{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"January 18, 2026 \u2014 John 1:29-42 \u2014 by Pastor Beth Ann Stone","description":"\u202f29\u2006[John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, \u201cHere is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!\u202f30\u2006This is he of whom I said, \u2018After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.\u2019\u202f31\u2006I myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that he might be revealed to Israel.\u201d\u202f32\u2006And John testified, \u201cI saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him.\u202f33\u2006I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me, \u2018He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.\u2019\u202f34\u2006And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One.\u201d \u2003\u202f35\u2006The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples,\u202f36\u2006and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, \u201cLook, here is the Lamb of God!\u201d\u202f37\u2006The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.\u202f38\u2006When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, \u201cWhat are you looking for?\u201d They said to him, \u201cRabbi\u201d (which translated means Teacher), \u201cwhere are you staying?\u201d\u202f39\u2006He said to them, \u201cCome and see.\u201d They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about four o\u2019clock in the afternoon.\u202f40\u2006One of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter\u2019s brother.\u202f41\u2006He first found his brother Simon and said to him, \u201cWe have found the Messiah\u201d (which is translated Anointed).\u202f42\u2006He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked at him and said, \u201cYou are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas\u201d (which is translated Peter).  ","author_name":"Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church","author_url":"https:\/\/spaceshipchurch.org","html":"