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1. Jesus and the disciples (12:20–26)
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The request (12:20–22): Philip and Andrew tell Jesus that some Greeks desire to see him.
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The response (12:23–26): The Savior speaks of his impending death.
2. Jesus and the Father (12:27–29)
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The request (12:27–28a): Jesus asks the Father to “bring glory to your name!”
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The response (12:28b–29): The Father reassures the Son with a loud voice from heaven that is heard by the crowd that this indeed will be done.
3. Jesus and the Passover crowd (12:30–50)
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The first session (12:30–36)
(1) Jesus tells them both the world and Satan will soon be judged (12:30–31).
(2) He will save men by way of the cross (12:32–34).
(3) They need to accept him before it is too late (12:35–36).
Introduction
The uncertainty of our times and our wish for truth and justice.
Jesus and the Disciples ()
Jesus and the Disciples ()
The Request - () Philip and Andrew tell Jesus that some Greeks desire to see him.
The term “Greeks” could mean anyone who was not born a Jew.
Some may be what was termed “God fearers” which means they were interested in the Jewish faith but no more than that.
Others also known as “proselytes” are those who had actually been converted to Judaism.
I believe that this question is the key to understanding this whole passage.
The Response - The Saviour speaks of His impending death.
This on the face of it is a strange reply not bearing any relationship to the question.
I do believe there is an answer to this and understanding it is very important.
The key being that those asking the question are not Jews.
First let’s look at the question “we would like to see Jesus”.
Why would they want that?
After all, this Jesus has repeatedly said that he had primarily come to the Jews, and most if not all of his dealings with people had been with the Jews.
When he had first sent out the twelve he said in:
Again he says to the Syrophoenician woman
Mark 7:27
He told the woman of Samaria
John
On the other hand, Jesus had healed the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman at her request, and apparently he had gone out of his way not only to reach the woman of Samaria but also to preach to her entire town.
We must understand that Jesus was fulfilling the OT prophecies.
He knew that the prophecies foretold that after rejection by the Jews the Gentiles would be invited into the kingdom.
‘The hour has come’.
This is the key to understanding this passage, Jesus was entering this final week of his ministry and the Jews are going to reject him so this is the time for the “Greeks” or “Gentiles” to be invited into His kingdom.
We see in the book of Revelation what the people of God sing to Jesus:
If you wish to see Christ glorified, seek to help others find him.
Lead them to Jesus.
I am sure that if you do not, Jesus is still honored by your praise of him for saving you.
At least I hope you are praising him for that.
But what if you also lead others to him?
In that case, I am convinced that even your praise will be better; and, besides that, there will then be two or more voices to give him glory.
If you wish to see Christ glorified, seek to help others find him.
Lead them to Jesus.
I am sure that if you do not, Jesus is still honored by your praise of him for saving you.
At least I hope you are praising him for that.
But what if you also lead others to him?
In that case, I am convinced that even your praise will be better; and, besides that, there will then be two or more voices to give him glory.
Let’s have a closer look at verses 23-25.
Here Jesus talks of being “glorified”.
What does this mean?
Well to glorify means “to make great” and this is exactly what the Father did for the Son.
He brought Him back from the dead and seated Him at His right hand.
He glorified Him.
He made him great.
As we look at verse 24 the main analogy drawn is that of a grain of wheat being useless until it dies and then it produces more seed and from that much is produced bread and all sorts of other products.
It was only when Jesus is willing to suffer for the cause God has set before Him.
It suggests that His value is substantially less if He is unwilling to follow through on God’s will.
It is the same for us.
God has a purpose for all of us and if we refuse it and go our own way we will be sewing an eternity in hell as opposed to heaven.
We all have eternal life, the question is where do you want to spend it?
Jesus says in verse 26 that it is only those who follow Him and serve Him who will the Father honour.
Serving your own self interest isn’t an option.
Illustration - Many years back I used to regularly go and watch Middlesex play cricket.
I used to sit in the members stand for these games and wanted to become not only a member of Middlesex but also a member of the MCC.
This would mean that I could also use the lovely old pavilion at Lord’s for the test matches that England play there.
The problem was that the waiting list was years long.
Possibly even up to 20 years I would have to wait before I would be invited to become a member.
This is something like what we are seeing in today’s passage.
Up to this point only a few Gentiles had been invited into the kingdom.
But now unlike the MCC the time had come to throw open the gates and all would be accepted irrespective of your nationality or background.
Illustration - Many years back I used to regularly go and watch Middlesex play cricket.
I used to sit in the members stand for these games and wanted to become not only a member of Middlesex but also a member of the MCC.
This would mean that I could also use the lovely old pavilion at Lord’s for the test matches that England play there.
The problem was that the waiting list was years long.
Possibly even up to 20 years I would have to wait before I would be invited to become a member.
This is something like what we are seeing in today’s passage.
Up to this point only a few Gentiles had been invited into the kingdom.
But now unlike the MCC the time had come to throw open the gates and all would be accepted irrespective of your nationality or background.
Application - The time is still here.
The gates are still open.
Yet this will not always be the case.
A day is coming when Jesus will return, then it will be too late for anyone who hasn’t come to Christ for the forgiveness of their sin.
The gospel is still being preached throughout the whole world both to Gentiles and Jew alike.
The question is do you want, like those Greeks, to see Jesus?
This is a crucial question for anyone sitting here tonight.
Do you want to see Jesus?
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