For This Hour He Came

The sermon centers on Jesus' declaration that His hour of glorification has come through His impending crucifixion, revealing that true glory begins to be revealed not in triumph but in sacrificial death. Drawing from John 12, it emphasizes that Jesus, as the grain of wheat that must die to bear much fruit, embodies the paradox of divine glory revealed in humility and suffering, fulfilling God's purpose to dwell with sinners by bearing their curse. The passage confronts the tension between divine holiness and human sinfulness, showing that only through Christ's substitutionary death can humanity be reconciled to God and drawn into eternal life. The preacher calls listeners to a radical discipleship marked by daily dying to self, walking in the light of Christ while it is still available, and embracing both suffering and joy as pathways to becoming sons of light. Those who follow Jesus through death into resurrection will be honored by the Father with eternal life, ruling authority, and divine glory, making Christ's sacrifice the foundation of both judgment and salvation.