Women of Grace Spring Semester ‘04

With the Master in the Upper Room

Homework for Lesson Twenty: John 16:16-24

Sorrow Turned to Joy!

Your Homework is Not Only to Sharpen Your Understanding of the Bible but a Ministry to Others in Your Small Groups! Be Faithful to Give Careful Thought to Each Answer with the Expectation of Sharing with Others What You have Discovered.

 

Memory Work-John 16:22

 

1. (a) Read John 16. What did Jesus say that caused the disciples to have sorrow, and what joy can be found in each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) What does Christ mean in verse 20 that their sorrow would be turned into joy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. (a) In John 16:17, 18, the disciples did not understand what Jesus meant in verse 16. Look up the following passages to see what else the disciples had difficulty understanding.

John 12:12-16

 

 

 

John14:5

 

 

 

John 14:22

 

 

 

Mark 9:9,10

 

 

 

Luke 9:44,45

 

 

 

Luke 18:31-34

 

 

 

(b) What lessons do you learn for your own life from these passages?

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Read Psalm 139.

(a) What does this Psalm tell you about God's omniscience?

 

 

 

 

 

(b) How does this correlate with John 16:19?

 

 

 

 

 

(c) Why do we try to hide things from God when He sees all and knows all?

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d) Analyze your thoughts and prayers this week. Are you honest with God in your thoughts and prayers, or do you try to hide from Him?

 

 

 

 

 

4. (a) Choose someone from the Scriptures who had sorrow, and yet their sorrow was turned into joy. What can you learn from his/her example about sorrow being turned to joy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) How does this give you hope?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. (a) What illustration does Jesus use in 16:21 to explain to the disciples that their sorrow would be turned into joy?

 

 

 

 

(b) Why do you think Christ uses this particular illustration?

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. (a) What are you currently sorrowing over?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) How do you see God using this current sorrow in your life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) What joy do you see in the sorrow?

 

 

 

 

 

7. Is your heart sorrowful over anything? Write your need in the form of a prayer request for your partner.

 

 

 

 

 

Come with a request so that we might pray for you.