Jesus’ Last Night

Jesus’ Last Night

Message One

Washing Feet

Passage John 13:1-17

Me:

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A good story about humility

i. How do you tell a story on humility?

ii. How do you tell a story about yourself without sounding prideful?

iii. Well, you cannot

b. However, someone said this

i. Great occasions for serving God come seldom. Little ones surround us daily.

ii. Like washing feet – No I have not washed feet

iii. There is more to this

We:

Random acts of Kindness

a. We love these heartwarming stories

i. We make movies out of them

ii. I don’t doubt take most of you have done some act of kindness

b. Maybe you received some act of kindness

i. How did that make you feel?

1. Awkward – Our passage today

2. Embarrassed

3. Ashamed

4. Anger?

God:

A How too on Serving

Jesus’ last night

John 13:1 GNB

1 It was now the day before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. He had always loved those in the world who were his own, and he loved them to the very end.

ii. Underline some things Passover Festival, hour had come, he loved them

John 13:2 NLT

2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

John 13:3 NLT

3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.

b. This is a big deal

John 13:4–5 NLT

4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.

ii. This is what servants did

iii. Your feet got dusty

iv. It even reflected badly on a host if they didn’t provide this serve

v. Here is someone the disciples believe was the Messiah

1. Now he is going to stoop down and wash their feet?

2. Yes, very awkward

3. How do you respond to this?

c. I love this…

John 13:6 NLT

6 When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”

ii. I don’t blame Peter

iii. Jesus has to explain it to Peter

iv. Wash all of me.

d. I invite you to study verses 9-11

i. A deep theological truth in that passage

e. Now verse 12

John 13:12 NLT

12 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing?

You:

Do you understand what I was doing?

a. Here is a hint

i. It’s not about washing feet

ii. It is an example to follow

b. Keep this in mind

Great occasions for serving God come seldom. Little ones surround us daily.

ii. God’s love language is acts of service for other people.

iii. These acts surround you daily

We:

Two examples

a. What not to do

i. Brag about it on Facebook

ii. Or at church – bulletin

iii. Or in a sermon

b. What to do

i. The lady laying down a cake and walking off.

ii. Another lady stepping up and preparing the cake

iii. No one noticed what happen except me and the Lord

iv. Be the person that cuts the cake

The meaning of Lent

i. Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter.

ii. Let’s spend the next few weeks serving one another