The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel

Part Two: The Way of the Cross [ch 12-21]

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel [John 12:20-36]

John 12:20-22 20

Now among those who went up to worship 21 at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, "Sir, we wish to see 22 Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus.

John 12:23-24 23

And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

John 12:25-26 25

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for 26 eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also.

If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 12:27-28 27

"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.

28 Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."

John 12:29-30 29

The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, "An 30 angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not mine.

John 12:31-33 31

Now is the judgment of this world; now will 32 the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw 33 all people to myself." He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die.

John 12:34 34

So the crowd answered him, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

John 12:35-36 35

So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.“ When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Life by Losing It (v. 20-26) • Finding Purpose in Glorifying God (v. 27-36)

Mark 11:17 Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'?

John 10:16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.

John 11:51-52 51

He prophesied that Jesus would die for the 52 nation, and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Life by Losing It (v. 20-26) - Jesus’ “hour” had come

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Jesus' “Hour / Time”

“My hour has not yet come”

“The hour has come”

2:4 7:6,8,30 8:20

12:23,27 13:1 16:32 17:1

John 2:4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come."

John 7:30 So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Life by Losing It (v. 20-26) - Jesus’ “hour” had come

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- Jesus’ story is meant to be ours

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Matthew 7:14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Life by Losing It (v. 20-26) • Finding Purpose in Glorifying God (v. 27-36)

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Purpose in Glorifying God (v. 27-36) - The reason for Jesus’ coming

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The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Purpose in Glorifying God (v. 27-36) - The reason for Jesus’ coming - The reasons for the Cross

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(31-33)

John 3:18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

The Great Cost (and Reward) of the Gospel • Finding Purpose in Glorifying God (v. 27-36) - The reason for Jesus’ coming - The reasons for the Cross - The reason for Light

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(34-36)

John 3:19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

John 12:35-36 35

So Jesus said to them, "The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.“ When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.