1. Jesus, a kernel of wheat (20-28)

Jesus taught Philip, Andrew and the Greeks who were looking for him true wisdom: to become a kernel of wheat that dies and produces many seeds. Jesus knew that the time of his death was at hand. He did not try to save himself. If he had avoided the cross and saved himself, he would have remained a fruitless single seed; but he died and rose again so that he might bear fruit in the lives of countless people. We who would be his disciples must live as kernels of wheat that die. This means that we do not love our own lives or try to save ourselves, but we love Jesus and others, and we seek to glorify God.

2. Jesus must be lifted up (29-36)

When Jesus said that he would be lifted up on the cross, they only saw the human tragedy of his death and rejected him as Christ. But Jesus died on the cross to save all who come to him. Those who reject Jesus can only walk in darkness; those who follow him are children of light.

Application: Lord, I want to receive you and live as a kernel of wheat. Please help me.
One Word: Be a kernel of wheat that dies