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Shaun Rossi // The Gospel of John
Jesus Christ, the servant King, gave His life so that those who believe will find life in Him.
“12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.” 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 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.25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 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 12:12-26
Sermon OutlineI. Jesus on a Donkey: Weakness vv 12-16
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.”
— Psalm 118:26
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
— Zechariah 9:9
II. Jesus and Lazarus: Resurrection Power vv 17-19
“So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.”
— John 12:2
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.”
— Revelation 19:11
“9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
— Revelation 7:9-10
“11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 12let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.”
— Psalm 96:11-13
“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
— Isaiah 55:12
III. Jesus on the Cross: Life Through Death vv 20-26
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
— Romans 1:16
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?”
— Mark 8:35-36
jim elliot: “No Fool”
God called Jim Elliot to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. Jim was a very talented young man with many open doors to him for ministry in the United States, where he was from. When Jim said he would not be taking any of these and was leaving to spend the rest of his life sharing the love of Christ in a remote area of the Ecuadorian jungle; many called Jim a fool and said that he was wasting his life. During this time Jim wrote the following line in his journal:
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
— Jim Elliot
Not long after arriving in Ecuador Jim and four other young men died sharing the Gospel with the Auca’s. The very people they had come to share the life giving message fo the Gospel to were the ones who speared them to death.
But Jim was no fool and his life was not wasted. Jim had realised for quite some time what serving God really meant. He understood that there is nothing worth more than Jesus - not even your life.
Because Jim counted his life as worth nothing there would be soon after his death other missionaries including Jim’s widow Elizabeth, who brought the the Gospel to the Aucas, leading to great Gospel harvest among them.
“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 12:24
“We want to see Jesus”
Its common to hear the words “we want to see Jesus” spoken or sung in evangelical Christian circles today. While it can mean many things, often times it means we demand Jesus to manifest his power in our presence right now. This is to misunderstand how the phrase comes to us in Scripture and how we should relate to our Lord. The phrase quotes a request given to Jesus in todays Scripture from John 12:21 “sir we wish to see Jesus”. To understand what is meant by this phrase must be understood Jesus response to it in v 23 “And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified”. Commenting on Jesus’ response G. Campbell Morgan explains:
“Jesus said in effect, ‘These Greeks cannot see Me. There is only one way by which they may see Me, know Me, apprehend Me; and that is through the “hour” that has now come, and that is through the way of the Cross.”
— G. Campbell Morgan
SMALL GROUP STUDYIntroduction
As you think about the Triumphal Entry of Jesus, and how his entry is different than that of the worldly king or conquering general, realize that those who follow him live differently than the world. We are called to live lives of humility, and service, and genuine love for God and others. We are called to look different than the world because we follow a new kind of king.
Share an example of how you looked different, or failed to look different, on account of your Christian faith in recent weeks.
Understand the Text (20 min)1. What happens to Jesus during this last week of his life? Read John 18:12 & 39-40; John 19:1- 3, 16-18, & 40.
From the world’s perspective, is this a triumph? From a Christian’s perspective, what makes it so triumphal?
2. As Jesus enters into Jerusalem, a large crowd has come to welcome and cheer him.
What is significant about the word “Hosanna” that the crowd is shouting? What does “Hosanna” mean? Read Psalm 118:25-26.
3. What is significant about Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey? Is this how conquering kings and generals would come into Jerusalem as victors?
How does this act of riding a donkey fulfill prophecy about the Messiah? Read Zachariah 9:9-10; Genesis 49:10-11.
What does the fact that Jesus chose to ride a donkey into Jerusalem tell you about the kind of King he is?
4. John tells us that some Greeks (Gentiles) go to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and they want to see Jesus. When Jesus learns that these non-Jewish people want to see him, what does he say?
What is significant about Jesus saying, “The hour has come”? What does “his hour” refer to?
Optional dig deeper questions:
What has Jesus said about “his hour” prior to this point in the Gospel of John? Read John 2:4; 7:6 & 8.
What does Jesus say about “his hour” from this point forward in the Gospel of John? Read John 12:27; 13:1; 16:32; 17:1.
5. What does Jesus say to those who would choose to follow him and be a part of his Kingdom? Read John 12:25-26.
What does it mean to lose your life? What does it mean to serve and follow Jesus? How does this show up in the life a Christian on a day-by- day basis?
What are the promises, found in verse 26, that Jesus gives for those who choose to lose their life and follow Jesus?
Read: Verses 25-26 “25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 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 honour him.”
1. One consequence for Christians today in dealing with the influence of the profoundly individualistic culture of the West is that church always seems to be an add-on. The mindset of many seems to be, “Now I am a Christian. I better find a church and one that fits my needs.” Biblically this is a distortion since the Scriptures constantly stress the corporate nature of our salvation.
Discuss this issue of individualism in the church in relation to verses 25-26. How does being part of a local church demand we “hate our lives”?
Where are you challenged right now in living out the Christ example of service in your local church? What change might you need to make? What might might you need to die to?
When we view church as and add-on it is often one of the first things that are dropped when life gets either busy or when suffering comes. Have you witnessed or experienced this? How can we influence those who are part of our local church to view church as central and essential an not something that should be dropped?
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By United Community ChurchShaun Rossi // The Gospel of John
Jesus Christ, the servant King, gave His life so that those who believe will find life in Him.
“12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!” 16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. 17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness.18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.” 20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 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.25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 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 12:12-26
Sermon OutlineI. Jesus on a Donkey: Weakness vv 12-16
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.”
— Psalm 118:26
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
— Zechariah 9:9
II. Jesus and Lazarus: Resurrection Power vv 17-19
“So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table.”
— John 12:2
“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.”
— Revelation 19:11
“9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
— Revelation 7:9-10
“11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; 12let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy 13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.”
— Psalm 96:11-13
“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
— Isaiah 55:12
III. Jesus on the Cross: Life Through Death vv 20-26
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
— Romans 1:16
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?”
— Mark 8:35-36
jim elliot: “No Fool”
God called Jim Elliot to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. Jim was a very talented young man with many open doors to him for ministry in the United States, where he was from. When Jim said he would not be taking any of these and was leaving to spend the rest of his life sharing the love of Christ in a remote area of the Ecuadorian jungle; many called Jim a fool and said that he was wasting his life. During this time Jim wrote the following line in his journal:
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
— Jim Elliot
Not long after arriving in Ecuador Jim and four other young men died sharing the Gospel with the Auca’s. The very people they had come to share the life giving message fo the Gospel to were the ones who speared them to death.
But Jim was no fool and his life was not wasted. Jim had realised for quite some time what serving God really meant. He understood that there is nothing worth more than Jesus - not even your life.
Because Jim counted his life as worth nothing there would be soon after his death other missionaries including Jim’s widow Elizabeth, who brought the the Gospel to the Aucas, leading to great Gospel harvest among them.
“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 12:24
“We want to see Jesus”
Its common to hear the words “we want to see Jesus” spoken or sung in evangelical Christian circles today. While it can mean many things, often times it means we demand Jesus to manifest his power in our presence right now. This is to misunderstand how the phrase comes to us in Scripture and how we should relate to our Lord. The phrase quotes a request given to Jesus in todays Scripture from John 12:21 “sir we wish to see Jesus”. To understand what is meant by this phrase must be understood Jesus response to it in v 23 “And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified”. Commenting on Jesus’ response G. Campbell Morgan explains:
“Jesus said in effect, ‘These Greeks cannot see Me. There is only one way by which they may see Me, know Me, apprehend Me; and that is through the “hour” that has now come, and that is through the way of the Cross.”
— G. Campbell Morgan
SMALL GROUP STUDYIntroduction
As you think about the Triumphal Entry of Jesus, and how his entry is different than that of the worldly king or conquering general, realize that those who follow him live differently than the world. We are called to live lives of humility, and service, and genuine love for God and others. We are called to look different than the world because we follow a new kind of king.
Share an example of how you looked different, or failed to look different, on account of your Christian faith in recent weeks.
Understand the Text (20 min)1. What happens to Jesus during this last week of his life? Read John 18:12 & 39-40; John 19:1- 3, 16-18, & 40.
From the world’s perspective, is this a triumph? From a Christian’s perspective, what makes it so triumphal?
2. As Jesus enters into Jerusalem, a large crowd has come to welcome and cheer him.
What is significant about the word “Hosanna” that the crowd is shouting? What does “Hosanna” mean? Read Psalm 118:25-26.
3. What is significant about Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey? Is this how conquering kings and generals would come into Jerusalem as victors?
How does this act of riding a donkey fulfill prophecy about the Messiah? Read Zachariah 9:9-10; Genesis 49:10-11.
What does the fact that Jesus chose to ride a donkey into Jerusalem tell you about the kind of King he is?
4. John tells us that some Greeks (Gentiles) go to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover and they want to see Jesus. When Jesus learns that these non-Jewish people want to see him, what does he say?
What is significant about Jesus saying, “The hour has come”? What does “his hour” refer to?
Optional dig deeper questions:
What has Jesus said about “his hour” prior to this point in the Gospel of John? Read John 2:4; 7:6 & 8.
What does Jesus say about “his hour” from this point forward in the Gospel of John? Read John 12:27; 13:1; 16:32; 17:1.
5. What does Jesus say to those who would choose to follow him and be a part of his Kingdom? Read John 12:25-26.
What does it mean to lose your life? What does it mean to serve and follow Jesus? How does this show up in the life a Christian on a day-by- day basis?
What are the promises, found in verse 26, that Jesus gives for those who choose to lose their life and follow Jesus?
Read: Verses 25-26 “25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 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 honour him.”
1. One consequence for Christians today in dealing with the influence of the profoundly individualistic culture of the West is that church always seems to be an add-on. The mindset of many seems to be, “Now I am a Christian. I better find a church and one that fits my needs.” Biblically this is a distortion since the Scriptures constantly stress the corporate nature of our salvation.
Discuss this issue of individualism in the church in relation to verses 25-26. How does being part of a local church demand we “hate our lives”?
Where are you challenged right now in living out the Christ example of service in your local church? What change might you need to make? What might might you need to die to?
When we view church as and add-on it is often one of the first things that are dropped when life gets either busy or when suffering comes. Have you witnessed or experienced this? How can we influence those who are part of our local church to view church as central and essential an not something that should be dropped?
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