“Glory through
Shame; Victory through Death” (John 12:20–36)
Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/November 2, 2014
John 12:20–36 (NIV)
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. “...
“Glory through
Shame; Victory through Death” (John 12:20–36)
Cameron
Jungels/Eastside Baptist/Sunday AM/November 2, 2014
John 12:20–36 (NIV)
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. 34 The crowd spoke
up, “We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how
can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this ‘Son of Man’?” 35 Then Jesus told
them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while
you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark
does not know where they are going. 36 Believe in the light
while you have the light, so that you may become children of light.” When he
had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them. "After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the
Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, (Dan.
9:26, NLT)
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man
of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their
faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. (Isa. 53:3, NIV)
7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the
very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as
a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death-- even death on a
cross! (Philippians 2:7-8, NIV)
15 And I will put enmity between you and the
woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you
will strike his heel." (Genesis 3:15, NIV)
The path of Jesus’ glory was through shame, and the path
of Jesus’ victory was through death.
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven
and on earth and under the earth, 11
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. (Philippians 2:9-11, NIV)
11 For all those who
exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be
exalted." (Lk. 14:11, NIV)
44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure
hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy
went and sold all he had and bought that field. (Matt. 13:44, NIV)
For Jesus and his followers, the path to glory is through
shame, and the road to victory is through death.
