Confident in the Advocate

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In the old tales, if they were sending people out on a quest, they always gave them special gifts with special powers. That’s what Jesus is doing in John 14—he’s sending his disciples (us) out into the world. The night before he dies, Jesus is giving mighty gifts with special powers to his disciples and to us. And of all the gifts that he gives, the greatest gift possible is this one: the Holy Spirit. Let’s see what we learn in this passage about 1) who the Spirit is, 2) what the Spirit does, and 3) why the Spirit can do it. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 5, 2017. Series: Jesus, Mission, and Glory: New Confidence. Scripture: John 14:16-26. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.9	What keeps your faith from unraveling when trouble comes your way?
0:10.1	On the night before his crucifixion, Jesus told his disciples to not let their hearts be afraid.
0:16.0	Today, Tim Keller shows us how Jesus offers a new kind of confidence that is rooted in something far more secure
0:22.8	than our circumstances.
0:31.9	The reading for today is taken from the book of John chapter 14, verses 16 through 26.
0:41.0	And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you
0:47.3	forever, the spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows him, but you know him,
0:58.3	for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you.
1:08.3	Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live,
1:16.1	you also will live. On that day, you will realize that I am in my father, and you are in me,
1:24.1	and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who
1:33.0	loves me will be loved by my father and I too will love them and show myself to them.
1:41.3	Then Judas, not Judas Ascariot, said,
1:45.1	But Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?
1:52.0	Jesus replied,
1:54.2	Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.
1:58.5	My father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them.
2:02.6	Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.
2:07.6	These words you hear are not my own.
2:11.6	They belong to the father who sent me.
2:15.6	All this I have spoken while still with you, but the advocate,
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