Week 16 of 21 · John 16 · Thursday March 4
Sorrow Turned into Joy
It is better for the disciples that Jesus goes away, because then the Helper comes to convict the world and guide them into all the truth about Christ. Their grief at the cross will be turned into a joy no one can take away. In the world they will have tribulation, but in Him they have peace, because He has overcome the world.
“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”John 16:33
MondayRead John 16 twice and mark itMon Mar 1
TuesdayStudy notes and the Observe questionsTue Mar 2
WednesdayInterpret, Weigh the Teachers and ApplyWed Mar 3
Thursday eveningTogether: the film, the worksheet, prayerThu Mar 4
Season 5, Episode 1 · “Entry” (opening scene)“A little while, and you will see Me no longer” through “I have overcome the world” (16:16–33).
Read it against John 16
- Only 16:16–33 is staged. The Spirit convicting the world (16:7–15) is not.
- The opening scenes of Season 5 run backward from episode to episode. Note where this one falls in John’s order.
The Chosen is a drama, not Scripture. Watch it to picture the people and places, then test every scene by the text — “examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11). God’s Word is the truth; where the film differs, the Word wins.