Lost and Found

Pericope:  John 1:43–51

Sermon Text: John 1: 46b Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

Sermon Title: Lost and Found

Point 1:Jesus found Philip. Vs 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

Definition Greek word…

A. Jesus discovered Philip

B. Jesus developed Phillip

C. Jesus deployed Philip

Point 2:Philip found Nathaniel.  Vs 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.”

Definition Greek were found

A. Philip searched for Nathaniel

B. Philip didn’t defend Jesus Vs 46Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

C. Phillip said come and see. Vs 46...come and see...

D. You don’t have to defend Jesus

Point 3: Jesus found Nathaniel Vs 47, 48 - 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.”

A. Jesus knew Nathaniel Psalms 139:1 Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart

B. Jesus knew Nathaniel‘s aspirations John 4:39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.”

C. Jesus knows our deepest Jesus dreams.

Point 4:Finding Jesus is findingyour futureVs 50,51 - 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,[a] you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”