Get Over Yourself
Notes
Transcript
Introduction
Introduction
You know, our world has a lot to say about the self.
We’re told that the root of our problems is low self-esteem.
That the answer to our insecurity, our anxiety, even our conflicts,
is to think better of ourselves,
to learn to love ourselves more,
to build up our self-image.
But Timothy Keller, in his book The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness, points out something fascinating:
The Bible never tells us to have high self-esteem or low self-esteem—
it calls us to something entirely different:
self-forgetfulness.
Keller writes,
“The thing that really holds the world together is not that we should think more highly of ourselves or less highly of ourselves. True gospel humility means we stop thinking about ourselves. True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.”
When our identity is secure in Christ,
we don’t have to keep thinking about ourselves at all—
whether we’re doing well or failing,
whether people praise us or criticize us.
We’re free from the endless need to prove ourselves,
because Jesus has already declared who we are.
And that’s why I say to you with love…
“Get Over Yourself”
“Get Over Yourself”
It’s not about putting yourself down.
It’s about being so secure in God’s love
that you can stop obsessing over yourself altogether
and start living to serve others.
And nowhere do we see that more clearly than in John 13.
On the night before He was betrayed,
Jesus—who knew that “the Father had given all things into His hands,”
that He “had come from God and was going back to God”—
did something shocking.
He got up from the table,
took off His outer garment,
wrapped a towel around His waist,
and began to wash His disciples’ feet.
The One who was most worthy made Himself least important.
Jesus, the King of the universe, got over Himself to serve His servants.
So today, I want us to look at what it means to follow Jesus in that same posture—
to get over ourselves,
to take up the towel,
and to find freedom in humble service.
BILLBOARD
This morning we’re going to be encouraged to:
Get Over Yourself and Focus on God’s Mission
Get Over Yourself and and Receive God’s Cleansing
Get Over Yourself and Serve One God’s Children
Prayer for Illumination
Prayer for Illumination
Lord…
Scripture
Scripture
Announce
Announce
Turn in your Bible’s with me to John 13.
Introduce
Introduce
As Pastor Jonah mentioned last week as he preached on John 12,
the end of chapter 12 concludes Jesus’ public ministry.
John had devoted the first 12 chapters to approximately 3 years of ministry,
and now he really slows down.
The next 5 chapters are devoted to Jesus’ ministry to His disciples in the Upper Room.
This shows us how important this time was to John the disciple, who was there.
Read
Read
1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” 9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” 12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. 16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
Transition
Jesus, in an incredible act of humility,
shows us by example how we need to “Get Over Ourselves”!
The first thing I want us to see from His example is that you need to:
1. Get Over Yourself and Focus on God’s Mission
1. Get Over Yourself and Focus on God’s Mission
When we focus on ourselves,
we lose sight of what God has called us to do.
Knowing who we are in God,
enables us to follow Jesus’ example,
and focus on God’s mission for our lives.
EXPLAIN
EXPLAIN
1 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.
Jesus realizes He has come to the end of His public ministry,
and His hour to leave this world and go back to His Father has come.
Jesus has been faithful to love His own to the very end.
(He had said His mission was to lose none of those the Father had given Him.)
Jesus was faithful to God’s mission for His life.
Verse 2
2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
The devil had been working in Judas’s heart.
Judas was able to deceive everyone into thinking he was a true disciple,
but he wasn’t.
John has been intentional to remind us that,
Judas was going to betray Jesus,
and that Jesus is aware of this.
70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”
71 He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.
When Judas questioned Mary’s use of expensive perfume to anoint Jesus,
John tells us…
6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.
In our passage this morning,
in light of what Jesus is about to do,
John tells us the condition of his heart…
2 During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
Through unrepentant sin, Judas has hardened his heart,
which has led to God hardening his heart,
to the point that the devil is influencing his heart,
leading to sinful decisions.
Jesus knew Judas’ heart,
that he was not a true disciple,
and was going to betray Him.
Which is what makes what Jesus did next so surprising…
Verse 3—5
3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
If Jesus was an earthly king who found out about a plot against his life we would expect to read:
“He rose from supper;
confronted Judas in front of everyone;
condemned him to death;
and had him hung on the gallows!”
But that’s not what Jesus does!
Knowing what Judas is planning, Jesus:
rises from supper…
takes off His outer garment...
ties a towel around His waist...
pours water into a basin… and
washes His disciples’ feet!
WHAT?!?
This doesn’t make any sense!
We would expect Jesus to kill Judas, not wash his feet!
And wash the feet of all the other disciples!
Why does Jesus do this?
Verse 3 tells us…
3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
You see, Jesus had the knowledge of what was in Judas’s heart,
but He had a greater knowledge that influenced His actions.
Jesus knew:
The Father had given Him all things…
The Father had sent Him into the world…
The Father would raise Him from the dead and bring Him back to heaven.
It was these truths that allowed Jesus:
to accept the suffering that would come as a result of Judas’ betrayal,
and focus on loving and serving His disciples.
Jesus ignored the attacks of the enemy, and focused on the mission of the Father.
Jesus wasn’t concerned about what Judas thought of Him,
because He only cared about what God though of Him.
It would have been so easy for Jesus to get sidetracked by the attacks of the devil.
To focus on how he was trying to thwart His plans…
But Jesus keeps His eyes on His Father,
and His mission and will for His life.
Jesus had said back in…
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
Jesus didn’t focus on
defending Himself;
vindicating Himself;
preserving His own life…
He...
“Got Over Himself and Focused on God’s Mission!”
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Brothers and sisters…
how many times do we get distracted by the attacks of the enemy,
and lose sight of what God has called us to?
Maybe someone:
sinned against you;
offended you;
is working against you.
So you feel the need and desire to clear your name,
to confront them,
and make things right.
There is a time and place for this,
but there are also times where you need to:
“Get Over Yourself and Focus on God’s Mission”
This doesn’t mean the wrong done against you isn’t valid.
It doesn’t mean the wrong done against you isn’t painful.
If there is an opportunity for you to confront it in a way that could lead to reconciliation,
you should seek it out!
But there are times when there is nothing that can be done to resolve the situation.
Maybe you already know the person won’t admit/confess any wrongdoing…
Maybe you already know that you can’t change the damage that has been done…
These are times when you can’t let Satan hinder you from moving forward!
You need to…
Ignore the attacks of the enemy, and focus on the mission of the Father.
The devil is seeking to distract you,
and he can do that through stirring the hearts of sinful people around you.
You must be determined to ignore those attacks,
and focus on what God has called you to do.
You can only do this when you care more about what God thinks about you,
than what other people think about you.
In last week’s passage, Jonah pointed out those who believed in Jesus,
but their love for the praise of others got in the way…
42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
When you love and long for the praise of others,
you will easily be sidetracked from following Jesus.
But when you love and long for the praise that comes from God,
you will be able to ignore the attacks of the enemy,
and focus on the mission of God.
ILLUSTRATE
ILLUSTRATE
Me driving around,
feeling sorry for myself…
pain/betrayal I had experienced.
I was in a different town,
and realized nobody from that town knew,
or cared about what I had gone through.
It made me realize how small and insignificant what I experienced was in the grand scheme of things,
and helped me to tell myself to
“Get over myself, let it go, and move on!”
Summary
I had to realize that God had a plan THROUGH that painful situation.
And the only way I was going to be able to focus on it,
was by getting over myself!
I knew my conscience was clear,
and could move on with peace in my heart.
APPLY CONT.
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What offense is holding you back from moving on with God’s mission in your life?
“Get Over Yourself” and pursue God’s will for your life!
You don’t need someone else to make things right for you to be able to move on.
Jesus didn’t need to confront Judas in order to do God’s will,
and neither do you!
If it’s a situation that needs to be dealt with, THEN DEAL WITH IT!
But if not,
Bring it God.
He is the Just Judge who will make right every wrong.
“Get Over Yourself” so you can
“Focus on God’s Mission” for your life!
Transition
The next thing I want us to see from Jesus’ example is that you need to:
2. Get Over Yourself and Receive God’s Cleansing
2. Get Over Yourself and Receive God’s Cleansing
When we focus on ourselves,
and we are the center of the universe,
we can mistakenly believe that we don’t need help,
and it’s all up to us.
It is pride that often doesn’t accept help from others,
and that’s true of our spiritual lives as well.
We don’t come to God in Christ,
because we think we can make ourselves better on our own.
There is some pride in Peter’s heart as Jesus comes to wash his feet,
until he realizes His need for cleansing that can only come from Jesus.
EXPLAIN
EXPLAIN
As Jesus is washing the disciples’ feet,
picking up in verse 6 we read…
6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, do you wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.” 8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
While the others have allowed Jesus to wash their feet,
Peter cannot remain silent.
He can’t fathom Jesus, his Lord,
washing his feet, so he says,
“You shall never wash my feet.”
We don’t know exactly what is going on in Peter’s heart.
Some commentators suggest Peter is displaying false humility…
Others suggest Peter is acting out of ignorance of what Jesus is doing…
While still others suggest this is typical Peter speaking impulsively without thinking…
It may have been a mixture of all these things!
We may never know.
It’s so hard to discern the motives of our own heart,
let alone someone else’s!
Jesus highlights Peter’s lack of understanding, and says,
“If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
9 Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!”
We can see here that Peter is quick to receive correction from Jesus.
He immediately turns from his misunderstanding in order to obey Jesus.
But we see again by Jesus’ response,
that Peter doesn’t understand what Jesus is doing.
10 Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean,
All the commentaries that I read agree,
that Jesus is pointing forward to the affect of His work on the cross.
When Jesus said in verse 8,
8 “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
Jesus is saying that the only way to be connected to Him,
is through receiving the cleansing that comes from Him.
If you aren’t willing to humble yourself and receive Jesus death on the cross,
then you have no share with Him!
If you do receive His cleansing… His sacrifice for you,
then you ARE CLEAN!
There is no longer a need for further cleansing,
except to wash your feet.
Here Jesus is referring to the ongoing cleansing
that comes from regular confession of sin in a believer’s life.
The Holy Spirit dwells in you,
and will expose/shed light on sin in your life,
which you will need to regularly confess and repent…
But you don’t need to be fully washed again,
because you are clean in Christ.
You are receiving the cleansing that comes through faith in Christ.
But then Jesus says…
10 but not every one of you.” 11 For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
This helps us to understand that
there was nothing special or significant about Jesus having washed their feet,
but that it was symbolic of His coming death, and
the effect of His work on the cross.
Jesus washed Judas’s feet the same as the other disciples,
and yet… he was not clean.
No matter how close you are to Jesus,
you can still be a fraud,
and not have any part in Him.
Although Judas appeared to be a disciple of Jesus,
even having his feet washed by Jesus,
he was filled with pride, greed, and selfishness,
as he plotted how he would betray Him.
Summary
The only way we can truly share in Jesus,
is to “Get Over Yourself and Receive His Cleansing”.
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Non-Believer
If you don’t humble yourself/get over yourself and receive God’s cleansing…
you have no share with Christ.
No forgiveness of sins
No joy/hope/fulfilment/true blessing in this life
No hope of being raised to eternal life
If you don’t allow Jesus to wash you,
you will not be clean,
and therefore will be condemned for your sin!
But did you know that there’s a way for you to know,
that you are forgiven, cleansed, and perfectly righteous before God?
All you have to do is “Receive God’s Cleansing!”
“Get Over Yourself”…
Humble yourself before God,
confess that you’re a sinner,
believe in Jesus’ sacrifice for you,
and you will be clean!
This is what makes the Good News of the Gospel so amazing!
We hear our world compare the religions as if they’re all the same…
but that’s simply NOT TRUE!
Timothy Keller, in his book “The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness” says…
“Do you realize that it is only in the gospel of Jesus Christ that you get the verdict before the performance? The atheist might say that they get their self-image from being a good person — they are a good person because they are moral and decent, or because they help people.
In that case, the performance leads to the verdict: if they live up to their standards, they feel good about themselves; if they don’t, they feel terrible. In religion, it is the same. The performance leads to the verdict.
If you are a Muslim, a good Muslim, then you feel you are pleasing God, and you are confident that you are a good person. If you don’t perform well enough, you feel you have failed and God may reject you. The verdict comes after the performance.
But the gospel is the reverse of this. The verdict leads to the performance. The Christian gospel is that I am accepted by God not because of what I do but because of what Christ has done. He has already lived the perfect life, already paid for my sins.
“In Christianity, the moment we believe, God imputes Christ’s perfect performance to us as if it were our own, and adopts us into His family. In other words, God can say to us, just as he once said to Christ, ‘You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.’
You see, the verdict is in. And now I perform on the basis of the verdict. Because He loves me and accepts me, I do not have to do things just to build up my résumé. I do not have to do things to make me look good. I can do things for the joy of doing them.”
Brother & Sister…
Is this how you live your life?
Or are you still trying to earn God’s favour?
Do you live your life trusting that you are CLEAN
because of what Christ has done for you?
Or do you feel like you have to cleanse yourself
before you can come to God?
Maybe you’re like Peter, thinking,
“You shall never wash my feet!”
You feel shame and guilt over your sin,
and you feel that Christ is too holy and worthy to wash your feet.
And yet, the only way to have a share with Jesus, is to:
“Get Over Yourself and Receive His Cleansing!”
Stop trying to fix yourself!
Receive what Christ has done for you to make you clean!
When you make your feet dirty through sin,
continue to come to Jesus to cleanse you and wash your feet,
don’t try to do it on your own!
Know that you are clean in God’s sight and loved by Him,
because of what Jesus has ALREADY DONE,
and allow that to lead you to serve Him with joy!
Transition
The next thing I want us to see from Jesus’ example is that you need to:
3. Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children
3. Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children
When we focus on ourselves,
we tend to be selfish and self-centered…
more inclined to building ourselves up,
rather than others.
We need to learn to follow Jesus’ example of willingly serving others,
as we seek to give our lives for helping God’s children.
EXPLAIN
EXPLAIN
We see this as we pick back up in John 13:12…
12 When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? 13 You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
Jesus is revealing that His actions are an enacted parable.
Rather than just teaching a spiritual truth,
Jesus performs a symbolic action that teaches the spiritual truth.
Jesus is now taking the time to make sure they understand
what the symbolic action was meant to teach.
He is their Lord…
they look to Him as the One with supreme authority and dominion over their lives,
as they should!
He is their Teacher…
they look to Him as the One who ultimately teaches them what is true and right…
as they should!
And if He, as their Lord and Teacher,
was willing to wash their feet,
they should be willing to wash one another’s feet.
Jesus lived out His own words…
45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Since Jesus, as their Lord and Teacher is willing to humble Himself and serve others,
His disciples should be willing to humble themselves and serve one another.
Why?
Jesus continues…
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3. Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children
3. Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children
16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
A servant is hired to serve the master,
and therefore under the authority of the master.
A messenger is hired by someone to deliver their message,
and therefore under the authority of the one who sent him.
The servant and the messenger are not greater than their master,
but are under their authority and power.
But…
if they were to refuse to do what they were asked to do,
it would show that they do in fact believe they are greater than their master!
This is Jesus’ point to His disciples.
It’s as if He’s saying:
“If you refuse to follow my example of serving others,
then you think you’re better than me!”
The disciples are NOT greater than Jesus,
and therefore should be willing to follow His example of humility,
and wash one another’s feet.
Then Jesus says in verse 17…
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
It’s not enough to know/understand Jesus’ teaching…
you must OBEY IT!
Then you will be blessed.
Blessing is not about receiving payment or a return from God…
Blessing refers to a state of happiness/joy.
The disciples probably thought that being a leader,
like the religious leaders of their day,
meant they would BE SERVED,
AND THEN they would be happy!
Jesus is saying that if they understand the principle of what Jesus is teaching:
that they should be willing to serve one another…
then they will TRULY be happy!
Summary
When you walk in obedience to Jesus’ commands,
When you, “Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children”…
then you will be:
truly be happy; and
find joy!
ILLUSTRATE
ILLUSTRATE
The parable of the unforgiving servant.
The king is willing to forgive his debt,
but he is unwilling to forgive his fellow servant’s debt.
Point
A servant is not greater than his master.
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If we’re honest with ourselves,
we struggle with the idea of humbly serving others as well!
We are shaped by culture around us,
which misleads us to think too highly of ourselves,
and not to do things that are “beneath” us.
We are conditioned to believe that “arriving”,
means rising to the rank of BEING served.
No one wants to be the butler at the mansion, serving the owner…
In our flesh we all want to BE THE OWNER of the mansion!
Where we have:
a valet;
a butler;
a cleaner;
a maintenance crew; and
a chef…
all ready to serve us the moment we call!
And we think THAT’S when we will be happy!
And if anyone is deserving of that kind of service, AND MORE…
it’s Jesus!
And yet, that’s not the example He gave us.
He came… not to be served… but to serve!
To give His life for the sake of others.
And He calls us as His disciples to follow His example!
Some denominations take Jesus to mean
that we should LITERALLY wash one another’s feet.
I don’t have time to go into the reasons why this isn’t Jesus’ point.
We will take the time to discuss that in our podcast this week,
so tune in!
It isn’t the act of foot-washing that Jesus wants us to model,
but the principle of being willing to serve one another that Jesus wants us to model.
The fact that Jesus models it with one of the most humbling of tasks,
shows us that we show be willing:
to do anything…
for anyone!
In those days, they had dirt roads and they would wear sandals,
and their feet would get really dirty walking around.
So it was common for the host to have a servant who would wash the guests’ feet.
Jesus,
our Lord and Teacher,
the eternal God who made the heavens and the earth,
the image of the invisible God,
holy, righteous, and majestic,
all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present…
was willing to humble Himself,
taking the place of a servant,
by washing His disciples’ feet.
Therefore we should be willing to humble ourselves,
and serve those around us!
Unless you want to be guilty of claiming that you think you’re greater than Jesus!
I don’t!!
“Get Over Yourself and Serve God’s Children!”
Humbly serving others is the mark of Christ-like love!
16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Who in your life is God calling you to serve?
Family member…
Coworker…
Brother/Sister in Christ…
Who around you is in need of help?
Someone struggling to make ends meet…
Someone lost a job…
Someone is discouraged/caught in sin…
What needs do you see around you?
Opportunities to serve in the community…
Areas of need in Good News Church…
It’s not going to be easy…
It’s going to be incredibly hard!
You have to “Get Over Yourself” to be able humble yourself to serve others.
The truth is, as David Guzik says in his commentary on this passage…
“It is easy for us to criticize those with dirty feet instead of washing them.”
Do you find this to be true in your own heart at times?
I know I do!
If you’re honest I’m sure you do to.
We are so prone to criticize others,
because we are so insecure in ourselves,
and it’s a way we can make ourselves look/feel better about ourselves.
But that is not to be the way it is among Christ’s people!
David Guzik then quotes Charles Spurgeon…
“In the world they criticize: this is the business of the public press, and it is very much the business of private circles.
Hear how gossips say, ‘Do you see that spot? What a terrible walk that man must have had this morning: look at his feet! He has been very much in the mire you can see, for there are the traces upon him.’ That is the world’s way.
Christ’s way is very different. He says nothing, but takes the basin and begins to wash away the stain. Do not judge and condemn, but seek the restoration and the improvement of the erring.”
If anybody could have come in judgement and condemnation, it was Jesus!
As the righteous and holy God and Judge,
He could have come, declared everyone guilty, and sentenced them all to death!
But that’s not why He came!
He didn’t come to condemn the world,
but He came so that through Him the world might be saved!
Not only was He willing to humble Himself and wash the feet of His disciples…
that would have already been humbling enough!
BUT He was willing to go WAY beyond that…
8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
This morning we are remembering that sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
We do this through the remembrance of…
Lord’s Supper
Lord’s Supper
It was on this very night,
as Jesus spent His final evening on earth with His disciples,
sharing in a meal and washing their feet,
that He instituted this symbol,
in remembrance of His sacrifice for us.
Fence the Table
If you have put your faith and trust in Christ alone for your salvation,
and have been baptized on that confession of faith,
I invite you to take out your wafer/juice and participate with us.
If you did not receive one put up your hand and an usher will bring you one.
The wafer is a remembrance of Jesus’ body given for us,
and the juice is a remembrance of Jesus’ blood spilled for us,
and when we partake of these things we are saying we have a share in Christ…
SO… if you have not trusted in Jesus,
or have not been baptized to publicly declare your trust in Jesus,
we ask that you DO NOT participate.
For those who eat and drink in an unworthy way,
not showing honour for Jesus’ sacrifice,
eat and drink judgement on themselves,
and we are trying to spare you that.
Partake
I invite you to join me in opening the top portion and taking the wafer…
26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”
Let’s pray:
Jesus, we thank You for Your humility in willingly sacrificing your body to be broken for us,
bearing the wrath of God in our place.
We eat this bread in remembrance of your sacrifice!
Amen!
I invite you to join me in opening the cup…
27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Let’s pray:
Jesus, we thank You for willingly allowing Your blood to be shed,
paying the price our sin demanded,
offering forgiveness for our sins.
We drink this juice in acceptance and remembrance of Your sacrifice!
Amen!
Closing
Closing
Land the Plane (Last call to action)
Land the Plane (Last call to action)
In honour of Jesus’ humility,
would it be our joy to follow His example and:
“Get Over Ourselves” and…
“Focus on God’s Mission”;
“Receive God’s Cleansing”; and
“Serve God’s Children”!
Pray…
Would you stand with us as we close this morning with a song.
