Five Who Followed
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Introduction
Introduction
Have you ever met someone who would later have a profound impact on your life?
Five Who Followed
Have you ever met someone who would later have a profound impact on your life?
Ex: Matt and Dee McIntosh
Do you remember when you met Jesus?
Today we are going to meet the first five disciples who followed Jesus and what we can learn from their experience.
1st John - Stay Close to Jesus
1st John - Stay Close to Jesus
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
Andrew and John
Follow is repeated several x’s in John
Peter () “What about him?”
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”
John 21:
Don’t worry about anyone else, stay close to Jesus!
John is a very passionate Christ follower
52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
It’s important to point out that Jesus had to ask Peter “do you love me?” But John stayed close to Jesus through everything (Transfiguration, last supper, Garden of Gethsemane, at the foot of the cross)
Jesus had to ask Peter “do you love me?” But John stayed close to Jesus through everything (Transfiguration, last supper, Garden of Gethsemane, cross)
If you’re not close to Jesus you’re going to miss important moments (even hard times)
2nd Andrew - Bring People to Jesus
2nd Andrew - Bring People to Jesus
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!”
37 When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38 Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”
Matthew, Mark and Luke only mention him by name but John mentions him 3x’s (always doing the same thing, bringing people to Jesus)
Matthew, Mark and Luke only mention him by name but John mentions him 3x’s (always doing the same thing)
Following Jesus is gradual
fishers of men (not a permanent calling yet)
Calls then to be Fishers of men permanently (leave their boats behind)
() calling them to be disciples
As we follow Jesus it should bring us closer and closer and as we walk closer and closer it brings us to a much deeper level
Vs. 38 “what do you want?” (This is the same question asked of everyone who choses to follow Jesus)
“Following” (70-80 x’s in John)
(Remain, dwell, abide)
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.
The disciples answer “we want to live every moment with you” “ we want to dwell with you!”
Jesus’ follow up vs. 39
“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”
So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew - once you’ve met Jesus and truly love him you’ll bring people to him ( - Andrew brings Jesus the little boys lunch) ( - Philip brings Greeks to Andrew)
Who are you bringing to Jesus?
3rd Peter - Realize That Jesus Sees Things in you That You Don’t See in Yourself
3rd Peter - Realize That Jesus Sees Things in you That You Don’t See in Yourself
The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus.
Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
John 1:
Sin has a way of obscuring who God created us to be and what he’s created us to do! Peter realized this … Preached
Peter realized this when he preaching in Acts “save yourself from this crooked and depraved generation” (scoliosis)
And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
"Crooked” (scoliosis)
Andrew starts with his family
“You are Simon son of John(?)” (Question)
Petras - A Rock
Every time Peter reverts back to his old self he’s referred to as Simon. At the last supper the disciples argued over who was the greatest …
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
“Simon Simon …”
Peter didn’t see himself as Jesus did. Jesus knew that He could use him to establish His church!
The first 12 chapters of Acts is all about Peter and his ministry
4th Philip - Don’t Miss the Big Picture
4th Philip - Don’t Miss the Big Picture
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”
44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.
(vs. 43-44)
(vs. 43-44)
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
Philip is a number crunching guy / doesn’t have faith yet
Insight into Philips natural instincts
20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.”
What does this teach us? It’s possible to be a follower of Christ and miss what God is doing.
7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
We walk by faith and not by sight
5th Nathaniel - God Sees You In The Quiet Moments
5th Nathaniel - God Sees You In The Quiet Moments
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked.
“Come and see,” said Philip.
(vs. 45-46)
“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”
Nathaniel is from Cana in Galilee
Cana and Nazareth are both small towns
(Ex: Jonestown vs. Fredricksburg)
We don’t know why Nathaniel makes this comment. The only reason we can conclude is that he’s at least interested in this Jesus.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
Vs. 47-48
Nathanael’s question, How do you know me?, demonstrates that Jesus’ brief summary of his character had hit the mark. Jesus replies by showing that his supernatural knowledge extends beyond this: he ‘saw’ Nathanael while he was still under the fig tree. What Nathanael was doing under the fig tree is open to conjecture. In the Old Testament the fig tree is sometimes almost a symbol for ‘home’ or for prosperity (e.g.; ; ); occasionally in rabbinic literature its shade is associated with a place for meditation and prayer (SB 2. 371). But John’s chief point here is Jesus’ supernatural knowledge (cf. 2:4; 4:17–18; 6:70; 9:3; 11:4, 11; 13:10–11, 38), not Nathanael’s activity.
Carson, D. A. (1991). The Gospel according to John (p. 161). Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; W.B. Eerdmans.
50 Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” 51 He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”
John 1:50-
Nathaniel, you’ve not seen anything yet!
What you’ve experienced so far in your walk with the Lord is nothing like what you’ll see him do in the days and years to come!