Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Today, we'll open our Bibles to

John 1, 35 through 42, as we continue the gospel one sign at a time, our year-long study in the gospel of John.

In it, Paul looks at the response of the first disciples to the incarnate Messiah.

To hear more of these Bible studies, visit paul tripp.com slash John.

Here's Paul Tripp from the Gospel of John.

Faith is a transaction of your heart that changes the way you live your life.

Faith is always active.

True faith is always lived.

What you truly believe is always demonstrated by how you live.

Music is always demonstrated by how you live. Well, this is the moment in the ministry of Jesus where the story turns.

The story takes another direction.

The story has another element added to it.

This is the moment where we see Jesus begin to collect together his disciples.

Let me read, John 1 35 through 42.

The next day, again, John was standing with two of his disciples,

and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said,

Behold the Lamb of God.

The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them

following him and said to them, what are you seeking? And they said to him, Rabbi, which means

teacher. Where are you staying? He said to come and you will see. So they came and saw where he was

staying and they stayed with him that day

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