john 1:35-51
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we have found Him
we have found Him
“We have found Him of whom Moses … wrote—Jesus of Nazareth.” Here, Philip is referring to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 about the “Prophet” (see v. 21). This shows early on that the disciples believed in Jesus as the promised Messiah and Savior. “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
In Nathanael, He found a man like the one spoken of in Psalm 32:2. “Before Philip called you … I saw you.” Jesus allows the disciples a glimpse into His ability to know all things. 1:49 “Rabbi, You are the Son of God.” Nathanael uses the Old Testament title for Messiah to proclaim his faith in Jesus (2 Sam. 7:14–16; Psalm 2:7; Dan. 7:13–14). 1:50–51 “You will see greater things than these.” The Gospel of John is composed around seven “signs” Jesus performs to demonstrate His identity and power. These “signs” culminate in the eighth great “sign,” which is Jesus’ resurrection from the dead (2:18–19)
They were not sure what they were seeking but they were following Jesus Christ the Lamb of God.
Like many young believers, Andrew and John did not know what they were seeking, but they were following Jesus Christ.
1. They were from widely different backgrounds and had very different personalities.
2. They spent nearly three years together and they fought, argued, and made a lot a mistakes.
3. Yet they stuck together because of their common relationship to Jesus Christ.
4. Jesus saw something in this band of misfits that was of value and that there differences would be a strength, an asset and not a weakness. Proverbs 27:17. Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another
5. The word FOUND is a perfect tense, we have found and we continue in the present to find the Messiah. The word itself means to find something good after seeking it
Andrew and John had been disciples of John the Baptist and when they heard their teacher proclaim that Jesus was the unique lamb of God, they followed Him and sought out the Savior
Since the one who follows shares in the life of the one he is following, he shares in His joy as well as His suffering. To “follow the Lord” is much more than a mere physical act of following someone. It is following Him on a new pathway of life. We can see at verse 45 that Philip understood the significance of the offer to follow the Lord Jesus because, he did not follow him . Not in a physical sense. He followed Him by going out and finding someone else just as Jesus had found him
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! The word GUILE was used at one time for bait in a trap. The word came to refer to those who used cunningness to deceive. Homer used this word for the Trojan Horse. In the Greek Old Testament it was used of Jacob, the chiseler. So Jesus said of Nathanael that he was not a man who used deceit or cunningness to trap others. Hence a man who was open, honest, said what he meant and meant what he said
1. Jesus had called Nathanael an Israelite and now Nathanael claims that Jesus is the King of Israel . his king.
2. While Nathanael offers this title out of respect, others would come to use it out of derision. Mark 15:32 Let this Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe! And those who were crucified with Him were casting the same insult at Him.
Introducing the Light of the world
who Christ is
what Christ is
A voice in the wilderness
we are a voice
we are ambassadors
we are representatives
we introduce the Light to the world
The Lamb of God
who would take away the sins of the world
who is now the Risen Lord
john baptized with water
Jesus would baptize with the Spirit
REAL
Moses-1 Cor. 10:2 Red sea
Cross-Luke 12:50
Holy Spirit-1 Cor. 12:13
Fire-Matt. 3:11
Ritual
John-Matt 3:11/Acts 19:3
Christ-Matt. 3:13-17
Believers-Matt 28:19-20/Acts 16:33/1 Cor. 1:17
We have found Him
the Word,
eternal God,
the true light and the light of men,
the only begotten of the Father,
the only begotten God,
the Lord,
the Lamb of God,
the Messiah,
the Son of God,
Rabbi, and
the King of Israel.
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: