Summary: <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Gospels: Full of Grace and Truth</span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">If I Be Lifted Up </span></p><br> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">John 12:20-36</span></p><br> <p class="p2"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: (John 12:20)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">The God - </span><span class="s2"><strong>FEARERS</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, “Sir, we would see Jesus.” Philip came and told Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip told Jesus. (John 12:21-22)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">To be more like </span><span class="s2"><strong>PHILLIP</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">And Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.” (John 12:23)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">The </span><span class="s2"><strong>HOUR</strong></span><span class="s1"> has come</span> </li> <br> </ol><ol class="ol1"><li><ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"><span class="s1">The hour</span></li> <br> <li class="li3"><span class="s1">His glorification is also his humiliation</span></li> <br> </ol></li></ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone: but if it die, it brings forth much fruit.” (John 12:24)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">Fruit only comes through </span><span class="s2"><strong>DEATH</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.” (John 12:25)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">Are we supposed to </span><span class="s2"><strong>HATE</strong></span><span class="s1"> our life?</span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honor.” (John 12:26)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s1">Honor comes through </span><span class="s2"><strong>SERVICE</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour." “Father, glorify your name.” Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], “I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.” The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, “An angel spake to him.” (John 12:27-29)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"> <span class="s2"><strong>HEARING</strong></span><span class="s1"> what you want to </span><span class="s2"><strong>HEAR</strong></span> </li> <br> </ol><p class="p4"> </p><br> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Jesus answered and said, “This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.” “Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.” “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.” This he said, signifying what death he should die. (John 12:30-33)</span></p><br> <p class="p4"> </p><br> <ol class="ol1"><li></ol>
