A Personal Encounter With Jesus.” Series

“… ascending and descending upon the Son of Man” – this means Jesus is the ladder. Perhaps Nathanael had an attachment to a special place, like Jacob did to Bethel. Perhaps he held that one had to be in that special place to meet with God. But the issue is not the place but the person. What Jesus wants Nathanael to know is that He himself is the ladder. Jesus is the one mediator between God and men (1 Tim 2:5). No matter what modern skeptics may say, Jesus consistently presented himself as the one and only way to God. Jesus said in John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father except by me!” Have you had a personal encounter with Jesus? If not there is no time like the present. Jesus is still seeking those who would follow Him!

“A Personal Encounter With Jesus.”

John 1:43-51

First, He Reaches Out No Matter Who We Are

(1:43-46)

•Philips Statement (vv. 43-44) “We have found him….”

•Nathanael’s Skepticism (v. 45)

“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

Secondly, He Knows What We Are. (1:47)

Third, He Knows Where We Are. (1:48-49)

(Psalm 139:14)

•Nathanael’s Question and Jesus’ Response

(v. 48) “How do you know me?”

•Nathanael’s Response (v. 49)

“You are the son of God, You are the King of Israel.”

Fourth, He Meets Us Where We Are. (1: 50-51)