WEBVTT - #358:  How Do  You Know Me? 

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<v Speaker 1>Hello again and welcome back to Kids Bible Stories. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>story is called how do You Know Me? And this

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<v Speaker 1>comes from John chapter one, verses forty three through fifty one.

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<v Speaker 1>do you remember hearing about Andrew and his brother Simon Peter. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>this episode picks up after Andrew and Simon also known

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<v Speaker 1>as Peter, after they become followers of Jesus. Let's begin

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<v Speaker 1>our story here. The next day was filled with activity.

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<v Speaker 1>People had begun their work as soon as the sun

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<v Speaker 1>began to peer over the horizon. Children helped tend to

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<v Speaker 1>the farm, animals and moms and dads went to the

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<v Speaker 1>market to buy and sell their goods, and Jesus decided

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<v Speaker 1>to go to Galilee. We've heard about this area Galilee before.

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<v Speaker 1>If your Bible has a map. You can look for it.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of you may also remember hearing about the Sea

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<v Speaker 1>of Galilee. Well, this is where Jesus was headed. I imagine

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<v Speaker 1>him not hurried, but walking calmly because he was living

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<v Speaker 1>out God's plan and he trusted it, the plan to

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<v Speaker 1>save his people and bring them back to him. Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>was doing exactly what he was supposed to, and so

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<v Speaker 1>he peacefully went, maybe whistling as he walked, taking in

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<v Speaker 1>the sights of creation, the sound of the birds, the

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<v Speaker 1>colors of the flowers. He found Philip and he said

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<v Speaker 1>to him, follow me. Philip was from the town of Bethsta,

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<v Speaker 1>where Andrew and Peter lived. Those are our friends from

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<v Speaker 1>our last episode, Andrew and Peter. Since they lived in

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<v Speaker 1>the same town, I wonder if they recognized one another.

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<v Speaker 1>Just like Andrew ran off to tell his brother about Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>Philip wanted to tell others too.

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<v Speaker 2>Where isn't a thing? Well, if I was him, where'd

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<v Speaker 2>I be? I wonder if you went to get some food? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>he's always hungry. Oh, hey, there you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Philip found Nathaniel and told him.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, night, You'll never guess who I just met. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>remember that Moses wrote in the Law about a man

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<v Speaker 2>who was coming, and the prophets, well, they also wrote

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<v Speaker 2>about him, Well we found him. He's Jesus, the son

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<v Speaker 2>of Joseph. He's from Nazareth.

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<v Speaker 1>Nathaniel tucked his chin and scoffed a bit. He said to.

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<v Speaker 2>Philip, Nazareth. Can anything good come from Nazareth?

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<v Speaker 1>Philip answered, well, come and see. Philip and Nathaniel were

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<v Speaker 1>taught that one day a savior would be sent to

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<v Speaker 1>rescue them ray. They the Pharisees and other Jews, were

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<v Speaker 1>taught this from a young age, and they would be

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with it. They would be expecting and hoping for this,

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<v Speaker 1>But they expected the savior to be more like the

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<v Speaker 1>kings they knew, with lots of money, wearing a crown

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<v Speaker 1>upon his head, and having a powerful army to defeat

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<v Speaker 1>their enemies. This is why Nathaniel scoffs at the thought

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<v Speaker 1>of their savior, the king of all kings, coming from

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<v Speaker 1>a teeny tiny, so boring, unimportant place called Nazareth. Nathaniel

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<v Speaker 1>tightened his sandal straps and decided to follow Philip to

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<v Speaker 1>see for him. Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him, he said.

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<v Speaker 2>Here is truly a person of Israel. There is nothing

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<v Speaker 2>false in him.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh, what's that mean? After studying it, I think Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>is saying that Nathaniel tells the truth or what he's

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<v Speaker 1>really thinking, regardless of who's standing in front of him.

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<v Speaker 1>He is someone who wouldn't act one way with one

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<v Speaker 1>friend and a different way with another one. Remember, Nathaniel

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't shy about telling Philip what he really thought about Nazareth.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to our story, Nathaniel, somewhat surprised by Jesus's response, asked,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you know me. Jesus answered, I saw.

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<v Speaker 2>You when you were under the fig tree. That was

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<v Speaker 2>before Philip told you about me.

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<v Speaker 1>Nathaniel said to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Teacher, you are the son of God. You are the

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<v Speaker 2>King of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus said to Nathaniel.

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<v Speaker 2>You believe in me because I told you I saw

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<v Speaker 2>you under a fig tree. But you will see greater

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<v Speaker 2>things than that.

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<v Speaker 1>And Jesus said to them.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you the truth. You will all see heaven open.

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<v Speaker 2>You will see angels of God going up and coming

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<v Speaker 2>down on the son of Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that is it for our story today. But before

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<v Speaker 1>we go, let's think about what we just heard. Today,

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<v Speaker 1>we hear Jesus gathering more and more followers. What are

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<v Speaker 1>the names of the two men who follow him in

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<v Speaker 1>today's story? Say it out loud if you know Philip

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<v Speaker 1>and Nathaniel. Excellent. When Philip tells Nathaniel about Jesus, did

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<v Speaker 1>Nathaniel sound like he believed him? No, that's right, He

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<v Speaker 1>doubted that their almighty Savior could come from the town

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<v Speaker 1>of Nazareth. Nathaniel decided to see for himself though, And

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<v Speaker 1>does he end up believing Jesus is the Savior, the

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<v Speaker 1>Son of God? Yes, he sure does. Nathaniel believes because

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus tells him something miraculous. Jesus tells him he already

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<v Speaker 1>knows him and saw him under the fig tree. How

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<v Speaker 1>could that be though they've never met. Jesus wasn't there

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<v Speaker 1>with him under that tree. But Jesus knows everything about Nathaniel,

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<v Speaker 1>and he knows everything about you too. Jesus knew what

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<v Speaker 1>was inside Nathaniel, his thoughts and his doubts. He knew

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<v Speaker 1>what he'd said about Nazareth. Jesus knew what was on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside too, That Nathaniel had been sitting under a

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<v Speaker 1>fig tree. Jesus knows what's going on inside of us,

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<v Speaker 1>our thoughts and feelings, and he knows what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>outside of us. That's such a comfort to me because

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<v Speaker 1>if you are feeling lonely or hurt and no one

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<v Speaker 1>else knows, Jesus knows. Jesus also gave you parents or

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<v Speaker 1>grandparents you can talk to about this, but even before

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<v Speaker 1>you tell them, he already knows. Jesus is such a

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<v Speaker 1>powerful and loving father that there will never be a

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<v Speaker 1>time that Jesus does not know what's going on in

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<v Speaker 1>your life. Jesus understands, he sees you, knows you, and

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<v Speaker 1>loves you well. That is it for our story today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for joining us, and as always,

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<v Speaker 1>bye for now.