The Advocate

Our Gospel reading today records Jesus speaking to His disciples about what is to come. He’s preparing them for His departure, that is, His arrest, crucifixion, resurrection, and ultimately, His ascension. And in the middle of this emotional farewell, Jesus says something that must have sounded absolutely strange to them: “It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you.”

Find out more in this sermon from St. John's Lutheran Church of Oakes, ND!