Sermons on John 12:9-19:

Hosanna! Glorify The Lord! Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Apr 12, 2022

It's Palm Sunday and the crowd is shouting for Jesus to become King and save them. Do they understand what they're asking for?

Glorify the Lord 2022 Lent / Genesis 37:1–11; Luke 19:29–40; John 12:12–19   • Intro • Palm Sunday - A tradition well over 1600 years old. • A Christian pilgrim in Jerusalem around 380 wrote that he saw local Christians descending from the mount of Olives waving palm fronds. • By 1200 AD the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-15, 1 Kings 6:29, Leviticus 23:40, Psalm 92:12, Psalm 118:25-26, Acts 4:12, Romans 5:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joy Of Palm Sunday

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Apr 22, 2022

Don’t allow your way of thinking or your expectations to distance you from God. Lift your heart to Him right now and surrender your life to Him.

As we all know, today is Palm Sunday. Today is the day that Jesus Christ made His triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. And today marks the beginning of the last week our Lord was on the earth. At this point in time, Jesus was very well known. Many people spoke of His popularity and fame. In other ...read more

Scripture: John 12:13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Lessons From The Triumphal Entry Prophecies Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on May 18, 2021

This sermon on a familiar passage takes a different approach, looking at the prophetic quotes within the Triumphal Entry story.

OUR FOCUS IN THIS MESSAGE: This Triumphal Entry story pauses to note its Old Testament roots. - John 12:16. - This is easily overlooked, but it is important that it is inserted here. What do the prophetic pieces of this passage have to tell us? - Preaching on the Triumphal Entry normally either ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Baptist

A Living Testimony

Contributed by Larry Grant on Mar 13, 2022

Lazarus would one day die again, and he would have another funeral, but because of him, everyone that encountered him would receive a Living Testimony!

The Changed (v.2 but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table) • Martha – Still serving, but now with no complaints for Jesus • Mary – Still at His feet, but now preparing for Jesus’ burial • Lazarus – Still with his sisters, but now alive and sitting at dinner with Jesus. He was alive and ...read more

Scripture: John 12:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Christ: The Resurrection And The Life

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 16, 2022

Jesus' act of raising Lazarus from the dead is one of the most thrilling and wondrous passages in Scripture. It shows His undeniable authority over the last enemy of humanity and was a public display of His power.

The ultimate state of helplessness is death. Once it overpowers you, regardless of age, status, education, health, or situation, you are in no state either to conquer its grip upon you, nor do you have any control over anything that you had considered valuable or precious, for none of it cannot ...read more

Scripture: John 11:32-44, John 12:1, John 12:10, Acts 16:31, Romans 10:13, Acts 4:12, 1 Peter 1:18-19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

See Jesus!

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Apr 5, 2022

If you want to see Jesus this Holy Week, go to the place of death and service. Find life in death. Find honor is service, because there you find Jesus Christ.

It was the depression. The father was able to keep bread on the table, but that was it. When his little boy burst into the house excitedly talking about the circus coming to town, the father knew that he could not afford the $1 admission. The boy had never seen the circus and it wasn’t right that a ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Week That Changed The World: The Day Jesus Cleaned House Series

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jul 3, 2021

The Lord Jesus arrived in Jerusalem hailed by the Jews as the Davidic king who would restore Israel. He arrived not for that purpose, but to fulfill Isaiah's prophecy of the Suffering Servant who restored all of HIs people back to God. The first step was to restore His house.

The final week of Jesus' public ministry had started with His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, being hailed as the rightful heir of David and the One who would finally drive out the hated Roman Gentile oppressors and restore the nation of Israel back to its former glory, or so the people ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-17, Luke 19:28-48, John 2:13-22, John 12:12-19, Psalm 118:26, Isaiah 56:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

From The Depths Of Depravity To The Heights Of Humanity Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jul 22, 2021

What will determine the ultimate outcome of your life? What will be your legacy? How will you be remembered? Three very different kinds of people reveal how we determine what the outcome of our lives will be when crunch time comes in Jesus' life.

Main Idea: Show Christ’s great love by humbly serving each other This past month our little Wallace family of 5 had one of the most joyful and yet challenging experiences we have ever had. We had son and grandson, a precious little baby boy, about as cute as they come, and we gave him up for ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 4:23, 1 John 2:15-17, John 11:46-57, John 12:1-11

Denomination: Bible Church

Caring Matters- Ripples

Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jul 23, 2021

Praying without caring is a waste of words. We must first care then we pray.

Every Year over 2 million people die from AIDS There are over 246 million people with diabetes in the world today Over 3.5 children die from malnutrition annually Approximately 1 million people commits suicide each year. Every 40 seconds someone commits suicide. With these sorts of statistics there ...read more

Scripture: Luke 5:17-23, Galatians 6:2, James 2:15-16, John 7:45-46, John 12:17-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Adventist

The Day God Showed Up--In Person! Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Aug 18, 2021

How did God approach us so that we would desire a relationship with HIm? The events of Palm Sunday demonstrate how God approaches us so that we would be willing to come to Him, and trust Him with our lives.

This morning, we are experiencing a divine coincidence. It just so happens, as you all know by know, that this morning we are celebrating and remembering Palm Sunday—the day when the pilgrims to the Feast of the Passover cut off palm branches to hail and welcome the King of Israel, Jesus of ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19, Matthew 11:29, Zechariah 9:9, Psalm 118:26, Daniel 9:26-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Bible Church

Three Marks Of True Disciples (John 11:55-12:11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 22, 2022

Martha, Lazarus, and Mary each model a discipleship verb. Together, they paint a picture of a true disciple.

Two weeks ago, everything changed in the gospel of John. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, in the full sight of a large group of Judeans. And when the Judeans saw this, "many" gave their allegiance to Jesus. In an instant, they moved from being stubborn, and hard-hearted, and ...read more

Scripture: John 11:55-57, John 12:1-11

There Is One Path To Glory (John 12:12-26) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Feb 23, 2022

And it's through the cross, not the crowds.

Let's start today by simply rereading our passage from last week, John 11:55-12:11. This will help us remember where we are in the gospel of John: (55) Now, the Passover of the Judeans was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the surrounding area before the Passover, in order that they ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-26, Zechariah 9:9

Sunday - A Triumphal Entry With Tender Tears Series

Contributed by David Owens on Feb 28, 2022

This sermon begins a series on the final week of Jesus' life. This sermon covers the events of the first Sunday of that final week, when Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. In this sermon we learn some eternal lessons about Jesus being our king and about His love.

A. Including today, we are eight Sundays away from Resurrection Sunday. 1. God has put it on my heart to do something I haven’t done in my 35 years here at Wetzel Road, and that is to preach a sermon series on the final week of Jesus’ earthly life and ministry. a. I have preached through three of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Week 1: This Is Love - Forgiveness Of Sin (Story Of Peter) Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 3, 2021

Week one of This Is Love series. This message uses the idea from the This is Love series and uses Peter's life as an example.

This is Love – Forgiveness of Sins Theme: Text: John 21:1 – 15 Introduction Ideas “Last week we left off service with this statement ‘You cannot have the resurrection without the crucifixion’. The good news is in our life the things that we go through prepares us for life. Prepares us for ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

Sold Out To Jesus Or A Sell-Out To Jesus? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 28, 2021

A stark contrast between Mary and Judas sets the stage for the beginning of the of Jesus' ministry.

THE END IS NIGH: Amid many unanswered questions, everything in this passage makes it clear that Jesus will be gone soon. - John 12:1-11. - Some of the unanswered questions: a. Why anoint six days early? b. Why did no one notice that Judas was stealing? c. How ridiculous is it to think that ...read more

Scripture: John 12:1-11

Denomination: Baptist