"Look, the Lamb of God"

                                 

Monday musical meditations on God's good news

  


 An opening prayer:

    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!
    For sinners you became a child.
    You came from heaven to fulfill
    Your Father’s just and holy will.
    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!

    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!
    With God we now are reconciled.
    You have for all the ransom paid,
    Your Father’s righteous anger stayed.
    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!

    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!
    Joy fills the world which sin defiled.
    Whate’er we have belongs to you;
    Oh, keep us faithful, strong, and true.
    O Jesus so sweet, O Jesus so mild!.

John 1:29–42

  • The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ 31I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

  • 32Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”

  • 35The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

  • 37When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. 38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

  • 39“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.” So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.

  • 40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. 41The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ), 42 and he brought Simon to Jesus.

Good news questions

  • What truth in the story amazes you the most? 
  • What is your favorite name for Jesus in John 1?
  • What might it mean for you today that Jesus was so humble when he began his ministry?

For others pray

  • That God spreads the good news of the kingdom of the Son he loves on Mayotte

J.S. Bach's beautiful music for today

  • BWV 9 (YouTube, "Salvation Has Come to Us")
  • What could Jesus beginning his ministry after his baptism and temptation mean to you?
    • Rescue
    • Hope
    • Joy
    • Comfort

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