We Wish to See Jesus

Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study John 12:20-33. Right after the Pharisees complain that the whole world is going after Jesus, some Greeks voice their desire to see Jesus. Jesus takes this as the opportunity to announce that the hour for His glorification has come. As a grain of wheat must die in order to bear fruit, so Jesus’ death will bring forth great fruit in forgiveness and salvation. Though His soul is troubled, still Jesus is resolute in going forward to His hour in which the Father will glorify His name. The Father’s voice speaks from heaven, and Jesus proclaims what is happening. He will draw all people to Himself by being lifted up in death on the cross. “The Word Made Flesh” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the Gospel according to St. John. The disciple whom Jesus loved wrote his Gospel account as an eyewitness to Jesus’ life and ministry. As we read the Word of God recorded by St. John, the Holy Spirit works in us so that we might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so have life by faith in His name.