Try Serving

INTRODUCTION

Try = make an attempt or effort to do something

I’m trying to do a handstand…Which I did this week

I was on my hands for at least 10 seconds

I’m attempting another try

Brick - Starting tomorrow, my iphone will become a land line while I’m at home

I’m doing this to help me be present with my family

What will you try?

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TENSION — “That’s Not My Job.”

We live in a world where most people are climbing ladders, not kneeling down.

From the moment we’re born, we’re told to move up, get ahead, and gain recognition.

But serving? That’s for someone else.

“Someone else can handle that.”

“That’s below me.”

“I’ve done my time.”

Even among the disciples, this was the mentality.

On the night of the Last Supper, nobody wanted to do the lowly job of washing feet.

They were too busy arguing about who was the greatest.

Then Jesus stood up from the table… and completely flipped the script.

TRUTH — Jesus Served from Strength, Not Obligation.

John 13:1–5 “Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end. It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.”

He didn’t serve because He had to… He served because He wanted to.

He wasn’t serving out of insecurity or obligation—He was serving from strength and identity.

He knew who He was

When we know who we are, we aren’t afraid of what others may think

John 13:6–15 “When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me.” Simon Peter exclaimed, “Then wash my hands and head as well, Lord, not just my feet!” Jesus replied, “A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean. And you disciples are clean, but not all of you.” For Jesus knew who would betray him. That is what he meant when he said, “Not all of you are clean.” After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.”

The most powerful person in the room became the lowest servant.

That’s what makes this moment so unique:

The hands that formed the world washed the dirt off human feet.

The One who deserved to be honored chose to honor others.

The King took the posture of a servant.

When Jesus finished, He said:

“I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you” — John 13:15

He wasn’t just teaching a lesson — He was giving us a pattern for living.

APPLICATION — Try Serving.

What if you tried serving like Jesus this week?

Not out of guilt, not for applause, but from confidence in who you are in Him.

Serving isn’t a task — it’s an act of transformation.

Try Serving…

Someone at home — before they ask.

Someone at work — even if it’s not your “job.”

Someone in need — even if no one notices.

When you serve, you’re not just helping someone — you’re showing them Jesus.

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