Nathanael replied, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied, “Come and see.”Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”Nathanael asked him, “How do you know me?”Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered …
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22010.026 Share Your Good News
“Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, ‘We have found the Messiah!’ (which is translated Christ). Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, ‘You are Simon, the son …
22010.025 Look, the Lamb of God!
“Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples. Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God!’ When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. “Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them, ‘What do you want?’ So they said …
22010.024 This Is the Chosen One of God!
“Then John testified, ‘I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him. And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, “The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining—this is the one who baptizes with the …
22010.023 Jesus Revealed
“This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’ I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.” —John 1:30–31 John the Baptist had a message and that message was …
22010.020 Jesus Takes Away Our Sin
“On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’” —John 1:29 In love, God abolished the payment for sin and its wretched control over man through the blood of Jesus the Lamb of God. Through Jesus, God provided the …
22010.019 True Humility
[John said], “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize, who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!” —John 1:26–27 Humility is certainly an endearing and disarming character trait, is it not? True humility such as John the Baptist demonstrates in our …
22010.018 God’s Call to Repentance
“Then they said to him, ‘Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ John said, ‘I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.’” —John 1:22–23 Quoting …
22010.017 Who Is This Guy?
“Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ “He confessed—he did not deny but confessed—‘I am not the Christ!’“So they asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not!’“‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered, ‘No!’” —John 1:19–21 John …
22010.016 God Has Been Made Known to Us in Jesus
“No one has ever seen God. The only one, himself God, who is in closest fellowship with the Father, has made God known.” —John 1:18 Jesus came to make God known to humanity. No one has ever seen God, for God has said, “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and …
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