INTRODUCTION

Philip the Apostle was one of the 12 main disciples of Jesus

Christ. He’s one of four people named Philip in the Bible, and
he’s often confused with Philip the Evangelist, who plays a
minor role in Acts. (The other two Philips are both sons of
King Herod the Great.)
 The Apostle Philip is only mentioned a handful of times in the
New Testament—seven times in the gospels and once in Acts.
(One tradition also claims he’s mentioned in another verse,
though not by name.) Four of those mentions are just lists of
the apostles. Like the Apostle Thomas, Philip’s only significant
mentions come in the Gospel of John (and they’re still not that
significant).
 Church tradition identifies Philip as the missionary to Greece,
Syria, and Phrygia, but even early on, Philip the Apostle was
frequently confused with Philip the Evangelist (also known as
Philip the Deacon), which makes it hard to distinguish which
details describe which Philip. Add to that the legendary accounts
from the Acts of Philip and Letter from Peter to Philip, and it
becomes difficult to separate fact from fiction, too.
STI LL, THERE ARE SOM E T HI NGS W E CAN
LEARN ABOUT PHI LI P T HE APOST LE FROM
THE BI BLE, AND W E CAN GL EAN A FE W
I NSI GHTS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH AS
WELL.
"HERE ARE THE
QUICK FACTS"
T HE N E W T E S TA M E N T L IS TS AL L T WELVE AP OS TL ES F OUR T IM ES
— M AT T H E W 1 0 : 2 -4 , M AR K 3: 1 4-19, L UKE 6: 13-16, AND AC T S 1: 1 3-
1 6 . WH IL E T H E R E A R E S OM E VAR IATIONS IN T HE OR DER THE
A P O S T L E S AP P E A R A ND E VEN T HE NAM E S T HEY WENT B Y, P HIL IP
IS L IS T E D IN A L L O F T HEM . HE’S AL S O C LE AR LY ONE OF THE
T WE LV E IN T H E GOS P E L OF J OHN, T HOUGH J OHN NEVE R
E XP LIC ITLY L IS TS THE M .

T HIS M E A N S P H IL IP WAS ONE OF T HE P E OP L E WHO WAS C L OS ES T

TO J E S U S , A ND T H AT HE S P ENT AB OUT THR EE YEAR S L IVING
W IT H H IM , W IT N E S S ING HIS M IR AC L ES , AND HE AR ING HIS
T E A C H IN G S . H E S AW NUM ER OUS DE M ONS TR AT IONS OF J ES US ’
DIVINITY.
"HERE ARE THE
QUICK FACTS"
 He Came For Bethsaida
One of the first things we learn about Philip in the Gospel of John is that like
Simon Peter and Andrew, he comes from Bethsaida, a town by the Sea of Galilee (
John 1:44). This may seem like a trivial detail, but later, when Jesus and the disciples
come to Jerusalem, some Greek men from Bethsaida want to see Jesus—and they
come to Philip (John 12:21). It’s possible that they knew him personally, or perhaps he
spoke Greek better than the other disciples (he did have a Greek name after all).
"HERE ARE THE
QUICK FACTS"
 He may have been a missionary

C H U R C H T R A D IT IO N HOLDS THAT P HIL IP P R E AC HE D T HE GOS P EL

IN S C YT H IA (A R E GION IN C ENT R AL EUR AS IA), S YR IA, AND
P H RY G IA (T U R K E Y). HOWEVE R , THIS T R ADITION LAR GELY
O R IG IN AT E S W IT H A C TS OF P HILIP, A DUB IOUS F OURT H-C ENT URY
T E XT W H IC H IN T E R M INGLE D T R UE AC C OUNT S WITH L EGENDS ,
IN C L U DIN G A NAR R AT IVE INVOLVING A DR AGON.

S O UM . . . M AYB E?
"HERE ARE THE
QUICK FACTS"
IT ’S E A S Y TO R E A D THE GOS P E LS AND AC T S AND NOT E VEN
NO T IC E T H AT T H E R E AR E T WO DIF F ER ENT P HILIP S . IN FAC T, IT’S
P O S S IB L E T H AT P H IL IP THE AP OS T LE WAS C ONF US E D WIT H P HIL IP
T HE E VA N G E L IS T AS EAR LY AS THE F IR S T OR S EC OND C ENT URY.
IN C HU R C H H IS TO RY E US EB IUS QUOTE S PAP IAS OF HIE R AP OLIS .

- A C O N T E M P O R A RY O F T HE AP OS TL ES
AS S AY IN G T H AT P H ILIP WAS L IVING IN HIER AP OL IS WIT H HIS
DA U G H T E R S . PA P IA S AL S O R E F E R S TO T HE P HILIP IN
AC T S 2 1 A S A N A P O S T L E, AND T HAT T ITL E WAS US UALLY
(B U T N O T ALWAY S ) R ES ERVED F OR THE T WE LVE.
E US E B IU S A L S O QU OT ES P OLYC R ATE S OF EP HE S US , A B IS HOP
W H O L IVE D D U R ING T HE S E C OND C E NTURY, AS S AYING:

• “ F O R IN A S IA A L S O GR E AT L IGHTS HAVE FAL LE N AS LE EP,

W H IC H S H A L L R IS E AGAIN ON THE LAS T DAY, AT T HE C OM ING
O F T H E L O R D , W H EN HE S HAL L C OM E WIT H GLORY F R OM
H E AV E N AN D S H A L L S EE K OUT AL L T HE S AINTS . AM ONG
T HE S E A R E P H IL IP, ONE OF THE TWE LVE AP OS T LE S , WHO
S L E E P S IN H IE R A P OLIS , AND HIS TWO AGED VIR GIN
D A U G H T E R S , A N D ANOT HER DAUGHTE R WHO LIVE D IN THE
H O LY S P IR IT A N D NOW R ES TS AT EP HES US .”
 BUT THE RE’ S GOOD REASON TO BE LI EVE THERE ARE PROBABLY TWO
DI FFE RENT PEOPLE NAMED PHI LI P.

THE PHI LI P WE CALL “THE E VANGELI ST” OR “THE DE ACON” I S FI RST

MENTI ONED I N ACTS 6 WHEN THE CHURCH SELECTS SEVEN PEOPLE TO
DI ST RI BUTE FOOD. LUKE WRI TE S:

V2 KAYA'T TI NI PON NG LABI NDAL AWA ANG BUONG KAPULUNGAN NG

MGA MANANAMPAL ATAYA AT SI NABI SA KANI LA, “HI NDI NAMI N DAPAT
PABAYAAN ANG PANGANGARAL NG SALI TA NG DI YOS UPANG
MANGASI WA SA PAMAMAHAGI NG I KABUBUHAY.
V3 KAYA, MGA KAPATI D, PUMI LI KAYO SA MGA KASAMAHAN NI NYO NG
PITONG LAL AKI NG I GI NAGAL ANG, PUSPOS NG ESPI RI TU, AT
MATATALI NO UPANG I LAGAY NAMI N SI L A SA TUNGKULI NG I TO.
V4 SAMANTAL A, I UUKOL NAMAN NAMI N ANG AMI NG PANAHON SA
PANANAL ANGI N AT SA PANGANGARAL NG SALI TA.”
T H E T WE LV E A P O S T L E S OP T E D O U T O F T H I S P O S I T I O N ,
A N D T H E N A MA N NA ME D P H I L I P WA S CH O S E N TO BE
O N E O F T H E S E V E N ( A CT S 6:5)

V5 NA L U G O D A N G B U O N G K APUL UN GAN SA PAN UKA L A N G ITO , K AYA ' T P I N I L I

N IL A S I E S T E B A N , I S A N G L AL AKING L UB OS A NG PANA N A M PA L ATAYA S A D I Y O S
AT PU S P O S N G E SP I R I T U SAN TO, AT SIN A FE L IPE , PR O C O R O , N I C A N O R , T I M O N ,
PA R M E N A S , AT S I N I C O L A S N A TA GA-AN T IO QUIA, ISA N G H E N T I L N A N A H IK AYAT
S A PAN ANA M PAL ATAYA NG JU D I O .

S O T H AT WO U L D BE P RE T T Y S T RA N G E I F T H AT WA S
PHILIP THE APOSTLE.
 M U CH L AT E R I N ACT S 2 1 : 8 – 9 , PAU L A ND H I S C OM PA NI O NS S TAY AT
PHI L I P’ S HOUSE I N C AE S AR E A W I T H HI S F O UR U NM A R R I E D
DAUGHT E R S W H O HA D T H E GI F T OF P R OP H E C Y.

T H I S PHI L I P I S E XPL I C I T LY I D E N T I F I E D A S “ T H E E VA NG E L I S T ” AN D
“ O NE OF T HE S E VE N.” I F T HI S W E R E P H I L I P T HE A P O S T L E , I T W O UL D
B E O DD FOR L UKE TO P R O VI D E T W O DI S T I N GU I S HI N G DE TA I L S AN D
N OT C AL L HI M T HE APOS T L E . AN D P R E S U M AB LY, I F HE D I D N O T US E
D I S T I NGUI S HI NG DE TAI L S , T H E E A R LY C HU R C H W O UL D’ V E A S S U M E D
H E M E ANT PHI L I P T HE A P O S T L E — T H E M OS T W E L L - K NO W N P H I L I P.
( T H I S I S ONE OF T HE M A I N AR GU M E N T S F O R AS S UM I N G T H AT A L L
N E W T E STAM E NT R E FE R E N C E S TO M A R K A R E TAL KI N G AB OU T J OH N
M A R K, T HE T R ADI T I ONA L AU T H OR O F T H E GO S P E L O F M AR K. )
M O S T S C H O L A R S B E L IEVE T HAT EITHE R PAP IAS WAS TALKING
AB O U T P H IL IP T HE E VANGE LIS T (DUE TO THE R E F E R ENC E TO HIS
DA U G H T E R S ) A N D U S ING THE T ER M AP OS T LE M OR E B R OADLY, OR
E L S E PA P IA S C O N F U S E D THE T WO. P OLYC R AT ES S E EM S TO HAVE
C L E A R LY B L U R R E D T HE TWO P HILIP S , AND EUS EB IUS NEVE R
C A U G H T T H E M IS TA K E . AS A R ES ULT, T HE C HUR C H HAS DOUB T ED
E US E B IU S ’ A C C O U N T OF P HIL IP F OR NE AR LY A M IL LE NNIA.
 How did Philip the Apostle die?

I T ’ S HARD TO S AY HOW P HI L I P DI E D , E S P E C I A L LY S I NC E HE WA S
C O NFUS E D W I T H PHI L I P T H E E VAN GE L I S T E AR LY O N, A ND T HE R E
A RE CONF L I CT I NG AC C O UN T S . ON E R E C OR D S AY S H E DI E D OF
N AT URAL C AUSE S . AN OT H E R S AYS HE WAS B E HE AD E D . OR S TO NE D
TO DE AT H . OR C R U C I F I E D UP S I D E DO W N .

M O S T OF T HE E AR L I E S T T R AD I T I ON S S E E M TO P O I NT TO HI M B E I N G
M ART YRE D I N HI E R AP OL I S . I N A L E T T E R TO P O P E V I C TOR ,
P O LYCR AT E S OF E PHE S US S A I D: “ I S P E AK O F P HI L I P, O N E O F T H E
T W E LVE APOS T L E S, W H O I S L A I D TO R E S T AT H I E R A P O L I S . . . ”
C A I US T HE PR E SB YT E R ( A C H R I S T I AN W R I T E R I N T H E T H I R D
C E NT URY) W ROT E : “ AND AF T E R T H I S T HE R E W E R E F O UR
P R OP HE T E SSE S, DAUGH T E R S OF P H I L I P, AT H I E R AP O L I S I N AS I A .
T H E I R TOM B I S T HE RE , AN D T H AT, TOO , O F T HE I R FAT HE R . ”

T H E AC T S OF PHI L I P P ROV I DE S T H E E AR L I E S T, M O S T D E TA I L E D
A C C O UNT OF HI S M ART Y R DO M , B UT A GA I N, I T ’ S H AR D TO S AY HO W
M U C H W E CAN T R UST I T. A L L E GE D LY, H E C O NV E RT E D A
P R OC ONSUL’ S W I FE , W H I C H A NG E R E D T HE P R OC ON S U L E N OU G H TO
H AV E HI M AND BART HOL OM E W C R UC I F I E D UP S I DE D OW N . W H I L E
H AN GI NG T HE R E , PHI L I P P R E A C H E D , AN D T H E C R OW D WAS M O VE D
TO R E L E ASE T HE M . HE TOL D T HE M TO F R E E B A RT HO L O M E W, B U T
N OT TO TAKE HI M DOW N .
P H I L I P DI E D SOM E T I M E I N T HE F I R S T C E N T URY, P OS S I B LY A R O UN D
8 0 AD .
 A lesser-known apostle

There’s really not much we can say about Philip without

speculating. The Bible doesn’t tell us much, and even some of
the most reliable early church writers were confused about who
he even was.

What we do know is this: as one of the Twelve, Philip certainly

held an important role in the early church, and he likely played a
key part in spreading the gospel somewhere in ancient Eurasia.
"Characteristics of Philip"
• P H IL IP IS A J E W B UT HIS NAM E "P HIL IP " IS A GR E EK WOR D OR
G R E E K N A M E , A ND NO ONE KNOWN HIS NAM E IN THE JE WS .
 • T H E F I RS T 4 D I S CI P L E ( JOH N 1:35- 51)

"P H I L I P I S N O T K N OWI N G L I K E O T H E RS D I S CI P L E S
L I KE P E T E R, JO HN , MAT T H E W A N D E T C".
 • But Philip Jesus personally reached out to him.

THE INT ERESTI NG THI NG ABOUT PHI LI P , ONE OF JESUS’ 12 DI SCI PLES, I S
THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY RE ACHED BY JESUS HI MSEL F. WHI LE PHI LI P
BROUGHT NAT HANAEL TO JESUS, AND ANDREW BROUGHT PE TER TO
JESUS, NO ONE BROUGHT PHI LI P TO JESUS. I NST EAD, JESUS CAME RI GHT
TO HI M. JOHN’ S GOSPEL TELLS US, “THE FOLLOWI NG DAY JESUS
WANTED TO GO TO GALI LEE, AND HE FOUND PHI L I P AND SAI D TO HI M,
‘FOLLOW ME ’ ” ( JOHN 1:43) . NORMAL LY GOD REACHES PEOPLE THROUGH
PEOPL E, BUT THI S WAS AN EXCEPTI ON TO THE RULE.
• PHILIP WA S K N O WLE D G E A B L E A B O U T
OLD TESTA MEN T A N D D O C TR IN E O F JE W
AND PR O PH E C IES A B O U T ME SSIA H .
(JO H N 1:45)
 And one of characteristic about Philip

*Philip was Practical

Jesus Test The Philip

(John 6:5-7)
 John 6:5-7

V 5 T UM A N AW S I J E S U S AT NA NG M A KITA NIYANG DU M A R AT I N G A N G
N A PAK A R A M I N G TA O , T I N AN ONG NIYA SI FE L IPE , “ SAA N K AYA TAY O
M A K AK A B I L I N G T IN A PAY U PANG M AKA KAIN ANG M GA TA O N G I TO ? ”
V 6 SINA B I N I YA IY O N U PA N G SUB UK IN SI FE L IPE , SA PA G K AT A L A M N A N I YA A N G
K A NYA N G G A G AW I N .
V 7 SUM A G O T N A M A N S I F E L IPE , “ KA HIT NA PO HAL A GA N G D A L AWA N D A A N G
S A L API N G P I L A K N G T I N A PAY AY DI SASA PAT PAR A M A K A K A IN S I L A N A N G
T I G KA K A U N T I. ”
• HE UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
• HE UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

• HE IS A GOOD AT BUDGETING
• HE UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.

• HE IS A GOOD AT BUDGETING

• HE IS ALS O GOOD AT DECIDING WHAT TO DO IN

DIF F IC ULT S ITUATIONS OR WHEN FACED WITH
P R OBLEMS .
 Frequently, the disciples have no idea what Jesus is talking about, and
someone has to stick their neck out and ask a clarifying question (or often
in Peter’s case, make a foolish statement). After Jesus tells the disciples
he’s preparing a place for them and that they know where he’s going,
Thomas asks, “How can we know the way if we don’t know where you’re
going?”
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me,
you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know
him and have seen him.’

Philip said, ‘Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for
us.’

Jesus answered: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have
been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has
seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Don’t
you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in
me?’” —John 14:6–10
 Jesus has just told them that his Father’s mansion has many
rooms and he’s going to prepare a place for them and come back
and get them.

Thomas says, “We don’t know where you’re going. How can we
get there.”

The disciples think they’re going to the Father’s house soon, and
Jesus responds, “If you really know me, you will know my
Father as well.”

Philip’s basically trying to demonstrate his faith by saying, “I

don’t even care about the details. Just seeing the Father will be
enough for us.”

Whether Philip’s statement was foolish or simply bold, it gave

Jesus another opportunity to directly assert his divinity, and help
us understand his relationship to the Father.
"THE ELEMENT TO NURSE A SOUL"
(IN PHILIP METHOD)

JOHN 1:45-46
1). Compassion(Pagkahabag)
2). Conviction(Paniniwala o
Matibay na paniniwala)
 *v45 We have found him of whom Moses in the law,
and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son
of Joseph.

*V46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything

good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.
 3). Contact and Care
(Pakikipag-Ugnayan At
Pangangalaga)
*But It is not enought that we have contact with
our neighbor, or even that we show compassion -
we must of a step farther and do something
practical.
(Hindi lamang daw basta e message o kaya e PM ang
mga kaluluwa na nainvite kundi e follow up or
puntahan sa bahay).

Like Philip findeth Nathanael,(V45)

 Conclusion

* "Soul winning does not stop in witnessing and

introducing Jesus but in nursing the soul of the new
convert".

LEARNING HOW TO NURSE A SOUL

Let's learn from the Good Samaritan Parable

(Luke 10:25-37)
 Conclusion

LERANING HOW TO NURSE A SOUL

Let's learn from the Good Samaritan Parable

(Luke 10:25-37)

at pinuntahan siya, at ginamot ang kaniyang mga

sugat, binuhusan ng langis at alak, at inilagay siya sa
kaniyang alagang hayop, at dinala sa isang bahay-
tuluyan, at inalagaan siya.