John 12:20-50
Key Verses 12:24 “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
1. What is the significance of the Greeks who sought to meet Jesus? What does Jesus mean by “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified”? (20-23)
2. What is the principle of the kernel of wheat? (24) What did Jesus mean by “love his life” and “hate his life in this world”? (25) How is this related to serving Jesus and following him? (26)
3. What was Jesus’ personal struggle and what decision did he make through prayer? (27-28)
4. What did Jesus teach about the manner of his death and its meaning? What does it mean to drive out the prince of this world and to draw all men to himself? (31-33)
5. How did Jesus invite people to overcome their inner darkness and trust in God? (35-36; 44-46)
6. Why does Jesus not judge those who hear his words but do not keep them (47-49)? What confidence does Jesus have in God’s word (50)?