SAD BUT TRUE (John 16:7)

SAD BUT TRUE (John 16:7)

I. Blameless...Eze. 24:16
  A. All the above...Job 1:6-22; 2:1-7
    1. The pain...Job 19:1-24
    2. His resolve...Job 19:25-26; 27:1-5
    3. Even bigger...Eze. 14:14, 20; James 5:11
  B. Assignment of grief and more...Eze. 4:1-17; 5:1-17; 24:15-27

II. The Lamb...John 1:29
  A. No leisure...John 6:30-44; Matt. 11:25-29; John 15:15-17
  B. Difficult...Matt. 16:21-23; John 12:27-43; Luke 23:13-27
  C. Better...John 12:20-26; 16:1-15

III. Necessary...Matt. 18:7
  A. Cold!...Matt. 24:9-13
  B. Testing...Jer. 17:10; 11:20; 20:12
  C. None...John 6:35-40