The Hour Has Come

Scripture Readings: Isaiah 6:8-10, John 11:55-12:50

1. Missing the point

2. The King arrives

a) The Devotion of Mary (1-11)

b) The Praise of the Crowds (12-19)

c) The Gathering of the Nations (20-36)

3. A different kind of king

a) v7 anointed for his burial!

b) v14 comes riding on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9)

c) v23 ‘the hour’ turns out to be the hour of his death.

d) v24 a grain of wheat falling to the ground.

4. Eyes that see Jesus clearly

a) The centrality of his death

b) The shape of his kingdom

c) The demands of following Jesus