Come and See

Jesus, Mission and Glory: Advent--Veiled in Flesh, the Godhead See PART VI

Rev. Edward Sirya

01 January 2017

John 1:35-50

35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.  36When he say Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.  38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?"

They said, Rabbi (which means Teacher), "where are you staying?"

39"Come," he replied, "and you will see."

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him.  It was about four in the afternoon.

40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus.  41The first thing, Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ).  42And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John.  You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter).

43The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee.  Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me."

44Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.  45Philip found Nathaniel and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

46Nazareth!  Can anything good come from there?"  Nathaniel asked.

"Come and see," said Philip.

47When Jesus saw Nathaniel approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit."

48"How do you know me?" Nathaniel asked.

Jesus answered, "I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you."

49Then Nathaniel declared, "Rabbit, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel."

50Jesus said, "You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree.  You will see greater things than that.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? v38

--We are what we love.

--How do we orient ourselves in this world?

--What pulls on our hearts?

INVITATION v.39

--Search for truth always involves doubt.

--Andrew shares the news of the Messiah with his brother--come and see for yourself.

GREATER THINGS

--v.42 Jesus changes Peter's name because he can see what nobody else can see.

--Peter means rock because it is the foundation of the church--what Peter will become.

--Seeing Nathaniel under the fig tree could be a sign that he was seeking to know God because that is where Jews some times prayed.