Hated by the World (John 15:18-16:4)

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By way of introduction: When you know there is a feeling of people being against you, even hate, how does that make you feel? What is your natural response?

Read John 15:18 - 16:4

1. In this section of monologue of Jesus speaking, he tells us his intent of why he is speaking about these things - what does he want for us?

2. The context of these words of Jesus to his disciples is that he has been talking about love (15:17) and now turns to the subject of hate. Why does Jesus say these things to his disciples? (16:1)

3. Jesus quotes something in his monologue, where is this quote from and how does it help us understand Christ and apply to us?

4. Jesus speaks about the Holy Spirit here, and gives the Spirit a particular title. What does the Holy Spirit do, and why does he do this?

5. What difference does it make for our response to hate, that Jesus went into hate itself to change everything at the cross?

Pray for our church to have a Christ-shaped, Spirit-empowered supernatural response and ministry to a hateful world.

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