Sunday, October 4, 2020 ~ The Book Of John ~ Series: LOVED BY JESUS ~ Message: The Rabbi ~ Scripture: John 1: 35–51 ESV ~ Pastor Philip Miller
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“Behold, the Lamb of God!”
“Rabbi”
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
“35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38b (“Rabbi” (which means Teacher),“
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Sunday, October 4, 2020
The Book Of John
Series: LOVED BY JESUS
Message: The Rabbi
Scripture: John 1: 35–51 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading John 1: 35–51 ESV
Audio: John 1 ESV
Jesus Calls the First Disciples
35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.” So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour. 40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. 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 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 there is no deceit!”48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered 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 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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Message: The Rabbi
The Book Of John
Series: LOVED BY JESUS
Message: The Rabbi
Scripture: John 1: 35–51 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
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Jesus Calls the First Disciples
Andrew, the other disciple and Peter
Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael
First five disciples follow Jesus
Andrew, the other disciple, Peter, Philip and Nathanael
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, October 4, 2020
The Book Of John
Series: LOVED BY JESUS
Message: The Rabbi
Scripture: John 1:35–51 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Audio: John 1 ESV
Three reasons Jesus is worth following:
Jesus knows life.
• Jesus is the master of life.
• Takeaway: Jesus offers us apprenticeship in living.
Jesus knows us.
• Jesus knows us better than we know ourselves.
• Takeaway: Jesus offers us transformation in identity.
Jesus knows heaven.
• Jesus is the nexus between heaven and earth.
• Takeaway: Jesus offers us eternity in
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
“Enjoy these days, they go by so fast!”
When we first had children, Krista and I heard those words more often than we could count. Wise folks, grandparents in particular, would remind us to hold our babies tight and savor the little days because they would quickly be behind us. I think we knew in theory what they meant, but over time it’s become increasingly apparent in actuality just how fleeting family days are.
A few years back I sat down and calculated it. Assuming our kids are “at home” for roughly twenty years or so, each passing year represents about 5% of our “at home” time with each of our kids. Of course we’ll know our kids as adults, but these are the formative years. So at four years old, we’re already at 20%. Wow, that’s sobering.
Last week Claire turned ten years old. I’m telling you, it hit me like a ton of bricks: that’s 50%!
It’s halftime! Time for a huddle. Time to evaluate. Time to step up our game. Time to pray.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)
Amen and amen.
You are loved, more than you know!
Pastor Philip