Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel

 John 1:35-51

 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”  They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

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

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”

Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”

Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that.” He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.”

The twelve disciples of Jesus. At john's words, two of his followers leave him for Jesus - Andrew, the fisherman, and an unnamed follower, possibly the apostle John. The news is too good not to share; so  Andrew brings Peter and Philip brings Nathanael.

Why?

John once again declared Jesus is the Lamb of God, and his two disciples followed Jesus. John knew Jesus doing more powerful and doing great things than he was. 

Andrew and Simon, Nathanael, John, and Philip became the disciples of Jesus.

Jesus renamed Simonvas Cephas, Peter. For Jesus knew he will be stone of the truth.

Nathanael declared that Jesus is the Son of God, the king of Israel!

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4個門徒跟從耶穌的過程。

施洗約翰帶領門徒的目的是要他們跟從耶穌，我們帶領人信主，目的是建立神國的門徒，不是單為教會的人數增加!

腓利認識耶穌，也把拿但業介紹給耶穌，拿但業起初不認同，腓利、安得烈做他們該做的，帶領人到耶穌面前。這是我們現在的工作，把人帶到主面前，讓他們遇見主，讓主對他們說話！

在我們認識耶穌前，耶穌已經認識我們。我們要把人帶到耶穌面前。耶穌知道他叫西門，要改名為磯法。名字代表人的性格，改名是期待生命的改變。

拿但業批評人，心直口快，耶穌卻把人性格的缺點、弱點變成優點，心中沒有鬼詐的人。我們可能自己覺得沒有什麼優點，長處，但是耶穌可以使用，使我們改變，如西門變磯法，而不是擺爛！

他們遇到耶穌的那一刻，就是遇見神，經歷一個神蹟，要遇見更大的事：生命的改變，找到通往天上的路！這才是最重要的，勝過醫病....。

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How?

Jesus is the lamb of God, is the Son of God, and is the king of Israel.