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John 1:43-51
Beginning this week we are going to look at 8 statements of Jesus where he says, “Verily, Verily.”
The Greek word that is translated Verily, is the Greek word that has been brought over from the Hebrew as Amen.
This is, of course, where we get our word Amen.
The Word means - Amen, to be firm, steady, truth worthy.
Rendered also as “truth”
As we preach this year through various series dealing with Truth, and being set free from the Truth, I wanted to start with these eight sayings where Jesus Says “Verily, Verily” or Amen, Amen, or you could say Truth, Truth.
In today's passage we meet three individuals that bring about this statement from Jesus, “Verily, Verily.”
As we look at these three individuals we will learn some important truths along the way.
The first individual we meet is:
I. Philip
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Just prior to this passage Andrew, who was following John the Baptist heard Jesus spoke.
He was so impressed by him, and realizing that Jesus was the Messiah, he and his friend (quite possibly John) began to follow Jesus.
Andrew then goes to get his brother Peter, and he begins to follow Jesus.
Jesus then, as we see in our passage, the next day goes into Galilee.
Here he finds Philip, we are told that Philip is from Bethsaida, the same city as Andrew and Peter.
We are left to assume that they all knew each other.
But one things is for sure, Jesus knew Philip.
The first thing we see about Philip is that...
A. Philip Was Found
43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
This made me think of the song Amazing Grace.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see
Jesus found Philip specifically.
Can I tell you today that Jesus came and found you too!
There is no finding Jesus!
He finds you!
The Father draws us by the Holy Spirit’s conviction and we come to Christ.
The second thing I see here about Philip is that once Philip was found...
B. Philip Followed
There is no argument, no questions recorded.
Philip heard the command - Follow Me, and he obeyed.
Jesus says later in John 8:31-32, as we saw last week...
We can only call ourselves Jesus’ disciples if we obey and continue in what he tells us to do.
Many blessings in the Bible are connected to us obeying God.
Philip heard the command and followed Jesus.
The third thing I noticed in these verses about Philip is that...
C. Philip Was a Friend
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Philips immediate concern was for his friend.
Philip was a soulwinner!
He met Jesus, and started following Him, then his next thing that he does is he goes to find his friend to tell him about Jesus too.
This ought to be our first thought when we begin following Jesus, and everyday after.
Who can I bring to the Savior?
Jesus has changed my life so drastically, he has been so good to me…Why would I not want my friends, my family to experience Jesus as well?
The Bible tells us in Proverbs 11:30
Daniel tells us in Daniel 12:3
this was my pastor’s life verse, the verse he wanted to live by, and everywhere he went he did his best to witness, and turn many to righteousness.
Oh that that would be our testimony as well!
Oh the joy, when we get to heaven and someone comes up to us and says - It’s because of you that I’m here too!
Philip is a great example in this passage of being obedient, and a good friend.
The next character, we want to look closer at is...
II.
Nathanael
45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?
Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.
49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
Most Bible students believe that Nathanael is his first name and that Bartholomew was his second name.
Nathanael is sometimes gets attacked because of his reaction to Philip’s invitation.
He appears to be prejudiced, but I do notice five specific things as we progress through the story here, First:
A. Nathanael Was Skeptical
Philip finds Nathanael, He tells him WE found Him!
The Messiah is here!
Now notice, first of all they knew the prophecies…they knew the Word of God!
But Philip says, we found Him!
It’s Jesus of Nazareth.
All though Nathaniel's reaction may seem prejudiced, we must understand the situation.
Nazareth was an obscure village in Galilee.
Galilee bordered Gentile or heathen nations; therefore it was sometimes even called Galilee of the Gentiles.
The Jews were deeply prejudiced against the Gentiles that they considered anyone or anything touched by a Gentile to be unclean.
Nazareth itself was despised by the Jews because it was right on the border of Gentile country and was so commercially connected to the Gentiles.
So event he Galileans were looked down upon as being close to Gentile Country, but then Nazareth was even considered as unclean, because it was the closest part to the Gentiles.
We would consider it the hood, in our society.
We might say, Can any good thing come from Detroit?
So it is understandable how Nathanael would be skeptical, considering how he grew up.
I think we need to be careful about our skepticism!
Do we see young people trying to serve the Lord, and think…oh they are too young to really do anything.
Do we see someone of a different background and think…oh no one will really listen to them.
Do we allow our prejudices prevent God from working in our lives?
But even though Nathanael was skeptical we also see that ...
B. Nathanael Was Searching
The fact that Philip said, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write...” shows that they had been searching for the Messiah.
This was the long awaited Messiah, not only for Israel, but for Philip and Nathanael specifically.
Jesus came to find Philip, and He knew that Philip would go find Nathanael.
Why?
Because Jesus knew they were searching.
What are you searching for today?
Are you searching for Jesus?
Oh, you may have found Him already....or rather He found you…but are you searching for a closer relationship with Him?
Even though Nathanael was skeptical, his saving grace was that He was searching for the Truth.
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