Gospel of John – Part 5 – What are you seeking? – John 1:35-42

John 1:29

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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Jesus came to…

from spiritual death

from eternal separation

from the penalty of sin

—mind, heart, body, and soul—through the person of the Holy Spirit

to a right relationship with the living God

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John 1:35

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

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John 1:37

37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they Jesus.

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Followed (akoulotheo) – the call or decision to follow Jesus as a disciple.

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John 1:38

38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

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“What dear reader, would your answer to such a question be? What are you seeking? The true answer to this question will reveal your spiritual state.” A. Pink

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“Only by coming to Jesus could they really comprehend what they were seeking spiritually. The same thing holds true today…” Dr. Constable

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John 1:38 cont.

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

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John 1:38 cont.

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you ?”

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John 15:5

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5 (ESV)

5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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All true seekers of Jesus will be invited into a relationship with Jesus.

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John 1:39

39 “Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

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John 1:39 cont.

So they went and saw where he was staying, . It was about four in the afternoon.

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“They spent the day with Jesus.”

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Gen 2:1-3

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John 1:40-42

40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41 The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). 42 And he brought him to Jesus…

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“Every time we meet Andrew in the gospel he is bringing someone to Jesus. Thus, he serves as an excellent example of what a disciple of Jesus should be.” Dr. Constable

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John 1:42 cont.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John.

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John 1:42 cont.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[g]).

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Matthew 16:15-19

15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah (John), for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

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“Jesus anticipated what Peter would become in the history of the church…but as the record of Peter unfolds in the gospel he appears as anything but a rock. He was impulsive, volatile and unreliable…In fact he would be the same man to deny Jesus three times when Jesus was sent to the cross. Yet Jesus named Peter in view of what he would become by the grace of God, not based upon what he was then.”

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Applications (Gleanings)

1. What are you ?
2. Set aside time to .
3. Bring others

Personal Notes: