Lessons On Lifting Up Christ

John 12:32

Theme: Jesus teaches about death

Key verse: v.32

50 verses; 1,060 words

Grade level: 4.4

Here are the LESSONS on lifting up Christ:

I. The Person of God.

“And I”

1 Timothy 3:16 “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”

John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”

2 Corinthians 4:5 “For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.”

II. The Plan of God.

“if I be lifted up from the earth”

1 Peter 1:18–20 (KJV)

18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

III. The Power of God.

“will draw all men unto me”

Titus 2:11 “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,”

John 6:44 “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”