John 12:12-33 – Cameron Jungels - Sunday AM. April 13, 2014

“The King and Savior of All Nations” - John 12:12-33 – (Eastside Baptist/Palm Sunday AM/April 13, 2014) 

12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.  13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the king of Israel!"  14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:  15 "Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."  16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him.  17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word.  18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.  19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"  20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival.  21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus."  22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.  23 Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.  24 Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.  25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.  26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.  27 "Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.  28 Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."  29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.  30 Jesus said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine.  31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.  32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."  33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.  (John 12:12–33, NIV) 

1.       Jesus is the King. 

2.      Jesus is the Savior. 

3.      Jesus is the King and Savior of his Jewish people. 

4.      Jesus is the King and Savior of all the Nations.

 

Main Idea

Ø  Jesus is the King and Savior of all the nations. Those who repent and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will receive forgiveness of sins and partake of his glorious eternal reign as King.