We Are Chapel
From Grief to Joy – The Promise of Transformation | John 16:16–24 | Pastor Anthony Martin
Sunday Morning Worship Experience | 7.6.2025
Locations & Times
We Are Chapel
3051 Cloverdale Rd, Florence, AL 35633, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
The Pain of the In-Between
God does not let our sorrow be the final word.
God does not let our sorrow be the final word.
1. Grief Is Real, and It Matters (v.20)
- "You will weep and mourn while the world rejoices."
- Isaiah 53:4
- Psalm 34:18
“Joy isn’t the absence of sadness, but rather a deep, abiding hope that can coexist with grief.” - Tim Keller
- "You will weep and mourn while the world rejoices."
- Isaiah 53:4
- Psalm 34:18
“Joy isn’t the absence of sadness, but rather a deep, abiding hope that can coexist with grief.” - Tim Keller
2. God Transforms Grief Into Joy (v.20–22)
- The resurrection is not a reversal of death — it's the defeat of it. Your sorrow isn't wasted. God can, and will, bring something beautiful out of it.
- The resurrection is not a reversal of death — it's the defeat of it. Your sorrow isn't wasted. God can, and will, bring something beautiful out of it.
3. Joy That Cannot Be Taken Away (v.22)
“Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.” - Mother Teresa
“Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.” - Mother Teresa
4. The Power of Asking in His Name (v.23–24)
- Jesus shifts the conversation to prayer. Why? Because prayer is the lifeline between sorrow and joy.
- We are not alone in the wait.
- Jesus shifts the conversation to prayer. Why? Because prayer is the lifeline between sorrow and joy.
- We are not alone in the wait.
Hold onto Him.
Trust His timing.
Pray boldly in His name.
Trust His timing.
Pray boldly in His name.