John 1:43-51
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’ 44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ 46Nathanael said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ 47When Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him, he said of him, ‘Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!’ 48Nathanael asked him, ‘Where did you come to know me?’ Jesus answered, ‘I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ 49Nathanael replied, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’ 50Jesus answered, ‘Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.’ 51And he said to him, ‘Very truly, I tell you,* you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’
Sermon-"What Is God Calling You to Do?"-Rob Preaching:
Jesus asks us to follow him on a Journey, when we ask why we are simply told "Come and see." We follow Jesus with a sense of faith and adventure, not certainty. When we follow Jesus our entire lives get turned upside down as we join him on a Journey of faith.
In light of MLK day on Jan 19, we will also look at his call and how his journey of faith led him to be the leader of the civil rights movement.
How will we incorporate these themes into our worship service? Leave your comments below!
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