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## [Questions for Jesus:](/sermons?series=673) "What does he mean by ‘a little while’?"

John 16:16 - 16:24

September 6, 2026   
 Robert Cone

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Some questions are too painful or too frightening to say out loud. When the disciples couldn't make sense of Jesus' promise that their sorrow would soon turn to joy, he met them in their confusion and offered something greater than an explanation: a promise that even their deepest grief would not be wasted. Watch this sermon as Robert Cone explores how Christ sees the questions we cannot voice, transforms sorrow into lasting joy, and holds us fast even when our eyes are too full of tears to see him clearly.