Sermon: John 16:1-4a

Pastor Mike Johnson

What stands out to you in this passage and why?

How do you think knowing what Jesus shared in the prior chapter is helpful in keeping the disciples (and us) from “falling away”? (Read John 15:18-27 for context)

This passage speaks of a time when Jesus’ followers would be rejected and hated by the world—even in their own communities—because of Christ’s sake. Have you ever experienced something like this? What truths have helped you to persevere?

Verse 2 describes people like those in Isaiah 5:20: they “call evil good and good evil.” Why do they do that? How do we discern what is good and what is evil?

How can we as a Faith Group be praying for one another to persevere in the Lord this week?