Introduction:
Review:
27 “ Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘ Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
28 Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven:“I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “ An angel has spoken to Him.”
30 Jesus answered and said, “ This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.
31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”
33 But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.
34 The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
35 So Jesus said to them, “ For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light
(John 12:27-36 NASB)
Theme: Six reactions to Jesus’ announcement that His hour has come so that you will understand its significance.
I. The Distress of Jesus vs. 27
II. The Prayer of Jesus vs. 28a
III. The Testimony to Jesus vv. 28b-30
IV. The Purpose of Jesus vv. 31-33
A. The Consequence of the hour is judgment vs. 31
B. The Occasion of the hour is the cross vv. 32-33
V. The Objection to Jesus vs. 34
VI. The Exhortations of Jesus vv. 35-36
Command 1: Walk vs. 35
Command 2: Believe vs. 36
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