Dr. Tom Hover
January 30, 2022
John 16:1-33
Jesus’ Sermon As He Walked From The Upper Room.
Jesus’ Sermon As He Walked From The Upper Room.
John 16: 1-33
Christ gave the disciples some powerful and choice teaching as they walked from the Upper Room to Gethsemane. This sixteenth chapter of John as well as the previous chapter are all about what Christ said to the disciples on this walk. Jesus’ Sermon here in John 16 may be divided into five major parts as follows:
I. A Sermon About The Coming Persecution John 16:1-4
1. The Communication About Persecution John 16:1
2. The Conduct of Persecution John 16:2
3. The Cause of Persecution John 16:3, Revelation 20:4, I Peter 4:12-13, Matthew 10:19-22, Hebrews 10:25-29
4. The Cognizance of Persecution John 16:4
II. A Sermon About With Comments About Leaving John 16:5–7, 16–22
1. The Declaration About the Leaving John 16:5,16
2. The Denouncing About the Leaving John 16:5
3. The Discussion About the Leaving John 16:17, 18, 19
4. The Distress About the Leaving John 16:20-22
III. A Sermon About The Comforter From God John 16:8–15
1. He will Reprove John 16:7-11
Sin. “He will reprove the world of sin … because they believe not on me” (John 16:8, 9).
Sanctity. “He will reprove the world … Of righteousness, because I go to my Father and ye see me no more” (John 16:8, 10).
Satan. “He will reprove the world … Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged” (John 16:8, 11).
2. He will Reveal John 16:12, 13, 15
3. He will Revere John 16:14 “He shall glorify me”
IV. A Sermon About Communing in Prayer John 16:23-24
1. The Practicality of Prayer John 16:23 “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name”
2. The Promise for Prayer John 16:23 “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you” James 4:2
3. The Prerequisite for Prayer John 16:23 “In my name”
4. The Performance in Prayer John 16:24 “Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name”
5. The Product From Prayer John 12:24 “Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full”
V. A Sermon With Counsel for Disciples John 16:25–33
1. The Practice of His Pedagogy John 16:25
2. The Prayer in the Future John 16:26
3. The Passion for the Believers John 16:27
4. The Plan for Christ John 16:28
5. The Profession of the Disciples John 16:29-30
6. The Predictions of the Failure John 16:31-32
7. The Peace From Christ John 16:33
