Come and See John 1:35-46. “What do you want?”

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John 1:35-46

“What do you want?”

“What do you want?”

“What do you want?”

“What do you want?”

“What do you want?”

“What do you want?”

“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they

went and saw where he was

staying and spent that day with him.

John 1:39

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;

knock and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks receives; he who

seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth am I Here For?

The most The most important important purpose in purpose in our lives our lives today.today.

“I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God” . . . When he saw Jesus passing by, he said,

“Look, the Lamb of God!”

-John

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” . . .

And he brought him to Jesus.

-Andrew

Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote

about . . . Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” . . . “Come and see,” said Philip.

-Philip

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John 1:35-46

“I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God” . . . When he saw Jesus passing by, he said,

“Look, the Lamb of God!”

-John

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John 1:35-46

“The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon . . . And he brought him to

Jesus.”Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one . . . Come and see.”

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John 1:35-46

ApplicationApplicationWe should be We should be

reaching out to reaching out to the people the people around us, around us,

inviting them inviting them to “come as to “come as

see.”see.”

Preach the Gospel at all times and when

necessary use words.

Preach the Gospel, and since it is

necessary, use words.

ApplicationApplicationWe don’t need We don’t need to know all of to know all of the answers in the answers in

order to be order to be effective in effective in

bringing others bringing others to Jesus.to Jesus.

ApplicationApplication““Can anything good Can anything good

come from come from Nazareth?”Nazareth?”

We should expect We should expect people to have people to have

objections to what objections to what we tell them about we tell them about

Jesus.Jesus.

Relationships Overcome Barriers

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ObjectionObjectionWe cannot bring We cannot bring

people to Jesus the people to Jesus the way these guys did way these guys did because he is no because he is no longer living on longer living on

earth.earth.

AnswerAnswerAs the church we As the church we are the body of are the body of

Christ. We are his Christ. We are his physical physical

representation on representation on earth today.earth today.

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ApplicationApplicationWe Must Show We Must Show Jesus to Others Jesus to Others Through Our Through Our

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By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

John 13:35

“What do you want?”

ApplicationApplicationWe should be We should be

reaching out to reaching out to the people the people around us, around us,

inviting them inviting them to “come as to “come as

see.”see.”

ApplicationApplicationWe don’t need We don’t need to know all of to know all of the answers in the answers in

order to be order to be effective in effective in

bringing others bringing others to Jesus.to Jesus.

ApplicationApplication““Can anything good Can anything good

come from come from Nazareth?”Nazareth?”

We should expect We should expect people to have people to have

objections to what objections to what we tell them about we tell them about

Jesus.Jesus.

Relationships Overcome Barriers

ApplicationApplicationWe Must Show We Must Show Jesus to Others Jesus to Others Through Our Through Our

ActionsActions