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A Brighter Future

Text: John 16: 26 - 27

A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Jesus looked forward to a brighter future for His Disciples. They were obviously struggling still. They were not very prayerful. They were filled with sorrow. They did not fully understand Jesus. But the future would be lots stronger.

“In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you; for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from God.” 

John 16:26-27

1. “In that day you will ask in My name”

a. Jesus looked forward to the time when the Disciples would be more prayerful.

b. They would have grown in their faith and knowledge of how to pray in Jesus’ name.

c. Their prayer life would have become more significant.

2. “And I do not say to you that I shall pray the Father for you”

a. Jesus would no longer pray for them with a great sense of concern for their immaturity.

b. When the Disciples have become more spiritually mature, they would be able to pray meaningfully on their own.

3. “For the Father Himself loves you”

a. The Father’s love

i. There is an intrinsic love that He has for everyone.

ii. There is a special love too.

iii. This reference is to a special sense of love for the Disciples.

b. Jesus delighted in this truth that would take place one day.

4. “Because you have loved Me”

a. This was the reason why God would especially love the Disciples.

b. Because the Disciples had truly learned to love Jesus.

5. “And have believed that I came forth from God”

a. This was a very basic truth.

b. The Disciples had understood that Jesus was not an ordinary Human.

c. He had indeed come from God.

d. The Father had sent Him to be the Messiah.

e. Jesus was truly and fully Son of God and Son of Man.

经文：约翰福音 16：26-27

更明亮的未来

耶稣盼望着祂的门徒们有更明亮的未来。他们明显地还在挣扎。他们并没有坚强的祷告生活。他们充满了忧愁。他们无法完全理解耶稣。不过，他们在未来会变得更坚定。

“到那日，你们要奉我的名祈求。我并不对你们说，我要为你们求父； 父自己爱你们，因为你们已经爱我，又信我是从父出来的。”

《约翰福音 16: 26-27》

1. “到那日，你们要奉我的名祈求”

a. 耶稣盼望门徒们有朝一日会有个更加虔诚的祷告生活

b. 他们的信心将会增长，并且更明白如何奉耶稣的名祈祷

c. 他们的祷告生活将会变得更加重大

2. “我并不对你们说，我要为你们求父”

a. 耶稣不会再因极为担忧门徒的不成熟，而为他们代求

b. 当门徒们在属灵方面变得更加成熟后，他们便能够独自有意义地祷告

3. “父自己爱你们”

a. 天父的爱

i. 祂对世人有着固有的爱

ii. 祂对世人也有特别的爱

iii. 这里所指的是天父对门徒们特别的爱

b. 耶稣对这有朝一日将会成就的真理而感到欢欣

4. “因为你们已经爱我”

a. 这是上帝特别爱门徒们的理由

b. 因为门徒们真正学会了爱耶稣

5. “又信我是从父出来的”

a. 这是个基本的真理

b. 门徒们认识到耶稣不是平凡的人

c. 祂确实从上帝出来

d. 天父差祂来成为弥赛亚

e. 耶稣真正且完全是上帝的儿子，也是人子