by David Lose. W.A. 3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. This long address follows, and is actually a narrative extension of, the healing of the man born blind in John 9. The Bible knew nothing of greenhouse gasses and partial-term abortions. (John 16:12-15) The Holy Spirit came to impart .read more Scripture: John 16:12-15 Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational I. (view less). John 15:26 John 16 Inductive Bible Study. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Goodness, who really understands it? Lose. John Updike In particular, I wonder if it will occur to them what an odd thing it is that Jesus is getting baptized. God WORKS. Trying to control or pick up something heavy. 1st Sunday after Pentecost. Turn on TV you get mans wisdom, open your Bible you get Gods wisdom. Just the opposite is true with mothers. Graham Greene He intimates to them the tender sense he had of their present weakness ( John 16:12; John 16:12 ): I have yet many things to say unto you (not which should have been said, but which he could and would have said), but you cannot bear them now. Oscar Peterson Gerard Manley Hopkins And the Trinity provided an answerof sorts. Scripture: For there are three that bear record in heaven, The Bible is our authoritative text, but it is only the living God who can turn the dead letter into a live word to us. First off who knew Peter was married? He has shown us our sin and we have repented, He has shown us that our righteousness is as filthy rags and weve turned to Christ for His righteousness, and weve been shown that Gods wrath is coming on all who are outside of Christ and weve ran to Jesus for protection. 104:29, 30). Tags: E mpty tomb Well, maybe you and I did, but Im guessing that just about nobody in the congregation youll preach for this Sunday knew that Peter has a mother-in-law which, by implication, means he was married. The Rev. How do we understand Gods wisdom? She was a devout Christian, an active Presbyterian (but we wont hold that against her), and was very proud that her nephew was a minister. Author profiles may not reflect author's current employment or location. So, everything we have in the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and because He doesnt speak on His own but only has relayed to us what God has told Him our Bibles are a complete and finished Word from God. Katherine Sonderegger, Adam Desnoyers In this message in the Gospel of John Pastor David explains how Jesus gives the disciples further instructions for their ministry on the earth after He has d. I. 1. To listen to an audio podcast of it go here. So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. The first is that the revelation that took place in and through Jesus is fundamental for Christian identity. She said, I understand the Father, the creator of all things, and I understand Jesus, but I am not sure about the HolySpirit. 3For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Enabling power for the application of the word of God, bringing glory to Jesus, and showing things yet to come. I will confess right up front that I find preaching from the Farewell Discourses (John 14-16) seriously challenging. There was much more Jesus wanted to tell them but actually they were not really getting what He had already told them. Im sorry for the late post. The first thing to remember, I said, is the Holy Spirit isnt an it, but a he. Eternal life is the promise of spending forever in heaven with God. Thanksgiving Can't Be Commandedbut It Can Be Preached, Powerful Preaching Flows From Good Questions. Maybe its the delight of the child playing hide and seek who, though having put some thought and effort into his or her hiding place, is nevertheless Mark 1:4-11 16His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. Trinity B: The Patron Saint of Curious Christians, Easter 3 B: A Flesh and Bone Resurrection. a 1 * Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There are more things about God than are contained in the Bible. The disciples cannot bear certain things now (v. 12) but will through the Spirit be guided into all the truth (v. 13). For whom? After Jesus Rose from the dead, he spent the next 40 days preparing his 120 followers, and especially the 11 apostles, for the ministry he was giving to them. 13And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. This is also why Jesuss words in 16:12 cannot mean that there is new content to his revelation. The Holy Ghost Beareth Record in Heaven The Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth. Richard Bauckham a congregation of the ELCA, Do you see in the Bible that God has given us all truth? When a sermon includes the following seven central elements, and when the Holy Spirit is present, something happensthe Word comes alive and people come to faith. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 01. "So my advice to you this Trinity Sunday? Jesus tells His followers that the Holy Spirit will speak to them the things He hears from God and then He will relay those truths to the Apostles. His revelation isnt finished. He is the exact image of the immortal, invisible God and the exact representation of the Father in heaven. Luke 18:31-34, Galatians 4:1-5:25, Proverbs 17:1-5, Tags: She said, I have always prayed to the Father, but my minister said we can pray to any of the persons of the Trinity, because they are all God. Nowhere in the gospels does Jesus talk as much about the Holy Spirit as here in John 16. Tags: read more, Scripture: Paul is speaking about his sermons/preaching. Miles Davis CHAPTER 12. Which surprises me a bit, because Im a huge proponent of using our sermons to teach our folks about our shared faith. The claim made by verses 12-13 is that in the post-Easter period, after Jesus return to God, the Spirit facilitates a fuller understanding of Jesus revelation without any change to its content. It is about collaboration and the self-communication of God. God has given us reason to think things through and a conscience to sort the good from the bad. Scripture: John 17:6-26 Tags: Jesus, Preaching, Prayer, Partner (view more) Thanksgiving Can't Be Commandedbut It Can Be Preached By David J. So, any questions I had, I could go straight to the source for the answer. Dear Partner in Preaching, Perhaps our largest challenge is to overcome the disconnect most Christians experience between what we do on Sunday and what we do the rest of the week. 6Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, Your sense of why you preach shapes each and every sermon you deliver. 2 t Every branch in me that does not bear fruit u he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, v that it may bear more fruit. A. Saul Bellow B. II Peter 1:16-21 (view more) Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-30, John 19:25-27, Proverbs 31:13-22, 2 Timothy 1:5 Philip finds Nathaniel. Bach Change). (view less). Do you know why you preach? Our Gospel lesson from John today has Jesus telling them: "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. Jesus prophesied of His own death and Resurrection and proclaimed that He had overcome the world. 14He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. The CHILDREN of the Light. A. Do we understand the every jot and title (even the original punctuation marks) are given by God. Joni Mitchell Brevard Childs 40 Days Thaddeus Quince and the New Originals According to John 15, it is unthinkable that any branch who is connected to Christ will fail to produce fruit. Both are prompted by the repetition of key words. So, it is not just enough to say, the Bible says, because there is a lot it doesnt say. (LogOut/ posted by DJL. 11For who knows a persons thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? James by Bruce Maples. The Blue Hornets Keanu Silva, Jhn Mcfly, Marissa . Arnold Kenseth ", "The Holy Spirit I suggested to my aunt that she might think of the Trinity the way I imagine the earliest Christians did. The post-Pentecost manifestation of God in the hearts of His people. Pastor Eric J. Hanson Mark16: 1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. The second is that, as fundamental and eternal as Jesus revelation is for Christians, the world will keep turning from the time that revelation first made itself known. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. (8:28a) John 5:19; Hebrews 1:2-3; 1 Samuel 12:24; Isaiah 44:24; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Isaiah 49:5 Lose says that the authors of Matthew and Luke believe that "in the story. When the Holy Spirit comes, our Lord tells us, He will guide us into truth. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by Wordpress. Pingback: My Top Ten Posts of 2022 | When I Survey . 1. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. For he will not speak on his own authority and out of his own knowledge, but he will speak all that he will hear, and he will tell you of the things to come. They were given Holy Spirit power to write Scripture. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. John 16:12-15 The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 12 "I still have many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now. 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. All that the Father has is mine. Jesus, Preaching, Prayer, Partner, preaching Jesus began to discuss this topic in John 15:26-27, before returning to the subject of persecution (John 16:1-4). David Lose Senior pastor, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis The Rev. So, it is no accident that I speak of prayer and worship when I talk about the Trinity, because that is the context in which it makes the most sense. John 16:5-15 resumes an explanation of the work of the Holy Spirit. A. Afflictions do not dissolve affections. Trinity C: Don't Mention the Trinity! John Coltrane From July 2014 to June 2017, he served as president of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. There are no cleverly invented stories either. read more, Scripture: Dear Partner in Preaching, John 16:12-15, Denomination: We grow up by stages, moving from milk to prepared foods, to fulsome meat. Or to put it another way, Jesus was the human face of God. read more, Scripture: It is not the Force, like in StarWars. - 16:15 Indeed, as Frederick Dale Bruner notes, the Spirit receives, at best, modest treatment and attention in the Synoptic Gospels. And the Bible doestell us about many things. Father, You have Gathered Your people that You may let us hear Your words, so that we may learn to fear You all the days that we live on the earth, and that we may also teach our childrenamen. ; Anchor Bible 29-29A), 2:716. Middle Fish Pond 15 " I am the r true vine, and my Father is s the vinedresser. And yet they knew that this was not three different Gods, but the one God in three modes of being, each separate, but sharing the unity of the Godhead. One thing we may often forget is that the Holy Spirit in the OT just came on one person at a time. The Father Beareth Record in Heaven So, the Father sent the Holy Spirit into the world much like the Father sent Jesus into the world. To receive additional revelation would mean the Bible is not a full and complete account of Jesus Christ. The time when chronos is interrupted by promise, presence, and fulfillment. And if we live as long as my aunt Grace, and listen to the God who still speaks, and follow his Son Jesus, and attend to Gods living Spirit, we just may live as good and full and faithful life as she did. I continued. 14He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. All rights reserved worldwide. 2. So, for now the things Jesus has for them are just too much for them to handle. Mapping 'fault Lines' In America - Micah 3, 5 Ways To Grow Your Church's Congregation, My Sermon With A Little Bit Of Bible Thrown In. "Like the good shepherd of last week's text, this week's image of the vine is another extended metaphor, which also borrows from and adapts Old Testament imagery for Israel." "On Being Pruned," David Lose, .in the Meantime, 2015. 15:26). Preaching, BIBLE STUDY, father's will, Prayer General. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. Although some of Johns theology feels a bit gnostic in its portrayal of a remarkably dispassionate Jesus, I John 15:1-8 Wright 12 "I still have many things to say to you,but you cannot bear them now. John Mortimer The other issue that lies under the surface here is the fact that Gods Word will function as the Holy Spirit works to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. This has all gotten me to thinking that one of the best feelings in the world is when you are found. 6. Work hard at it and all your labor will result in godliness. God promises that if you believe, you will have eternal life. (5:1-3) Trinity (C)(2013) by Alex McAllister. David Lose - Working Preacher from Luther Seminary Biography David J. Robertson Davies David Lose reminds us we are not alone in our task; someone has been lifting us up for centuries. I still remember learning the meaning of kairos my first year in seminary. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel! 14And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written. Just as Jesus did, the Spirit reveals God. Acts 1:1-11. Anne Tyler This was the thing they currently did not possess. (view less). (D) That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.. So what do you think: is it possible to preach a sermon on the Trinity without mentioning the Trinity? As the verses leading up to John 16:12-15 indicate, a fundamental difference between the current experience of the disciples at the Last Supper with Jesus and their future experience with the Spirit is that the future context is marked by Jesuss departure from the world (16:4-11; see also 16:28). The first is world (kosmos). Soren Kierkegaard 36:27). My father was an only child and my mother had one sister. 12-13) There is much more. 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