Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Gospel of John - John 12

 Homiletics                                                                Study: Gospel of John                               

Lesson     16                                                              Passage:    John 12

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Anointed Jesus receives Love and Hosannas (John 12:1-19)

1. Bethany dinner Mary lavishly anoints Jesus with expensive perfume (1-3)

2. Judas selfishly asks why perfume not sold to feed the poor (4-6)

3. Jesus tells Judas to leave her alone; poor always with us but not me (7-8)  

4. Large crowd forms to see Jesus and Lazarus; chief priest plot to kill both because of Jewish belief (9-11)

5. Great crowd form next day taking palm branches shouting Hosanna as Jesus rides in on donkey (12-15)

6. Disciples realized, after Jesus glorified, that He fulfilled scripture (16)

7. Crowd spreads word and many come to meet Jesus (17-18)

8. Pharisees realize in frustration that the world is going after Jesus (19)

 

Jesus Hour has come to be Glorified (John 12:20-36)

1. Greeks approach Philip and request to see Jesus; he tells Jesus (20-22)

2. Jesus replies that the hour as come (23)  

3. Jesus tells of a single seed dyeing producing many seeds (24)

4. Jesus say that loving life in world loses, hating life in world gains eternal life; Father honors those who serve Him (25-26)

5. Jesus’ soul troubled in hour; voice heard from heaven (27-30)

6. Jesus declares now is the time for judgment; prince of world driven out and Jesus lifted up (31-33)

7. Crowd questions… who is Son of Man and forever presence of Messiah (34)

8. Jesus shares that light only a little longer, believe and become children of light (35-36)

Hour for Judgment and Belief (John 12:37-50)

1. Failure to believe fulfills prophecy in Isaiah (37-41)

a. Eyes blinded – don’t see

b. Hardened hearts – don’t understand

c. Don’t turn – can’t be healed

2. Many among leaders believed but didn’t openly acknowledge for fear of being put out of Synagogue (42-43)

3. Jesus cries out “those who believe in me also believe in the one who sent me (44-45)

4. Jesus shares “He came in to the world as light, believers aren’t in darkness (46)

5. Those who hear Jesus words; those words will condemn them in last day (47-48)

6. Jesus spoken words commanded by Father and told me to say which leads to eternal life (49-50)

 

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Anointed Jesus receives Love and Hosannas

John 12:1-19

Jesus Hour has come to be Glorified

John 12:20-36

Hour for Judgment and Belief

John 12:37-50

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Jesus lavishly anointed, entry hosannas with judgment hour and belief.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT the light coming to the world is Jesus calling on those who believe to lavishly love and boldly believe.  

Specific Application Questions

How do you lavishly love Jesus?  How is it visible in your life?

Who is the Son of Man in your life?  In what ways are you called to share His light to the world?

What words of Jesus convict you to boldly proclaim your faith in uncomfortable circumstances?

Principles to Remember                                                                                                                                           

Our love for Jesus needs to be lavishly proclaimed

We need to die to self and declare Jesus’ light to others

Jesus’ words are wonderful words of life

Characteristic of God

Light of the World

Theme

Our commitment to Jesus needs to be lavishly and boldly proclaimed in a world filled with darkness.

 

 

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