Stay In Your Lane

St. Charles | Scott Grossenbacher
May 10, 2026

John 21:20-25

“Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.” John 21:20-25 (ESV)

1. The Problem We Fight: COMPARISON.

“Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”” John 21:20-21 (ESV)

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.“ Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV)

You will not FOLLOW Christ while FIXATED on others.

2. The Priority We Need: OBEDIENCE.

“Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”” John 21:22 (ESV)

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” Luke 6:46 (ESV)

Comparison is a powerful OBSTRUCTION to personal OBEDIENCE.

3. The Power We Have: TRUTH.

“So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die…” John 21:23a (ESV)

“…yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”” John 21:23b (ESV)

“This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.” John 21:24 (ESV)

The Christian faith is not built on SPECULATION; it stands on REVELATION.

“Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.” John 21:25 (ESV)