I see you

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.

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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.”

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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!”

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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.

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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.”

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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.”

Nathanael means

"gift of God.”

What are the Characteristics

of Nathanael:

1.He was a WORD person

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.

What are the Characteristics of

Nathanael:

1.He was a WORD person

2.He was a FLAWED person

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.

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

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming

to Him, and said of him,

“Behold, an Israelite indeed, in

whom there is no deceit!”

Genesis 17:11

11 You are to undergo

circumcision, and it will

be the sign of the covenant

between me and you.

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.

John 1:48

Nathanael said to Him, “How

do You know me?”

John 1:48

Jesus answered and said to

him, “Before Philip called you,

when you were under the fig

tree, I saw you.

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.

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.

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.

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.”