Gospel of John

September 21, 2026

The Gospel of John – The First Disciples

John 1:35–51

John the Baptist serves as a witness, testifying to the Light. He identifies himself as the “voice” preparing the way and declares Jesus to be “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,” first to the crowd and then to two of his disciples. One of those disciples is Andrew, who tells his brother Peter. The next day Jesus finds Philip, who tells Nathanael. In talking with Nathanael, after he proclaims, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel”, Jesus says, “You will see greater things than these.” So, get ready.

Notice the progression of this thing. Andrew hears John’s testimony about Jesus, and the first thing he does is tell his brother. A guy named Peter. Jesus tells Philip, who has no doubt already heard something about Him, to follow Him. And what does Phillip do? He goes and tells his buddy Nate. And that’s how we get the first official followers of Jesus. The first of the disciples.

So, who have you told? Who have you shared your story with, or who do you need to share your story with? Who do you need to tell about Jesus and the hope you’ve found in Him and the difference He’s made in your life? The gospel is not a secret to keep, but good news to share.

If you have not yet trusted in Jesus, today’s a great day to do that. It starts with recognizing that you are a sinner in need of a Savior and believing that Jesus is the Savior whom God promised. He lived a perfect life and died a sacrificial death. He was raised to life on the third day, proving that He had conquered both sin and death, so that by believing in Him, we can be saved. We can become children of God—not because of anything that we have done, but because of what Jesus did. The Innocent who died for the guilty so that the guilty could be declared innocent.

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This post is based on a sermon from our Gospel of John series. Download the podcast from the Central Christian Church Main Service, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, or Threads at @ccclancaster. You can also download our Central Christian app in the iTunes App Store.

September 14, 2026

The Gospel of John – The Testimony of John

John 1:19–34

John the Baptist serves as a witness, testifying to the Light.

He is clear about who he’s not. He’s not the Guy. He’s just the one to point you to the Guy. He’s the “voice” preparing the way, declaring Jesus to be “the Lamb of God,” the Perfect Sacrifice to take away the sin of the world.

And so, we are going to see that everything that John, the Gospel-writer, writes is for this one purpose: that y’all may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing y’all may have life in His name.

If you have not yet trusted in Jesus, today’s a great day to do that. It starts with recognizing that you are a sinner in need of a Savior and believing that Jesus is the Savior whom God promised. He lived a perfect life and died a sacrificial death. He was raised to life on the third day, proving that He had conquered both sin and death, so that by believing in Him, we can be saved. We can become children of God—not because of anything that we have done, but because of what Jesus did. The Innocent who died for the guilty so that the guilty could be declared innocent.

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This post is based on a sermon from our Gospel of John series. Download the podcast from the Central Christian Church Main Service, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, or Threads at @ccclancaster. You can also download our Central Christian app in the iTunes App Store.

September 7, 2026

The Gospel of John – The Word

John 1:1–18

In these opening verses, John unmistakably presents Jesus as more than a Man…He was with God, and He was God. As I said earlier, it’s our Trinitarian concept of God…one God in three Persons. God the Father. God the Son. And as we will see soon enough, God the Holy Spirit. Not easy to grasp, but foundational to our faith.

And not only does John present Jesus as more than a Man…He is also a Man. The Word became flesh. He didn’t give up His God-ness to become a Man, but somehow clothed His divinity in humanity. Again, not something that is easy to understand, but also foundational to our faith.

John wants us to know Jesus…fully God because only God can forgive sins. Fully Man because only a Man could die for sin. The perfect Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

I’m excited for our journey through John. Lots of good stuff here. Let me leave you with this.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name… If you have not yet trusted in Jesus, today’s a great day to do that. It starts with recognizing that you are a sinner in need of a Savior and believing that Jesus is the Savior whom God promised. He lived a perfect life and died a sacrificial death. He was raised to life on the third day, proving that He had conquered both sin and death, so that by believing in Him, we can be saved. We can become children of God—not because of anything that we have done, but because of what Jesus did. The Innocent who died for the guilty so that the guilty could be declared innocent.

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This post is based on a sermon from our Gospel of John series. Download the podcast from the Central Christian Church Main Service, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X, or Threads at @ccclancaster. You can also download our Central Christian app in the iTunes App Store.