Linden Road Church
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Linden Road Church
160 S Linden Rd, Mansfield, OH 44906, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
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Acts 28:30-31
For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!
Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to You.
Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.
Psalm 102:1-2
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown. Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.” John 1:44-51
What’s true about Nathanael is true about us all...
1. We cry out to be seen by God.
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” John 1:48,50
A fig tree was a quiet place to get loud with God.
“Do you see me?”
Where do you go to be heard and
to be seen?
Have you been there lately?
Do you have a dream that seems to be burning to ash?
Do you wonder if he sees you?
2. God cries out through Jesus, so that he might be seen by us.
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.” John 1:47-51
“I saw you while you were still under the fig tree.”
As it was true for Nathanael, it’s true for us: we are seen by God.
But do we see God?
3. God cries out through us, so that he might be seen by others.
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
John 1:43-46
Nathanael is at the heart of our story, but we shouldn’t forget about Philip.
he found Nathanael and told him. --> “Come and see.”
God cries out through us, so that he might be seen by others.
We ask of God, “Do you see me?
And God asks of us, “Do you see me?”
Then God asks of us… “Will you help others see me?”
God not only seeks to do a work in us, but also through us.
We are surrounded by people who are gathered under fig trees, clutching to dreams that are burning to ash.
Who have you seen in your life who is crying out to be seen by God?
How can you help them see that they are seen?
How can you help them see God?
Acts 28:30-31
For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!
Hear my prayer, O LORD! And let my cry for help come to You.
Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.
Psalm 102:1-2
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown. Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
“Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.” John 1:44-51
What’s true about Nathanael is true about us all...
1. We cry out to be seen by God.
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” John 1:48,50
A fig tree was a quiet place to get loud with God.
“Do you see me?”
Where do you go to be heard and
to be seen?
Have you been there lately?
Do you have a dream that seems to be burning to ash?
Do you wonder if he sees you?
2. God cries out through Jesus, so that he might be seen by us.
As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
Then Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God—the King of Israel!”
Jesus asked him, “Do you believe this just because I told you I had seen you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
Then he said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God going up and down on the Son of Man, the one who is the stairway between heaven and earth.” John 1:47-51
“I saw you while you were still under the fig tree.”
As it was true for Nathanael, it’s true for us: we are seen by God.
But do we see God?
3. God cries out through us, so that he might be seen by others.
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s hometown.
Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” “Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
John 1:43-46
Nathanael is at the heart of our story, but we shouldn’t forget about Philip.
he found Nathanael and told him. --> “Come and see.”
God cries out through us, so that he might be seen by others.
We ask of God, “Do you see me?
And God asks of us, “Do you see me?”
Then God asks of us… “Will you help others see me?”
God not only seeks to do a work in us, but also through us.
We are surrounded by people who are gathered under fig trees, clutching to dreams that are burning to ash.
Who have you seen in your life who is crying out to be seen by God?
How can you help them see that they are seen?
How can you help them see God?
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