Review:
I. They abandon all others to follow Him vv. 35-37
II. They seek after Him to be with Him vv. 38-39
III. They bring others to follow Him vv. 40-42a
Evangelism Andrew and Peter
“. . . who argued in the nineteenth century that the true knowledge of Christ includes (and does not just lead to) delight in Christ. This knowledge ‘is not the apprehension of what he is, simply by the intellect, but also . . . involves not as its consequence merely, but as one of its elements, the corresponding feeling of adoration, delight, desire and complacency [=contentment].’ ”
John Piper, When I Don’t Desire God (17, emphasis his)
43 The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “ Follow Me.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 Nathanael said to him, “ Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip *said to him, “Come and see.”
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
48 Nathanael *said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathanael answered Him, “ Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.”
50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
51 And He *said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man
(John 1:43-51 NASB)
Homiletical Proposition: Three possible responses to Jesus Christ
I. Simple faith: evidenced in following Jesus and recruiting others vv. 43-45
II. Brazen skepticism: unbelief that initially opposes the truth vv. 46-48a
III. Resolved conviction: belief that leads to vocal proclamation vv. 48b-51
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