Responding to the Word of God: Deliverance or Destruction? (John 12:37-50)

Sermon Notes:

MAIN IDEA: In this text we see responses to the Word of God, and the results that follow, so that you might be either warmed or warned by the public earthly ministry of Jesus Christ.

1. Rejection of the Word (vv. 36b–43)

   a. The Divine Action of Unbelief (vv. 36b–41)

   b. The Human Action of Unbelief (vv. 42–43)

2. Reception of the Word (vv. 44–46)

   a. The Person of Christ (vv. 44–45)

   b. The Purpose of Christ (v. 46)

3. Retribution by the Word (vv. 47–50)

   a. The Word as Final Judge (vv. 47–48)

   b. The Word as Final Authority (vv. 49–50)