Pursue the Possible

John 1:49-51, “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…

John 1:47-48, “When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.’ ‘How do you know me?’ Nathanael asked. Jesusanswered, ‘I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.’ “Here truly is an Israelite…

John 1:45-46, “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.’ ‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’ Nathanael asked. ‘Come and see,’ said Philip.” Jesus found Philip, and…

John 1:43-44 “The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ Philip, like Andrew and Peter, was from the town of Bethsaida.” The last part of John 1 is a succession of four days. Altogether, we see six disciples gathered throughout this…

Acts 16:30-34 “He then brought them out and asked, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ They replied, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.’ Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.…

Acts 16:27-29 “The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew hissword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, ‘Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!’ The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling…

Acts 16:25-26 “About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God,and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violentearthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doorsflew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.” I’ll try not…

Acts 16:20-24, “They brought them before the magistrates and said, ‘These men areJews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for usRomans to accept or practice.’ The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas,and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten…