Sermons from the Divine Service

4/26/2026 - Easter 4 (John 16:16–22)

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (Waterville, ME)

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Those Who Wait on the Lord Shall Rejoice. The people of God are pilgrims and sojourners in this world, looking ahead to a destination yet to come (1 Peter 2:11–20). Though we are now children of God, the fullness of what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We are those who wait on the Lord. Jesus tells us that the wait is just a little while. “A little while, and you will see Me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see Me” (John 16:16). Though you must experience sorrow for a time, though you must live as strangers in a world that is at enmity with Christ, yet your sorrow will be turned to joy when He returns. “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31). The little while of weeping shall be replaced with an eternity of rejoicing in the presence of Christ the crucified and risen Savior. “And no one will take your joy from you” (John 16:22).