Join us again this week as we continue our sermon series in the Gospel of John with Chapter 12 verses 12-36.
What does true glory actually look like?
In John 12, Jesus enters Jerusalem to the sound of cheering crowds, waving palm branches, and cries of “Hosanna.” From the outside, it looks like the high point of His public ministry. The people are ready for a conquering king.
But Jesus has something very different in mind.
When He says, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified,” He is talking about the cross.
In this sermon, we explore how Jesus redefines glory through sacrifice, submission, and suffering. A grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies. A troubled soul submits to the Father. A king is lifted up—not on a throne, but on a cross.
And if that is what glory looks like for Jesus, then it also reshapes what following Him looks like for us.
Jesus calls His people to surrender their lives, walk in the light, and live for the kind of fruit that comes when our lives are given over to the purposes of God.