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ctc_sermon_series-the-gospel-of-john-light-and-life-in-the-incarnate-son ctc_sermon_speaker-jonathan-ginn ctfw-has-image"><div class="saved-entry-short-image saved-hover-image"> <time datetime="2026-05-10T15:18:24-04:00" class="saved-entry-short-date saved-entry-short-label"> Today </time> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermons/sabbaths-superstitions-and-the-supremacy-of-the-son-john-51-18/" title="Sabbaths, Superstitions, and the Supremacy of the Son (John 5:1-18)"> <img width="720" height="480" src="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-720x480.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-720x480.png 720w, https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-480x320.png 480w, https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-200x133.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /> </a></div><div class="saved-entry-short-inner"><header class="saved-entry-short-header"><h2 class="saved-entry-short-title"> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermons/sabbaths-superstitions-and-the-supremacy-of-the-son-john-51-18/" title="">Sabbaths, Superstitions, and the Supremacy of the Son (John 5:1-18)</a></h2><ul class="saved-entry-meta saved-entry-short-meta"><li class="saved-sermon-short-speaker"> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermon-speaker/jonathan-ginn/" rel="tag">Jonathan Ginn</a></li><li class="saved-sermon-short-icons saved-entry-short-icons"><ul class="saved-list-icons"><li><a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermons/sabbaths-superstitions-and-the-supremacy-of-the-son-john-51-18/?player=audio" class="saved-icon saved-icon-audio-listen mdi mdi-headphones" title="Listen to Audio"></a></li></ul></li></ul></header><div class="saved-entry-content saved-entry-content-short"> Sermon #12 in a series of expositions through the Gospel of John</div></div></article><article id="post-3656" class="saved-sermon-short saved-entry-short saved-entry-has-image saved-entry-has-excerpt post-3656 ctc_sermon type-ctc_sermon status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ctc_sermon_book-john ctc_sermon_series-the-gospel-of-john-light-and-life-in-the-incarnate-son ctc_sermon_speaker-jonathan-ginn ctfw-has-image"><div class="saved-entry-short-image saved-hover-image"> <time datetime="2026-05-03T15:14:30-04:00" class="saved-entry-short-date saved-entry-short-label"> May 3, 2026 </time> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermons/taking-jesus-at-his-word-john-443-54/" title="Taking Jesus at His Word (John 4:43-54)"> <img width="720" height="480" src="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-720x480.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-720x480.png 720w, https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-480x320.png 480w, https://franklinstreetchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Your-paragraph-text-200x133.png 200w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /> </a></div><div class="saved-entry-short-inner"><header class="saved-entry-short-header"><h2 class="saved-entry-short-title"> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermons/taking-jesus-at-his-word-john-443-54/" title="">Taking Jesus at His Word (John 4:43-54)</a></h2><ul class="saved-entry-meta saved-entry-short-meta"><li class="saved-sermon-short-speaker"> <a href="https://franklinstreetchurch.org/sermon-speaker/jonathan-ginn/" rel="tag">Jonathan Ginn</a></li><li class="saved-sermon-short-icons saved-entry-short-icons"><ul class="saved-list-icons"><li><a 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