SCRIPTURE: John 12:27-36
Here are the main call-outs that were on the screen for today’s message.
In and only in the Cross do you see God’s justice and his love glorified at the same time.
(1)The glory of the Cross shows us the glory of God (12:27-30). Tim Keller puts it—"Only the cross shows you a God so holy he had to die and so loving he was glad to die.”
(2)Three things happened on the Cross that show us the glory of God (12:31-33)
#1—The world is judged (31a).
#2—Satan is defeated (31b)
#3—All people are now invited (32).
God sent Jesus to save the world from God’s judgment—meaning—God will deal with and ultimately dismantle the presence of evil in the world—that dismantling began at the Cross.
The Cross reveals the glory of God because, through the Cross, the world is judged, Satan is defeated, and all people are invited to come into the light by believing in Jesus.
READ 12:27-36
- When you think of “glory” what comes to mind? …
- Even though you might not say it this way, outside of God, what is “glorious” to you? …
- Why is “glory” such a hard thing to put into words when it comes to God?
- Why is God’s glory not just religious jargon? …
- Why should “glorying” in the glory of God be our highest priority?
- How does all this talk about “glory” intersect with what Jesus says about the Cross?
- Why must we see the Cross—the death of Christ—as “glorious”?
- What does “We see the glory of God in the Cross of Christ” mean?
- What difference in your life would it make if the glory of God is your highest priority?