1. This text provides an occasion for you to teach and proclaim a broader picture of “the Gospel” as God’s saving work.
  2. In Epiphany, we witness this man and the miracles and ask: “Who is He?” Subsequently, in wonder and awe we might reply together with our Jonah reading: “Who knows?”
  3. We still live in the hope of His coming, though many generations have come and gone in that hope. Why, though, does it make any difference?
  4. Ever Heard of Candlemas?
  5. On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the calling of the disciples to become fishers of men.
  6. Despite Nathanael’s pedigree, he still needed to have Jesus revealed to him. Apart from the Spirit’s work in creating faith, Nathanael would have been lost.
  7. Sin has had its teeth wrenched out. Since Christ was raised from death, that ugly monster has no power over us.
  8. Indeed, in Samuel the Lord has drawn near as the words and actions of this unexpected prophet help us listen carefully to the voice of God in His rare Word.
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