Jesus calls Philip to follow him. Philip finds Nathanael and tells him they have found the Messiah - Jesus of Nazareth. Though skeptical because Jesus is from Nazareth, Nathanael goes to see him. When he arrives, Jesus recognizes Nathanael and says he saw him under a fig tree before Philip called him. Impressed, Nathanael declares Jesus to be the Son of God. Jesus promises Nathanael he will see greater signs, including heaven opening and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.

1. I see you

2. John 1:43-51
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.

3. John 1:43-51
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.”

4. John 1:43-51
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!”

5. John 1:43-51
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.

6. John 1:43-51
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.”

7. John 1:43-51
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.”

8. Nathanael means
"gift of God.”

9. What are the Characteristics
of Nathanael:
1.He was a WORD person

10. John 1:45
“We have found Him of
whom Moses in the Law
and also the Prophets wrote—
Jesus of Nazareth, the son of
Joseph.

11. What are the Characteristics of
Nathanael:
1.He was a WORD person
2.He was a FLAWED person

12. When the WORD person in him
overpowered his FLAWED
person, he heard the most
wonderful commendation in his
life, coming from the mouth of
the Messiah Himself.

13. What are the Characteristics of
Nathanael:
1.He was a WORD person
2.He was a FLAWED person
3.He was a NO FRAUD person

14. John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming
to Him, and said of him,
“Behold, an Israelite indeed, in
whom there is no deceit!”

15. Genesis 17:11
11 You are to undergo
circumcision, and it will
be the sign of the covenant
between me and you.

16. Romans 2:28-29
28 A man is not a Jew if he is only
one outwardly, nor is circumcision
merely outward and physical. 29 No,
a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly;
and circumcision is circumcision of
the heart, by the Spirit, not by the
written code. Such a man's praise is
not from men, but from God.

17. John 1:48
Nathanael said to Him, “How
do You know me?”

18. John 1:48
Jesus answered and said to
him, “Before Philip called you,
when you were under the fig
tree, I saw you.

19. Psalm 139:1-4
1 O Lord, You have searched me
and known me.
2 You know when I sit down and
when I rise up;
You understand my thought from
afar.

20. Psalm 139:1-4
3 You scrutinize my path and my
lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with
all my ways.
4 Even before there is a word on
my tongue,
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

21. Hebrews 4:13
Nothing in all creation is hidden
from God. Everything is naked
and exposed before his eyes,
and he is the one to whom we
are accountable.

22. John 1:51
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.”