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Introduction
At the start of a new year many people gather to come up with resolutions, such as:
Loose weight
Read the bible
Eat healthier
Many others reflect on the year that has passed to consider successes and victories as well as trials and hardships.
The church of Jesus Christ gathers to thank God for all he has done in the year that has passed and to pray for God’s blessing upon the new year.
It is an also opportunity to reconsider our expectations, our goals, our focus for the new year to ensure we have a proper perspective upon the things that matter most.
It is possible we wasted much time on things that did not matter much.
It is also possible to have neglected to do things which would have had a much greater impact upon the lives of others.
It is for this reason that on this last day of the year, and last Lord’s Day of the year, we want to reflect on what matter’s most from the perspective of the God’s kingdom: God’s plan for salvation.
If we truly believe the bible, then we must believe .
If we believe then we believe God has made a way for salvation.
People who have not believed in the Lord Jesus Christ will die and face an eternity away from God.
Humanity’s only hope is the message of salvation by faith alone, by grace alone, and by Jesus Christ alone.
God’s plan for salvation is:
Accomplished through the preaching of an evangelist
Accomplished through believing in the gospel message
I. Accomplished through the preaching of an evangelist
I. Se logra por la predicación de un evangelista
We have come to the second part of chapter one in the Gospel according to John.
In this half we read about the first disciples who began to follow the Lord Jesus Christ: Andrew, Peter, Phillip, and Nathanael.
Each of these men have their first encounter with the Lord Jesus in .
It all starts with our first evangelist.
An evangelist, simply stated, is a person who shares the evangel / the gospel / the good news.
That is essentially the duty of an evangelist: to share the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ.
John the Baptist is the first evangelist.
He simply points people to the “Lamb of God”
John the Baptist could have easily pointed these two disciples (who were his disciples) to himself.
Nevertheless, he pointed them to him who brings salvation to all men who believe.
He pointed them to the sacrificial Lamb of God.
The Lord Jesus recieved them when they inquired as to where he was staying (1:37).
He simply said: “Come,” … “and you will see.”
(1:39).
Both men stayed with Jesus for the rest of the evening.
They were completely absorbed with the presence of Jesus Christ.
What a delight it must have been to be in his presence, hearing him teach, hearing him speak (1:39).
Something very interesting happens once these men encounter the Lord Jesus Christ.
After meeting with the Lord Jesus they become evangelists.
John 1:40
Our second evangelist is Andrew.
Andrew, goes to his brother Peter and proclaims that they have found the Messiah!
He simply shares about who he has met.
He shares about the identity of him whom they have just met.
Note how he does not simply tell him about Jesus but also brings him to Jesus.
Elsewhere in the Bible we find Andrew doing the same thing: bringing people to the Lord Jesus Christ:
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The mark of a true disciple of Jesus, the mark of someone who has been saved by Jesus is that they become an evangelist.
They tell others about Jesus.
They tell others about God’s plan for salvation.
They simply cannot keep to themselves the greatest news there can be.
Andrews first instinct is to share this good news with his own blood brother, Simon.
Simon comes to Jesus and has a glorious encounter with him.
The Lord gives him a new name, a new identity.
He is now called: Cefas / Peter (rock).
Our third evangelist is found in veres 43-45, his name is Philip.
Philip has encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ when Jesus calls him and simply tells him “Follow me.” (1:43).
Jesus starts to follow Jesus and in verse 45 we see him sharing this wonderful news with Nathanael.
John 1:45
Philip has a strong conviction that Jesus Christ, the Rabbi from Nazareth, is the fulfillment of the Old Testament promise of God to bring salvation and forgiveness of sin.
John 1:46
Nathanael is not so sure.
He knows there are no Old Testament prophecies that speak about redemption / salvation / or the Messiah coming from Nazareth.
In fact, he doubts whether anything good could come from Nazareth (1:46).
He is simply speaking his mind.
Philip does not argue with Nathanael.
He simply brings him to Jesus.
The Lord Jesus Christ seems him.
He knows Nathanael’s heart.
In fact, he knows Nathanael’s whole life.
John 1:47
Jesus knows that Nathanael spoke some very strong but sincere words.
He is not a false seeker.
Jesus then speaks to Nathanael about an important incident that’s related to him being “under the fig tree”.
We have no other details.
This is known only to God and Nathanael.
This was enough for Nathanael to have a life changing experience with our Messiah.
I am confident that after Nathanael encountered Jesus, he too became a proclaimer of good news.
He too began to bring people to Jesus Christ.
II.
Accomplished through believing in the gospel message
II.
Se logra mediante la fe en el mensaje del evangelio
God uses many means to bring people to a saving knowledge of himself.
He uses people, ordinary people, common folk, he uses people such as you and I to bring people from death to life.
Unfortunately, many of us have lost sight of the gospel message.
In fact, if we were to go into a random church on a given Lord’s Day it is very possible to hear a message on:
How to beat depression
10 steps to a happy marriage
How to be a better parent
A person’s personal testimony
Two stories, a joke, and a poem
How to overcome the Goliath’s in your life
Brothers and sisters, this is not the gospel in message.
The gospel message is the good news of Jesus Christ.
But what is that good news?
Nathanael could have begun to share how the Lord Jesus Christ knew who he was, knew his heart, knew something that had happened to him while sitting under the fig tree (1:50)
For this reason, Jesus clarifies the center of the gospel message.
This is probably the most important verse in this second half of .
Jesus brings a mental picture that comes to us from the Old Testament.
Jacob had a dream.
In his dream he saw a great stairway leading up to the heavens.
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