Teaching Notes
Philip Invites Nathanael to Come and See
Season 2 · Episode 2 - 1:33
How to use this clip
For purposes of a sermon or group study on John 1:39-46, this clip from The Chosen helps preachers and group leaders show the story of Philip inviting Nathanael to “come and see” if Jesus is the Messiah Israel has been waiting for ~OR~ it can be used to illustrate a sermon or inspire a group discussion on topics like:
Calling
Church
Doubt
Evangelism
Invitation
Nathanael
Philip
Skeptic
Witness
We have included a short script to help you introduce the clip before you show it to your church or small group.
How to introduce this clip
“In the second season of The Chosen, viewers finally meet Nathanael, a man who eventually becomes one of Jesus’s twelve disciples, and the creators of the show are careful to point out that for all we know, Nathanael’s road to becoming one of the Twelve was a painful one. They create a backstory for Nathanael in which he’s an architect, long convinced that he is called to build a synagogue for the worship of God. But in this imagined backstory, all of his hopes and dreams have fallen apart, and that synagogue will never be built. Nathanael is disappointed in himself, and he’s disappointed in God. And it’s right at that point that his friend Philip shows up to share some news—and to offer an invitation. Let’s watch together…”
*If your church does not know about The Chosen, before you show the clip, you might also want to tell them the following: “The Chosen is a television show that tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of the people who knew him.”