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The King They Wanted
The Christ They Rejected
Ed | Waupaca Church of ChristJohn Series
Big Idea
The Light Demands a Verdict.
The Hinge of John
- End of the Public Ministry
- Final appeal before the Cross
- The transition from Signs to the Hour
“Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.”
John 12:1
Costly Devotion
- Mary: A year’s wages poured out
- Judas: Calculated greed in disguise
- True worship always costs something
Worship that costs nothing values nothing.
The Misunderstood King
- Hosanna: A cry for political rescue
- The Donkey: A King of Peace
- Enthusiasm is not the same as Faith
“Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.”
John 12:15 | Zech 9:9
Universal Summons
- “Sir, we wish to see Jesus”
- The Nations begin to seek Him
- The “Hour” has finally arrived
The Paradox of Glory
- The grain of wheat must die
- Death is the path to harvest
- To love life is to lose it
The Cross is not Plan B. It is the Throne.
Lifted Up
- Crucifixion and Exaltation
- Judgment of this world
- The Ruler of this world cast out
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.”
John 12:32
Judicial Unbelief
- Signs were abundant; faith was absent
- Hardness is a moral choice
- Light rejected becomes blindness
The Sin of Silence
- Rulers believed but stayed silent
- Fearing men more than God
- Loving human praise (Doxa)
Secret belief is an oxymoron.
The Final Verdict
- To see Jesus is to see the Father
- Light vs. Darkness
- The Word as the final Judge
“He who rejects Me… has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.”
John 12:48
What Must I Do?
- HEAR: The Word of the King
- BELIEVE: In the Lifted Up Son
- REPENT: Turn from Darkness
- CONFESS: Publicly Acknowledge Him
- BAPTISM: For Remission of Sins
Walk in the Light
The Hour is Now.