John 12:20-36
Intro Questions
Greeks Ask to See Jesus
John 12:20–50
20Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks.
21So they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and
requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”
22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told
Jesus. 23Jesus replied to them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
24“I assure you: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself. But if it
dies, it produces a large crop. 25The one who loves his life will
lose it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal
life. 26If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My
servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
27“Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But that is
why I came to this hour. 28aFather, glorify Your name!”
28bThen a voice came from heaven:
“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”
29The crowd standing there heard it and said it was thunder. Others
said, “An angel has spoken to Him!”
30Jesus responded, “This voice came, not for Me, but for you. 31Now
is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32As
for Me, if I am lifted up from the
earth I will draw all people to Myself.” 33He said this to signify
what kind of death He was about to die.
34Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the law that the
Messiah would remain forever. So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be
lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
35Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk
while you have the light, so that
darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where
he’s going. 36While you have the light, believe in the light, so
that you may become sons of light.” Jesus said this, then went away and hid
from them.[1]
[1] Knight, G. W. (2001). A simplified harmony of the Gospels (pp. 186–187). Holman Bible Publishers.
- God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
- We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
- I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
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Title: The Easy Option by Ken Jones
v Ken has recently been studying John
Ø Begin with the End in Mind
§ Stephen Covey = The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People
Ø
Things that we
dread
§
Surgery, debt,
etc.
Ø Stay the course
Text: John 12:27-29
27 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this
hour’? No, it was for this
very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!”
Then a voice
came from heaven, “I have
glorified it, and will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd
that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had
spoken to him.
Summarize the
main theme/story: Describe the
events of the story in your own words.
·
Review and retell the story.
Reflections
for applications:
v "Now my soul is troubled...”
v “...and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour?’”
o
“Easy Option”
(Shall I quit?)
v This very reason
v Encouragement
o Moses
o
Elijah
Digging Questions:
·
How is your faith?
·
What do these biblical texts tell you
about God and His nature?
·
What is God calling us to do?
Take Away Challenges
·
What has the
Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will you apply it to your life
this week?
·
Whom do you
know who needs to hear this?
·
What is God bringing to your attention
in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or actions need to be addressed or
changed?
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Comments about some details:
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