Scroll down for our three-step process to help you engage God’s word and seek a deeper encounter with Him.
step one
This Weekly Bible Passage will be the basis of next Sunday’s sermon. Spend some time studying it prior to Sunday and see what God is revealing to you in it.
John 1: 43-51
43 The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me.”
44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 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.”
46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him.
“Come and see,” Philip answered.
47 Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
48 “How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you,” Jesus answered.
49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael replied, “You are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel!”
50 Jesus responded to him, “Do you believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” 51 Then he said, “Truly I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Step two
Join us on Sunday for this critical second step in encountering God through His word as we gather together as a church family.
step three
Questions to discuss and process as a Discipleship Group, based on the previous Weekly Bible Passage and Sunday Sermon.
Encourage one another towards a deeper, more vibrant relationship with Jesus.
These discussion questions are based on the scripture reading from the past week (John 1:43-51), and the talk on November 1st, 2026.
Practice: Throughout our Draw Near month, we are inviting our church to fast together on Tuesdays. Take a few moments to check in with one another on how this practice is going, what challenges you've faced, what breakthroughs you've experienced, or what God is doing in your lives through this practice.
Discuss:
1. What influences or habits are currently shaping you? How do those things affect your priorities or identity?
2. Nathanael is invited to "come and see" Jesus for who He is (v. 46). How do you typically see Jesus? Are there any ways in which you may be seeing Him through a distorted lens?
3. Nathanael does not hesitate to approach Jesus (v. 47). What things make you hesitate from drawing near to Jesus in your own life? How does Jesus' response to Nathanael encourage you to step toward Him in faith?
Pray: Give Jesus praise for His grace in seeing your innermost parts yet still loving and choosing you. Ask Jesus to give you the eyes to see Him as He truly is.