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Podcast: West End UMC Podcast Audio Podcast
Episode: Invited to Come and See
Description: Today’s scripture from John 1 is about Jesus meeting Philip and calling him into discipleship, but it is also about Philip, in turn, inviting Nathanael into discipleship, too, with the invitation to “come and see.” The Gospel of John uses that phrase several times, and we are invited to share in the excitement and the invitation. Nathanael’s initial response to the invitation demonstrates some prejudice on his part, but when he actually meets Jesus, all that changes. We are challenged to inspect our own prejudices and wonder whether they are preventing us from meeting and receiving Jesus. Further, when we, like...