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A single confusing line from Jesus can feel uncomfortably familiar: “A little while… and you will not see Me… and again a little while, and you will see Me.” When we run into words like that in the Bible, we can either shrug and move on or we can do what Pastor Carl urges us to do: ask the Lord to explain His Word and trust the Holy Spirit to be our teacher.

We walk through John 16 and slow down over the Holy Spirit’s work in the world: conviction of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We talk about why unbelief in Jesus sits at the root of sin, how true righteousness is found in Christ alone, and why the cross declares the ruler of this world guilty even before the final sentence is carried out. Along the way, we connect discipleship to real life: the pressure to compromise, the temptation to follow “my way,” and the hope that God is still changing hearts.

We also explore why God reveals truth in stages. Jesus tells the disciples they cannot bear everything at once, and we’re often the same. That leads into prophecy and discernment: prophecy is not given to stir panic or draw attention to a personality, but to point us to Jesus, because “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Finally, we land on Jesus’ promise that sorrow will turn into joy, like labor pains that give way to new life, and a joy no one can take.

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Come On Up is the radio ministry of The Mountain Cross in Waynesville North Carolina. To learn more about us please visit: TheMountainCross.com.