The Father Glorified

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 thy 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. Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. (John 12:27-30) **Sermon Summary:** The central message of the sermon is that the ultimate purpose of Jesus Christ's incarnation, suffering, and death was the glorification of God the Father, not merely the salvation of sinners. Drawing from John 12:27–28, the preacher emphasizes that Jesus' prayer, 'Father, glorify Thy name,' reveals His deep burden in the hour of His crucifixion, where divine justice and holiness were satisfied through His substitutionary sacrifice. The sermon unfolds how God's glory is revealed in the cross—where righteousness and mercy meet, where the Father's love is most profoundly displayed in sending His Son, and where the Holy Spirit is poured out to continue glorifying Christ and drawing believers into eternal worship. The preacher calls the church to make this same prayer their own: not for personal gain, but for God's glory in every aspect of life, worship, service, and suffering, affirming that the final end of all creation is to see God glorified forever, with no glory shared with another, and that true worship is the soul's response to the awe-inspiring holiness and love of God revealed in Christ.