14.000 but according 00:20:14.000 --> 00:20:14.859 to the passage 00:20:14.859 --> 00:20:15.779 the Spirit 00:20:15.779 --> 00:20:16.899 will remind 00:20:16.899 --> 00:20:17.599 the disciple 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:18.720 of everything 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:20.119 Jesus has said. 00:20:21.619 --> 00:20:22.460 That is 00:20:22.460 --> 00:20:23.419 that anybody 00:20:23.419 --> 00:20:25.000 with the Spirit 00:20:25.000 --> 00:20:26.879 will never forget 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:27.560 the truths 00:20:27.560 --> 00:20:28.480 about Jesus. 00:20:29.040 --> 00:20:29.680 It's written 00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:30.780 on their heart. 00:20:31.840 --> 00:20:32.920 Anyone who has 00:20:32.920 --> 00:20:33.360 the Spirit 00:20:33.360 --> 00:20:34.360 will be reminded 00:20:34.360 --> 00:20:35.740 of the truth 00:20:35.740 --> 00:20:37.300 to the end 00:20:37.300 --> 00:20:38.120 of their lives. 00:20:39.180 --> 00:20:40.200 This is such 00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:40.920 a comfort. 00:20:41.740 --> 00:20:42.440 God keeps 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:43.140 His disciples 00:20:43.140 --> 00:20:43.860 secure. 00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:45.820 His presence 00:20:45.820 --> 00:20:46.780 in our lives 00:20:46.780 --> 00:20:47.300 right now 00:20:47.300 --> 00:20:48.000 means that 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:49.880 by His promises 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:52.040 we'll remember 00:20:52.040 --> 00:20:52.860 His words 00:20:52.860 --> 00:20:53.980 until the end 00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:54.660 of our days. 00:20:55.720 --> 00:20:56.380 Thank you 00:20:56.380 --> 00:20:57.160 Holy Spirit. 00:20:59.660 --> 00:21:00.500 Let's draw 00:21:00.500 --> 00:21:01.940 these two ideas 00:21:01.940 --> 00:21:02.420 together. 00:21:03.099 --> 00:21:03.860 Jesus gives 00:21:03.860 --> 00:21:04.980 two promises 00:21:04.980 --> 00:21:05.920 to His disciples. 00:21:06.559 --> 00:21:06.920 A promise 00:21:06.920 --> 00:21:07.360 one 00:21:07.360 --> 00:21:08.539 is an eternal 00:21:08.539 --> 00:21:08.940 home. 00:21:09.460 --> 00:21:09.960 The disciples 00:21:09.960 --> 00:21:11.099 wait for the day 00:21:11.099 --> 00:21:11.839 where they'll live 00:21:11.839 --> 00:21:13.019 in the full presence 00:21:13.019 --> 00:21:14.339 of God the Father 00:21:14.339 --> 00:21:15.700 in His house 00:21:15.700 --> 00:21:16.620 forever. 00:21:17.579 --> 00:21:18.160 And promise 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:18.720 two 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:19.500 is this 00:21:19.500 --> 00:21:20.940 ongoing presence. 00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:22.360 Jesus promises 00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:23.380 that the Holy Spirit 00:21:23.380 --> 00:21:24.100 would come 00:21:24.100 --> 00:21:25.400 and dwell with 00:21:25.400 --> 00:21:26.299 and inside 00:21:26.299 --> 00:21:27.160 His disciples. 00:21:28.299 --> 00:21:28.920 And both 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:29.680 of these promises 00:21:29.680 --> 00:21:31.180 only come about 00:21:31.180 --> 00:21:31.920 because 00:21:31.920 --> 00:21:33.380 of Jesus' 00:21:33.600 --> 00:21:33.880 death 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:34.740 and resurrection. 00:21:36.039 --> 00:21:36.700 Verse 6 00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:37.220 again, 00:21:37.340 --> 00:21:38.240 Jesus answered, 00:21:38.400 --> 00:21:39.320 I am the way 00:21:39.320 --> 00:21:40.420 and the truth 00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:41.420 and the life. 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:42.980 No one comes 00:21:42.980 --> 00:21:43.700 to the Father 00:21:43.700 --> 00:21:45.059 except through 00:21:45.059 --> 00:21:45.519 Me. 00:21:46.660 --> 00:21:47.759 These promises 00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:49.140 are attainable 00:21:49.140 --> 00:21:49.720 because they're 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:50.540 a free gift 00:21:50.540 --> 00:21:51.180 of God. 00:21:52.220 --> 00:21:52.680 Anyone 00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:53.600 who believes 00:21:53.600 --> 00:21:54.840 in and follows 00:21:54.840 --> 00:21:55.780 Jesus Christ 00:21:55.780 --> 00:21:57.140 will receive 00:21:57.140 --> 00:21:57.900 these promises. 00:21:59.400 --> 00:21:59.660 And so 00:21:59.660 --> 00:22:00.520 if you're not 00:22:00.520 --> 00:22:01.020 a Christian 00:22:01.020 --> 00:22:01.880 in the room, 00:22:02.620 --> 00:22:03.620 I would really 00:22:03.620 --> 00:22:04.380 encourage you, 00:22:04.500 --> 00:22:05.460 investigate the 00:22:05.460 --> 00:22:06.440 person of Christ 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:08.660 for He freely 00:22:08.660 --> 00:22:09.480 offers you 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:10.680 life in the Spirit 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:11.120 now 00:22:11.120 --> 00:22:12.640 and an eternal 00:22:12.640 --> 00:22:13.780 home in heaven 00:22:13.780 --> 00:22:14.320 forever. 00:22:16.380 --> 00:22:17.300 And if you are 00:22:17.300 --> 00:22:17.820 a Christian, 00:22:17.819 --> 00:22:19.279 these promises 00:22:19.279 --> 00:22:20.019 are to mean 00:22:20.019 --> 00:22:20.919 something to you. 00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:21.839 They're to mean 00:22:21.839 --> 00:22:22.659 something to me. 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:24.419 They are to be 00:22:24.419 --> 00:22:25.319 comfort and 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:26.159 guidance. 00:22:26.439 --> 00:22:27.099 Words for 00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:27.939 troubled hearts 00:22:27.939 --> 00:22:28.779 in a troubled 00:22:28.779 --> 00:22:29.200 world. 00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.799 Look with me 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:32.399 at verse 27. 00:22:34.899 --> 00:22:36.319 Peace I leave 00:22:36.319 --> 00:22:36.759 with you. 00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:38.779 My peace 00:22:38.779 --> 00:22:39.759 I give you. 00:22:40.980 --> 00:22:41.599 I do not 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:42.240 give to you 00:22:42.240 --> 00:22:42.919 as the world 00:22:42.919 --> 00:22:43.359 gives. 00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:45.259 Do not let 00:22:45.259 --> 00:22:45.939 your hearts 00:22:45.940 --> 00:22:46.539 be troubled 00:22:46.539 --> 00:22:48.059 and do not 00:22:48.059 --> 00:22:49.019 be afraid. 00:22:51.720 --> 00:22:52.820 These promises 00:22:52.820 --> 00:22:53.980 mean peace 00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:55.039 for the troubled 00:22:55.039 --> 00:22:55.860 heart. 00:22:57.360 --> 00:22:57.920 Jesus 00:22:57.920 --> 00:22:58.840 shares His 00:22:58.840 --> 00:22:59.820 peace with us. 00:23:01.400 --> 00:23:02.519 But be very 00:23:02.519 --> 00:23:03.460 careful in your 00:23:03.460 --> 00:23:04.279 understanding of 00:23:04.279 --> 00:23:04.660 peace. 00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:05.740 For the world 00:23:05.740 --> 00:23:06.660 says to us, 00:23:06.840 --> 00:23:07.779 peace is an 00:23:07.779 --> 00:23:08.799 avoidance of 00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:09.200 trouble. 00:23:10.100 --> 00:23:11.100 I picture the 00:23:11.100 --> 00:23:11.720 kind of peace 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:12.640 I feel on a 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:12.980 holiday. 00:23:12.980 --> 00:23:13.180 day. 00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:14.440 When there's 00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:15.000 no work 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:15.460 to do. 00:23:16.339 --> 00:23:17.019 Not much 00:23:17.019 --> 00:23:17.599 to be anxious 00:23:17.599 --> 00:23:18.140 about. 00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:19.519 Books to 00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:19.940 read. 00:23:20.259 --> 00:23:20.660 Time to 00:23:20.660 --> 00:23:21.140 talk and 00:23:21.140 --> 00:23:21.559 walk. 00:23:22.019 --> 00:23:22.579 Now that 00:23:22.579 --> 00:23:23.620 is a good 00:23:23.620 --> 00:23:24.140 kind of 00:23:24.140 --> 00:23:24.519 peace. 00:23:25.259 --> 00:23:25.759 But that's 00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:26.460 not the 00:23:26.460 --> 00:23:27.059 peace that 00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:27.680 Horatio 00:23:27.680 --> 00:23:28.339 Spafford 00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:30.180 felt when 00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:30.900 he wrote 00:23:30.900 --> 00:23:31.860 it is well 00:23:31.860 --> 00:23:32.360 with my 00:23:32.360 --> 00:23:32.779 soul. 00:23:34.759 --> 00:23:35.200 As he 00:23:35.200 --> 00:23:35.759 wrote that 00:23:35.759 --> 00:23:36.019 in the 00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:36.759 aftermath of 00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:37.480 losing five 00:23:37.480 --> 00:23:38.000 children, 00:23:38.700 --> 00:23:39.180 the peace 00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:40.000 he felt, 00:23:40.860 --> 00:23:41.440 the peace 00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:41.980 that Jesus 00:23:41.980 --> 00:23:43.059 gives is 00:23:43.059 --> 00:23:43.920 different. 00:23:46.120 --> 00:23:46.700 Jesus does 00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:47.420 not give 00:23:47.420 --> 00:23:48.019 peace like 00:23:48.019 --> 00:23:48.420 the world. 00:23:48.539 --> 00:23:48.920 He gives 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:49.539 peace that 00:23:49.539 --> 00:23:50.240 transcends 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:51.100 understanding. 00:23:52.120 --> 00:23:52.600 Peace that 00:23:52.600 --> 00:23:54.140 coexists with 00:23:54.140 --> 00:23:54.720 suffering. 00:23:57.100 --> 00:23:57.920 Don Carson 00:23:57.920 --> 00:23:58.640 puts it like 00:23:58.640 --> 00:23:59.059 this. 00:24:00.080 --> 00:24:00.980 This peace 00:24:00.980 --> 00:24:02.200 is no 00:24:02.200 --> 00:24:03.000 escape from 00:24:03.000 --> 00:24:03.500 reality, 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.940 but a 00:24:04.940 --> 00:24:05.720 courageous 00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:06.580 serenity, 00:24:06.779 --> 00:24:07.460 even in the 00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:07.920 midst of 00:24:07.920 --> 00:24:08.320 troubles. 00:24:10.340 --> 00:24:11.100 Some people 00:24:11.099 --> 00:24:11.659 don't want 00:24:11.659 --> 00:24:12.219 this kind 00:24:12.219 --> 00:24:12.779 of peace 00:24:12.779 --> 00:24:14.819 because the 00:24:14.819 --> 00:24:15.339 peace that 00:24:15.339 --> 00:24:16.019 Jesus gives 00:24:16.019 --> 00:24:17.240 doesn't remove 00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:17.619 trouble. 00:24:18.500 --> 00:24:19.219 It's for 00:24:19.219 --> 00:24:19.699 those who 00:24:19.699 --> 00:24:20.599 are troubled. 00:24:22.199 --> 00:24:23.079 The peace 00:24:23.079 --> 00:24:23.559 that Jesus 00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:24.399 gives is the 00:24:24.399 --> 00:24:24.879 peace that 00:24:24.879 --> 00:24:25.439 comes from 00:24:25.439 --> 00:24:26.399 knowing that 00:24:26.399 --> 00:24:27.119 Jesus has 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:27.799 prepared a 00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:28.480 place in 00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:29.039 heaven for 00:24:29.039 --> 00:24:29.240 you. 00:24:29.980 --> 00:24:30.639 We don't 00:24:30.639 --> 00:24:31.199 earn our 00:24:31.199 --> 00:24:31.759 place in 00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:31.980 heaven. 00:24:32.619 --> 00:24:33.339 We don't 00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:34.159 work for 00:24:34.159 --> 00:24:34.359 it. 00:24:35.179 --> 00:24:35.699 Jesus has 00:24:35.699 --> 00:24:36.819 freely given 00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.039 it. 00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:38.639 Jesus 00:24:38.639 --> 00:24:39.419 promises 00:24:39.420 --> 00:24:41.160 us that 00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:41.560 we can 00:24:41.560 --> 00:24:42.380 have hope. 00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:44.000 We can 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:44.160 have 00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:44.880 assurance. 00:24:46.259 --> 00:24:46.660 Faith in 00:24:46.660 --> 00:24:47.279 Jesus means 00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:48.539 life forever. 00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:51.600 This is a 00:24:51.600 --> 00:24:52.259 promise of 00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:52.660 peace that 00:24:52.660 --> 00:24:53.320 goes beyond 00:24:53.320 --> 00:24:53.680 our 00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:54.440 circumstances. 00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:55.560 No matter 00:24:55.560 --> 00:24:56.840 what happens 00:24:56.840 --> 00:24:57.580 in an 00:24:57.580 --> 00:24:58.740 uncertain life, 00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.759 we can have 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:00.640 absolute 00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:01.759 certainty in 00:25:01.759 --> 00:25:02.340 the future. 00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:03.860 Jesus has 00:25:03.860 --> 00:25:04.779 prepared a 00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:05.340 place for 00:25:05.340 --> 00:25:05.680 us. 00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:10.200 peace of 00:25:10.200 --> 00:25:10.700 knowing that 00:25:10.700 --> 00:25:11.200 we have the 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:11.940 Holy Spirit 00:25:11.940 --> 00:25:12.560 in us. 00:25:13.660 --> 00:25:14.060 He will 00:25:14.060 --> 00:25:14.880 not let us 00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:15.480 forget his 00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:15.960 words. 00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:16.940 He will 00:25:16.940 --> 00:25:17.759 teach us 00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:18.420 and grant 00:25:18.420 --> 00:25:19.340 understanding 00:25:19.340 --> 00:25:20.000 so that we 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:20.759 might have 00:25:20.759 --> 00:25:21.380 salvation. 00:25:22.539 --> 00:25:22.980 He will 00:25:22.980 --> 00:25:23.840 remind us 00:25:23.840 --> 00:25:24.500 these promises 00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:25.200 again and 00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:25.940 again through 00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:27.160 his word of 00:25:27.160 --> 00:25:28.100 our certain 00:25:28.100 --> 00:25:29.140 hope in 00:25:29.140 --> 00:25:29.440 him. 00:25:30.100 --> 00:25:31.180 That is a 00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:31.740 promise. 00:25:32.700 --> 00:25:33.420 A disciple 00:25:33.420 --> 00:25:33.960 of Jesus 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:34.759 will be held 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:36.259 firm all 00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:37.019 their days. 00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.420 A disciple 00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:39.059 gets to 00:25:39.059 --> 00:25:40.440 live in 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:41.720 faith and 00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:42.740 trust for 00:25:42.740 --> 00:25:43.259 the rest of 00:25:43.259 --> 00:25:43.839 their lives. 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:46.599 So as we 00:25:46.599 --> 00:25:48.220 go out into 00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:48.720 the rest of 00:25:48.720 --> 00:25:49.319 our lives, 00:25:49.400 --> 00:25:49.960 into morning 00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:51.619 tea, I'd 00:25:51.619 --> 00:25:52.400 really like to 00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:53.000 challenge you. 00:25:54.259 --> 00:25:55.279 Let's explore 00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:56.559 this question 00:25:56.559 --> 00:25:57.140 together. 00:25:58.539 --> 00:25:59.180 How will 00:25:59.180 --> 00:25:59.940 the promise 00:25:59.940 --> 00:26:01.019 of the Holy 00:26:01.019 --> 00:26:01.920 Spirit's 00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:03.460 presence and 00:26:03.460 --> 00:26:03.720 of an 00:26:03.720 --> 00:26:04.480 eternal home 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:06.000 change the 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:06.500 way you 00:26:06.500 --> 00:26:07.279 live now? 00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:10.799 Let's anchor 00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:11.819 our lives on 00:26:11.819 --> 00:26:12.519 these promises. 00:26:13.559 --> 00:26:13.980 Let them 00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.880 shape us, 00:26:15.319 --> 00:26:15.839 change us, 00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:16.759 transform the 00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:17.539 way we live 00:26:17.539 --> 00:26:18.180 our lives. 00:26:19.319 --> 00:26:19.640 They're 00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:20.759 promises of 00:26:20.759 --> 00:26:22.420 peace for 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:23.000 a troubled 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:23.559 disciple. 00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:23.700 Amen. 00:26:23.700 --> 00:26:23.759 Amen. 00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:23.799 Amen. 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:23.839 Amen. 00:26:23.839 --> 00:26:23.860 Amen. 00:26:23.860 --> 00:26:23.900 Amen. 00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:23.940 Amen. 00:26:23.940 --> 00:26:24.299 Amen. 00:26:24.299 --> 00:26:24.339 Amen. 00:26:24.339 --> 00:26:24.440 Amen. 00:26:24.440 --> 00:26:24.500 Amen. 00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:24.539 Amen. 00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:24.559 Amen. 00:26:24.559 --> 00:26:24.599 Amen. 00:26:24.599 --> 00:26:24.640 Amen. 00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:25.700 Amen. 00:26:25.700 --> 00:26:25.740 Amen.