A Fruitful Life Requires Death
Dave Riddle - 2/19/2023
Key Passage: John 12:20-33
Greeks Come Looking for Jesus
John 12:20-22
Jesus’ Time Has Come
John 12:23
Compare to “my time has not yet come” in John 2, John 7, etc.
Fruitful Life Requires Death
John 12:24-25
Just as Jesus had to die to provide life, we have to die to our sin to have a fruitful life.
The Father Honors The One Who Serves
John 12:26 - if anyone serves me, he must follow me.
It has been said that “follow me” is the whole of a Christian’s duty, and “to be where Christ is” is the whole of their reward.
“My Soul is Troubled”
John 12:27
Troubled = tarassō (Greek) - stirred up, agitated, inward commotion, to take away one’s calmness of mind.
Like a blender bottle
Jesus knew what was coming
John 12:30-33