PHILIP

#795c                                                        PHILIP

Scripture Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Matthew 10:3; John 1:43-48, 6:5-7, 12:21-22, 14:8-9

                                                                                                                                  Orig. 3/2/1983

Passage:

John 1:43-48, 6:5-7, 12:21-22, 14:8-9

143 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. 47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.” 48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”

65 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

1221 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

148 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Mark 3:18

18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot

Luke 6:14

14 Simon (whom he named Peter), his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew

Matthew 10:3

3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus

Timeline/Series:         Personality Profiles

I.          What We Know of Him

·         Bethsaida—NE shore of Galilee

·         Greek name reflects Hellenistic influence only

·         Jesus “found” him—“what was known to Him”

·         Tradition takes him to Hierapolis in Phrygia

o   Faithful witness

o   Sister canonized by Greek church

o   Martyred

II.         What John Tells Us

·         John 1:43 “follow me”

o   v45,  Philip finds Nathaniel

o   Messiah and son of Joseph

o   “Come and see”

·         John 6:5-7, feeding of multitude

o   To Jesus, “where are we to buy bread?”

o   200 days wages won’t be enough

o   “But at your word we will start”

·         John 12:21-22

o   Greeks, “Sir, We would see Jesus.”

o   V18, Father, glorify

o   V33. And I, if I be lifted up

·         John 14:6-9

o   I am the way

o   Show us the Father