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BIBLE CHARACTERS

Handout#3-PHILIP

The "Show Me" Apostle "Meaning to see is to believe"

R o s w e l l B . R e l o v a
Name: ------------------

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LESSON TEXT: John 6: 3

STUDY TEXTS:

Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; John 1 : 4 3 -46; John 6:3-7; John 12:20-24; John 14:6-1 O ; Acts 1 :14.

MEMORY VERSE:

John 14:8 - "Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us."

THE STUDY:

I. PHILIP'S BACKGROUND:

A. His name:

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Philip (Greek: "philippos") = " ___ of horses."
B. His Distinction:

The apostle is one f Three Philips mentioned in the New Testament. The other two are:
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1. Philip the Tetrach f lturaea and Trachonitis - Luke 3:1.

2 . Philip the Deacon (Acts 6:5), who became Philip the Evangelist (Acts 21 :8). Notice

he is distinguished from "the twelve" (Acts 6:2).

The exploits of this Philip are recorded in Acts 8 .

C. His Birthplace:

Philip came from Bethsaida, a fishing _ village at the top of the ___ o f Galilee -
Galilee
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John 1 :44.
D. Notes of Interest Concerning the Apostle Philip

1. Apart from his inclusion in the listings of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3; Mark

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3:18; Luke 6:14 and Acts 1:14), all that we know about Philip is recorded n the
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Gospel f John.
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2. ______ is said about the apostle Philip after Acts 1 :14.

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3. Legendary accounts have Philip ______ in Asia Minor where he was later

martyred.

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4 . Philip is noted for his _____ (the "why") and practical (the "how") approach

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to the things f God.

II. PHILIP BECOMES A DISCIPLE OF CHRIST:

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Read: John 1 3 -46.
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Some ____ disciples of John the Baptist were with him in _______ (near
end of the Dead Sea) when he introduced them to Christ. John 1 :35 5 1 relates how they left off
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following John and became disciples of Jesus. The first two men t o do so were Andrew and a n

unnamed disciple (probably J o h n ) . Andrew found Peter his brother and introduced him the Saviour.

Philip
The day following, a s Jesus was preparing to travel to Galilee, He called ____ to follow

Him.

Here we note the t w o -fold basis of Philip's discipleship:

A . The Word Of God.