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Series: The Great Invitations of the Bible
Richard Bradley
John 1:43-51
There are all sorts of invitations. Some are offered to us and some we seek for ourselves. Some are treasured and some are scorned. I suppose it depends on the one extending the invitation and the concerns and needs of the one receiving it. Some invitations we encounter carry within themselves the ability to change our lives such as the one in today's text. It takes a discerning spirit to detect this sort of invitation and then respond properly.
Today's invitation is to come and experience Christ. In today's text the Savior is starting to gather His disciples. He is finding some and some are finding others. The invitation to experience Christ will always be the same whether in the 1st. century or the 21st.; ''Come and see.''
John 1:43-51
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, ''Follow Me.'' 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, 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 And Nathanael said to him, ''Can anything good come out of Nazareth?'' Philip said to him, ''Come and see.'' 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, ''Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom 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 and said to 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, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these.'' 51 And He said to him, ''Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.''
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Series: The Great Invitations of the Bible
Richard Bradley
John 1:43-51
There are all sorts of invitations. Some are offered to us and some we seek for ourselves. Some are treasured and some are scorned. I suppose it depends on the one extending the invitation and the concerns and needs of the one receiving it. Some invitations we encounter carry within themselves the ability to change our lives such as the one in today's text. It takes a discerning spirit to detect this sort of invitation and then respond properly.
Today's invitation is to come and experience Christ. In today's text the Savior is starting to gather His disciples. He is finding some and some are finding others. The invitation to experience Christ will always be the same whether in the 1st. century or the 21st.; ''Come and see.''
John 1:43-51
43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, ''Follow Me.'' 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, 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 And Nathanael said to him, ''Can anything good come out of Nazareth?'' Philip said to him, ''Come and see.'' 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, ''Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom 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 and said to 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, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these.'' 51 And He said to him, ''Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.''
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