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A prisoner was attempting to escape from a tower. He found a rope in his cell that was half as long enough to permit him to reach the ground safely. He divided the rope in half, tied the two parts together, and escaped. How could he have done

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A prisoner was attempting to escape from a tower. He found a rope in his cell that was half as long enough to permit him to reach the ground safely. He divided the rope in half, tied the two parts together, and escaped. How could he have done this?

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John 16:1-4 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor

  • me. But I have said these things to you, that when their

hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.”

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John 16:1-4 I’ve told you these things to prepare you for rough times

  • ahead. They are going to throw you out of the meeting
  • places. There will even come a time when anyone who

kills you will think he’s doing God a favor. They will do these things because they never really understood the

  • Father. I’ve told you these things so that when the time

comes and they start in on you, you’ll be well-warned and ready for them.

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John 16:1-4 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor

  • me. But I have said these things to you, that when their

hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.”

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Misjudged on our views Being ignored Seen as “perfect” Seen as boring Availability on Sundays Seen as soft and taken advantage of Not one of the gang Seen as old-fashioned and irrelevant

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To trust God when times are tough? To step out in faith? To share the gospel? To tackle questions? To share our testimony? To love those who persecute us? To believe in God’s view of us? For our faith to be inconvenient? To face challenges with those we love?

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John 16:4-6 “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

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John 16:4-6 “I didn’t tell you this earlier because I was with you every

  • day. But now I am on my way to the One who sent me.

Not one of you has asked, ‘Where are you going?’ Instead, the longer I’ve talked, the sadder you’ve become.”

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A prisoner was attempting to escape from a

  • tower. He found a rope in his cell that was

half as long enough to permit him to reach the ground safely. He divided the rope in half, tied the two parts together, and

  • escaped. How could he have done this?
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SORROW has filled your heart

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