Come and See

St. Charles | Noah Coates
September 6, 2026
John 1:43-46

"The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, 'Follow me.' Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.' 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked him. 'Come and see,' Philip answered." John 1:43-46 (CSB)v

1. FOLLOW HIM

"The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, 'Follow me.'" John 1:43 (CSB)

You cannot stay in the place that Jesus found you. You must follow Jesus to where Jesus is taking you.

2. KNOW WHO HE IS

"We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth." John 1:45 (CSB)

"Taste and see that the LORD is good. How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!" Psalm 34:8 (CSB)

He's in a class all by Himself, and if you're going to follow Him, you have to understand that.

3. DON'T LET ASSUMPTIONS BLIND YOU

"'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked him." John 1:46 (CSB)

Your assumption has been getting in the way of your encounter.

4. COME AND SEE

"'Come and see,' Philip answered." John 1:46 (CSB)

The Creator of the universe knows everything you've done, and He still invites you.

"'Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?'" John 4:29 (CSB)