February 28, 2021

Simultaneously Seeking Salvation

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Passage: John 1:38-51
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Simultaneously Seeking Salvation

John 1:38-42 (NASB)
38  And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, "What do you seek?" They said to Him, "Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?"
39  He *said to them, "Come, and you will see." So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.
40  One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
41  He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, "We have found the Messiah" (which translated means Christ).
42  He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

1.     Souls Seeking Salvation

2.     Savior Seeking Souls

John 1:43-51 (NASB)
43  The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, "Follow Me."
44  Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
45  Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46  Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip *said to him, "Come and see."
47  Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
48  Nathanael *said to Him, "How do You know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
49  Nathanael answered Him, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel."
50  Jesus answered and said to him, "Because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these."
51  And He *said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

Genesis 28:12-17 (NASB)
12  He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
13  And behold, the LORD stood above it and said, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie, I will give it to you and to your descendants.
14  "Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15  "Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
16  Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it."
17  He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven."