“We Would See Jesus” has been the title of books, songs, and most likely hundreds of sermons. It is a great phrase loaded with dozens of directions that a preacher can go with a sermon. It is a temptation for any preacher to take the phrase where he wants it to go but the truth is that staying inside this story, without leaping in countless directions is the very best way to teach and understand what is happening. Let’s look at this biblical account and try to see the real story as it unfolds.

It begins with a few Greeks approaching Philip to request a meeting with Jesus. They had come to Jerusalem to worship the one true God. They were obvious converts to Judaism. They had traveled many miles for this wonderful opportunity to attend the Passover feast and be a part of this religion they …