John 12:27-50
Place Your Trust in the Light!
March 28, 2010
Simon Goncharenko
21 FELLOWSHIP – SBC
OUTLINE
Our reaction to the _______________, that is Jesus Christ, is the most important decision to be made with ______________ _____________________ to follow.
I. Faithful to the end – what we can learn from the final hour of Christ’s earthly mission – vv. 27-36.
A. God’s name ought to be glorified through and in life’s toughest moments – vv. 27-28.
B. Three results of Christ’s death – v. 31.
i. It pronounced judgment on the world – v. 31.
ii. It declared the beginning of the end of Satan’s rule – v. 31.
iii. It was a focal point of a plan that involved salvation being offered to all men – vv. 32-33.
C. One’s reaction to the light carries eternal consequences – vv. 34-36.
II. To believe or not to believe: how God’s Sovereignty affects human decision making – vv. 37-43.
A. Some cannot believe because of God’s sovereign choice – vv. 37-41.
B. Others choose to be “undercover” Christians – vv. 42-43.
III. How we can get in sync with God . . . Jesus, the Father’s greatest Spokesman, reiterates His mission in His last public words – vv. 44-50.
A. Faith in Jesus is the means by which faith in the Father can be placed – v. 44, 46.
B. Seeing Jesus is the means by which the Father can be seen – v. 45.
C. Jesus’ words, authored by God, will stand as the final judge on the last day – vv. 47-50.
