Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the Word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

direct access to the Father as we pick up in John chapter 16, verse 19.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Now Jesus knew that they were

desires to ask him, and he said unto them, do you inquire among yourselves of what I said a little while

and you will not see me and yet a little while and you shall see me? Verily, verily I say unto you,

that you are going to weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.

Talking again of his crucifixion, you're going to weep, you're going to lament,

and the world around you is going to be rejoicing.

And you shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

Can you imagine the joy of Easter morning, the resurrection, and they saw the risen Lord?

Their sorrow turned into joy.

A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come. But as soon as she is delivered of the child,

she remembers no more the anguish for the joy that a man is born into the world. And so Jesus uses

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