This Sunday we continue our series on the Upper Room, and Jesus brings up the Holy Spirit yet again. Repetition in the ancient world was for emphasis, but why is he bringing up the Holy Spirit so much? As we've said throughout this series, he knows he is dying the next day and wants to equip his followers for life. But I imagine what surprised them most was his claim that they will be better off once he is gone. How can he say that? For the vast majority of Christians in history who never saw Jesus directly, this promise is incredibly important. How could life get better by Jesus' departure? How does the gift of the Holy Spirit improve our lives? Let's talk about why "We All Need Counseling" (John 16:7-16).
