Easter 4 May 8, 2022 The Sunday of Joy
Easter 4
John 16:16-22
May 8, 2022
“And No One Will Take Your Joy From You”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Jesus makes a really big promise to His disciples today and also to us in the Gospel reading. Here it is: “I will see you again (that’s on Easter and afterward)…I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” Look at that promise. That’s huge. That’s a promise you can all go home with today and keep for the rest of your life on this earth. No one will take your joy from you. Jesus rose from the dead and the disciples saw Him again just like He said they would. He’s alive. He forgives your sin and will take you to heaven. So there you go. No one will take that joy—Jesus, in a word—no one will take your joy in Jesus away from you. Do you believe that? Because if you do it’s yours. It’s your promise from Jesus for all time—a joy that no one will take away.
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